Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-02-16
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Rock Hill Herald, February 13: About
II o'clock last Sunday morning, the
store house at Catawba Junction, oc-
cupied by Simpson & Ferguson, gen.
eral merchandise dealers, was discov-
cred to be afire and in a short time the
building and it's contents were totally
consumed. The discovery was made by
a neighbor who was awakened by the
explosion of can Of powder. The fire
is believed to have originated from the
stove flue. An inventory taken in jan
uary showed the stock Of goods to be
worth about $1,000. The stock was in
sured for $1,000. The building was
owed by Mr. Sep Massey and was in
sured for $400. An adjoining ware
house, also owned by Mr.. Massey, was
burned. 1t was insured for $100. The
Catawba postoffice, of which Mr.. Fer
guson was postmaster, was located IN
the burned building. All the equip
ments were lost in the fire, including
the letter cabinet and contents and
about $40 worth of stamps. The cabi-
net was valued at about $15.. Joseph
John, the 10-year-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. H. c. Cox, of this city, died Mon
day night at $50 o'clock, of pneumo-
Call r
chasers of the Crescent Cotton mill
complied with their bid on Monday and
are now the owners Of the property
The deed was made to S. I. Cohen,
trustee. The amount paid to the re-
ceiver including accrued interest, was
965.S7. We learn from Mr.. Sam
Friedheim, who is one Of the interest
ed parties, that it is the intention of
the owners to run the mill. He says
that as soon as the way is clear, per-
haps within a months time, charter
will be applied for, new company or
ganized, and the mill will be equipped
with machinery Of up-to-date designs
and the best to be obtained. The COM
pany, he says, will be organized and
the mill put in operation at as early a
date as possible. The many friends
of Miss Florida Byard Seay will be in
terested to know that her parents,
Capt. and Mrs John J. Seay, of Rome,
Ga, have announced her engagement
to Mr.. James Grant Tracy, of Syracuse,
N. Y. Miss Seay is a favorite in Rock
Hill, having several times visited her
sister here. Mr.. Frank Strait, son
of Mrs. M. A. Strait, who lives near
the Saluda bridge over Fishing creek,
in Bethesda township, accidentally
shot himself while handling a pistol
last Sunday morning. The ball passed
through his left hand and lodged in his
right leg. Mr.. r. E. Tomkins spent
Sunday in town. Mrs. M. c. Bar
ber is visiting relatives in Kershaw..
Mr.. Gilbert Greene visited Virginia last
week. Mr.. l.. c. Harrison visited in
Charleston this week...... Mrs. M. E,
Good, of Charlotte, is visiting Miss Ed
ma Owens. Miss Louise Lowry, OF
Yorkville, is visiting Mrs. E. E. Poag.
Mrs. Ed Fewell left yesterday for
a visit to her mother in Sumter.
DR.. and Mrs. ]. H. Thornwell Of Fort
Mill, spent several days here this week
Mr.. Frel Mobley, who is now at
Gold Hill, N. c., spent Sunday at home
Mrs. DR.. J. Roddey Miller enter
tained a few of her friends Friday af-
ternoon. Mr.. Henry Harrall, Of Co.
lumbia, visited the family of Capt. A
E. Smith this week. Mrs. j. H. W.
Stevens and Miss Herbert Bays have
returned from a visit to KershaW...
Mrs. J. C. Hough, of Chrystal Springs
Miss, is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. j. c.
Hough, Of this city,. Mr.. Ed Work
man, who moved to Boykin, S. c..
sometime ago, is visiting friends in the
country. Miss Louise Gillespie, who
is teaching at Kings Mountain. N. c..
visited her fathers family this week
:. Miss jamie Ratterree has gone tc
Columbia, where she will enter the
Presbyterian College for Women.
Miss Emmie Hasseltine, of Kershaw
stopped with Miss Annie Stevens, Mon
day evening on her way to Baltimore
Master John Gillespie, who ha:
been very sick with pneumonia, i:
much better and is now considered ou
of danger .. Mrs. L. D. Childs, of Co
lumbia, is visiting Mrs. F. II. Barber
She is pleasantly remembered as for
mer Rock Hill lady, then Miss Bessie
Springs. .... The ladies of the A. R. P
church are going to serve Confeder
ate supper in the room over the Rocl
Hill Hardware Co.'S store next Satur
day night, beginning at o'clock. A
Confederate supper is an old time sup
per, where there is an abundance O
everything good to eat and where th'
cordial welcome of the olden times will
be extended to all callers. Everything
is to be Confederate except the prices
go. Morrow, the 14-year-old son o.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. S. Starnes, is quite
sick with pneumonia, following mea
| SleS, at his nome IN the country....
Mr.. M. D. Haney, who moved to For
Mill about eight months ago, has re-
turned to Rock Hill and taken an in
terest with Mr.. E. Robertson in II,
market business. Mr.. James Cans
ler, who for three weeks was sick will
the grip at the home of DR.. Massey IL
this city, was able to be out and en-
joy the sunshine of last Saturday,.
The street force, now engaged in ma
cadamizing a section of Elm avenue
will, when the work in hand is finish
ed, complete the macadam on Hamp
ton street. AT a special meeting O.
the city council, Monday night, Mr.. A
L. Wallace was reelected street over
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