Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-03-04
Miseellaneons &eadin9.
FROM CONTEMPORARIES
New. and Comment That IL Of More
or Less Local Interest.

or Less Local Interest.
YORK.
Rock Hill Herald, February %; Cap
tain Albergottie, whose home is IN
Blacksburg, was in the city Thursday
on the way to Orangeburg to spend a
few days with his father and mother.
Capt. Albergottie is one Of the popular
and accommodating conductors on the
Charleston division Of the Southern.
Mr.. w. H. Wylfe. with force OF twen-
ty-five Of the Catawba Power compa-
ny's hands from the dam and thirty
from the farms along the road. under
Overseer Baker, put in three days or
this week working the road from Ebe-
nezer to the dam and put 1t In fine fix.
It was before in a horrible plight and
altogether impossible for loaded wag-
ons. The section through the Dutch
man Creek bottoms was covered with
heavy stones and then were crushed
with sledge hammers in such a manner
as to render passage over the road
comparatively easy. Thirteen wagons
were engaged In hauling rock for sew
eral days. At the last meeting OF the
county commissioners an order was is-
sued for the road to be put in good con-
dition as possible, but as nothing was
done, Mr.. Wylie interested the Power
company and the neighbors and they
went ahead and did the work them
selves, and they are deserving the
thanks of the travelling public. 1.-THE
Observer says that the contract for the
brick work Of the new mill OF the
Highland Park company, to be buiit III
Charlotte, has been let to Mr.. X. A.
Brown, of Concord, and the wood work
to Mr.. A. X. Loftin, Of Gastonia- The
plant will cost about 100000. Mr.. c.
w. Johnson, secretary and treasurer OF
the Highland Park Manufacturing
company, informed an Observer repor-
ter Thursday that his company had
decided to build a power plant on
Sugar creek, 1000 feet from the new
mill and about one mile from the Cling
ham mill, owned also by the company.
The power works will cost 100000 Tor
the entire plant. The power plant Will
have 1000 horse power and will gener-
ate electricity to run both the Gingham
mill and the new mill; and the two
mills will be the first electric driven
plants in North Carolina. The elec-
tricity will be generated or operated
through induction motors. The new
mill, which will be called the Highland
Park Manufacturing Company plant
No. 8, will consist Of two buildings.
One will be one story high and $50 feet
long by 125 feet wide; the other will be
two stories high and will also be $50
feet long by 125 feet wide. The mill
will employ over 800 operatives and will
have $4,000 spindles and 1000 looms.
The Gingham mill, which is considered
large plant, has only 500 operatives.
The No. mill will make speciality OF
ginghams, and will give the Highland
Park company total Of $1,000 spindles
on ginghams alone.
LANCASTER.
Ledger, February %: A THIEF enter
ed the meat house Of Mr.. John H.
Steele, at Dwight last Wednesday night
and relieved him of 300 pounds Of fresh
meat. The blood hounds were put on
the trail of the thief the following
morning but could only follow 1t a
short distance. There is strong sus-
picion as to who the thief is, but no
arrests have yet been made. The ele-
CANT country home Of Miss M. G.
Thomasson, an aunt of our townsman,
Mr.. ]. T. Thomasson, five miles north
east of Yorkville, was destroyed by hre
Wednesday night last about 10 O'CLOCK.
The explosion Of lamp in Miss Thom-
asson's room upstairs while she was
preparing to retire occasioned the fire.
Miss Thomasson as soon as the accl-
dent occurred, endeavored to smother
out the burning oil by throwing blan-
kets and bedding on the flames, but the
oil had spread so over the floor that her
efforts were fruitless. In her attempt
to extinguish the fire Miss Thomasson
had both her hands burned, the lett
one severely. Her apron caught afire
and was burned nearly off and but for
the fact her clothing was wool she
would doubtless have lost her life. The
building, furnishings, etc., destroyed
were valued at about $1,000, with only
about $475 Of insurance. In addition
she also had about $500 in money burn
ed. Miss Thomasson lived alone with
an aged brother who was down stairs
at the time, and who was attracted by
his sisters screams, but was unable
to render her any assistance.
CHESTER.
y Lantern, February q: Mr.. Thos. c.
Howe and Miss Chapella Howe,
daughter Of Mrs. s. A. Howe, Of Bas-
comville, were married Wednesday by
the Rev. J. w. Neely..... Mr.. ]. Nix
on Stringfellow, teller Of the CONNER
cial bank, and Miss Daisy Braun, Of
Boston, were married yesterday even
ing at the residence Of Judge Gage. by
the Rev. H. o. Judd, Of the Episcopal
church. Miss Braun, now Mrs. String
fellow, has been visiting Mrs. Kate Da-
Vega. Her acquaintances are not at all
surprised at Mr.. Stringfellow's .wooing
one SO attractive, and congratulate him
now that he has won. The marriage,
however, came as a complete sur
prise. Sheriff J. E. Cornwell told US
Wednesday that he had been at Fraser
Hardin's and saw twenty squirrels that
were killed on one tree. This reminds
US Of war times, when the woods were
alive with squirrels and they frollicked
over shade trees in the yard, knowing