Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-05-03


missioner, will go over the ground with
the intention Of selecting a road from
Rock Hill to some point on the old
Neely's ferry road that Will be salts
factory to all parties and Of benefit to
the greatest number of persons In this
county. His plan is to leave the city
near the old Berry house, the present
home of DR.. Carothers, and run road
thence to the vicinity Of the Matthews
mill and from there to a point on
Dutchman creek about a mile below
the mill and quarter Of mile below
the present Dutchman creek bridge,
where a new bridge can be built with
elegible abutments on either side.
From that point the road will run
northward and intersect the Neely's
ferry road near the India Hook school
house. Mr.. Gordons idea Is that after
the creek is crossed, If the city of Rock
Hill decides to do so, it can build an
other road from that point on the
creek to the Catawba river bridge, and
in his judgment, he says, the river
bridge would be nearer Rock Hill by
that route thanby what Is known as the
lower route. When he goes over the
road he will also be accompanied by
an engineer, and later the route will be
surveyed. This is good compromise
and if Rock Hill IS ever to have
short road to the river, 1t ought to be
accepted without any further bicker-
ings. The commissioners are disposed
to consult the convenience of the peo-
pie of the India Hook section, and II
any part of the road Is ever to be oullt
by the commissioners, 1t will doubt
less be with that intention in view, and
we may as we'll accept the inevitable
and fall into line. There can be no
question about it, the road proposed by
the commissioners will suit the largest
number of people in the county and be
Of more benefit to Rock Hill than the
other route. 1t will open up the way
for many people living high up In
Ebenezer township as we'll as in Beth
ell township to reach this city easily
and by short route over good road
besides, according to Mr.. Gordon s
idea, and possibly he is right, the Cit
izens of Fort Mill, desiring to come To
Rock Hill, would have no farther to
travel by this new route than II the
lower road had been selected and put
into use.
GASTON.
Gastonia Gazette, April 90: Speak
ing Of Indian relics, Mr.. r. N. Hol-
land says there are number In the
field right In front Of his house, as II
the red men once had a village there
or a work yard, or maybe a burial
ground. Cleaning out an old spring
sometime ago, he found the pieces OF
an Indian pot in "A big arrow heao
has been added to our collection OF
Indian relics. For this we have to
thank Chief Alexander. He found II
in a Negros pocket the year the water
works bitches were dug. TWO OF the
diggers had a difficulty and one had
this arrow head in his pocket, presum-
ably as a weapon of offense and Ge-
fense in case of emergency. THE
fight for the Gastonia postoff1ce bids
fair to be one before which the coming
municipal contest will have to pale Its
Intellectual fires. Postmaster Jen-
kinss term expires next January, and
among the candidates to succeed him
we are advised that the following are
to be numbered: Mr.. P. M. Rhyme
Mr.. A. K. Loftin, and Esquire B. G.
Bradley. An extensively signed petit
ton for the last named and most eS-
cellent gentleman was in circulation
yesterday. There may be other can
didates and some interesting develop
ments later on. We shall have to walt
and see. After lingering for fiVe
weeks between life and death In an At
lanta hospital, Mr.. oliver w. Davis
passed quietly away at o'clock, At
lanta time Friday morning, April the
25th. At the time Of his death, he was
in his seventy first year, having beer
born November the 2Sth, 1881, at the
old Annie Kincaid place near town
Mr.. Davis was first married August 20
1854, the bride being Miss Janette w
Bradley, a daughter Of Mr.. Joseph w
Bradley. To them were born IL chill
dren, only six of whom are now living
They are Mrs. ]. T. Grist, Of Lenoir
Mrs. c. w. Boyd, Mrs. ]. r. Fayssoux
Mrs. Ben Craig, Messrs. w. N. ami Il
l.. Davis, of Gastonia. Mr. Davis's Sec
ond wife was Miss Lydia c. Harmon
daughter of Mr.. Haywood Harmon
of Elbethel, the marriage having taken
place April 10, 1877. The surviving
brothers Of the deceased are Mr.. Isaac
N. Davis, Of Gastonia, and Mr.. Robert
M. Davis who, when heard from year
ago, was living in the Indian Terrific
ry. Messrs. ]. Calvin Davis and Ma
than C. Davis, half brothers, and Mrs
Nancy A. Kiser, a half sister, are liv-
ing in Texas. The funeral was con-
Quoted in the Main Street Methodist
church at 10 o'clock Sunday morning,
by Dr. H. F. Chreitzberg, assisted by
DR.. A. M. ChreitZberg. The church
was filled with friends and relatives
of the deceased. The interment took
place Immediately afterward in the
city cemetery, where, surrounded by
the family and a host of friends, his
body was tenderly consigned to It's last
resting place. The pail bearers were
Capt. j. @. Holland, Mr.. Geo. A. Gray,
Mr.. w. H. Jenkins, Mr.. Geo. w. Will
son, Mr. John F. Love, Capt. K. l..