Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-28
ROCK HILL AND VICINITY.
compIetion of the Arason Mill-Per-
sonaI and Other Notes.

correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
Rock HILL, May 27.-The Aragon
the new cotton mill on the northern
edge of the city, was formally turned
over to the owners by the contractors
T. c. Thomson & Brother, Saturday
The mill is a handsome one and up 70
date in construction in every particu-
lar. The building was begun IN Oc-
tober last, and work has gone forward
steadily The mill itself will be oper-
ated entirely by electricity. There
will be steam plant connected with
it. but for the sole purpose OF pump.
ing water for fire protection. A 5O,O0V
gallon tank will serve as the stand
pipe and will be filled by water from a
branch near the mill, brought to the
reservoir by the steam pump mention
ed. The installment Of machinery has
already begun and 1t is expected that
the mill will be in operation In about
of the company building the mill and
Mr.. L. D. Pitts, the secretary and
treasurer. Both of these gentlemen
were former citizens Of Laurens.
II Is stated that the old Carolina
hotel will be remodelled throughout
from top to bottom and made into a
first class hostelry. 1t is also rumor-
ed that some of the purchasers Of the
]. S. White property recently sold have
in view the building Of a hotel.
A livestock insurance company has
been organized here with Mr.. ]. Alex
Williford as president; Mr.. Sid Clin-
ton secretary and treasurer, and Mr.
j. NJ Williford as manager. 1t VIII
be a stock company with a guarantee
fund and will insure horses and mules
against death. A charter has been
applied for
Joe Hart, a negro living south of
the city, q maker of rustic furniture,
was badly cut in the throat Sunday
afternoon by a white man, w. l. Mer-
ritt, an operative at the Bellevue mills.
The facts in the case cannot yet pe
learned, but it Is supposed that the
cause of the row was not very remote
ly detached from blind tiger booze.
Bishop Capers presided at the
Church Of Our Saviour Sunday morn
ing, confirming a class OF eleven after
morning service. In the afternoon ne
preached at st. Paurs chapel and con-
firmed a class. In the evening ne
preached at Winthrop college.
Mr. Arthur McFadden, formerly or
Rock Hill, a son Of Mr.. l. Brown Nc
Fadden Of Marion, n. c., and MISS
Ruth Johnson of Davidson, n. C., were
married at the brides home Wednes-
dav evening, by the Rev. DR.. Graham.
The newly welded couple are visiting
relatives here before going to their
home in Marion. Mr.. McFadden is a
freight conductor on the Rock Hill
division of the Southern.
Mrs. Alice r. Smith, Of this city,
will be married Thursday afternoon at
o'clock at her home in Hampton
street to DR.. w. H. Dial Of Laurens,
The ceremony will be performed by
Uafa
Johns M. E. church Immediately at
ter, DR.. and Mrs. Dial will board the
Southern for a wedding journey In
the north.
The c. NJ. A. ball team went down
to Winnsboro Friday and Saturday
and practiced some on the famous
team Of the good old borough. The
score on Friday was Is to In favor
of C. M. A. Saturday the Fairhelders
picked up a little-very little though'
and the figures were 13 to 3.
Mr. w. ]. Roddey went to the meet
ing Of the Davidson college trustees IN
Charlotte last week upon pleasant
mission. It was to present to the Rev.
DR.. w. L. Lingle, chairman or the
board, a memorial gift from the con-
gregation of the First Presbyterian
church of Rock Hill to their former
pastor. The gift was an elegant III
IanV WATCH Ny ShA.
while in New York recently. The fund
for this purpose was contributed by
those alone who were members OF the
congregation and the amount sub
scribed by each member was limited
to one dollar. Accompanying the
watch was q memorial letter written
on parchment and bearing the sigma
ture Of the donors.
The body Of Mrs. II. L. Parker OF
Mamie HI1ll
of this city, reached here THURSDAY
and was laid to rest by the side or
her late father, the late ]. ]. Hull in
Laurelwood cemetery. The Rev. w.
B. Duncan of st. Johns NJ. E. church
conducted the funeral and the follow
ing were the pail bearers: Active:
Messrs. c. S. May. w. NJ. Dunlap, M;
+. Cobb, Sadler Love, ]. M. Ivy and
]. B. Sykes. Honorary: DR.. T. A.
Crawford, Messrs. R. T. Fewell. A. n:
Greene, B. NJ. Fewell, W. H. Wylie and
w. II. Stewart.
Rev. DR.. Alexander Sprunt Of the
First Presbyterian church Of Charles
ton, stopped here on his way to Da-
wilson college commencement and on
Sabbath morning preached to a large
congregation in his former church
here. In the afternoon he made an
address to the children-it being Chill
the evening preached at Jennings
chapel. DR.. Sprunt has many friends
and admirers here and his visit was
much welcomed and enjoyed.
Mr.. Geo. w. Witherspoon has been
sick for some days at his home In
White street.
Mr.. Chas D. Nelson, who had in
tended to leave for Atlanta several
days ago is sick at the Rock Hill hos
pital.
The news from DR.. ]. M. Hunter,
who is under treatment in Johns Hop
kins hospital, is that he is slightly
better.
DR.. and Mrs. Thos A. Crawford and
Mrs. Crawford's mother, Mrs. Poe Will
go to Washington, D. c.. Saturday
where DR.. Crawford will attend
meeting of the Railway Surgeons as
sociation.
Mrs. Herbert Dunlap, who has been
visiting in Charleston and Columbia,
has returned home.
Mr.. Will Law, who is engineering
the building of the electric road be-
tween Charlotte and Gastonia spent
Sunday with his family here.
Mr.. S. E. Boney of the News and
Courier was in the city Friday.
Mr.. Harvey Witherspoon of the Fort
Mill graded school spent Saturday in
the city.
Miss Tod Sadler of Columbia. is the
guest Of Misses Barron in Oakland
avenue.
Mr.. Max Bryant has returned from
Norfolk where he went as delegate
to the w o. w. supreme camp con-
vention.
Mr.. John A. Steele is in the city cor
a few days.
Col. Brock, in his annual report,
recommends that company l, OF the
First regiment, and company G, OF
the Second regiment be diSbanded for