Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-05-06
Correspondence Of the Yorkyille Enquirer.
LETTER FROM ROCK HILL.

Rock HILL, May 3.-If the people of
our town are not Christians the fault cannot
be attributed to neglect of the ministers of
our various denominations to discharge
their duty. During last week Rev. j. {.
Kilgo held service in the M. E. Church each
night. On Saturday night there were be-
tween fifty and sixty pe%nitents at the altar.
He will continue the meetings the present
week. There will also be preaching in the
The pastor, Rev. W. B: Jennings, will be
assisted by Rev. n. NJ. Wood, of Charlotte.
AS I intimated in my last letter, a Rock
Hill young gentleman visited Greensboro,
n. c., last week for the purpose of making
one of the fair daughters Of that town his
wife; and now that the happy event is over
and those of our young tOWnsmen who &C
companied him on the pleasant mission
nave returned, the ban of secrecy is re-
moved. The happy groom is MI. Thomas
L. Johnston and the bride Miss Daisy Don
nell, daughter of Mr.. George Donnell, of
Greensboro. The marriage rite was per-
town on Thursday evening by the pastor,
Rev. J. Henry Smith, and the ceremony is
represented to your correspondent as hav-
ing been very impressive. To the swelling
strains of a wedding march performed on
the organ, the party entered the church,
preceded by the ushers, Messrs. Peter Yates,
C. NJ. Nanstory, F. 1. Hill and F. H. Whit
aker, Jr. The attendants of the high con-
tracing parties we're as follows: L. 5. Ran
kin and Miss Mamie Benbow; Latta John
ston and Miss Halle Caldwell Ural John
mons and Miss Carrie Caldwell; r. l.. Ry-
burn and Miss Kate Hendon; +. l.. B.
Davidson and Miss Jennie Scales; John
Roddey and Miss G.. V. Hutchinson w. r.
Johnston and Miss Jessie Gray; w. J.
Roddey and Miss Addie Donnell. An ele-
giant repast was served at the residence Of
Mr.. Donnell, after which the welded pair
started North on a wedding tour, and the
south-bound train conveyed to their home
the young gentlemen who attended from
Rock Hill, some Of whom are firmly i'm
pressed with the belief that Greensboro is a
good place in which to be married.
The town council, at their last meeting,
modified the guano ordinance, and after
this date all ammoniated guano, except that
ammoniated with tish-scrap or some other
equally offensive substance, will be permit
ted to be stored within the incorporate
limits.
Jack Stewart, a colored boyabout II years
old, had a preliminary hearing before Trial
Justice. Fewell on last Thursday. He was
charged with having committed an outra-
geous assault upon a colored girl eleven
Years old. The evidence being sufficient,
in the opinion of the Justice, the accused
was committed to Jail for trial at the next
term of the Sessions Court.
The town of Rock Hill was fortunate in
not being visited by the severe hailstorms
of last week, some of which were in close
proximity to us. I learn that a few miles
from town the hail was very severe, doing
considerable damage to gardens and other
vegetation.
Last Saturday was the busiest day the
merchants of our town have experienced
for some time, and strange to say, there
were several merchants who did not have
a bushel of corn or meal in their stores.
But at the same time a number OF custom
ers went to their homes to return agaln-ln
a few days.
Our own is soon to have an ice house, a
convenience of which we have long felt the
need. Mr.. V. B. McFadden commenced
work upon the house to-day, and this sum
mer we all expect to keep cool.
A number of negroes, who claim TO De
citizens of North Carolina, arrived here yes
terday. They say they came to work on
the new railroad and that there are over a
hundred more on their way here.
Although this is election year, as yet no
one has placed himself in the hands of his
friends. 1t is rumored, however that there