Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-03-23
ROCK HILL AND VICINITY.
The Commercial Club-Mr. Cherry
Making a Park-.The Railroad From
Catawba FaIIs-Other Notes.
Of the YorkvilIe Enumrer

Correspondence Of the lorkville ENQUIRER.
Rock Hill, March 22.-At the an
nual business meeting OF the CONNER
cia club. Mr.. John G. Anderson was
elected president. The vice presidents
are Messrs. Frank c. Whitner and
Ward Albertson. Mr.. C.. K. Schwrar
was reelected secretary. The board
following: George w. Witherspoon,
T. o. Flowers, ]. R. Barron, Chas. L.
Cobb, w. w. Moore, E. E. Poag, Sid
ney Friedheim, Peter Ihrie, T. L. john
ston c. w. F. Spencer. Rev. w. L.
Lingle, r. E. Barron, G.. A. Buchanan,
DR.. j R. Miller, E. E. Cloud. ]. B.
johnson, e. H. Joh lson, Ira B. Dunlap,
H. s. Diehl, w. ]. Roddey. Following
the business meeting the club and
guests. numbering about $50 repaired
to McElwee's cafe and there sat down
to an elegant banquet. The orator OF
the evening was Mr.. d. A. Tompkins
OF Charlotte. one Of the best known
business men of the south. He took
as his subject for the evening Gov
ernment Control and Regulation OF
Corporations" the subject just now
uppermost in the whole country. Mr..
Tompkins, whose forte is speaking on
economies, handleh his theme in his us
ual thorough style. Mayor Roddey,
President Johnson Of Winthrop, Mr..
w. s. Lee, Jr. Of Charlotte and others
made short speeches during the even
ing. The key of all the talk was Push
Rock HILL"
Mr.. ]. M. Cherry, who owns a beau
tiful grove of about forty acres on the
northern corner of the city between
Winthrop college and the college farm
has a large force Of hands at work on
the grounds preparing 1t for a park.
He Is having all stumps and under
brush cut out, abrupt breaks in the
ground levelled and the entire proper
ty raked off like lawn. The grove
has been checked off In plots and will
be put 1 garden condition and drives
and walks laid out 1t Is the intention
to have a couple Of small lakes on the
northern edge of the grove, Naturally
a beautiful spot this will be far more
beautiful place when the improvements
are completed. The college farm Is
beginning to blossom into its usual
spring beauty. 1t is kept up to date
strictly by Prof Hugh Buist and his
assistant, Mr.. Jno. r. Poag. The latter
takes n great deal of pride In the stock
Of the farm. He showed your cores
pondent an individual piece Of proper
ty that is a prize winner in the shape
Of very handsome standard bred colt,
six months old and weighing $50
pounds. 1t Is one Of the handsomest
animals ever seen In this section and
carries itself in great style Mr., Poag
will exhibit 1t next fall at the State
fair. Among the mules on the farm Is
handsome black, six years old, and
weighing 1,425 pounds,
There Is probably no doubt that the
long talked OF removal Of the old Three
Cs from Blacksburg to Rock Hill Is
matter Of only few Weeks
The committee appointed some
months since at public meeting In
the matter of the proposed railroad
from Catawba Falls to this city held
4 meeting in the council room We'd
nesday and were met by number OF
farmers through whose lands the road
would probably run. This looks like
getting down to business,
The fire department now owns pair
Of handsome black horses, which they
will train for the work. The horses
cost $3.50, and were paid for by the
firemen, who are volunteers.
+ Two carloads Of fine fat steers were
shipped out of Rock Hill Thursday.
They were from the farms Of Capt. w.
L. Roddey and Messrs. w. ]. and w.
W. Miller and were sold to Mr.. Hell
stein of Richmond, Va,
Messrs. c. M. Kuykendal and Chas.
Cunningham, who have for several
yCars conducted fancy and heavy
grocery business. have by mutual con-
sent dissolved the copartnership, Mr..
Cunningham has sold his interest In
the co rcern to DR.. Kuykendal and will
inter other business. Kuykendal and
Company will continue in the present
stand
Mr.. Ed Sadler who has been in the
hotel business in this city and Chester
for some years, Is in the city for a
visit to relatives. On the 1st Of April
he will be with Mr.. Sample, also an
experienced host. to take charge Of the
new hotel in Yorkville. Mr.. Sadler Is
a popular man with the travelling pub
'ic.
Miss Carrie Taylor, who Is one of
the popular nurses Of the city, has
gone to Boston, Mass, to nurse Mrs,
Nichols Of Chester, who Is sick in the
former city,