Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-06-12
ROCK HILL HAPPENINGS.
No Election Yet On Municipal own
ership of WaterwOrks-Whit Me-
mortal Church DissolVed-Con-
rressman FinIey's Wheat.
of the Yorkville Enquirer.

rres.man FinIey's Wheat.
correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer.
Rock HILL, June 10-Rev. Mr.. Eg-
gleston, who was called to the Flrst
Presbyterian church in this city mas
asked until July 1st to answer the call.
Rev. ]. B. Harris is a popular evan
pelist He returned from Marion last
Friday where he conducted ten-days
meeting. He was rewarded with 70 ad-
ditions to the churches Of the town.
The Highland Park mill has rebuilt
it's burnt village. Eighteen houses, all
of different colorS, have been erected,
each having four rooms.
Architect White has completed the
plans for an eight-room club house for
the operatives of the Rock Hill Buggy
company It will be built and equip
ped by the company, and the opera,
tives will defray the expenses attacheo
to it's running. 1t will have a lecture
room. kindergarten room, reception
room, billiard room. etc., and Will be
built in a very pretty grove in the Oak
land section.
The city council did not order an
election on the question of buying the
waterworks and electric lights. At the
meeting Friday night, a petition, sign
ed by what purported to be majority
of the freeholders was presented;
but as the signatures included non
resident property owners, and the
names of several corporations, the
council was uniformed as to "hetn-
er signatures of this kind were
such as are contemplated by the law,
and. therefore, referred the petition
to the city attorney for his opinion on
the subject. Without these signatures
the petition would not show a majority
of the freeholders. A number who
signed the paper have since signified a
purpose to cancel their names, but the
petition having been received by the
council, there is some doubt whether
they have the lawful right to do so.
And so the matter hangs. Meanwhile,
the opponents of the proposition are
marshaling their forces for big
fight if the election should be ordered.
The U. D. c., Of this city, will play
Under the Southern Cross" in a short
time. The play is a very popular one
in the South, and I predict that 1t Will
be we'll presented here.
There are no other cases of varioloid
at the convict camp. The chaingang
is hard at work every day and they
have already greatly improved the no
ted Waters hill, and the country people
are delighted. They believe in the pres
ent county supervisor. He is a good
officer and is we'll sustained by his as
sistants at the camp. Mr.. Whitener,
too, has made many friends.
At the meeting of Bethel Presbytery,
held at Zion church, in this county, last
week. the White Memorial church, In
this city. was dissolved, and a COM
mission. consisting of E. B. Mobley, A.
r. Banks and X. S. Hanna, was ap-
pointed to grant letters Of dismiss1on
to the church of their choice. This
church was formerly known as the
White Chapel and it's pastor was the
lamented Rev. J. S. White. 1t is as
sumed that it's membership will be
largely merged into that of the First
church, which already has about 400
communicates.
Mr.. f. W. Myers, of the geological
survey, was in the city last week. He
spent a day on the Catawba and re-
ports that the damage by the recent
flood was not near so serious or as
widespread as in North Carolina.
Congressman Finley has the finest
wheat crop in this section; but wheat
is generally very good. The oat crop.
too. will turn out much better than was
expected. The reapers are busy now
and the farmers are anxious for week
or longer of warm sunshine.
All the recognized authorities agree
that the cotton crop Is unusually late,
and the condition, they say, is the low
est in 90 years. with one exception.
This would all be very satisfactory. If
the prospect here was good: but 1t Is
claimed not to be; though the farmers
are doubtless more frightened than
hurt. We saw cotton last year that
had not been chopped out" on the 4th
of July. and a good crop was gotten
from that same cotton.
The next session Of Winthrop college
will open on the 9th of October, three
weeks later than heretofore. But the
session will run three weeks later into
the next summer than this year. Pres
ident Johnson reports nearly $50 appli-
cations already.
Ice is again selling here for cent a
pound. Two weeks ago a nickel would
buy 10 pounds. That was on account
of competition. We now have but one
dealer. competition having been bought
out. and the price at once advanced
100 per cent. Competition is to be de-
sired: but it depends upon whose OK is
gored, If it is a good thing.