Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-11-03
Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer
LETTER FROM ROCK HILL,


tor-a good rain-Which has laid the dust
and been of great benefit to the small grain
crops.
b Pie hop given by the Pleasure Club, in
I the dining room Of the Globe Hotel, on last
Tuesday night, complimentary to Mr.. and
Mrs. E. A. Avery, was a most enjoyable af-
fair. There were number of charming
young ladies from our sister towns, Chester,
Lancaster, Yorkville and McConnellsville,
who added much to the pleasure of the oc-
casion. The costumes of the ladies were
elegant.
On last Tuesday, Mr.. w. s. May, Deputy
U. S. Marshal, brought to this place Pleas
ant Witherspoon, colored, formerly citizen
of this town, charged with selling whisky.
He was given preliminary hearing before
Commissioner Pride, who considered the
evidence sufficient to bind him over to the
next term of the u. S. Court at Greenville,
in bond of $500. Failing to give bond, he
was committed to Jail in Yorkville to await
his trial.
Mr.. John Ratteree's corn crib, in rear of
his residence, was entered by thief on last
Monday night. The rascal was discovered
leaving the crib with bag of corn, and
when fired on by Mr.. G. J. Pride, he drop
ped the bag and ran.
Rev. McNeely DuBose, of Uuion, a
brother Of our toWnsman DIR. T. NJ. DuBose,
preached most excellent sermon in the
| Episcopal church at this place on Sunday
morning. Rev. Mr.. DuBose is one of the
rising young ministers of this State.
Our bird-hunters began cleaning up their
guns last Saturday, preparatory to starting
on q hunt yesterday.
The residence of Mr.. Peter Garrison, in
Ebenezer township, six miles from this
place, was destroyed by fire, at about II
| nto Sof, ;nhf Sc
house and kitchen were also burned. Only
a few articles of clothing and some bedding
were saved from the flames. At the time
of the fire, Mr.. and Mrs. Garrison were
from home, having gone to visit their SON.
in-laW, Mr.. S. A. FeWell, few miles dis
tant. The only person in the house was
Mr.. Eugene Garrison, who was sleeping in
the second story and was awakened barely
in time to escape. Mr.. Garrison thinks the
fire was caused by some accident in the
stove room. He estimates his loss at over
$4,000. He was insured in the Georgia
Home Company for 81 900.
1.-The Rock Hill Library Association will
give an entertainment in Roddey's Hall
on Friday night. All the participants will
be dressed in costumes of 1776, and they
call it ian old folks concert"
! The sale of real estate assigned to John
e. Haskell by j. M. Ivy and J. M. Ivy &
Co., for the benefit of creditors, took place
in this town to-day according to the adver-
tisement of the assignee. The following
is list of the property sold and the pur-
chasers:
REAL ESTATE IN YORK COUNTY.
No. Tract of 25 acres near Rock Hill;
bought by A. G. Black for 81 $50.
| No. 2--Lot in Rock Hill; bought by A.
G.. Black for $1,000.
| M NJ Of / 80 Doo ho,,
by A. G. Black for $1,126t
No. 4-Lot in Rock Hill known as the
"Hagins lot'; bought by A. G. Black for
$3.50.
No. 5-Tract of 60 acres in Catawba
township; bought by A. G.. Black for SIT.
| No. 6-Tract of 224 acres one-half mile
southeast of Rock Hill; bought by A. G.
Black for $50.
No. Tract of 100 acres, known as the
''Connelly Place )" bought by A. G. Black
No. s-Tract of 100 acres on Thorn's and
Wright's Ferry roads, withdrawn.
No. 9-Lot in the town of Fort Mill, con-
tanning / acre; bought by Sep. Massey for
s105.
! No. 1O.-Tract of $50 acres, of which $40 is
dinsY York, and 90 in Lancaster county, in
Guiding Cureton's Ferry. Divided into
three tracts. Tract No. /, "Mobley Place."
81 acres; bought by J. H. Abernathy for
$505. Tract No. 2, containing 20 acres, in
Lancaster, bought by A. G. Black for 800.
Tract No. 8, containing 729 acres, including
Cureton's Ferry, bought by A. G.. Black for
1866.
No 11-Tract of lis acres in Bethesda
township; bought by A. G. Black for $3.50.
No 12-Tract of 62acres, bounded by lands
of W. S. Moore and others; bought by Ju-
lius Friedheim for S531
Nos. 13, IA, 15-Being respectively the
Rawlinson lands, 215 acres, interest in
tract of GO acres near Rock Hill, and three
fourths interest in tract of 1104 acres one
mile south of Rock Hill withdrawn.
LANDS IN LANCASTER.
! No. 16-Tract of ], ,247 acres in the Wax
haw settlement; bought by A. G. Black for
$4,425.
No17-Two tracts on Catawba River, one
known as the "Mill Tract" containing 700
acres; bought by A. G.. Black for $4,000.
The other, containing 725 acres; bought by
A. G. Black for $2,O75.
| No. 18.-Tract in Waxhaw settlement
containing 500 acres; bought by A. G. Black
for $4,000.
No. 19-Tract in Cedar Creek township,
known as the "W. H. Greene place." con-
tanning 440 acres; bought by A. G. Black
for 81 ,250.
tanning ll6 acres; bought by A. Z. Black
No. 2l-Tract known as the "Turner Hill
place." containing 24l acres bought by A.
G. Black for 1910. HAL.
MERE-MENTION.
The Government pays out $1,000 in pen