Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-03-24
ROCK HILL AND VICINITY.

Garden Work comnneneins-The Tel
ephone Situation-carrier For og-
den No. 1--Mr. John A. Nicely Goes
Into Business Fer Himself-Win.
throp Student Has Marrow Escape
Other Notes.
Correspondence Of the Yortville Enquirer.
Rock HILL, March 24.-Judging
from the start that is being made there
will be an abundance Of early .vegeta-
bles raised in Rock Hin this z year
Doubtless there are larger number
of gardens cultivated in Rock Hill
than can be found In any other city Of
the same size and population. The
weather Is rarely ever so favorable
for preparing gardens in the month Of
March as It has been this year, and
gardeners have been busy the past
two weeks planting early vegetables
and preparing their garden spots and
truck patches for future planting. The
people residing at the various cotton
mills in the city also devote consid-
cradle time and attention to gardening
and many OF them find the time 1t
takes them to prepare and cultivate
their gardens very pTofitably spent
Since the Rock Hill Telephone COM
pany raised their rates. quite a num-
ber of subscribers have had their
phones taken out and others say they
will discontinue the service the first of
April. So far however, the number Of
phones cut out does not materially af-
feet the company: but there Is a great
deal of kicking being done and the end
Is not yet. The matter, of granting a
franchise Is still hanging fire, as the
city council is not willing to giant
such franchise as the telephone reo-
pie want and the latter refuse to ac-
cept such as the city proposes to give.
The new brick store building on
Main street which has been In process
Of erection for some time, Is nearing
completion. When completed, It will
be handsome addition to the blsi-
ness portion Of the city. 1t viii be
occupied by Messrs. Kuykendal &
Cunningham, who are now occupying
a part of the Rock Hill Supply Cos.
building. @ RFtp ~
The trouble arising over the ap-
pointment of carrier for the new r.
F. D. mail route from Ogden has at
last been settled by the appointment
of Mr.. ]. d. McCants. Mr. McC1nts
has already received his commission.
There were four candidates for the
position, viz: W, a.. Dunlap, j. B.
Roach, J. D. McCanta and M. B. Dun
lap. Mr.. Roach made the highest
mark In the examination by one or two
points. The other three candidates
passed a very creditable examination,
however, and were eligible to ap-
pointment as carrier, had there been no
others making a higher point, Pro-
tests were sent in against the appoint
ment Of Mr.. Roach OIL the ground that
he did not reside within the. territory
to be supplied by the proposed new
route. The postoffice department on
receiving this protest postponed the
appointment until an investigation
could be made. This done, It deyel-
oped that Mr.. McCants was the only
one of the four applicants who lived
In the territory to be supplied by the
new route, and his appointment fol-
lowed. AS has already been stated In
THE ENQUIRER, service win commence
on the new route on April Is.
Mr.. Jno. A. Nicely, who has been fill-
ing the position Of book-keeper for the
Roddey Mercantile Co.. for dozen or
more years, has bought out the old
Lindsay meat market on East Main
street. This market has recently been
run by Messrs. Robertson & Philips.
both of whom Mr.. Nicely will retain In
his employ. Mr.. Neely has rendered
his resignation to the Roddey Mercan-
tile company to take effect as soon
as his successor can be chosen. He
will then give his personal attention
to his new business. Mr.. Neely's
worth and ability as a book -keepel. Is
well known and his employers regret
to lose the services Of one so compe-
tent to fill the position; but the con-
finement and close attention to busi-
ness the past twelve or fifteen years
has, to some extent, impaired Mr.. Nee
ly's health and he found 1t necessary
to make a change.
Miss Elizabeth Mabry, student at
Winthrop college, met with an acci-
dent at the college Monday afternoon
In which her escape from death seems
almost miraculous. While leaning
against the railing that surrounds the
elevator shaft on the third floor Of
the college, the structure gave way
and the young lady plunged down to
meet, as all who witnessed the awful
accident expected, sure and sudden
death at the bottom Of the shaft, but
to the great surprise Of all she Was
picked up uninjured, with the excep-
ton Of some very painful bruises, none
of which are thought to be serious.
1t is thought that she struck some OBJ
ject projecting from the side Of the
shaft and in this way the force Of her
fall was somewhat broken before she
reached the bottom OF the shaft.
Capt. ]. D. Cozby, of the Catawba
Rifles is making an earnest effort to
get his company in shape to pass the
annual inspection next month. The
meetings every Tuesday evening for
practice drill are very well attended
and Capt. Cozby hopes to have his
company In good shape for the in
spection.
The Rev. ]. c. Johnes will deliver
his farewell sermon at the Church Of
Our Savior Sunday morning and will
leave during the first Of next week for
his new home in California.
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