Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-06-01

Damage to the Catawba Bridge
Other Notes of Importance.
Corraannndenne OF the YorkYille ENQUIRER.

Other Notes of Importance.
Correspondence OF the Yorkville ENQUIRER.
Rock HILL, May 3O-Mr. Crafts, the
Atlanta contractor, who built the Ca
tawba river bridge at Sutton's ferry,
was in town today with Mr.. ]. F.
Gordon, the county supervisor. They
had been out to examine the condition
of the bridge since the great freshet.
MIR. Craft thinks one Of the steel piers,
that is about a foot out of plumb, will
have to be removed from it's place and
another substituted. Being filled with
concrete it could not be lifted, without
much expense, so as to remove the for
eign substance that may be under 1t.
He says it will be cheaper to throw 1t
down and put in another than to
straighten it up. Another of the piers
is also slightly out of plumb; but he is
of the opinion that it can be put back
in place with but little cost. MIR. Crafts
thinks it will cost $4,000 to put the
bridge in condition and do the work
properly. Supervisor Gordon wants to
replace the treStles washed away, with
the labor of the chaingang; but the
smallpox case at the camp will render
this out of the question unless he waits
long time. He will have to wait
about three months for the new pier
anyway.
The graded school commencement
exercises attracted a crowded house
last night. The graduates are Misses
Eva Beach, Anna Cherry, Azilee Huey,
Ida Huey, Julia Mobley, Brown
lee Neely, Mamie Reid, May Sadler,
Masters O'Neal Craig and Julian John
son. A number Of tots, viz: Carrie
Sadler, Vivian Strong, Catherine Rod
dey, Evelyn Frew, Margaret Ruff, Ed
Poag, Jr, Halcott Poag, Rosa Strait
and Douglass TompkinS pleased the au-
dience greatly with their String and
Woodwind orchestra-the instruments
being toys-accompanying the Iredell
orchestra, which was present and rem
dered fine music. 1t was under the di-
rection OF Prof. Strong, director of mu-
sic in Winthrop, who is to leave Win
throp next week, much to the regret Of
the people of Rock Hill.
Banks Rawls, young son Of Mr.. j.
3. Rawls, who lives four miles south
east of town, died this afternoon. He
and in six hours he was dead. l have
not been able to learn particulars, but
suspect it was heart disease, with
which 1 understand the child was af-
hicted.
The sixth annual ball of the Rock
Hill German club will be quite a swell
affair. A number of the Winthrop
girls will stay in the city to attend.
The college management would rather
they would go to their homes; but papa
and mamma are willing, and that is all
the authority they feel they need con-
suit.
Winthrop's commencement will at.
tract to this city number of visitors
next week. For the information of
your readers who may expect to attend
the annual concert and reception Tues
day night, perhaps it will be we'll for
them to know that admission will only
be by card. They must make applica-
ton to either Prof. Kinard or Prof.
Able, before o'clock Monday after
noon, or they will be barred the privi-
lege of attending the public concert
given in this public institution. And
then, too, in applying they must say for
whom the ticket is to be issued.
The Anti-Blind Tiger association was
organized yesterday. 1t Is proposed to
run the troublesome animals out Of the
town before you can say Jack Robin
son. The initiation fee is 81, and all the
white folks who are not patrons, as
we'll as those who are, are expected to