Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-07-28
ROCK HILL AND VICINITY.
Proposed Municipal Buildins-Mistrial
In MeGraw case-Workman Claim
and Delivery Proeeedinss-At the

Proposed Municipal Building-Mistriai
In McGraw Case-Workman Claim
and Delivery Proceedinss-At the
churehes-condition Of Mr.. Hull.
Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
Rock HILL, July 2s.-The contract
for the new municipal building may
be let today. The council committee
have received all the bids and have
had them under consideration for the
past two days. All that remains Is for
the lowest bidder to conform to the
requirements Of the committee on GER
tain matters and the contract will be
awarded. In addition to one contrac-
tor In Columbia, the following have
submitted bids for the contract:
Messrs ]. s. Starr, A. D. Holler and
VIM. Mitchell of Rock Hill, and ]. ].
Keller Of Yorkville. The building will
first floor will be used by the city fire
department and the second floor will
contain Office rooms for the mayor.
chief of police, council and court
rooms, etc.
The case of the State against II. E.
McGraw for transporting contraband
whisky, which was tried before Magts-
trate Beckham several weeks ago, and
resulted In a mistrial, the jury stand
Ing four for conviction and one for ac-
quittal was tried again Wednesday be-
fore Magistrate Glenn Of Ebenezer, and
again resulted I'm a mistrtal, the jury.
1t is said. standing four for acquittal
and one for conviction. McGraw Is
charged by Constable Jenkins, repre-
senting the state, with attempting to
carry whisky away from the home OF
s. NJ. Cash while he, Jenkins, was
guarding the house and waiting on
another officer to arrive with a search
warrant. He was seen to enter the
house and shortly afterward came
out and started of with several bottles
of whisky I'm his pockets. McGraw
claims he had the whisky when he
entered the house, but the whisky was
of the same brand as that found In
Cash's house and Mr.. Jenkins Is con-
fdent that McGraw was after remov-
ing the whisky before a warrant was
secured to search the house.
In the claim and delivery case
brought by P. A. Workman, against
Constable Jenkins, representing the
state, for the recovery Of twelve pints
of whisky which was seized I'm 8. NJ.
Cast's house and which Workman laid
claim to, claiming he intended to treat
his farm hands on Ii, Magistrate
Glenn, before whom the action was
brought, reserved his decision.
Rev. q. A. Sowell, pastor of the
Baptist church of Marlton, New Jer-
sey, will arrive In the city this week
to visit his brother, Mr.. 8. N. Soweil,
and will preach at the Baptist church
Sunday morning and evening. After
the morning service, congregational
meeting will be held with the view OF
calling a pastor. The members are
anxious to secure new pastor as soon
as possible to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation Of the former pas
tor, Rev. w. e. Thayer, which took
effect the 1st Of July.
| No intimation has been given as 10
whether the members have any one IN
view, but the opinion seems to prevail
among outsiders. members OF other
| denominations, that Rev. ]. w. Willis
of Montevallo, Ala, will'be called. Mr.
willis visited Rock Hill a week or ten
days ago and conducted several ser
vices at the Baptist church, and the
members were quite favorably Inn
pressed with him.
DIR. w. r. Simpson has added new
curio to his collection Of Indian relics,
which he has been developing for sew
eral years II Is q stone pot which
measures about IL inches across the
II top, will probably hold half gallon
and has been carved out of solid piece
of SOAP stone. Il was found a few
days ago by Mr.. ]. T. Farris while
blowing I'm a piece Of bottom corn on
his farm a mile or two below the In
dian Nation on Catawba river. The
vessel had been buried In the earth,
| but was exposed by the recent freshet
of the river The doctor Is Of the opin-
ion that the pot Is a relic OF the stone
age, existing before the American con-
Itinent was discovered by Columbus.
Mr.. Farris found stone pipe on his
farm a few years ago.
The Rock Hill baseball club has ar
ranged for five games next week on the
home grounds. They will play Winns-
boro on Monday and Tuesday, and on
Thursday Friday and Saturday they
will cross bats with a strong team
from Monroe. N. c.
Rev. r. L. Wharton. missionary to
Cuba, and an old school mate Of Rev.
w. L. Lingle, delivered quite an inter-
Iesting address on Cuba, the manners
and customs of the people and the
wonderful improvements the past few
years I'm the condition of the people
and the country, to q large and appre-
ciative audience at the First Presby-
terian church Tuesday night
A protracted meeting will begin at
Laurel Street Methodist church next
Monday night. The pastor, Rev. c. u.
Peele, viii be assisted by Rev. X. II.
Sharpe.
The condition Of Mayor ]. J. Hull
does not improve any He has been
very iii the past few days.