Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-01-04
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News and Comment That II of More
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News and Comment That II of More
or Less Local Interest.
YORK.
Rock Hill Herald, January 1: Rev.
Mr.. McArn, Of Cheraw, who has been
called to the First Presbyterian church
of Rock Hill; visited the church Sum-
day and preached two strong sermons.
The feeling Of the congregation Is that
they have made no mistake in calling
Mr.. McArn, but he has not stated his
purpose, however, but it is believed he
will accept. Rev. J. w. C.. Johnson.
rector Of the Church Of Our Saviour
in this city. visited Birmingham, Ala,
as was announced in this paper he
would and has decided to accept the
call to st. Mary's Episcopal church IN
that city and will, with his family.
leave Rock Hill about February 1st. AS
we have said before, the removal or
Mr.. Johnson will be a very regratable
loss to Rock Hill. The former came to
Rock Hill in October, 1895, and the next
year he became the rector Of this par
ish. In 1897 he was married to MISS
Arabelle, the eldest daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. w. Blackburn Wilson, a
young woman of great charm Of mind
and heart as we'll as Of person and man
ner, and since that time the family mas
been closely allied with Rock Hill, and
in leaving this city they will say good
bye to a large circle Of sincere friends
who feel bound to them with hooks or
steel. :. The Manchester Cotton mill
has declared its customary semi-annual
dividend Of 4 per cent, payable today.
The Manchester Is a prospering insti-
tuition. Louis Perry, colored far
mer whose crop was all seized for
debt, committed suicide in Lancaster
the day before Christmas. He went In
to the belfry Of Negro church, about
six miles south Of Lancaster, and tying
the bell cord around his neck, tumbled
out Of the window. When discovered
life was extinct. Mr.. E. L. Dye,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Dye. of
Edgmoor, and Miss Mollie Rivers,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs T. F. Rivers,
of this city, were married at the A. r.
P. parsonage at Leslie Thursday after
noon by Rev. oliver Johnson, a number
of friends of the contracting parties
being present to witness the nuptials.
After the ceremony the happy couple
left for the home Of the groom's pa
rents at Edgmoor, where they spent
the night. The next day they came to
Rock Hill and boarded the train for
Salisbury, N. c., where they will reside
in the future, Mr.. Dye having a good
position with the branch house Of E.
M. Andrews. Mr.. D. w. Davis, the
energetic depot market man, was In
deed Santa Claus in the homes OF a
number Of poor families Of our city
Appreciating their necessity he, the
day before Christmas. sent them beef
sausage and pork enough to last them
through the Christmas day.. There
was a Christmas frolic on the Cowan
place, three miles east Of Rock Hill, the
night before Christmas. A number OF
the dusky beaux and damsels made the
scene a very merry one; but Rock
Hill darkey, one Sol Wynn, broke up
the holiday fun by his having attempt
ed to shoot into the floor, plowing in
stead a ridge down his own leg for
distance of several inches. After the
explosion the gay scene came to close
Wynn struck out for Rock Hill, but as
we are informed, since then he has
since made himself scarce on the
streets. :. .. Sunday night the depot OF
the Seaboard Air Line at Edgmoor was
entered by robbers whose evident In
tention was to rob the safe. The rob-
bers gained entrance through a win
dow, and once inside they began the
work in hand by breaking the safes
combination and then knocking the
hinges off. But with this accomplish
ed they were still unable to enter the
safe, as the inner door furnished an
obstacle they were unable to remove.
After working some time. the ROBBERS,
who were evidently not experts, gave
up the job and left. leaving hammer
and a small anvil. The purpose of the
latter Is not known. Before leaving,
the robbers secured a package Of rum
from the express office, carried 1t about
a half mile, when they opened the bun
die, and after emptying a quart bottle,
threw the bottle away. They carried
the balance off.
CHESTER.
Lantern, December 81: Capt. Bart
lett J. Witherspoon, of Lancaster, has
invited guests to attend the marriage
of his daughter Mary Elizabeth, to the
Rev. Joseph Kirkpatrick Hall, of Guth-
riesville, Wednesday, January 8, 1902,
at l. p. m...... Mr.. and Mrs. w. w.
Boyce, Of Rock Hill, were in town Fri
day on their way to Due West to WIS.,
it relatives. .. Miss Ella Bigham and
Mr.. Wishert were married last Tuesday
morning according to appointment.
DR.. H. E. Mcconnell and Miss Lizzie
Simpson, and Rev. ]. R. Millen and
Miss Lois Simpson. were married at
Hickory Grove on Thursday evening.
..... Last Wednesday night the store
building of Mr.. B. A. Ragsdale, OF
RossviIe, was broken open, robbed,
blown up with dynamite and burned to
ashes. 1t appeared that there had been
a charge at each end of the building,
one explosion followed the other. When
Mr.. Ragsdale went out a shot was
fired, no doubt with the purpose of in
timidating him. There are suspicious
as to the guilty party; but nothing to