Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-08-06
ROCK HILL HAPPENINGS.
Sad Death of Mr.. s. c. campbell-
Questions About the Water Supply
and the Sewerage Bonds-Mr. Cher
ry Returns From Alabama and Geor-
sia Trip-Twelve Cents For Fall


ola Trip-TweIve Cents For Fall
Cotton.
Correspondence Of the Yorkvills knauirss.
Rock Hill, August 6.-Mr. 8. c.
Campbell, one Of the proprtetors and
general manager Of the Rock Hill Ice
company, died Wednesday morning at
7.45 o'clock, at the home Of his brother
in-law, Mr.. d. ]. Mcdonald on East
Main street. Of typhoid fever. He had
been sick about four weeks. There
had been a decided Improvement in
his condition for the past week, how
ever, and he was thought to be on the
road to recovery, until some time
Tuesday, when he began to have hem
orrhage5, which soon caused his death.
Mr.. Campbell was about 20 years OF
age. He was born near PittsburS, Pa,
but moved to Pawnee City, Neb., when
quite young boy. He came to Rock
Hill nearly four years ago, and estab-
lished the Rock Hill Ice company, his
brother-in-law, Mr.. Mcdonald, and
Mr.. Orton being associated with him.
The deceased was young man OF
many fine and admirable traits Of
character and his untimely death has
caused much genuine sorrow and re-
gret In Rock Hill, where he has many
warm friends. A very sad feature
about Mr.. Campbelps death is the fact
that he was to have been married In
about two months to Miss Mamie
Johnston, daughter of Mr.. E. II. Joln-
ston, superintendent Of the Highland
Park Mill. Besides sister, Mrs. NC
Donald of this city, the deceased is
survived by an aged father and moth
er, residing in Pawnee City, Neb. The
former had been notified by telegraph
L. 60. h. In, q
condition, and was on his way here.
when he received a second message
saying that his son was. dead. Mr..
and Mrs. Mcdonald left Wednesday
afternoon at o'clock with the body
for Pawnee City. They expected to
arrive at that place some time Friday.
Mr.. R. T. Fewell, resident manager
of the Water, Light and Power COM
pany Of this city, is in receipt OF a
letter from Penniman & Brown, chem
lists of Baltimore, who about month
ago. made an analysis Of sample OF
water from well No. 8, which the COM
pany recently drilled near the ceme-
terry and pronounced II unfit for use,
Withdrawing their condemnation Of the
water and pronouncing It pure after
analyzing a second sample sent them.
It Is now believed that the first sample
was not properly taken and handled.
and became contaminated after II was
taken from the we'll At any rate, the
water Is now pronounced pure by these
Baltimore chemists, and also by the
state chemists Of Maryland and OF
this state, and one or two In Phfladei-
phia. There has been some prejudice
against this well all along, on account
Of its being so near the cemetery, but
the company contends that there Is no
ahor xIyQfa
get into the well, nor OF contamination
from any source, as double piping was
rut in the we'll with the space between,
filled in with cement The condemn
ing of this water by the Baltimore
chemists a few weeks ago, naturally
caused considerable uneasiness among
the people and by order Of the city
council, the supply Of water from this
well was Immediately cut off, and both
the standpipe ard reservoir drained,
and all the mains flushed.
AS was stated in this correspondence
in the last issue Of The Enquirer. the
validity of the bond issue voted for in
this city last February by large ma
jority for sewerage and waterwork
plants, will be tested in the supreme
court. Mr.. w. B. Wilson, city attor-
ney, stated at a meeting Of the coun-
ci! Tuesday night, that he considered
the issue illegal but that he could not
give a positive answer until he saw
the decision on the Gaffney bond issue.
He however, recommended that the
mater be tested in the supreme court
In orSer to get a definite decision.
M. w. j. Cherry returned Wednes-
day afternoon from a ten days trip
thc 5ugh the state of Georgia and por-
tio:, of Alabama. He reports that the
fruis and melon crops In Georgia are
good, but corn and cotton are no bet
ter than in this state. Crops are much
earlier down there than here. Fodder
has been pulled and cotton picking Is
now in progress.
President d. B. Johnson Of Win
throo, and Hon. ]. Porter Hollis, have
been invited to speak at an education
al rally to be held at Heath Springs,
on August 10.
Mr.. John T. Roddey bought several
lots of cotton the first Of the week for
fall delivery at IL cents. This is the
highest price that has been paid on
this market for future deliveries.