Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-04-25
ROCK HILL HAPPENINGS.
Died on the Train-Meetings at tho
Baptist Church-Commeneem Ex-
ercises-Complaint About Freight
Rafes
,rrespondence Of the Yortvills Enquirer.

Rock HILL, April 23.-Gus Wav-
ra died on the train between Smiths
and Chester yesterday evening.
The circumstances connected with
the death are very sad, and all
Of the facts cannot be stated with
printer. He was in hard luck. In
fact, he seems to have been down IN
the world. Last Saturday Mr.. ]. ].
Hull, of The Herald, sent him a ticket
to Spartanburg in response to re-
quest for work. Wavra did not reach
town until Tuesday, and even then
he was not able to go to work. How
ever, he reported for duty the next
morning, worked for something like
an hour, when he complained Of be-
ing nervous and dizzy. He left the
Herald Office for a walk, and nothing
more was heard Of him here until last
night. 1t seems that he walked down
the Southern track and was found In
the afternoon near Smiths. His mind
was deranged; but he knew his name
and said that he had relatives in Co
lumbia in the railroad shops. The
conductor Of No. rs took him aboard
his train, intending to carry him to
Chester, but before reaching that place
1t was found that Wavra was dead.
Physicians examined the body, and 1t
Is understood that alcoholism was de-
clared to be the cause Of death.
Large congregations have been at
tending the series Of. services con-
Baptist church. He breaches every
morning at II and again in the even
ing at 8 o'clock. The preacher is an
attractive speaker and delivers his
message with marked simplicity and
force.
At Laurel Street Methodist church,
services will begin Sunday, and Rev.
r. S. Truesdale will again be heard by
our people. 49,.
Rock Hills commencement season Is
drawing near, and 1t seems that the
programme will be an especially at
tractive one. In fact the city will be
called upon to turn her thoughts to
commencements and to schools for
school will close on the 22nd Of May,
the usual exercises are now being
planned. The school has had a re-
markably smooth and satisfactory
years work. June the 3rd, 1t Is un-
derstood, is the date Of Winthrops
commencement; and the Citadel cadets
will arrive about the middle Of June
for a two weeks encampment.
The States big Summer school will
begin on June the 22nd, and continue
for four weeks. Thus 1t Is sure that
our people are to have their minds
turned towards the school question In
way not enjoyed by many towns and
cities. ,..
Rev. Walter L. Lingle, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church, Is at Da-
wilson college where he Is conducting
series of services under the auspices
Of the Y. NJ. c. A. Mr.. Lingle's style
and manner is engaging, and he will
no doubt win a warm. place In the
hearts Of the college boys who have
contempt for all cant and affecta-
ton. :.
The Catawba Rifles are preparing
for inspection at an early date when
they will be mustered in under the
new military law. They are expecting
close inspection at the hands Of the
United States army officer who will
visit this state for the purpose Of pass
ing upon the different companies.
Capt. w. w. Boyce, who was recent
ly elected to that position, is showing
great deal Of interest in the work Of
the company. He requested a COM
mittee Of gentlemen to call upon the
business houses and urge the business
men to allow the members OF the
company two afternoons in each
month for public drills. This was
readily granted, and the employers as
sured the company Of their good will
and desire to help in every way possi-
BILE the building up of a company that
will be credit to the town and a
source Of pride to our citizens At
the last meeting former Captain H. M
Dunlap was welcomed by the boys, and
for a short time were drilled by him.
There is considerable dissatisfaction
here or account of the freight rates
on coal as charged by the Southern. The
mill men claim that Rock Hill Is not
being allowed anything like fair and
just rates, and they further give fig
ures which sustain the point taken
A comparison Of rates shows that Spar
tanburg and Columbia are given rate
of about 80 cents per ton less than Rock
Hill is charged. This amounts to
quite sum in years time, and the
Manchester claims than more than
5000 is being paid yearly for freight
here than would be charged for the
same amount of coal in Columbia. The
matter has been brought to the atten-
tion Of the railroad officials but moth
| ing has been done in the way Of cor
recting the over charges. 1t will be
taken before the railroad commission
ers, and it is hoped that they will be
able to give relief.