Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-01-28
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FROM CONTEMPORARIES.
News and Comment That II of More
or Less Local Interest.


jamie Oates, sister Of the late Isaac
Oates Of this county and Of R. M. and
David Oates, of Charlotte, died We'd
nesday at the home of Mrs. Sarah
Oates, four miles south Of this city,
aged Sc years. Thursday her remains
were buried in Laurelwood cemetery in
this city by Rev. w. L. Lingle. The
deceased was a native Of CASTOR coun-
ty, N. c., and was raised there; but
came to York about twenty years ago,
and has since been resident of the
county. Miss Bonnie Oates, Of Char
lotte, who was her niece, attended the
funeral. .. ~ Drs. ]. r. Miller, w. G.
Stevens, W. w. Fennell and A. s. Lynn
have purchased the hospital building
and have applied for charter for the
Rock Hill Private Hospital, the ply
sicians named being the corporators.
1t is understood, however, that DR.. w.
Gill Wylie, Of New York, will be con-
nected with the hospital as a stock
holder and consulting physician and
surgeon. The capital stock Of the as
sociation will be $4,000, divided into so
shares Of 500 each. The building has
been completed and has been built
hospitals, special care having been TAX
en- as to sanitation and ventilation.
The building is already wired for lights
and the plumbing Is a fine piece of
| work. Connection will at once be
made with the city water-works and its
supply will be drawn from that source.
AS soon as organized the association
will make a proposition to buy from
the Kings Daughters the beds, mat
tresses, bath tubs, hot water tanks,
ETC.. that were bought by them for hos
pital uses, all being new and unused,
and the association has already on
hands furniture for the operating
rooms, all new and Of approved de-
signs. It Is expected that the hospital
will be open for the reception Of pa
tients about the middle Of February
and by that time it will be fully equip
ped with everything that may be need
ed for such an institution. A matron
and trained nurses will be employed
and the food will be prepared by an
experienced hospital cook. The hospit-
al will have a pay department and
ward department. It IS expected that
the latter will be largely maintained
by the Kings Daughters and the city
council. A proposition will be made to
each Of these bodies that will permit
them to send needy patients to the hos
pital, where they will receive medical
and surgical attention free, the only
cost being board, nursing, medical and
surgical dressing. The purchase Of the
hospital property and the organization
Of the hospital along the lines indi-
Gated disposes Of a problem after the
failure Of the Rock Hill Hospital asso-
citation to put the institution on its
feet. A well-conducted, we'll equipped
hospital in our city will be very i'm
portant addition and organized along
the liberal lines proposed will prove
blessing to unfortunate humanity.
CHESTER.
Lantern, January %: Mr.. w. H. Ros-
borough, Of this place, has received
the appointment as phosphate inspec-
tor and we are glad to offer our con-
gratulations. Mrs. G. w. Quinlan,
who was a very welcome visitor among
her relatives and friends in town for
few days, returned to her home, near
Wellridge, Wednesday,. Engineer
James Hamilton expects to have all
connections made with the Sandy Riv-
er pumping station within three or four
days, so that water can be forced into
the standpipe in abundance if neces-
sary The creek water will not be used
until the filter Is installed, unless an
emergency should arise. The Baptist
pastorium had narrow escape from
fire Wednesday night. The entire
family had gone to the church to at
tend the services when Mr.. Shelton re-
turned to the pastorium. A small lamp
that had been left in the hall to light
the family on their return had explod-
ed and the wall nearby was ready to
burst into flame as Mr.. Shelton ar
rived. The blaze was easily extinguish-
ed; but would not have been If Mr..
| Shelton had arrived a few minutes
later. Practically 10 damage was done.
| 49,. Sheriff John E. Cornwell received
telegram from Memphis yesterday
saying that his step-mother, Mrs. Alice
M. Cornwell, died in that city about z
a. m. The remains are expected to ar
rive here this evening and will be bur-
| led at Woodward church tomorrow.
Mrs. Cornwell went to Memphis last
week for treatment. She had been suf-
| fering with some stomach trouble for
some time; yet she kept going about.
| 1t will be remembered that less than
| two months ago, November 25th, her
oldest sister, Mrs. Mockbee, died in
Memphis. The surviving sisters are
Mrs. M. M. Durham, Mrs. L. M. Doug
/ lass and Mrs. T. ]. Cunningham.
The experience Of some purchasers Of
fertilizers last year teaches that it will
be we'll to weigh the sacks you buy be-
fore you open them. We have been
told Of a lot that was received at a
station in this county last year which
was found short fifteen pounds to the
sack, the value of the shortage
amounting to $22 on a single car load.
The merchants who were handling the
goods, either on their own motion or at
the suggestion Of some Of their GUS
toners, weighed the sacks, with the re-
| suits stated above. The shortage in