Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-11-15
ROCK HILL HAPPENINGS.

preaching Marriage-Railroad In
Need Of Side Track Facilities
Change of Venue In Thomasson
case-case of J. r. Parrish-Theo
McGraw Located In North Carolina.
Correspondence Of the Yorkvills Enquirer.
Rock HILL, Nov. 15.-The Kings
Daughters presentation of Aunt Je-
rusha's Quilting Party at the opera
house Friday night, made a fine hit.
There was a large crowd present to
see the play and none were disap-
pointed with what they saw. The
jokes too, were all new and very
catchy. The entire caste was made up
Of home talent and each one of the
actors played their part exceedingly
we'll and were literally applauded.
When the snow began to fall thick
and fast Sunday morning there were
many anxious glances toward the
wood pile, or rather where the winters
supply Of wood should be, for Rock
Hill is still on the verge Of wood
famine. Numbers Of families have not
wood enough in their yards to last
them over a week. Neither do they
know where or when they will be able
to get any more. They have the mon
ey bat cannot get the wood at any
price. A few farmers are hauling wood
from the country, but they cannot be-
gin to supply the demand. Very little
wood Is being shipped in by railroad,
as cars cannot be secured In which to
haul it. Consequently a heavy snow
followed by freezing weather would
cause a number Of families to suffer
unless they get relief from some
source.
There was a second light fall Of snow
here about 10 o'clock Sunday night,
accompanied by a very heavy wind.
The furry did not last long, however,
and have heard Of no damage being
done beyond the blowing down of some
sign boards and awnings In the city.
An examination was held In the post
office in this city Saturday morning for
r. F. D. Carriers for the new route ret
Gently granted from Ogden, and a
route from McConnellsville. There
were four applicants for the former
place and two for the latter. It wiilbe
some time yet before the result OF the
examination Is known.
Since Rock Hill has been made the
headquarters for all freight trains on
the Charleston division, there Is hard
ly side tracks enough to accommodate
the trains. I learn that a line has
been surveyed from the Rock Hill
buggy shops to Ashes brickyard, with
a view to laying some. tracks at that
place. ....,.... ..r.
Invitations have been sent out an
nouncing the marriage Of Miss JAMIE
Hope Ratteree to Mr.. Charles L. Cobb,
on Tuesday evening, Nov. 22d, at $3.50
o'clock at the. First Presbyterian
church. Mr.. Cobb, Is quite q popular
young man Of fine business qualities.
holding quite a responsible position In
the National Union bank Of this city,
and the bride to be Is one Of Rock
Hills most charming young ladies.
In consequence Of the afore-men-
toned wood famine, number or clti-
zens have bought coal stoves and 9TH
ers are putting CRATES IN their hre
places preparatory to burning coal in
stead Of wood this winter.
Although the sweet potato crop gen.
orally has not been up to the average
this year, we. have heard Of some fine
yields. Mr.. E. P. brennan Of the Mt.
Holly section, says he will get at least
one hundred bushels from one fourth
Of an acre Of ground.
A number Of Rock Hillians are in
Yorkville this week attending court.
The arguments for a change Of
venue in the preliminary hearing In
the case of the State VS.. r. F. Thorn
asson, charged with three violations OF
the dispensary law, were heard before
Magistrate T. C. Beckham Friday
morning. w. B. Wilson, Jr., represent
ed the defense and w. M. Dunlap,
ESQ.,, the State. The change was
granted and the cases will be heard be-
fore Magistrate A. L. Nunnery, OF
Bethesda township one day this week.
The defense asked for a change of
venue on the ground that the defend
ant could not be given q fair and inn
partial trial before Magistrate Beck
ham as he had already expressed his
opinion in the case. These cases were
all worked through State Constable j.
H. B. Jenkins.
Constable Mills, Of Fort Mill town.
ship was in the city Friday afternoon
with ]. r. Parrish, white, of Fort Mill
In custody, enroute to Yorkville to
commit him to Jail. Parrish is charged
with breaking into a trunk Of Miss
Patterson in Fort Mill some time ago,
and taking therefrom some $25 or $50
in cash. 1t appears that Parrish and
the young lady boarded at the same
house and he was aware that the
money was in the trunk. Parrish un-
expectedly left the house one Sunday
night and nothing more was seen or
him until he was arrested in Charlotte
last week where he was passing under
an assumed name. AS the money was
missed on the same night Of Parrish's
sudden departure, suspicion at once
rested upon him and the fact that he
had assumed new name in Charlotte
was considered as further evidence or
his guilt The prisoner did not look to
be over thirty years old, was very well
dressed and seemed somewhat embar-
rassed by the crowd that gathered
around him at the depot as he sat
handcuffed by the constable.
The Dreamland Carnival company
arrived in the city from Yorkville yes
terday morning and began at once to
erect their tents and get every thing In
readiness for their first exhibition at
II a. m. today. There were some who
were bitterly opposed to bringing the
carnival here. The same opposition
arose when the Jones carnival visited
this city last fall, but it was quite lib
surrounding country. and this company
will very likely get the same liberal
patronage.
Theo McGraw who is wanted by the
authorities here for shooting young
Walter Adkins several months ago
while they and several other young
men from the city were fishing on Ca
tawba river, has been located in Cleve-
land county, N. c., where he is serving
sentence for an offense committed in
that state. When his sentence expires
L. -. oir ha,. fOr
trial. The shooting 1t will be remem-
bered took place in the night time.
McGraw, without warning, cause or
any provocation, suddenly began to
fire on his comrades. Adkins was shot
in the head and seriously, though not
fatally wounded. Other members of
the party barely escaped being shot