Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-07-28
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CHESTER-The Lantern, July "a
Mr.. R. S. Davidson is spending his va
cation in Charlotte and Yorkville. $500
lurs. W. J. Cherry, who has been visit
ling her mother, Mrs. NJ. ]. Boulware
returned to Rock Hill this morning
.........Robert Brice McCaw, Of York
vile, is visiting his uncle, A. G. Brice
ESQ. He has grown surprisingly dur
ing the last wear. ar..........There will be
picnic at Armenia on Tuesday, July
31st. The public generally is invited
and the candidates in particular
"They can meet and shake hands, and
if they want to speak, let them speak
ON any subject from Good Roads
down"-so says Mr.. A. N. Grant, who
gave US notice of the picnic. '''''''''Mr
R. r. Jefares, who was in town, yes
terday, told US of the sudden death oi
Mr.. VIM. Hancock, formerly of Cros'
byville, but for the last two years liv'
ing in Newberry. He died last Tues
day after less than 4S hours illness,
and was buried at Cool Branch Wed
nesday, Mr.. M. G. Boulware conduct
ing funeral services. He was about %
years old. The cause Of his death is
not definitely known-to US, at least.
On the morning of the day he took
sick he rode over from Newberry on
bicycle, drinking good deal of wa,
ter. He is said to have been an ex.
amplary young man.
CHEROKEE-The Gafney Ledger,
July "a: The southbound vestibule on
the Southern railroad, which passes
here at at 1888 a. NJ, ran oyer and
killed colored man at the junction
just below Spartanburg. 1t was the
same old story of trying to cross the
track in front of a moving train, and
this man paid the penalty of his rash
act by being crushed to death beneath
the wheels of the locomotive. Some
of the passengers testified that the
whistle sounded a warning and that
the Negro had plenty of time to get
out of the way but he seemed to be
confused, and instead of getting out OF
danger, he stepped into it."'HWe
need free ferry both at Howell's and
Pinckney. The York county. commits
sioners have agreed to pay half the
expenses at Howell's and 9ne-third at
Pinckney. Union county has agreed
to pay its third at Pinckney, and 80
there is nothing wanting except the
cooperation of Cherokee county to
carry out either or both projects.
Money invested in public convenience
is an Improvement. The trade that a
free ferry at Howell's or Pinckney
would bring to GafneN will pa6re than
compensate for the coaptN outlay to
secure such free ferry. VMost of the
cotton raised in the Hopewell and
Bullock's Creek sections of York
county is marketed at Chester, which,
with the free ferry, would 60 to Calf
ney. We know the Gafney market
can afford to pay as much for cotton
as any market in the Piedmont belt,
and it generally does it. Ours is not
the only people in Cherokee county
who are put to such Inconvenience and
expense. The people of Blacksburg
and Cherokee township are suffering
an inconvenience that the county
ought to remove, Notwithstanding we
have heard it said the people of Blacks
burg didn't want a bridge or free ferry
either. This must be mistake; but
as they are able to speak for themselves
we will let them do so. Our people
are perfectly willing to pay their part
of the taxes to give the people of
Blacksburg and Cherokee township free
access to their courthouse. .'''''''''There
was quite stir and no little excite
ment in our usually quiet city Thurs.
day afternoon, occasioned by the blow
ing of the factory whistle. There was
a time when such a sound was passed
unnoticed by the people Of Gaffney,
save those who work in the mill but
since an ordinance has been passed by
our city council prohibiting the blow
ing of this whistle during the day, ex-
cept as danger signal, the sound of it
is now harbinger of something wrong.
So, on Tuesday afternoon, when it was
heard, crowds began to flock toward
the cotton mill, when it was soon
learned that fire was in progress in
one of the large cotton warehouses OF
the Gaffney Manufacturing company.
The hose belonging to the company
was soon coupled to hydrant near
the warehouse, the front part was
broken in, and few moments after
the fire was discovered, perfect
deluge of water was poured upon the
burning cotton. Everyone who could
lend hand worked manfully to SUBJ
due the fire; the hack of the entire
partition of the house which contained
the cotton was torn down and the
cotton thrown out, and thus the fire
was stopped before it could spread
to any other part of the house or do
any further damage. While the loss
of the company was perhaps a great
one, still it might have been much
greater had it not been for the heroic
efforts put forth by the employees of
the company and by outsiders who
had gathered on the spot.
LANCASTER-Ledger, July 25: