Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-07-18
Tuesday, July Is, 1905.
ROCK HILL AND VICINITY.

Warehouse Movement-Livestoek In.
auranee-Nesro Wife Slayer Arrested
Christian Crusaders Close Their
Meetins-Sermon by Rev. J. w.
WiIlit-The Big Pipe Organ at tie
Presbyterian Church.
Correspondence VI the iorkyille Enquirer.
Rock HILL, July ls.-The movement
for a large cotton warehouse In ROCK
Hill was revived at meeting OF the
xscutiy- committee Of the Farmers
Cooperative Union Of Eastern York.
held In this city Friday last. At this
meeting II was decided to appoint
committee to solicit subscriptions and
II $4,000 can be raised, work will be
gin almost Immediately on the building
as IL Is thought that arrangements can
easily be made for the balance. The
annual meeting of this association Will
be held on the first Monday In August
at which time officers for the coming
year will be elected. A number OF
farmers IN this vicinity are heartily In
favor Of the warehouse movement, and
there is reason to believe that 1t will
be pushed to a success.
The Catawba township branch OF the
Farmers Mutual Insurance associations
morning at the Commercial club rooms.
The reports made showed the affairs OF
the association in Catawba township
to be n fine shape. Delegates TO the
annaal melting In Yorkville were chos-
en- as follows: ]. B. Johnson, j. 3.
Stultz and D. P. Leslie, The matter
Of insurance for live stock which the
association has had under considera-
tion for the past year or longer, was
discussed at some length. Many MEM
bers are In favor Of adding this new
feature to the business and 1t Is
thought that the matter will beefavor-
ably acted upon at the Yorkville, meet
| ing provided sufficient number Of
members attend or vote by proxyt The
insurance for livestock will be only
against death by storm or lightning.
The negro, Oscar Miller, who Ehot
and fatally wounded his wife at q negro
house near Newport last Thursday
morning about o'clock was arrested
In Lexington, N. c., Sunday. Magistrate.
Glenn went to Lexington Monday
morning and returned with the prison-
er that night. He was taken to jail
Tuesday. Miller has relatives In Lex
ington and Magistrate Glenn, expecting
him to make his way there, sent q
warrant and a description Of the negro
to the authorities at Lexington short
ly after the shooting took place, and
he was picked up shortly after arriving
In that city. The negro woman died
Saturday afternoon from the effects
of her wounds.
The Christian Crusaders, after about
40 days Of labor In Rock Hill, brought
their meeting to a close Sunday Night
and will break camp some time this.
week and move to a new field. Just
where they will go from here has not
been definitely decided on. They have
had very good congregations present
at a majority Of the meetings and there
Is no doubt Of the fact that much good
has been accomplished, especially
among that class who rarely ever at
tend services at any church. But n
nancially they claim to have hardly met
current expenses and will hardly De
able to move without further aid.
Rev. w. z. Thayer left for Greenyille,
last week from whence he and his fam
lily will leave some time during August
for their new home In Kentucky.
Rev. J. w. Willis Of Montevallo, Ala,
preached at the Baptist church Sunday
morning and Sunday evening to large
congregations. Mr. Willis came 70
Rock Hill last week on the invitation
of the Baptists Of the city. He has
ing the short time he has been here
and II is not altogether improbable
that q call Will be extended him to
this field by the Baptist congregation.
The large pipe organ Is now In place
at the First Presbyterian church and
wss used In the services last Sunday,
Miss Reulah Barron performing. A
public recital will be given on 1t by
Prof. Joseph Mclean, Of Atlanta, Fri
day night, beginning at $50 o'clock.
Many Of our citizens have become
very much enthused over baseball re-
gently and arrangements are being
made to organize a crack team made
up of some Of the best players to be
had. and preparations will be made for
number of games on the home
grounds during the next two months.
One concern I'm the city has promised
800 to help push the work along pro-
vided the citizens raise 5000. Subscrip-
tions were being solicited Monday. and
II was claimed that more than that
amount was subscribed.
Mr.. d. P. Lesslie sold 207 bales or
cotton 10 John T. Roddey last Saturday
for the Victoria mill at 103 and 1880.