Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-05-15
HILL HAPPENINGS.
Killed By NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. or
YorIk's Veterans-Recent Deaths

YOrk's Veterans-Recent Deaths
Fire-Other Notes.
Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
7. Rock HILL, May 13-During a storm
last Friday afternoon, Rose Anderson,
colored woman, was killed by light
ming, while she sat in her cabin, with
her baby on her lap. Strange to say,
the child was not hurt. The woman
lived on the farm Of Mr.. Jackson Walk
er, near Leslie.
A suggestion Of The Herald that the
next county reunion Of the Confederate
veterans should be held at Garrison's
MILL on the Catawba. about four miles
north of this city, has met with the en-
dorsement of some of the old soldiers
here whom your correspondent has
heard express an opinion. While the
point named is not central, 1t Is conVe-
nient to Fort Mill, Rock Hill and York
vile, the only places in the county
where camps have been organized. The
suggestion has been made that the vet
Grams should go into encampment and
spend several days there. An abund-
ance Of water and good shade makes
this is desirable point. What do you
and the old veterans think about 1t?
. An unusually sad death occurred In
ythis city yesterday afternoon. Mrs.
Fannie Baskins Reid, widow Of the
late Sam Reid, Of this city, passed
away at her home on Main street, leaV-
ing four children without the loving
care and guidance of father or mother.
Mrs. Reid has not been strong wo-
man since the lamented death Of her
husband, four years ago, being suf-
ferer from some heart trouble. She
,,o1r 4 y1,nY, oh
cumbed and passed sweetly away. Her
son, Cecil, was at Clemson college, and
did not reach his mothers bedside un-
til seven hours after her eyes were
closed in endless sleep. The burial this
afternoon was a sad scene and melted
the heart of the great concourse of
mourning friends.
Another death yesterday evening was
that Of Mrs. Dye, widow Of the late
John Dye. who died in this city about
eight years ago. Mrs. Dye was a
daughter Of the late Captain William
Ferguson, of Chester county, and mar
ried when only Is years of age. She
died at the age Of IS, leaving several
grown children.
The chaingang has returned and Is
now encamped at the Waters hill,
where work has been resumed. The
gang now numbers &c. The new rock
crusher was hauled to the hill today,
where it will soon begin to break the
5000 loads of rock that have been haul
ed there. While absent in the central
part of the county recently, the SUPER
visor had eight bridges restored, using
only the labor of the chaingang. The
Robinson bridge, near Yorkville, and
the Starr's ford bridge will be rebuilt
with convict labor during the summer.
L. Co., rh&
out the fire department, but it's servt-
siderable blaze, however, in the boiler
room connected with the Rock Hill
Buggy company, but the flame was
quenched with water from the hy-
drants erected on the grounds. Anoth-
er cry yesterday afternoon again
brought out the department, but the
fire was without the fire limits and the
building, a barn on the premises of the
Rock Hill circuit, was destroyed. The
premises were occupied by Mr.. E. w.
Conner.
A~The projected city hospital has not
yet been located, though 1t seems prob
able that it may be built on the land
opposite the home Of DR.. T. r. Caroth-
ers, midway between Rock Hill and
Ebenezer The city council has been
tuition, and at a meeting Of that body
held last week, a resolution was adopt
ed to the effect that the council en-
dorsed the general idea Of the hospital
project and sympathized with the prop
osition that the council should aid in
it's support, but further than this the
council would not go.
It now seems certain that the effort
to have the city council order an elec-
tion on the subject of a purchase by
the city Of the water and light plants,
will fall owing to the fact, as it now
seems, that the signatures Of the re-
quired number Of freeholders cannot be
obtained. If such an election should be
ordered, it will be a hard and perhaps
a bitter fight.
Quite a procession of young people
went to the Bethesda meeting" Sum
day; more. we suspect, for the ride,
than for religious Improvement. The
preacher knocked them out, though,
when he invited the people generally
who had brought lunch, to go off the
grounds and eat dinner. Some naugh-
ty conduct there last year prompted
the preacher to this action Sunday.
The young folks, not being guilty last
year, were somewhat riled, but they
moved off mile or two, gnaWed chick
en- bones and said nothing.
Memorial services at Ebenezer were
not so largely attended this afternoon
as formerly, but this was owing, In a
considerable degree, to the burials in
the city cemetery, occurring today
The usual programme was observed,
General j. w. Floyd and Mr.. William
Banks, of Columbia, delivering ad-
dreSses-the former as a veteran and
the latter the son of veteran.
The contracts for the completion of
the inside work on Winthrop's new dor
mitory and furnishing same were not
let last week as expected. The bids
are said to have all been about 10 per
cent. too high. The appropriation
would not allow Of the payment Of the
amounts set for the bids.
A good rain on Wednesday Of last
week, and another Friday, have had
fine effect on the small grain crop and
berries, but corn Is sickly and Is doing
no good The bud worm is at work In
dustriously, and in the blackjack Sec
tion the hateful chinch bug has put in
his appearance: but up to this time his
campaign is not very alarming one.
He is a deceptive enemy. however, and
before another week may marshal his
legions and spread over the face Of
the earth. deVouring everything green.
The veterans have all returned, de-
lighted with their entertainment in the
ever hOspitable capital city. Miss ia
ME Rawls, and her maid Of honor. Miss
Matte Allen, are also at home again.
The former was the sponsor Of Cataw-