Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-07-19
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YORK.
Rock Hill Herald, July 16: The num-
ber of drunk men in town Saturday
night was uncommonly large. The
blind tigers are f1ourishing, debauchins
everybody with whom tney come In
contact. The condition is such as the
people seem to like and thus it will con-
tinue. No institution in the town seems
to be as popular as the blind tiger and
at the same time it Is debauching more
young men then ever the barrooms
did. There is no farce like unto that of
our prohibition" law.......Mr. A. G.
Holmes has been considered a good
baseball pitcher, and has been holding
the box for the Highland Park team.
While practicing last Saturday he
twisted his arm IN throwing curved
ball and as the ball left his hand his
arm dropped by his side. The effort
was such as to break the bone in his
arm. The fracture is unusual mas
much at it is twisted. Mr.. r. B.
Robertson, an Ebenezer farmer, was In
town Monday with his wagon and team
of mules. He had gotten load of gro
ceries, and when at the dinner hour he
was driving over the Laurel street
crossing of the S. c. G. Ga. Elk. road.
the track being obscured by the ROCK
Hill Buggy Co.'S buildings, an engine
and tender, the latter in front, sud-
denly appeared. running at great speed
and struck the wagon midway Of the
body. just after the mules had gotten
across and only a moment after Mr..
Robertson had jumped to save him
self. The cowcatcher caught the wag-
on under the beam and showed 1t on
the track, crushing one fore and one
hind wheel completely. overturned the
body and scattering sugar and tearing
flour sacks, but not damaging the lat
ter especially. Mr.. Robertson will pre-
sent a bill for damages to the railroad
authorities. The Laurel street crossing
is death trap and considering the
rate Of speed at which trains run over
it and the absolute impossibility for a
train approaching from the east to be
seen, it is marvellous that a bloody
tragedy has not been enacted there
long ago. With the view of protection
at this very crossing and several 9TH
ers in town, the council recently adopt
ed an ordinance prohibiting trains from
running at as great speed, perhaps
not over six or eight miles an hour, but
the ordinance has not yet been drafted
by the city attorney. Mr. w. w.
Miller having completed the survey of
the two routes of the proposed roads
from Rock Hill to the county bridge
over the Catawba, the county commits
sioners will go over the routes tomor-
row, for the purpose of making an in
spection. and during the day will hold
q meeting at which representatives of
the Commercial club and all citizens of
city and county who may feel an in
terest in the matter will be present.
The survey from the city's center in
front of the Central hotel to the brluge
shows that there is practically no diff
ference in the distance between what
is known as the upper and lower routes,
the measurements being six and two
tenths miles by one route, and about gu
feet less by the other. By the upper
route it is proposed to run the road by
a point near the Matthews mill, leaving
town near the home Of DR.. CarotherS.
Dutchman's creek will be crossed be-
low the Neely's ferry road bridge,
where a fine bridge site can be obtain
ed. Beyond the creek the road will
fork one prong running to the bridge,
while the other will intersect the
Neelys ferry road about 200 yards
southwest of the India Hook school
house. the road affording the upper
section along the river an easy and de-
srable way to come to Rock Hill. The
county, according to its proposition,
will construct the road by the upper
road from the Carotherss place to the
point where 1t intersects the Neely's
ferry road, a distance of four and a
half miles, but the prong leading from
Dutchman creek to the bridge, dis
tance of 5000 feet, will have to be built
by other means, while, we suppose, If
the lower route should be preferred, the
county will build from the state farm
to the bridge-that is, the county will
open the road over that distance. The
saving in distance to the bridge by
either of the proposed new routes as
compared with the old road through
Ebenezer will be exactly two miles.
By the old road the distance is 2-1O
miles, while by either of the new routes
the distance will be 62-10. The dis
tance from Rock Hill to the Neely's
house. is $40 Of a mile shorter than
to the same point by the road through
F,beneZer. and being over better route
the consideration for the people of
Bethel township even to come to Rock
Hill to trade will be very great.
CHESTER.
Lantern, July Is: The following
young ladies stood the examination on
Saturday for the Winthrop scholarship:
Misses Esther Boyd, Jessie Boyd. IA
chel Boyd, Ocey Corkill. Susie Dixon.
Mayme Darby, Mary l.. Gibson, Daisy
Guy, Maud Guy, Margie Leckie. Lillian
McKeown, Mary McKeown, Kate Nc
Lure. Katie Ragsdale. Barnette Spratt,
Ila B. Page. Marion Waters and Kate
White. The examinations for the W.
mans Federation's scholarships were
also held Saturday under the direction
of Mrs. A. G. Brlce. Misses Ada Car