Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-07
ROCK HILL AND VICINITY.
Memorial Day at Rock Hill and Eben-
ezer-T. M. Whisonant Goes to
Chester-Engine 1877 a Hoodoo-
Personal Mention.

Memorial Day at Hock fiiI ana Gpen-
ezer-T. M. Whisonant Goes to
Chester-Ensins 1877 Hoodoo-
Personal Mention.
Correspondence OF the Yorkville Enouiisr.
Rock HILL, May 6.-The Ann White
Chapter, L. ID. G.. will hold their ex-
ercises Memorial day in Friedheim's
hall and afterward march to the Gem
etery where the beautiful custom OF
strewing the graves of the departed
soldiers OF the Confederacy with flow
ers will he carried out. Col. w. w.
Lumpkin of Columbia, gallant vet
eran and a silver tongued orator will
be the speaker of the day. 1t is ex-
pected that the Winthrop chapter will
participate with the Ann White chap
ter In the exercises.
At EbeneZer,. the S. D. Barron chap
ter will as usual have attractive exer-
cises for the occasion. Chief Justice
Pope is the senior orator and DR.. ]. P.
Kinard of Winthrop, the Junior.
Mr.. j. V. Murray, former Rock
Hillian now superintendent Of agen-
cies in South Carolina for the Virgin
la Life Insurance company, spent sew
eral days here this week.
Mr.. G. r. Matthews, a former citi-
zen, who has for couple Of years
lived in Concord, N. c., has returned
to Rock Hill and will have charge of
an important department Of the big
Aragon Cotton mill, which will start
up in a short time. Mr.. Matthews
will be in charge Of the weaving and
cloth rooms. He is thoroughly expe-
rienced.
Mr.. G. r. Buchanan, whose resig-
nation as superintendent of the Ar
cade mill several weeks ago, was fol-
lowed by the statement that a great
effort would be made to keep him
here. has decided to go to Darlington,
to superintend the Darlington Manu-
featuring company's plant. Mr.. Buch-
anan was very popular here. and there
are many regrets that he will go
The employees of his mill got togeth-
er and presented him with a very
handsome and modern. desk as a tes-
timonial of esteem.
Mr.. T. M. Whisonant, who came
here a year ago from Hickory Grove
and entered business with Mr.. J. Ed
gar Poag. the. real estate broker, has
decided to move to Chester and open
a real estate office on his own hook.
Mr. Whisonant has many friends in
Rock Hill, who regret that he sees fit
to make this move.
No 1917, the engine drawing the
train which went through Fishing
creek trestle three years ago, got
loose Friday night and backed off a
spur track in the yard. No hands
could be gotten to work on 1t Friday
night on account Of superstition, but
it was lacked up Saturday without
much damage.
Miss Annie Neely, the youngest
daughter of Mr.. D. F. Nicely Of Less
lie, died at the home or her brother,
Mr. ]. Nicely in this city Saturday
evening and was buried Sunday after
noon by Revs. w. H. Arial and A. S.
Rogers.
Mesdames Paul Workman, A. E.
Smith, c. B. Haynes, r. S. Hanna,
T. L. Johnson and H. B. Buist, and
Miss Mary F. Wickliffe, left Monday
for Orangeburg to attend the State
Federation of Women's clubs. Miss
Wickliffe Is to make an address on
manual training before the federation.
1.-The Miracle Of the Roses" a can
tata, will be given Monday evening at
Winthrop college by the Cecilia chorus
under the direction Of Miss Anna
Jones, the vocal teacher.
Mr.. John G. Anderson, commonly
accepted as the busiest man in this
section, has gone to Louisville, KY, to
visit his sister and will remain a cou-
pie of weeks for a much needed rest.