Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-05-18
ROCK HILL AND VICINITY.

tion-Death Of Mexican War Veter-
ans-PersonaI and Other Notes.
Correspondence OF the Yorkville Enquirer
Rock Hull, May II: About twenty
members of Catawba Camp U. c. V.
left Wednesday morning for Columbia
to attend the reunion. With the veter-
ans went two old negroes who will un-
doubtedly enjoy the occasion as much
as anyone there. Both Of them are
veterans of the war and bore the hard
ships of four years service without a
murmur and were notably faithful.
They are: James Scott Logan, who
was attached to Co. F, 18th s. c. regf-
ment as the body servant Of Lieut.. Da-
vid Logan and Abraham McKensie,
who was with Co. 1, 18th N. c. Lieut..
Logan, who was the father Of ex-
Sheriff Logan of York county, was
killed at Petersburg. His faithful
servant, "Jim Scott" bought a coffin
with his own money and with his own
hands buried his masters body In the
cemetery at Petersburg, marking the
grave so that 1t could be identified.
Later on this was the means of restor-
ing the remains of Lieut.. Logan to his
own home place of burial. Abraham
McKensie received q wound at Chan0
cellorsville and from 1t he still suffers.
These faithful oiI servants are GER
tainly deserving Of consideration at the
hands Of the state and Ii Is hoped py
those who know the circumstances
that something will be done to make
their last days peaceful. Approaching
the many blessings which he In time
received from the cooks Of the army
of Northern Virginia, Capt. L. M. Da-
Wis is complimenting these coiored vet
Grams with the trip to the reunion.
Mayor John T. Roddey, who Is In
position to know, states that the con-
Meeting link between Rock Hill and the
point where the Catawba Valley rail-
road will join the Seaboard, near Har-
mony station will certainly be built.
This has been the expectation OF the
general public for some time, but the
publication recently in one OF the local
papers that the movement had fallen
through created some alarm until the
matter was corrected. There are many
who claim and profess to believe that
another road would not alter matters
In regard to rates, etc. They claim
that there is an understanding between
the big system In such matters ana
that the competition hoped for Is a
myth-that there Is really no competi-
ton. Whatever truth there may be IN
such claims there Is one thing certain
that little understanding" works to
the advantage Of those points which
have two roads. have this in substance
straight from the man. One OF Rock
Hills citizens who attended Federal
court at Greenville last week paid $4.1O
for his ticket by way Of Charlotte. He
got into conversation with a friend
from Chester and comparing things
found that the Chester mans ticket by
same route, but nineteen miles farther,
cost $3.50. The Chester man could
have bought his ticket by another sys-
TENS route and so there was little
understanding entered into and the
man whose town had a competing line
saved $1.20 although he rode nineteen
miles farther than his friend.
Mr.. Andrew ]. Evans Is breaking
the ice in the way Of venturing into
the realm Of concrete building. He
Is having a six room cottage built or
hollow concrete blocks on his lot In
Reid street.
Rev. w. G. Neville of the Presby-
terian college at Clinton, filled the
pulpit Of the First Presbyterian
church Sunday, the pastor Rev. w.
l.. Lingle being in attendance at the
home of his very sick mother, near
Salisbury, N. C.
Rev. James H. PRESLEY Of States
willie, N. c., who has been assisting
Rev. A. s. Rogers in the meeting at
the Associate Reformed Presbyterian
church, was called to his parents
home at Due West on account OF the
illness Of his father. Rev. w. l.. Press
ley, d. D.
A movement Is now on foot to Sc
cure a directory for Rock Hill. Mr..
Walsh OF Charleston is here and II
he secures the endorsement OF the
city council will proceed at once. He
has lust finished one for Anderson.
Mr.. ]. A. Thomas. a veteran OF the
Mexican and Confederate wars and a
prominent and useful citizen or the
county died Tuesday afternoon at MS
home in the eastern part OF the county
aged about seventy-eight years. A
number of Rock Hill people attended
the funeral He leaves a widow ana
ten children.
Chief Flowers and George Jenkins
of the fire department will attend the
State Firemens' Association at George
town the 29th.
Mr.. E. H. Johnson. secretary OF
the Highland Park mills, has returned
from a trip to Atlanta.
Dr. Dudley H. Smith one OF ROCK
HIPS boys who is successfully prac-
ticing medicine in Florence. Is on a
visit to his parents, Capt. and Mrs.
a. E. Smith.