Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-07-27
ROCK HILL HAPPENINGS.

Bignmist Wilkerson Out on Bond
Important Improvements-COm
Marriages-The Catnwbas Will Go
to the Fair.
Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
Rock HILL, July 25.-Sloan Wilker-
son, who was sent to Jail for bigamy
having failed to give a bond for $500,
has at last succeeded in being batled.
His family put up collateral to the
amount Of the bond, so as to secure his
liberty. It Is expected that Wtlkerson
will now return to the love Of his first
lady, whose heart has been longing for
a return Of her lord. The groom Is EVIL
IDENTIFY a simple-minded fellow, else he
would not put up plea that because
his first wife had committed bigamy
that he was privileged to follow suit.
The colored Presbyterians are erect
ing one of the most attractive churches
in our city. 1t is Of brick, its roof be-
ing an limitation Of slate and its inte-
rior, when completed, will be very
pretty and attractive.
The residence Of Captain w. L. Rod
dey is undergoing very considerable
Improvement 1t will be very elegant
residence when completed; Its dining
room and conservatory, wrought In
elaborate finish, will be attractions.
Work is progressing on the Winthrop
dormitory; but there Is yet an immense
amount Of work to be done within the
intervening seventy days before the
resumption Of exercises.
Notwithstanding the number Of resi-
dences and cottages that have been
built the present year, there Is urgent
demand for homes in our city. Good
houses rent we'll; but 1t Is almost i'm
possible to find one vacant.
Mr.. Hull, Of the local board OF expo
sition commissioners, tells me the Ca
tawba Indians have awakened to
realization Of the Importance Of pro-
ject to go to Charleston and there es-
tablish an Indian village during the
continuance of the exposition. Several
Of the ancient squaws, when In town,
Wednesday, gave quite an interesting
concert in one Of the back lots, singing
the unintelligible songs Of their fore
fathers, whooping the Catawba war
whoop and dancing the war dance Of
the chiefs of century ago. There are
only seven pure bred Catawba Indians
in the nation at this time, but there
are number who have no other than
Indian blood in their veins, being
crossed with the Cherokees, their pro-
genitor on the Cherokee side, as they
claim, being a missionary, named
Mush, who preached the Methodist
faith and came among the Catawbas
many years ago.
Mr.. Tom Woods, executor Of the es-
tate Of Joseph Wylie, came to Rock
Hill today, with Lawyer Henry, and
paid to legatees more than $4,000 that
had been bequeathed to them by Mr..
Wylie. The persons favored were his
kinfolks in Rock HH and in the Less
lie neighborhood.
A case of diphtheria was reported a
few days ago at the Manchester mill,
but the patient Is convalescing and will
recover.
The taking out Of a partition in the
National Union banks, so as to be able
to install a savings department, has
added very much to the beauty and
convenience Of this institution.
Cards have been issued inviting
friends in this city, to the marriage Of
our young townsman. Mr.. Crawford
Witherspoon, to Miss Elizabeth Wick
er, on the 7th day of August. The
bride-to-be Is a sister Of the wife Of
Prof. Kinard, of Winthrop, and IL a
very attractive woman. A few weeks
after the marriage she will be installed
az mistress of the Witherspoon home
stead, one Of the most desirable homes
in the county.
Another rumored marriage Is elicit
ing right considerable interest. The
groom is one Of our leading young bus
mess men; but he will leave home to
obtair his bride who was a former
Rock Hill beauty.
There are glad tidings Of great joy
on account of the improved condition
Of the crops in every neighborhood In
this section. One can almost see cot
ton growing: but the corn crop Is poor,
mainly because the area is so contract
ed.