Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-09-29

lotte, as telegraph operator and left
Friday night to take charge Of his du-
ties. Master Tommie Cousar has the
position now as messenger boy.
News reached here Sunday morning OF
the death of Mr.. Sossaman In Char
lotte on Saturday night. He was kill.
ed by an electric car and was the faith
er of Mrs Ferguson and the late Mrs
Num-. -. The Jews Of our city cele-
brated yesterday and today Rosh Has
hanah, the Jewish new year. This day
Is set apart as a solemn season In
which they are to repent and prepare
themselves for Yom Kippur or the day
Of atonement, which is observed ten
days later. All their places of business
were closed. An inquest was held
Saturday, over Mac Caldwell, colored.
He sustained injuries on the South
ern railway, near Chester, few days
ago, and 1t became necessary that his
leg should be amputated. He died un-
der the operation. The coroner's ver-
dict was in accordance with the above
facts. ;. ;. IAN alarm Of fire was given
last night at $50 o'clock and it proved
to be Negro cottage near the graded
school, belonging to 8. E. McFadden,
Esq. The fire was in the roof Of the
house and burned very slowly. The
fire company responded and extin-
| guished the flames before any great
damage was done.
YORKxRocK HILL HERALD, Sep
tember 26f Mrs. William Banks, Of Col
umbia, is visiting at the home Of Prof.
Banks, in Oakland. ~ Mr.. ]. Edgar
Poag is confined to his room in the
Carolina hotel with sickness. 80. Mrs.
Louise Watts, of Steele Greek, is visit
ing her niece, Mrs. ]. r. Boulware..
Mr.. w. B. McCaw and his sister, Mrs.
J. K. Alston, Of Yorkville, were in the
city yesterday...s Misses shellie Ruff
and Minnie Frfedheim left yesterday
for the Columbia Female college,.
Mrs. Lottie Vaughan and family, of
the Waxhaws, moved into the Mont
gomery house Monday. Rev. ]. H.
Thornwell passed through the city yes
terday on his way to the bedside Of
Mr.. F. H. Brown, who is very Ill
at his home near Tirzah.. 80. Mrs.
A. B. Marchant, and two daugh-
ters, of Lowndesville. ;,Abbeville
county, have secured rooms from Mrs
Dillingham;, and will remove to Rock
Hill. .Mrs. Corrie Mobley has al
most entirely recovered from her re-
cent very serious case Of sickness; but
is yet to gather much strength before
she will again be herself. There
are many applications for homes In our
city; but there is not an unoccupied
house in town. Will not our landown-
ers take the matter up and relieve the.
demand ?. :. Married, at sthe rectory
Of the Church Of Our Savior, last Fri
day, by Rev. ]. w. c. johnson, Mr..
Phillip H. Hunter, Of this township,
and Mrs. Laura Shaylor, Of this city.
SO far the proposition to close
Che mills on account Of the price Of cot
ton, has received no second here. The
question has not even been agitated by
our mill officials. Mrs. Margaret
Roach, a bright particular star in our
young ladies. has gone to the Agnes
Scott Institute, to take a post gradu-
ate course in music. Mr.. w. C.
Wherry was called to Columbia yester-
day. on account Of the serious sick
ness Of his son-in-law,, Mr.. s. K. Hud-
son, who married Miss Lottie Wherry
about a year ago. Mr.. Hudson Is sick
with consumption. 49,. ..Aleck Cousar,
colored, was before the mayor Monday,
for visiting the store Of the Rock Hill
Drug Co., twice recently and each
time permitting a whitewash brush to
stick to his hands. He was fined $l5
or 80 days. He paid up...... .Murratn
and Texas fever are prevailing dis
eases Of the cattle in this community.
Since Friday last Rev. w. H. Bays,
Mr.. j. F. Wingate, Mrs. L. A. Conner,
Mrs. F. e. Cogdell, Mr. ]. H. Collins
and three others of our citizens, whose
names we, could not learn, have lost
mixers. Mr.. John w. O'Neal, while
standing on a step ladder Monday.
putting up a mosquito net, fell and
had a narrow escape from serious In
juries. His body struck the corner Of
an iron bedstead; but fortunately re-
ceived only slight injuries. He was out
yesterday. Mr.. o. c. Perryman and
Mary E. Zimmerman, Of Enterprise,
N. c., came to Rock Hill Sunday night,
and put up at the Carolina hotel. The
next morning they were married by
Mo pfstrat te Reckham and at once took
the train for their home In the old
North State, as happy as any two low
ers ever come to be-. The contract
ors think the waterworks will be ready
to be tested by the middle Of next
week. The standpipe has been compile
ted, only one leak in the bottom Is to
be calked and the engine and pump
are now being placed in position. The
test will probably occur next Wednes-
day.. AT q meeting Of the board Of
trustees Of the Rock Hill graded school,
held on Friday last, the board decided
to submit an offer to the Winthrop
board Of trustees, that If the latter
would erect model school building on
the Winthrop grounds, to accommo-
date $50 pupils, equip and heat the
building, pay teachers, ETC., in consid-
Grafton of this convenience to our citi
zens the Rock Hill board will pay $3.50
per session per pupil to the Winthrop
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