Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-12-14
ROCK HILL AND VICINITY.
A Small Fire-Miserable Passenger
Service-Epworth League Election
Personal and Other Notes.

A Small Fire-Miserable Passenger
Serviee-Epworth League Election
Personal and Other Notes.
correspondence Of the Yorkrille Enquirer.
{ Rock HILL. December 13.-Monday
Of Andy McIlwaine, who lives on the
lot adjoining the plant of the Water,
Light and Power company, was de-
stroyed by fire. The fire was not dis
covered until 1t was too late for sal
wage. The house was old and light
and went like hay. McIlwaine dis
covered the fire himself when he
neared the home on his return from
work. @
The passenger service to and from
this point Is simply outrageous. A
lady accompanied by two children left
here one afternoon this week at 2
o'clock and reached Charlotte at 8
o'clock That is she reached the over
head bridge on the Southern edge OF
the city. She there learned that 1t
would be some time before the train
would be able to proceed to the pas
senger station. so she got off, walked
two blocks and caught an up town car.
She had one hour to spend shopping
and then hurried to the depot where
after getting aboard the train she had
another tedious wait Of an hour The
rest Of the trip home took two more
hours. Result-six hours going and
returning twenty-five miles. 1t does
look like the local train-this was the
famed Chester Swing" Rev. w. B.
Duncan also took a prolonged tour one
afternoon this week. he left here at
2 p. M, and reached Charlotte at $50
p. m.
Mr.. Ike McFadden has moved his
family from the country near Lewis
Turnout, and Is occupying new cot
tage on Flint street.
Mr.. Will Davis, son Of Capt. L.
M. Davis of this city, was in the city
Monday. He is now representing q
firm which is the southern distributor
for famous talking machine.
The annual election of officers was
held at the meeting Of the Epworth
league this week: President, j. b.
Sykes; vice presidents, w. Gill Hol-
lis, Miss Matte Cation, Miss Maud
Chaplin and Mrs. R. E. Stackhouse:
c. B. Haynes, secretary; ]. BOYD
Creighton, treasurer; Miss Lula Cation,
agent for "Epworth Era" Miss Willie
Cathcart, organist.
Mr.. Julian S. Starr, who during the
past year has been farming in Lancas-
ter county, has returned to Rock Hill
to live.
Mr.. r. P. Boyd, who is now travel
ing from Spring City, Tenn, spent
Sunday and Monday with his family
here.
A marriage in which a number OF
people here are interested will occur
December 26th, at Lewis Turnout, that
of Miss Mary Augusta McFadden to
Mr. Walter A. Blaine Of Blackstock.
Miss McFadden is a niece Of Mr.. W.
H. Wylie and Mr.. Blaine Is a brother
Of Mrs. W. L. Hicklin.
DR.. ]. Porter Hollis, special agent
of the bureau of Corporations is In
town for a brief visit. He has for the
past year been doing work for his de-
partment in Texas and elsewhere,
gathering information in regard to the
Oil and tobacco business. DR.. Hollis
before going to Johns Hopkins to stu
dy for his Phi. D. degree was a teach
er in the graded schools Of this city.
Mr. Brevard Fewell, lifelong res
ident Of Ebenezer, with his family
left today for Chester, where they will
visit Mrs. Fewells parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Triplett before leaving for their
new home in far off Colorado. Mr..
Fewell is a son Of the late DR.. w. B.
Fewell and has many friends and rel
atives in the county.
Mrs. Alex Long and Mrs. Pitts are
visiting in Laurens.
Mrs. Percy Blackwell who was Miss
Herbert BAYS. Is visiting her sisters.
Mesdames w. B. Wilson. Jr, and w.
G. Stevens.
Messrs. NJ H. Sandifer and A. E.
Smith. have returned from Charleston.
Geo. d. White Of Charlotte, spent
Sunday here.
Mrs. E. Smith, who was Miss Mar
guerite Lumpkin, Is visiting relatives
here.
Mayor R. Evans Wylie and Senator
w. c. Hough of Lancaster, spent
Tuesday in the city.