Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-05-03
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YORK.
Rock Hill Herald, April 80: The fol-
lowing left yesterday for visit to
the exposition: Mr.. and Mrs. T. A.
Barron, Mrs. Brevard Fewell, Mrs. F.
H. London, Miss. ]. E. Parker, Mrs.
E. E. Cloud, Mrs. Mollie Cobb. Misses
Annie Miller, Ida and Della Ormand.
The store of Mr.. S. w. Alexander,
on depot street, was entered by burg
lar Sunday morning before day and
ladies gold watch valued at s25 taken
therefrom. AS yet there is no clue to
the robbery ..... The association of
male singers that was organized in this
city last Friday night by Mr.. Alexan-
der Smythe, is to be known as the Con-
federate Glee Club of Rock Hill. The
members are Messrs. c. E. Vail and
Wilson Moore, first tenor; Alexander
Smythe and w. R. Simpson, second
tenor; A. H. White and r. E. Sadler,
first base; J. M. Russell and E. E.
Poag, second base; J. E. Reid, organ
list, and Alexander Smythe director.
The object of the club Is one that ap-
peals to our people. 1t Is to be of SER
vice to the public without price, espe-
cially at church services, on memorial
occasions and at social gatherings.
The first appearance Of the club, so lar
as has been arranged. will be at Ebe-
nezer on the afternoon Of the 18th of
May, when it will assist the ladies of
that church in the memorial cere-
monies. Such an organization has long
been needed in our city. Later on it Is
Iexpected the membership will be In
creased to 16, or perhaps a greater
number. 80. David Hutchison, colored
aged "a years, was before Magistrate
Beckham Monday for criminally as
saulting a 11-year-old girl by the name
of Hanna Massey, also colored. He
was sent to Jail to await trial at the
next term of court. The first straw
berries we have seen this year We're
sent to this office Monday by DR.. W..
lR. Simpson. The doctor is a success
full grower. He has four varieties in
his garden, selected so that when the
fruit of one is exhausted that of anoth-
er is just coming into berry. The
strawberry crops, cultivated and wild,
promise to be abundant this year. The
Wilmington Star of Saturday says:
lone thousand crates Of strawberries
were shipped from points along the W.
& w. railroad yesterday in addition
to good shipments from along the A. &
Y. and w. c.. & A. roads. This week
will witness tremendous activity
Throughout the entire strawberry belt
Extra trains will oegin running by the
middle of the week and thousands and
thousands of crates of berries will be
Irushed to the north. The prices thus
far have been very good indeed and
the prospects remain very bright for
the most successful season in the his
tory of the trucking industry in this
section. Pursuant to call, the
Rock Hill Democratic club met in the
lefty council chamber last Saturday.
President r. T. Fewell called the meet
ling to order and explained its object
THE first business in order was the
|election of officers for the ensuing two
Years. The following were chosen:
lPresident-R. T. Fewell. Secretary
and treasurer-W. ]. Cherry, Member
Icounty executive committee-J. ]. Hull
On motion the president was author
lied to appoint an executive commit
tee consisting of three members of the
club. T. C. Beckham, I. B. Dunlap and
j. B. Johnson were selected. A motion
was adopted that after the club list
used in the last election shall have been
revised by the executive committee
and the secretary, that the list be rec
|ognized by the club as it's roll and that
lit then be turned over to the secretary
for the enrolment of other names. A
Icommittee, consisting of ]. ]. Hull, L.
C. Beckham and J. ]. Waters was, on
motion, appointed to nominate ticket
for delegates and alternates to attend
the county convention on the 9th Of
May, the ticket to be recommended to
llnG CluD lIle plSSlISl SiCSIioA w ~
held in the afternoon. The committee
returned and reported the following:
For delegates-R. T. Fewell, ]. E.
Massey, sr., w. C. Wherry, c. H. Bran
son, J. w. Rawlinson, w. H. Wylie. T.
|C. Beckham, w. H. Moore, f. w. Co.
|mer, G. A. Buchanan, J. A. Westbrook
lw. ]. Cherry, ]. N. McElwee, ]. j.
Waters, A. H. Greene, w. B. Wilson,
Sr., J. A. Shinn, A. f. Smith, E. r.
Avery, A. II. White. ]. w. Marshall
w. H. Cowan, J. j. Hull, R. D. Owens
]. B. Heath. ]. A. Willeford, J. F. Win
Igate, w. H. GLADDEN.. Alternates-J.
w. ONeal, w. ]. Roddey, A. c. Fen
nell, R. D. Boyd, ]. B. Rawls. E. E.
Poag, H. r. McFadden, ]. NJ. Cherry
J. G. Steele, H. c. Green, Sidney Fried
helm, L. c. Harrison, w. A. Presley,
J. r. London, H. J. tinker, T. L. john
lston Ed Fewell, r. II. Peacock. j. l..
Dabbs, w. J. Poag J. P. Kinard. w.
w. Boyce, U. c. Partlow, w. G. Reid,
B. Ferguson. G. A. Cowan. In the pre-
cinct election held in the afternoon the
above ticket was elected without op-
position-55 votes being cast. Messrs.
j. F. Wingate ]. NJ. Ivy and ]. b.
Rawls were the managers Of the cleo
tion.. Mr.. ]. F. Gordon, the energetic
county supervisor, was in the city on
Monday, being on the way to Charles
ton with Mrs. Gordon. He is in the
field for reelection and says so far he