Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-05-15
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News and Comment That Is OF More
or Less Local Interest.
YORK.
Rock Hill Herald, May II: Mr.. Dave
Garrison is very sick at his home, cor
ner White and Wilson streets. Miss
Louise, daughter of Mr.. S. S. Plaxico,
of the Central hotel is very sick.......
Rev. DR.. A. M. Chreitzberg is visit
ing his son, Mr.. Chas. Chreitzberg.
He is pleasantly remembered as cit
izen of Rock Hill during the time that
he was presiding elder Of the Rock Hill
district. ......A child of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. B. Fewell, near Tirzah, was bitten
by some poisonous insect Wednesday,
causing it's arm to swell very much,
and occasioning considerable alarm.....
Jim Erwin, the one-legged shoemaker,
who is now running a store in the
western part of town, is again all right,
after having quite an experience with
lightning about ten days ago. While
in his store during storm, his crutch
was knocked from under him by the
mysterious power, and he was badly
shocked, falling to the floor and injur-
ing himself somewhat in the fall......
Lieutenant Tompkins, Of the United
States Volunteer army, is visiting rel
atives in the city. Lieutenant Tomp-
kins was recently appointed to a cap
taincy by the president, and a few days
ago he stood the required physical ex-
animation, when he was found to be
man of perfect health and physical de-
velopment. He will now become cap
tain in the regular army; but no as
signment has yet been made. Having
only recently returned from service in
the Philippines, he is at home for a
short stay. During the storm which
passed over this section early Wednes-
day morning, the ginhouse Of Mr.. ]. M.
McFadden, near Smiths Turnout, was
struck by lightning. The building was
set afire and completed destroyed, with
the gin, reaper that was sheltered
there, about SIS worth Of fertilizers, a
lot of cotton seed and ten bales of
cotton. All the property except the
cotton belonged to Mr.. McFadden, and
his loss is complete, as he had no In
surance. The cotton was insured for
s4OO in Mr.. Roddey's agency. Mr.. Nc
Fadden had several cows and calves
in imminent danger; but he managed
by hard work to save them. Mrs.
Lucy Devinney, wife Of Mr.. S. E. Dr.
vinney, died last Tuesday, and her re-
mains were inferred in Laurelwood
cemetery Wednesday afternoon at 4
o'clock. She leaves a husband and
four children. Funeral services were
conducted by Rev. j. B. Harris. Mrs.
Devinney was 26 years Of age y; Died,
at the Highland Park mill, in this
city, on the Sth instant, Mrs. Jane
Horn, of fever. :6pied, on the 9th
instant, at Harmony, Mr.. James Kline,
of cancer, aged 35 years.. .......At the
meeting of the city council Tuesday
night, Drs. ]. R. Miller, J. E. Massey,
Sr., and w. G. Stevens appeared as a
committee appointed for the purpose
by the projectors Of the proposed hos
pital, to ask for an appropriation annu-
ally amounting to $40O to aid in the sup
port of the general or free wards Of the
hospital. The committee entered into
a full discussion Of the plans and pur-
poses, as now understood, Of the hos
pital association, when organized. The
hospital, when completed, will be deed
ed to the city; but it's general direc-
ton will be under a board Of trustees,
who will be named by the donor Of the
hospital buildings, subject to the ap-
proval of the city council, the members
of the board to hold office during life
or good behavior, all vacancies to be
filled by the board. While the $400 ap-
preparation annually, as asked for is
intended to aid in the support Of the
free department, it is understood that
the city in sending patients to the hos
pital is to receive credit weekly Of an
amount to be agreed upon for each
person cared for at the hospital by or
der of the council. The council was not
prepared to make an appropriation at
this time, the hospital not having yet
been built, and really the committee
did not expect nor ask for that action;
but did want to know from the coun-
Gil if there woud be any difficulty on
that line when the hospital should
finally be completed, which the COM
mittee thought would be about Octo-
Der 1st AS the building of the hospi-
tai seemed to hinge somewhat on the
willingness of the council to aid in its
support, as indicated above, the coun-
Gil adopted unanimously a resolution
in which it was set forth that the
council endorsed the general idea Of
the hospital project and sympathized
with the proposition that the council
should contribute to it's support. A
site has not yet been selected, nor has
the hospital been named; but it will
in all likelihood be known as the Rock
/ Hill City hospital. The committee
having the matter in charge expect to
call upon the citizens for aid, as it Is
not expected nor contemplated that
the donation of Captain and Mrs. Rod
dey shall bear all expenses. AS we
understand the project. they will erect
the buildings if the citizens will fur
nish the grounds and equip the hospi-
tai. So that all our citizens will be
given an opportunity to contribute.
CHESTER.
Lantern, May 10: Mr.. S. M. Flen-
niken, who was sick in Yorkville, came
down on Wednesday evening and has
gone to the country. Mr.. D. w.
Latham, of Troy, Tenn, Is visiting his