Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-04-03
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News and Comment That Is Of More or Less
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News and Comment That Is Of More or Less
Local Interest.
YORK.
Rock Hill Herald, March 30: Mrs.
l.. F. Sossaman is visiting in Charlotte.
Mrs. Charlie Means is visiting
relatives at Ogden. ....Mrs. waiter
Miller is visiting her parents In York
willie. :. Miss Julia Bryce, Of Char
lotte, is visiting Mrs. Fannie Reid.
Mr.. Herman Baruch, Of Charlotte, was
in the city Thursday...... Mr.. w. j.
Cunningham, of Lancaster, was here
Wednesday. Miss Agnes Cauthen,
of Heath Springs, is the guest of Mrs.
A. ]. Evans. -. Mr.. John Tripp, OF
Blacksburg, spent several days In the
city this week .. Mrs. Sallie Hemp
hill, of Chester spent Thursday at the
home of Prof. A. r. Banks. Miss
Helen Thompson went to Columbia
Thursday to visit Mrs. ]. ]. Spann
Mrs. w. P. Tongue, of Charlotte
was expected here yesterday to visit
Mrs. A. H. White. 80. Miss Irene Sally
went to her home at Sally's Friday, to
spend some time on account OF Ill
health. -. Miss Annie Stevens went
to Kershaw Thursday to spend some
time with her brother Mr.. ]. T. Ste
yens. Mrs. Ella Cauthen, Of Ker-
shaw, visited her sister, Mrs. R. e
Tompkins, this week, and returned tc
her home Friday...... Mr.. w. T. Poag
of Gaffney, is visiting his old home
He is we'll pleased in the young city
across the Broad. ......It is reported
that ex-Auditor w. w. Boyce had g
narrow escape from serious conse'
uuences when he attempted to cross 9
swollen branch in a buggy in Fort NIL
township last Tuesday. His horse
came near drowning and his own ex'
perience was quite alarming. He came
out of the trouble with no greater
damage than the loss Of $40 shotgun
which fell out of his buggy, and was
borne away on the bosom of the raging
waters. An enjoyable dance was
given at the home of Mr.. ]. ]. Har'
rison, near town, Thursday night, al
which a large crowd was PRESENT..
Married, at the residence of the bride
in this city, March %, Mr.. Malcome
HOWE and Miss Hattie Foust, by Rev
A. S. Rogers. Rev. Jno. G. Kilgo
president of Trinity college, spent
Yesterday in Rock Hill, his former
home when he was pastor of st. Johns
church. .. Mrs. A. H. Greene, who
has been confined to her room for
week, is much improved. Her spirits
are good, and she Is now on the roao
to. recovery. =. After this issue, The
Herald will be published from the store
building on Main street opposite the
Central hotel, until this week occupied
as the E. M. Andrews furniture store
The county commissioners are
considering the advisability of buying
a new crusher. The old one is badly
worn, and the county ought to have
another-one of the modern machines
that will daily do twice as much worF
as one of the old pattern. miss
Nell Reid and Messrs. Fred Bell anC
Theodore Moore, of this city, attended
the Bell Moore wedding at Hickory
Grove on Wednesday evening, Mr.
Moore in the capacity Of best man fol
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bridges on the S. G. & G. Elk. rail
road were so badly damaged that the
trains could not pass, Mr.. Moore hat
some trouble in getting there, going
part of the way in buggy, part on
wagon and part afoot... Mildred,
new postoffice established some time
ago at Cornwell's Mill, is now being
supplied regularly from the Rock Hill
postoffice; but no route rider has ye
been secured. "Westbrook" office ha:
been recently established at the home
of Mr.. ]. A. Westbrook with Mr.
Westbrook in charge. AS soon as
rider can be secured, these offices will
be supplied from Rock Hill on Tues
day, Thursday and Saturday Of each
week. The route now running from
Newport to Concord is to be changed
to run from Rock Hill to Energy by
the way of India Hook, Belmont, Con-
cord, on to Energy, and an effort will
be made to have the office supplied
daily. .....A few days ago, in compa'
ny with Mr.. w. H. Wylie, we visited
the work now being done by the chain
gang, and were much surprised at the
amount and the excellence Of the i'm
provement already made. The chain
gang was removed to the Waters hill
on the Sth of March; but, several days
being occupied in establishing quar-
ters, no work was done until the 18th
A beginning was made at the fork OF
the roads near the home Of Mr.. Ed
Oates, and thence to a point near the
residence of Mr.. J. B. Oates, splen-
did road bed 80 feet wide has been con-
structed, and is now ready for the
macadam. Thence a distance of 300
yards or more there Is considerable
work done; but unfortunately Super
visor Gordon has been called upon to
remove the chain gang to a point near
Yorkville to repair the abutments Of a
number of important bridges that were
washed away by the heavy rains of the
early part Of the week. 1t is believed
the repairs can be completed within
three weeks at best, when the gang
will be returned and the work resum-
ed. A most satisfactory beginning
has been made. At the camp we met
the manager, Mr.. w. J. Whitener, and
guards f. P. Nivens, w. L. Adkins,
w. F. Caldwell and Jake Devinney.
There were % convicts at the camp,
and thew are hea1thv and well cara6