Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-05-29
ROCK HILL HAPPENINGS.
The Rains and High Waters-Note
Of Local Interest.


Of Local Interest.
Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
Rock HILL, May 27.-And still 1t
rains. Beginning yesterday morning al
an early hour it continues up to this
writing, p. m. The creeks are again
very much flooded, Fishing Creek lack
ing only foot and a half Of being as
high as it was a month ago. The Ca
tawba, too, is swollen and rising fast
It was 16 feet above low water mark al
2 o'clock this afternoon.
Mr.. ]. B. Fewell, who had eight head
of cattle carried off Carother's Island
has recovered all but one. They were
carried down the river about two miles
The farmers on Fishing creek had
planted great deal Of their corn crop
and will have to replant. In many in
stances, though, the bottoms have been
practically ruined.
It begins to look like municipal own
ership of the water works and electric
light plants in this city. The committee
soliciting the signatures Of freeholders
to a petition asking the city council to
order an election on the subject, lack
only 20 Of having secured the requisite
number. If the election should be or
dered, there is but little doubt OF the
result being favorable.
Several Of our veterans have gone to
| the Memphis reunion, decked In Con-
| federate uniforms. The old fellows are
proud Of their rebel suits.
The varioloid patient at the stock
ade is doing well. The superintendent
had some trouble to hold the stockade
at the point it is now located, owing to
scare which the community received
| when it was known that there was
| what was called smallpox" case at
the camp; but the matter has been set
| tied and the force will not have tc
move.
According to the measurement OF
Mr. E. w. Myers, who Is connected with
the geological survey and sounds the
Catawba river at the c.. G. & A. bridge
once a month, the water flood at the
| bridge, when at the maximum last
week, was "a feet inches- feet eight
inches higher than at any other time
since the government has been taking
| the measurements.
The work being done by the Catawba
Power Co., has been set back for q
couple of weeks, owing to the mud and
injury to derrick and cofferdam; but
otherwise the loss has not been very
serious on account of the high river.
Pat Wylie, son Of Mr.. w. H. Wylie,
had his left arm broken by jumping
out of hack while in the country at a
picnic on Saturday.
The High school closed Its doors for
the session last Friday. Exercises will
be suspended at the Graded school
Wednesday, the only exercise being by
the graduating class. Winthrop's ses-
sion will close next week with the usu-
al elaborate exeroisess.~.
At the meeting of the congregation OF
the First Presbyterian church yester-
day, a call was extended to Rev. r. b
Eggleston, Of Portsmouth, Va, and it is
believed he will accept. Mr.. Eggleston
is a very excellent gentleman. and a
good preacher. He captivated our peo-
| pie on a recent visit.
The S. C. & Ga. Extension railroad
has not yet been able to establish a
transfer at the Catawba river bridge
| The river is still too high to allow Of It.
Lumber is on the grounds for replac-
ing the 12 benches Of the trestle that
was washed away.
The "old mill" is still idle, contrary
to what the people here were led to be-
lieve. We have no information as to
| when operations will be permanently
resumed.