Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-03-24
LOCAL LACONiCS.
-, Hraak Aridde.

The county board of commissioners
has not yet been able to settle the
Taylors creek bridge matter. The
site of the proposed bridge is FIVE or
six miles south of Rock Hill. Messrs.
Rainey and Lumpkin visited the place
recently. Supervisor Boyd was sick,
and could not be present. The COM
missioners, however, are Of the optn-
ion that It would be useless to con-
struct a bridge except 1t be raised
high above the stream. and this In
wolves so much expense as to make
them hesitate. The matter has been
under consideration for several years.
Death of James T. Nivens.
Fort Mill Times: Mr.. James T. Niv-
ems, we'll known farmer and horse
man of the upper section Of the town
ship, died Wednesday morning at the
home Of his son, Mr.. Lee s. Nivens,
after an illness of several months. Mr..
Niyens was an old Confederate SOL
dier and a pensioner During the first
year of the Civil war he saw service
with the 18th S. c., regiment, but was
later transferred to the 1st 8. c. cav
airy. He was 81 years Of age. Funer-
al services Thursday morning were
conducted by Rev. J. c. Chandler OF
this place, and the burial took place
at Flint Hill Baptist church.
Fort Mill Times: The announcement
of the visit to Fort Mill in the near
future of the street carnival has been
the cause for considerable argument
by our people. especially the mer-
chants, as to the advisability Of hav-
ing such a show visit the town. There
are some who contend that such shows
are veritable business paralyzers and
that nine times in ten they injure a
town by carrying off money which
otherwise would be spent at home. On
the other hand some claim that the
town will be benefited thereby, as
many people who would otherwise stay
away will be attracted here by the
show and Will spend money with our
business houses.
Electric Power From catawba. ...s
AS the result Of the conference be-
tween representatives Of the Clover
Manufacturing company, Tavora Cot
ton mill, Neely Manufacturing COM
pany and the town Of Yorkville on the
on hand and Mr.. w. s. Lee, Jr., vice
president Of the Catawba Power COM
pany on the other hand, in the rooms
of the Commercial club last Tuesday
afternoon, the representatives Of the
cotton mills and the town submitted to
Mr.. Lee a proposition looking to the
bringing Of the power to Yorkville and
Glover. The proposition was virtually
an acceptance Of the terms offered by
Mr.. Lee on behalf of the Catawba
Power company, and although he did
not feel authorized to close, he, on his
departure left the impression that the
power company would accept. One Of
the conditions of the proposed deal
is that the Yorkville and Glover peo-
ple must secure the right of way for
the line from the power company to
their plants and construct the said
line in accordance with specifications
to be- furnished by the power compa-
n.y. The power company agrees to re-
fund the entire cost of construction,
except a part of the cost Of right Of
way in power The task Of getting the
right Of way will devolve upon the
Yorkville and Glover people entirely.
They, however, anticipate but little
trouble, reasoning that not only Will
the building Of the line work no injury
or inconvenience to the properties
which it will cross; but all Of these
properties will derive much benefit
from the fact that they will thereafter
be conveniently located with reference
TO inexhaustible power that may be
utilized at any time for cotton GIN
ming, saving, pumping, manufacturing
plants or other purposes for which 1t
may be required.