Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-02-27
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FROM HEleHBoRlHe CONTEMPORARIES.

News and Comment That Is of More or Less
Local Interest
YORK.
Hickory Grove Sun, February 70:
Me, d. j. Smith exhibited some spec1-
ments of very rich brown ore In Hlck-
ory Grove few days ago. He said II
was worth about $25.OO per ton. Mr..
Smith Is very much interested In the
DEVELOPMENT Of the gold ore deposits In
this country and expects to spend
some time and money in opening mines
for sale. in the near future. Miss
Mary Whitesides, a beautiful young
lady of Smyrna, was the guest OF her
cousin. Miss Anna Whisonant, several
DAYS the first Of this week.. ...Dr. H.
B. Hunter, Of Kings Mountain, N. c.,
was in attendance at the Pressly-Mc-
Dill wedding Wednesday, in company
with DR.. J. C. Patrick. The 18th OF
February is the last day for paying
taxes without the so per cent. penalty
Don't forget it,. .... The seating capac-
itv of the A. R. P. church was all TAX
en- ND last Wednesday afternoon byrel-
atiyes and friends to witness the Press
ly-McDil marriage. .L~Messrs. Fenx
and Daniel Dover, of Grover, N. C''
were in Hickory Grove Tuesday, on
business. Miss Louise Barper
who has charge of the primary depart
ment of the graded school, attended
the County Teachers association IN
Rock Hill last Saturday. IL. Mrs. j.
B. brennan, of Richburg, S. c., spent
last week in Hickory Grove, with her
father, Rev. J. B. Marion and family
Mrs. R. J. Whisonant, Of Blacks
burg, has been visiting relatives In
Hickory the past few days. Li.E. F.
Bell who is teaching school, visited his
family in Hickory, recently. REV. j.
H. Simpson, superintendent Of the A.
R. P. orphange, went to Rock Hill on
Monday. Miss Julia Simpson, OF
Rock Hill, visited Hickory this week.
She was the guest of her relatives
Rev. ]. H. Simpson and family.......
J. B. Martin went to Rock Hill Tues
day, on business.
Rock Hill Herald, February %: Mr.
Harrison, the smallpox patient, having
recovered entirely from the disease
and there being now no danger OF
contagion from him, was discharged
from the smallpox hospital Thursday
He was confined last Sunday four
weeks ago. Every one is delighted
that the street lights are on again al
the usual time. For sometime the
DYNAMO had been out of fix, and we
had to go in the darkness; but now we
are walking in the light. The annual
report of the secretary of state shows
that in connection with the York poor
house there are 476 acres Of land, val
ued at $500. Number aided last year.
5S: white, 43; colored, Is. Average
weekly cost, 70 cents; total net cost
81, 500. Farm yielded $1,000. Mr.. T.
C. Thompson will be remembered as
the contractor who built Winthrop
college nearly to it's completion. He
has the contract to erect Lancasters
million dollar mill, and has gone to
that town with his bookkeeper, c. H.
Hutchfson, and his stenographer, Miss
Love non Thursday afternoon, near
this city, Miss Emma, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. B. Oates, was married to
Mr.. Wilson Huey, by Rev. j. l.. oates.
There were no attendants. After the
marriage Mr.. Huey and his bride drove
to the home of the mother of the
groom, where they will reside for the
present. The body Of the Rose
borough child that was drowned in
Fishing Creek, during the last fall, was
found two miles below the point of
drowning by Tom Knox on the 18th
instant, lodged under the roots Of q
tree and in shallow water. The child,
1t will be remembered, fell off foot
log where it had been left by the moth
er while she went to the bank to leave
her infant, intending to return for the
little one that was drowned. Prolong-
ed search was made at the time for
the body; but no trace was discovered.
We could not learn whether an inquest
was held or not. ,/H:Mr. Morris Cobb
visited Charlotte, Friday. Miss Addie
Macarthur, of Gaffney, former Win
throp student, Is visiting In town ......
Miss Mary Joe Witherspoon, one OF
Yorkville's most charming young Ia
dies, is visiting Mrs. R. E. Tompkins.
.. The Martha Washington party, at
the home of Major T. c. Beckham,
Thursday night, was very delightful
success. A commission for char
ter has been issued to the Chicora
Cotton mills, Of Rock Hill. The corpor-
ators named are: Isaac S. Cohen, F.
@. O'Neill and Nathaniel Israel, all OF
Charleston. The capital stock of the
company is to be 100000. This looks
to the organization Of a company to
operate the old Crescent Cotton mill,
recently bought by the bondholders.
We were misinformed in regard
to the statement made In our last
issue that the only source from which
water could be obtained by the depart
ment, with which to fight the fire at
the Highland Park mill, was the tanks
on the buildings. The fact is, no wa
ter was obtained from the tanks, but
from the company's reservoir, where
there was an unlimited supply of wa
ter. .MC/J. S. White has secured
the plan for brick building whose
erection will be commenced at an early
date on the vacant lot on Main street
opposite the library. The building Will
be Sc feet wide by 100 feet deep, and
will be divided into two store rooms
of equal width. Running back one
1oa frt,n or