Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-03-02
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News and Comment That Is Of More or Less
Local Interest.

News and Comment That Is Of More or Less
Local Interest.
YORK.
| Rock Hill Herald, February q: Sat-
urday last a report came to the ears or
the city board Of health that there was
suspected case Of smallpox at the
boarding house of Mrs. Addie Gfvens,
at the Highland Park mill-that Ar
thur Hamilton, young man who had
been on a visit to North Carolina, mac
an eruption on his body which 1t was
feared was smallpox. The board at
once put the house in which Hamilton,
Mrs. Givens's family and IA boarders, In
quarantine. Physicians who were call
ed differed as to the character OF the
disease, but Monday, upon making an
other examination, the trouble having
developed to a greater extent, the pny-
sicians concurred unanimously In the
opinion that the disease was chickenpox,
and thereupon the quarantine was rails
ed. much to the joy Of the crowd that
was imprisoned there. AT meeting
of citizens held during the last year.
Messrs. w. J. Roddey, j. R. London, A.
Freideim, A. E. Smith, B. N. Craig, T..
E. Poag and E. r. Avery were appoint
ed committee to obtain from the ROCK
Hill Water, Light and Power company
a proposition to sell to the city the
electric light plant and water works
system. The committee will take up
the matter at an early date and Will
submit report with recommendation,
and we suppose at the same time Will
have something to say about the erec-
ton Of a sewer SYSTEM. Senator
Brice was in the city Monday. Mrs.
w. L. Roddey is still quite sick with Ia
grippe. Mrs. Walter Miller Is visit
ing her parents in Yorkville.. Editor
J. H. Buchanan, Of Chester, spent last
Monday in the city,. DIR. w. w.
Fennell is at home with an attack of
la grippe. ......Mr. Lloyd Phillips, who
was so very sick, is now on the road to
recovery. :. Mr.. w. A. Smith, Of New
port, is reported to be very sick with
typhoid fever. Mrs. ]. T. Murdock,
of Jackson, Tenn, is visiting her sister,
Mrs. R. T. Fewell.. Mr.. J. S. White
was at home for few days with grip,
but is now better. Misses Hattie
and Addie Rawlinson have returned
from a visit to Charlotte. ....Dr. ]. S.
Nesbit, a prominent physician of New
York, was in town Monday. Rev.
A. S. Rogers and his sister, Mrs. John
A. Black, are both confined to bed with
grippe. Mr.. Dave McAllister has
been absent from business for about a
week with la grippe. Mr.. and Mrs.
Glenmore B. Barron, Of Lancaster, Wis
tied Mr.. Barron's mother here this
week. Miss Blanche Alexander, of
Hoortieth, N. c., visited her cousin,
Mrs. w. H. Hope, Monday. Rev.
and Mrs. w. c.. Underwood have re-
turned home after a visit to Richmond
and Gastonia. 800. Miss Allie and Ma
mie CASTOR and Blanche Wilkey, Of
Blacksburg, spent Tuesday in the city
shopping. Mr.. M. S. Witherspoon,
of Kershaw, was in town several days
this week. He was accompanied home
by Mr.. Glib Greene. There Is one
case of measles at Winthrop, but the
authorities are taking every precaution
to prevent spread Of the disease. .......
Rev. Alexander Sprunt will leave Rock
ha 1ot RI nf
Charleston. His family will follow in
about three weeks. Mr.. l.. G. Har-
rison was called to Abbeville Monday,
by telegram announcing the death of
his brothers wife, Mrs. Frank Harri-
son.. Mrs. J. E. Roddey expected to
leave last night for Pittsboro, N. c.,
to visit her parents. Mr.. Peter Ihrie
was to have accompanied her.. Mr..
T. A. Barron is arranging to erect two
cottages Of four rooms each on the lot
where the cottage Of Mr.. w. G. Mar
tin was recently burned. AT the an
niversary of the Norfolk Light Infan-
try Blues, The Landmark says: "a lee
ture was delivered by the count, Sam
uel w. Orr, and then the fun began."..
Mr.. S. H. Askew, auditor and account
ant, of Atlanta, Ga, has been employ
ed by the creditors of the Commercial
and Farmers bank to look into the af-
fairs of. that institution and Is now en-
gagged in the work. :. Colonel and Mrs.
A. Trip, with DR.. and Mrs. King, Mr..
and Mrs. Musten and Mr.. and Mrs.
Armstrong, all from Pittsburg, Pa,
passed through the city Monday on Col.
Tripp's car on the way to Florida,
where they will spend a while. Ma
jor T. G. Beckham expects to leave Sat-
urday for Florence, where he Is on the
grand jury for the term Of the United
States court, which convenes there the
following Tuesday. Mrs. Beckham
will accompany him. Mr.. w. ]. Raw
linson, who Is also one Of the grand
jurors, will go down on Monday.......
Monday afternoon Constable Thomas
son searched the house of Henrietta
Whiteman. a colored woman, and cap
tured a two gallon jug nearly full Of
corn whisky as we'll as a quart and
mint Of liquor. The jug was hidden
under the house, while the bottles were
secreted in cracks. The whisky was
seized by the constable.
GASTON.
Gastonia Gazette, February 2S: Gas
ton county has no Jail; it was destroy
ed by fire last Saturday morning, about
breakfast time, the smoke and sparks
from its destruction mingling wildly
with the flying snow. The walls to-
day stand lonely, bleak, and deserted
the interior a mass Of Warned and