Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-15
Rock HILL AND VICINITY.

n. u. ftEftNDON.
RocK HILL AND VICINITY.
Opening Of the sehooIs-Eloping cou.
Pile Arrested-New Buildinss-A
Werm withTa stins-Farmers Refuse
to Sell Cotton for Less Than Ten
Cents .
Correspondence Of the Yorkvills knounsr.
Rock HILL, September 15.-The
public schools OF the city opened
Thursday morning under very favor
able and encouraging circumstances
which give promise Of successful and
profitable sessions work. At the Gen.
tral Graded school the large auditorium
was almost filled with the children.
There were also a number Of parents
present. The exercises were opened
with the singing Of the old familiar
hymn, Onward Christian Soldiers" by
the school. After the reading Of the
Scripture by Rev. A. 8. Rogers and
prayer by Rev. w. p. Meadors, Supt.
]. c. Cork delivered q short address of
welcome and made a few timely re-
marks In regard to the duties Of the
teachers. pupils and parents, and what
the school expects to accomplish dur
ing the present term. Short addresses
were then made to the children and
parents present by Capt. w. L. Roddey
and ]. B. Johnson, representing the
board OF trustees. Prof. w. +. Mon
crieff of Winthrop college, John Wood.
secretary Of the Commercial club, and
Revs. w. B. Duncan, w. p. Meadors,
A. 8. Rogers and j. w. Willis the new
pastor Of the Baptist church.
The enrolment this year Is much
larger than In any previous year In the
history Of the school Four hundred
and twenty-one pupils reported to the
superintendent's Office, and were en-
rolled Thursday morning. This does
not include all the new pupils and some
who have to stand examinations, which
will swell the grand total at the central
school to about $50, about 100 In excess
of the enrolment last year.
The Arcade Victoria school and the
schools at the Manchester and High
land Park mills all opened Thursday
morning with a good attendance. Tne
Arcade Victoria Is In charge Of Mrs.
r. s. Hanna and Miss Mary Love.
Mrs. E. M. Robbins and Miss Gillie Nc
Cannon will teach the Highland Park.
and Miss Matte White will teach the
Manchester school.
At the Central school, Prof z. w.
Hall has charge Of the Sth and 9Th
grades; Miss Eloise Scaife the 7t7h;
Miss Margaret Anderson the 9Th; Miss
Maud Chaplin the 5th; Miss Roberta
Warilaw the 4th: Miss Claud God
frey the 3rd; Miss Mary Roach the
End; and Miss Emma Roach the 1st.
Miss Lille Earl Sadler win assist In
the 5th and 9Th grades; Miss Bessie
Bronson In the 3rd and fth; and Miss
To- In q 1of nd
The Winthrop Model school will open
on next Tuesday. This school and the
threa mill schools are all run as
branches Of the Graded school and are
under the general supervision Of Supt.
Cork.
The Catawba Male Academy opened
Wednesday morning with q good at
tendance. A number Of other pupils
are expected to come In during the next
week or ten days, and the prospects for
a successful year for this worthy insti-
tuition are very bright.
]. B. Simmons was arrested here
Tuesday afternoon and lodged In the
guard house on warrant sworn out In
Sumter and forwarded to the police
here, charging him with eloping with
Mrs Sinclair, who, 1t Is alleged, left
her husband and children in Sumter.
and went off with Simmons The cou-
pie arrived In. Rock Hill about two
weeks ago, Simmons representing HIM
self as an organizer of q fraternal In
surance order and he began to do some
work along that line. They at first
went to the Kimball house to board and
later moved to boarding house near
the Highland Park mill, passing al man
and wife. Last Saturday the woman
left the city on the evening southbound
bound train expecting, 1t is understood
to return later. Tuesday Chief Part
low received a telegram from Sumter
stating that she had returned to that
city and had been arrested and request
possible. He was arrested that after
noon and when asked as to the where
abouts Of his wife, the Sinclair woman,
he said she had gone to North Carolina
on a visit. He evidently had not heard
Of her arrest In Sumter. According to
reports received here, the husband or
the woman in the case Is q merchant
and stands well In his community.
Neither Simmons nor the woman look
ed to be over 35 years Of age. Both
dressed very we'll and were OF good ap-
pearance. Simmons was taken back TO
Sumter Thursday morning by q police
man from that city, who came over az
ter him. While In custody here, Sim
mons positively refused to talk about
the matter to any one. He Is originally
from Burlington, N. c.. and according
to the Sumter police, he has wife at
that place.
The building committee Of the
large cotton warehouse to be erected In
Rock Hill were to consider bids for
the erection of the building at a
meeting held last night, and 1t will
be known today to whom the con-
tract has been awarded. Bids have
been submitted by ]. s. Starr, A. D.
Holler and Contractor Pope. all OF
this city. A lot Of l 1-3 acres for
the building has been selected and.
hargained for In the Hutchison grove.
The building will be erected in one
corner Of the lot near the old Three
Cs railroad, where that road crosses
the main line Of the Southern. 1t
will be 1OOx100 feet. with a storing
canscity of 2, 600 bales for. the pres
ent. but will no doubt have an ad-
dition built to 1t in the future, posi-
bly by another year. Work on the
building will begin at once and will be
pushed as rapidly as possible. The
house will be built according to
specifications secured from the in
surance companies.
new and peculiar kind OF
stinging worm has made its appear
ance mere Oh ldle, anu SeEeiai Sit-
zens have been stung or bitten by
It with very painful results. Last
Sunday morning Mr.. Green sandifer
was stung on the hand by one of
these worms and in a very short
time his hand was terribly swollen
and he suffered great pain. 1t was
several days before he entirely re-
covered from the effects Of the
wound. They are found among the
leaves of trees. but their favorite
food seems to be the leaves Of rose
bushes. The legs and under part Of
the worm resemble the ordinary
grub worm and they are covered
with brownish fine fur or down. with
a tail resembling that OF young
bird Neither one of two specimens
seen by your correspondent were
over an inch and a half in length.
II is something new to all who have
seen II here, and specimens have been