Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-04-29
ROCK HILL HAPPENINGS.
Tho New Bank--Missionary Confer
enee-Grided School Teaehers-The
Bloomer GirIs-Coneert at Winthrop

no New 6ank-mlSSiohdry SoHIeF
enee-Graded School Teaehers-The
BIoomer GirIs-Concert at Winthrop
-Other Notes.
Correspondence Of the Yorkville ENQUIRER.
Rock HILL, April 27.-The Bank Of
Rock Hill will open for business on
Monday, May 4th. Cashier Albertson
with his wife, has been in the city lor
several days, and he Is very busy az
ranging. the details for the opening.
The old building has been improved,
the fixtures rearranged, and Will I've
ready In day or two for the new bus
mess.
announced that the missionary confer
ence Of this district will be held at
st. Johns church, beginning May 5th
and continuing through the 7th. Rep
resentatives from all Of the churches
of Rock Hill district will be present.
and several visitors of prominence
will be heard. The opening sermon
will be preached by Rev. E. 0. wat
son, now Of Charleston, but VINO e was
at one time pastor Of the church mere;
Many Of Mr.. Watson's old friends and
members will be glad to hear him
again.
tees Of the graded school Friday even
ing, the following teachers were re-
elected for next year: Supt. j.. Z.
Cork, Misses Emma Roach, mary
Roach, Claude Godfrey, Roberta Ward
law, Margaret Anderson ana Messrs. @
J. K. Owens and E. w. Hall: MISS
Mary Mealing resigned, and will pur-
sue her studies at Chicago UNIVERSE
ty. This causes one vacancy in the
faculty. which will be filled later.
Two men have pitched tent near
Laurel street church and are conduct
ing religious services therein. They
are Wesleyan Methodist. They come
unannounced and do not seem to have
of the ministers Of our town.
The second half Of the city's taxes
IS about due, and Treasurer c. S. May
will open his books on the 1st OF May,
for collection Of the same.
The three room store building which
IS being erected on the corner OF De-
pot and White streets, will soon be
completed. They will be occupied by
Messrs. Nicholson, Cook and JORDAN
who will carry on grocery business.
The new schedule on the Southern
between Rock Hill and Yorkville Is
not very satisfactory to our people. II
is impossible to 60 to Yorkville and
back the same day, and about the only
advantage given by the change Is that
we have an early train from Charles
ton.
Quite a number Of men from York
vile came over Friday to see the game
and a team from this place. The
game resulted in q score OF IL to l0
against the boys Saturdays game
was not played on account OF rain,
though a few went to the grounds,
hoping that 1t would clear off.
Tonight at Winthrop college was
given the annual concert, the sixth
and last number Of the Star course
The members Of the faculty, with a
programme Miss Lumpkin gave two
readings and responded to two en-
cores, being we'll received in each
number. The singing Of Miss McCobb
was applauded, and the work OF Mr..
Bauer, at the piano, was In keeping
with his high reputation. The chorus
of college girls gave a splend1d rem.
dition Of Schuman's "The Gypsies,"
and the two Scotch songs sally IN
Red. Red Rose" The songs were
greatly enjoyed by the audience, and
the girls were roundly applauded.-
Judge Townsend came to the city
Saturday and paid to the Misses
Roach $500, the. price at which the
government bought the site Tor the
postoffice building. The Misses Roach
will be given thirty days after formal
notice, in which to remove all build
ings. Judge Townsend had no idea
when such notice will be sent.
Mayor Hull heard case tonight
which drew quite number Of people
to the council chamber and three
hours passed before all Of the evidence
was in His honor generally dispatch
es business with marked rapidity, but
this was an unsual case.
It seems that there was frolic go
ing on at Mr.. Crawford Duncan.s
house at the Arcade mill. Mr.. j. L.
Montgomery was feeling good and
passed the hat around for contribu-
tions to pay the fiddlers. Mr.. D. Nc
Kenzie was present and In some way
a fight commenced, in which a young
lady was struck in the face. The may
or sifted the question, and fined Mr..
J. L. Montgomery $25 for being drunk
and disorderly.