Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-06-08
ROCK HILL AND VICINITY.
Vehicle Works-The Closing Exercises
at Winthrop-PersonaI and Other
Notes
Of the yorkville Enquirer.

at Winthrop-Persona and Other
Notes.
Correspondence OF the Yorkville Enquirer.
Rock HILL June Ut will be re-
membered that Mr.. John G. Ander-
son of this city, as a committee OF
one from the Southern Vehicle asso-
citation, went north some weeks ago
in the matter Of securing an axle
factory for some point In the south,
Rock Hill II possible. He has been
in conference with Mr.. E. j. Gardner
who now operates a large factory.
Mr.. Gardner has been In Rock Hill
this week investigating conditions.
Under certain conditions he Is willing
to pull up and move his plant to this
city These conditions are not hard
and II Rock Hill shows her usual
pluck she will get the factory. Should
she do so 1t will add a payroll OF
something like one thousand dollars
per month and will bring number
of skilled mechanics to the city. The
and these would come with Nv. Card
ner should he move south.
DR.. j. Roddey Miller left Tuesday
morning for Boston, Mass, where he
will attend the convention Of the Ma
tional Medical association. On his
return he will stop In New York and
take a post graduate course at the
Polytechnic.
The two-story residence on the corr
ner of Railroad avenue and John
stOn street occupied by Mr.. Gregory.
the marble yard proprietor, was dis
covered to be on fire at 1890 o'clock
Thursday morning and when first
seen by a railroad employe the flames
had gained some headway near the
kitchen fiue. The alarm was given
and in ten minutes the firemen had
two streams playing. They did fine
within the walls of the house. The
roof was burned off and the damage
will amount to a thousand or more
dollars This loss was covered by
insurance. The building Is the prop
erty of Mr.. A. H. Greene Of the Car
olina hotel.
Some items in regard to Winthrop
commencement affairs were not re-
ported in my last as the closing ex-
ercises were not over. Miss Mamie
Grist of Yorkville. was made presi-
dent of the Alumnae association;
Misses Lille Earle Sadler, Georgia
Graham and Kittie Kirkpatrick, vice
presidents; Miss Sallie Gillespie, Sec
After a lively discussion 1t was decid-
ed that the association would give q
scholarship in Columbia college,
New York, either industrial or liter
ary or both. This scholarship, which
will be worth at least 5000 and possi-
bly, more, will be given to Winthrop
full graduate to be chosen by the
president of Winthrop, the president
of the Alumnae, the principal Of the
model school and the heads Of the
departments Of English and Of Stem
ography and Typewriting. Miss Ma
mie Grace Squier Of Columbia, was
awarded the presidents gold medal
for the best original story published
during the year In the winthrop
Journal.
Rock Hill is to have three mar
riages on June 18th. In the morning
at eight o'clock, Miss Mary Hall, the
eldest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. r.
Walter Hall will wed the Rev. c. r.
Peele, formerly of this city, now OF
Columbia. The ceremony will be per-
formed at the brides home. Mr.
James Lynn will go to Edgemore, I'm
the lower part Of the county and VIII
wed Miss Hollis In the evening. AT
eight o'clock in the evening at the
Associate Reformed Presbyterian
church, Miss jamie Black, daughter
of Capt. A. c. Black, will be married
to Mr.. ]. Wilson Moore, formerly OF
McConnellsville, now of this city.
The commencement dance given
Wednesday evening in Friedheim's hall
was a most enjoyable affair. good
orchestra was present from Charlotte
to furnish the music. Dancing began
about 1890 and continued until
o'clock. There were a number of Wis
itors, both ladies and gentlemen In at
tendance.
Mrs. James p. Crawford of Nash
Vile, Tenn, with her two children are
expected this week to visit relatives.
Mrs. George Kicker of Sumter, pleas
antly remembered here as Miss Ada
Wynn, is visiting Miss Pauline Davis.
Mr.. Johnston Hutchinson of Char
otte visited his parents Mr.. and Mrs.
David Hutchinson, this week.
Miss Elizabeth Grace of Charleston,
Is with Misses Beulah and Bessie Bar
ron.
Miss Mary Marshall Dapuy Of Da-
wilson college, who has been visiting
1er sister Mrs. w. L. Lingle, has re"
turned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Leonidas Moore, who
have been here for some weeks, VIII
in a few days return TO their Ashe-
Vile residence. II Is their Intention to
come back home In the fall.