Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-06-03
Correspondence of the Y0rkville Enquirer.
LETTER FROM ROCK HILL.

Rock HILL, May H.-The town talk for
the past week has been a discussion of the
question, Where shall the depot of the
Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago Railroad
be located? Capt. Ramsaur, the engineer
in charge, has run three lines through the
town, but as yet has not decided which one
he will adopt. Each line that has been
run has strong friends, and of course each
man is anxious to have the depot located as
he thinks best. The engineering corps has
commenced about a mile from town to
permanently locate the line between Rock
Hill and Yorkville.
The annual election of officers OF the Ca
rSwba Rifles was held on Wednesday night
and resulted as follows: Captain, Allen
Jones; lst Lieutenant, James F. Reid Znd
tenant, r. IT. Jewell; Orderly Sergeant,
Frel Mobley; Chaplain, Rev. f. n. Joyner.
Mr.. Joyner has been requested by the COM
pany to preach them a sermon at an early
day.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Rock Hill Cotton Factory Co. was
held on Tuesday evening last. The fol-
lowing officers and directors were elected:
President, A. f. Hutchinson; Secretary and
Treasurer, David Hutchinson Superintend-
ent, J. r. Nisler. Directors, j. r. London,
J. S. White, w. L. Roddey, A. H. White,
of Rock Hill j. I. Middleton, of Balti-
more; and G. a. Chisolm, Of Charleston. 1T
is probrble that the Company will declare a
%semi-annual dividend of 81 per cent, paya-
BILE July 1st.
ion last Thursday, Mr.. E. B. Mobley, Of
1the WaXhaW section of Lancaster county,
sold at this place 113 bales of cotton at 8
cents, Mr.. Edward Jewell being the pur-
chaser. There were buyers present from
Charlotte and Lancaster.
Mr.. Myron H. Sandifer, Ofthis place, who
has been attending the South Carolina Col
Fege at Columbia, has been elected by the
F.. g. c. Society chief marshal for the ap-
preaching commencement celebration OF the
College, to be held June 2lst and 22nd.
A small amount of hail fell in this place
Mr.. Richard Sadler, on Fishing Creek, the
hail did considerable damage to the cotton.
In some places it will have to be planted
over, as it was entirely destroyed.
The town treasurer informs me that there
are S. dogs in Rock Hill at any rate there
have been only s. returned for taxes, which
means S95 for the town treasury.
The oat crop in this section now promises
to be much larger than it did a few weeks
ago. The recent rains have been a great
benefit to the growing crops.
Inc town treaSurerS report Tor the nrSt
quarter of 1876 shows a balance of cash on
hand of S1S9.S4. The balance on hand, JAN
uar Is, 1886, was $467.41.
DIR. J. w. Fewell, of this place, who has
rbEen on an extensive northern and western
tip, returned last week, looking well. DIR.
Fewell says he saw some good portions of
the country in his travels, but no section
that he liked better than York county.
Alexander Edward, infant son of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. f. Smith, died in this place on
Saturday morning last, aged s months, and
was buried yesterday morning in Laurel
wood Cemetery. I can deeply sympathise
with the distressed parents in the loss of
their darling little boy. Only those who
have had to undergo the same affliction can
realize the pang of grief it causes. .
The pupils of Mr.. j. G.. Davidson's school
gave a picnic a short distance from this
place on last Thursday. The day was en-
joyed by the children. Rev. J. G. Kilgo
made a short address to Them.
The closing exercises of the Ebenezer
Academy, under Prof. l.. Shurley, were
held on Friday night, and consisted of
speeches, dialogues, &c. A large number of
the citizens of this place attended and were
highly entertained. The pupils not only
acquitted themselves handsomely, but quite
creditably to the principal. HAL.