Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-10-02
ROCK HILL AND VICINITY.
Injuries to MIR. Whitner-Last of the
Old Gordon Hotel-Personal Men,
correspondence Of til. Yorkville Enquirer.

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correspondence Of the lorkyille Enquirer.
Rock HILL October 1.-Mr. William
C. Whitner, the we'll known civil en-
gineer of this city, who was on the
Pennsylvania Express when Ii ran in
to the Trenton Express at Eddington,
Pa, Saturday morning, has been heard
from. He had his nose broken and
was otherwise severely bruised, but
escaped without serious Injuries.
When the collision occurred he was
sitting in parlor car reading without
a thought of danger. The crash came
so quickly that he had no time for
thought and when he came to himself
he thought his face was entirely stove
In. He is getting along all right and
will conclude his business there before
coming home.
The old Central Hotel, also known
for years as the Gordon Hotel, on Main
street Is being torn down to make
room for a handsome three story store
and Office building. The work OF taxi
ing down the old building began Mon
day morning and the. old citizens OF
Rock Hill seeing II was moved began
to think Of by gone years. The house
was built along about 1850 or '55 by
the late David Gordon, who ran a hc-
tel there until his death a few years
ago. AS a part Of his estate 1t was
continued as hotel until last week.
1t was for a long time the only hotel
in the city and at the time 1t was built
there were only two small frame stores
in Rock Hill. 1t was bought recently
by DR.. T. A. Crawford and Mr.. j. u.
Roddey, who are having. the new
Building erected.
At the meeting Of Catawba Chapter
I'D. A. r. held with Miss Margaret
Anderson as hostess Saturday after
noon, Mesdames H. B. Buist, Thos. u
Johnson and Philip Taylor were Sc
lected as delegates to the annual state
conference which will meet in York.
Vile the last of October.
The Rev. r. Maynard Marshall, rec
tor Of the Episcopal church here an
nounced to his congregation Sunday
morning that he had been rendered q
call by another parish, but that he
would not accept 1t unless Bishop Ca
pers thought 1t to be his duty to do so
Rev. w. c. Winn, who with his fam
lily went several months ago on a trip
to Arkansas in the hope Of beneftins
his health, has returned home greatly
improved. He will at once take charge
ing his absence this work was In the
hands of Rev Youngblood.
Thomas Thomson. lad about fifteen
years old, whose home Is at Mr.. b. M
Massey's fell and broke his left arm
while skating at the roller rink.
Miss Elizabeth Falls, graduate OF
Winthrop, was the winner Of the
Alumnae scholarship offered last year
by that association. Miss Falls Is 9
native of Kings Mountain, N. c., but
came to South Carolina for her school,
Ing and was graduated from the insti-
tuition while II was known as Win
throp Training school and located al
Columbia. She has been teaching In
the state ever since and Is a fine stu
dent. She Is already at Columbia
college, New York city, and at work
Miss Macie Stevenson, one Of the
Associate Reformed Presbyterian
churches missionaries in Mexico, ar
rived in the city Monday evening from
Charlotte and will be the guest OF
Major and Mrs. w. w. Boyce.
Miss Adele Cox, the daughter OF
Mrs. Annie M. Cox, will be married
Wednesday evening at o'clock, to
Mr.. Edgar Bruce Howell Of Charlotte
The marriage will be solemnized al
the family residence in West Main
street.
At the marriage of Miss Millie Lynn
to Rev. Arthur Rogers, which will oc-
cur Wednesday evening in the Asso-
ciate Reformed Presbyterian church,
the officiating ministers will be DR.. W.
w. Orr Of Charlotte, N. c., Rev. Oliver
Johnson Of LESLIE, and DR.. w. L. Lin
gle Of this city.
Mrs. Clarence Bratton Of Palestine,
Texas, is the guest Of her sister, Mrs.
Marion H. Sandifer
Miss Clarice Knight OF Lancaster,
visited friends here last week.
Miss Mamie Blaine, Is with her Sis
ter, Mrs. w. l. Hicklin.
Mr.. VIII Fewell Is on the streets az
ter a few days illness
Mr.. w. J. Poag, who Is sick at his
home near here, is considerably better.
Messrs. D. E. Finley. w. B. Wylie
and ]. A. Tate were in Rock Hill re-
Gently.
Mr.. ]. Lyles Glenn passed through
on a visit to his father. DR. e. L. Glenn
Of Tirzah, who is Ill.