Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-02-08
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Rock Hill Herald, FeDruary o. "A
very pleasant social event was given
by Mrs. w. j. Roddey last Friday. 1t
was an afternoon affair from four to
six and was given in honor of Mrs. j.
D. Wylie, of Lancaster. The following
were present: Mesdames H. B. Buist,
E. R. Avery, J. J. Hull, ]. M. Cherry,
I. B. Dunlap, W. G.. Whitner, W. B.
Dunlap, o. S. Poe.......Last Sunday
morning, at an early hour, Lille, the
6-year-old daughter of Scott and Ka-
tie Davis, colored people living In the
western part Of the city, was horri-
bly, burned by her clothing catching
afire while her father was absent and
her mother was at the we'll. The lit
tie one ran into the yard, a pillar OF
fire. She died yesterday morning.
The poor mother was on the streets
yesterday asking aims t. bury the
little one. Occasionally a few
bales of cotton are seen on the streets,
but the receipts for this season have
about ended. The holding Of cotton
was not so general this year as usual
from all accounts and there will be
little cotton on the market in the
spring. =. President D. B. johnson
has written the following letter con-
cerning the proposed visit Of the Win
throp student body to Charleston In
May: Rock Hill, S. c., January 81,
Assist
ant Director General, South Carolina
Interstate and West Indian EXPOSE
tion, Charleston, S. C.-Dear Sir: l
fully appreciate the value to teachers
and scholars of a trip to the exposi-
ton, and am now trying to arrange
to take the students Of this college
down in a body during the time which
you mentioned in your letter of the
2Oth The plan to have an Education
al Day or week meets with my hearty
approval. I have not yet been able
to secure satisfactory railroads rates,
but hope to do so with your assist
ance. VIII you please see what you
can do towards securing special rate
for schools and colleges during Educa-
tional Week?". ....Rev. M. 2. Hall,
colored, had a narrow escape from
drowning at the Starr bridge on Fish
ing creek Sunday morning. He was
in a buggy and going westward had
crossed the bridge, but the creek be-
ing badly swollen from the rain the
night before, the depression beyond
was flooded and the water was rum
ming swift. He drove in, not know
ing the danger. His horse was una
BILE to stem the tide with the buggy
attached, so he jumped into the water
at the risk of his life and cut the har-
ness, freeing the horse, which swan
back to the bridge and crossed to the
side from which he had come. He
then had to save himself, and as it
was he lost his overcoat and hat. Al
ter getting out of the water he obtain
ed help and recovered his buggy and
later his horse.
CHESTER.
Lantern, February a: Revs. DR.. ]. c.
Galloway, Of Gastonia, and G. r.
White, of Griffith, N. c., are here to
attend a meeting Of the A. R. P. home
mission board. Other members are
probably here ALSO. you have not
been vaccinated, you stand a pretty
good chance to get smallpox, even If
you avoid the houses that are decora-
ted with yellow flags. We saw man
yesterday pushing his way along a
crowded sidewalk, whose face seemed
to be about the scaly stage. 1t was
said that it had not been more than
two or three weeks since he first took
the disease. Negroes can be seen al
most any day in about the same con-
dition as the man described. Fri
day evening c. G. Griffin and A. c.
Small, both colored, had some difficulty
and Griffin drew his revolver and fired
four times. One bullet took effect In
SmalPs leg: but he was able to be
about the next day. AS soon as Grif-
fin realized what he had done he tried
to make good his escape: but In this
he was not successful. He was before
the mayor next morning and was fined
$40 and was turned over to the sheriff.
He is now lodged in Jail awaiting court
on the charge Of assault with deadly
weapon with intent to kill. Yesterday
morning Alf Johnson was before the
mayor for not paying. license. He was
discharged upon promising to pay the
license within three days. Fred Roof
was fined $40 for drunk and disorderly
conduct. When President Roose-
Welt visits Charleston he will present
sword to Major Micah Jenkins. Gen.
Wade Hampton selected the express
sions from President Roosevelt's letter
which will be engraved on the scabbard
Of the sword. The following are the
expressions that were selected by Gen
eral Hampton: II do not believe that In
the whole service could be found a
braver or more gallant soldier" I'm
short, he showed himself in every way
worthy of his gallant father, the Con-
federate general" ....Mr. j. Aubrey
Rice was killed in head-end collision
20 miles from Savannah early yester-
day morning. He was so badly crushed
that he died in an hour. The engineer
and fireman jumped and escaped. The
crew of the freight train. laden with
rock, misunderstood orders, ran past
the meeting place. and met the fast
passenger train. The remains Of Mr..
Rice will be buried at Union today.
Mr.. Rice was an excellent young man.
He ran for a number of years on the