Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-12-29
Correspondence of the lorkville Enquire
LETTER FROM ROCK HILL.

ROCK HILL, Dcccmbcr.I.-- .--thrSlElS daN was
celebrated in quiet way hy our citizens. All
business was suspended and the town bore the
appcaranre of Sunday. But for the small boy
and his tin horn and iirc-crarkcrS, one would
| have imagined it was Sunday. Divine service
was held at the Episcopal church ut ii \. NJ.
At q p. NJ, the Sunday school OF the Baptist
! church assembled in the church building with a
! number Of our citizens, where they found Il
Christmas tree laden with presents for the scho-
arS; and as each name was called and the child
raised its hand to receive the present, the c0un-
tcnance of the happy recipient bore incXprcssl-
| bic signs of JOY. At o'clock the same scene
was witnessed in the Methodist church. where
two large trees filled with presents were distrb-
uted among the Sunday y-SchoOl scholars.
The Rock Hill Variety Company gave most
amusing and enjoyable entertainment in Rod
dcv's hall last Thursday night. The music,
| vocal and instrumental, was fine. and the yoling
men who compose the company certainty tie
serve congratulation. 1t is the intention of the
company to visit iorkvlle in Il short time. and
those of your citizens who visit their cntrrtain-
/ nent will certainly not regret il.
! Atthc last meeting of Rock Hill Lodge knights
/ of Honor, the following officers were elected to
! tor: J. w. Wcstcrund, V. D.. r.. p. Roddcv. \.
| d.. J. Il. London. Chaplain: Fred. II. London,
! Reporter: w. =. Creighton, +. r.; w. G. Reid.
Treasures; Allen Jones. Guide: \. u. llollcr,
Guardian; :. G. Kccslrr, Sentinel. :. l.. Reid,
! Dictatur Representative to the Grand Lodge
| Fred. ii. London atcratc-S. l.. Reid.
| At the last meeting of the American Legion
Of Honor, the officers of last year were re-clcrlro
! These two orders, since their organization,
! have paid S:;i. .UO TO the widows and orphans of
deceased members in this place against Sl:0'HI
paid out by the membership.
! \ large amount of cotton WAS brought TO this
! market last week.
! Burt Edwards. culorcd was seriously cut by
Jciftll. rolorc'l. at Il festival in lIollrrS hall on
! Friday night. Gll'S brother Rufus hec:lme
rather boislcrous. when Lee Campbell, the col
! orcd policeman, called Edwards To assist him III
! taking Rufus to the guard house. In going down
| the steps, Edwards was assaulted hN Gill. The
parties had hearing before lntcnlant White
| next morning. Gill WAS fined Sl0or eleven days
! Rufus s. or ten days. To-day Gill will have 4
hearing before Trial Justice 'cwcll on tho charge
! of assault and battery with intent to Kill.
| Mr.. p NJ. Berry and Miss Mamie llokc,
daughter Of Mr.. John e. llokc were married AT
the residence of the brides father on WrdneS-
! dav evening last. They boarded the north h-hound
train that evening to visit friends in "rccnriIlc.
one of Rock Hills Young lawyers is soon to
embark on the sea of nlatrmony.
| The congregation of the Episcopal church At
! this place presented Miss jamie krr>lrr their
"rSanSt, with purse of money ;S Christmas
gift.
This being my last letter for the year, trust
that the readers Of the EH'rIREE have had Il
merry Christmas, and that the coming year may
he a happy and prosperous one t" ALL Hal"
DuwNFALl or \ CnNGEE>>MAN.--IamcS W.
Reid, of ltorkinlmn county. y. e.. who repre-
SruiS the GrrrnShoru district his term expiring.
however. with ihc present session. he having
failed of re- election last November has fallen
from grace. |. is charged openly and everywhere
that he has gotten money under false prrtrnrcS: :
that he has given mortgages aTTrrHatlnT over
S2O,mu -Sumr say S:inWRI. on property not worth
over -. .0un: that he has hypulhrrac,l his salary
due I" March 4lh, at two or more plarrS in WASH
in@ton and that ne is indebted in various smaller
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