Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-11-30
ROCK HILL AND VICINITY.
Meeting of Winthrop Trustees-Mr.
Barron on the Fatal Spencer Train
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Meeting of Winthrop Trustees-Mr
Barron on the Fatal Spencer Train
Personal and Other Notes.
Correspondence Of tile forkville Enquirer.
Rock HILL, November 29.-Winthror
college board of trustees met in theiI
annual session Tuesday evening after
having enjoyed an elegant Thanks
giving dinner served in the model
dining room" by the students Of the
cooking school. A number of routine
matters were gone through in the
making up of the report to be made to
the legislature. It was decided to
again ask that body for an appropria-
ton Of 100000 for a model school, the
appropriation not to be available un-
til the board had raised the additional
$4,000 in subscriptions satisfactory to
the state officials.
The Rock Hill Firemen's Relief as
sociation has been organized and will
apply for a charter. Mr.. c.. C. Oates
is secretary and treasurer.
Contractor A. D. Holler has begun
the erection Of large brick warehouse
for the Roddey Mercantile company on
the vacant space east of Baileys sta
BILE on West Main street.
Curry Literary society of winthrop
college presented "Editha's Burglar" g
play in four acts, in the college audi
torium Monday evening. 1t was well
attended by the towns folk and highly
spoken Of.
Mrs. Edward R. Avery, who has been
spending some weeks in this, her old
home, has returned to Siluria, Ala.
where Mr.. Avery has been In business
for several years.
Mr.. Newman Lazer of Atlanta, dis
trict organizer of the Fraternal Union
Of America, has been in the city fol
several days in the interest Of his or
der and at the banquet last week
made an excellent address upon fra
ternal insurance. Mr.. A. j. Evans oi
this city has been appointed state or
yanizer and has already entered upon
his duties. His territory will not be
confined to this state, but include parts
Of Georgia also. Mr.. Evans has fol
years been interested In this work, hav-
ing been clerk for the Woodmen OF
this city, which order has large mem
'ership.
The ladies of the Episcopal church
will, on Tuesday afternoon and evening
Of next week, serve supper In McEl-
wees cafe.
The outlook at present Is that 1t will
be only very short time until the
streets Of all Rock Hill will be paved
as the citizens generally seem favora-
BILE to the splendid plan proposed re-
Gently by the Chamber of Commerce
and endorsed and formulated by the
CITY council.
News came here today-Thursday-
from Mr.. John r. Barron, who was or
the train that No. 33 on the Southern
with President Spencers private cal
attached was run into somewhere In
Virginia. and that Mr.. Spencer was
killed. Mr.. Barron was not hurt.
Thanksgiving passed very quietly
here manv as usual spending the day
hunting. Rev. DR.. Lingle of the Pres
hvterian church preached the sermon al
the union services held in the A. r. P
church.
Regrets are being expressed by many
citizens that Mr.. w. Brevard Fewel
md his excellent family are preparing
tn move away from Rock HILL They
will go in December to Pueblo Col.
where Mr.. Fewell has relatives living
There are several positions open tc
him at that place, but, so far, he has
not made a decision as to what he
will engage In. Mr.. Fewell has spent
his whole life in Ebenezer and Roch
Hill and Mrs. Fewell was from Ches-
ter.
Mr.. w. H. GLADDEN., who for q num-
ber Of years has engaged In farming In
the Mt. Holly neighborhood, south OF
this CITY. has made arrangements tc
move here and will do so sometime In
December. He will occupy the former
home Of Mr. Geo. B. Greene neal
Winthrop college.