City Directories and History: 1908 – John Knox
The Yorkville Enquirer of Sept. 10, 1890 reported – “Mr. John Ratterree has enlarged his sale and livery stable on Railroad Street and leased it to Neely and Fewell. (Railroad Ave., and South Trade were the same street.)
The Yorkville Enquirer of Nov. 19, 1885 reported – “Some people returning home from church last Wednesday night discovered the barn and stable of John Knox, colored, to be on fire. They have the alarm and the fire was extinguished before any serious damage was done.”
The Rock Hill Herald reported on June 9, 1887 – “On Sunday morning a stable belonging to Jack (John) Knox was burned. The loss was about $25.”
The Yorkville Enquirer reported on Oct. 1, 1890 – “There has been a fire at the large frame stable building of John Ratterree on Railroad Street. The stable was destroyed and the fireman worked to save the surrounding buildings. Neely and Fewell, also occupied this building with their livery business. Their animals, buggies, and wagons were saved from the fire.”
The Yorkville Enquirer reported on Feb. 24, 1892 – “There was a large fire in Rock Hill at the Jones Warehouse, used as storage for carriages and buggies by Neely and Fewell. The flames then spread to a blacksmith’s shop owned by John Ratterree and used by John Knox (a colored blacksmith). It also spread to the warehouse of W.L. Roddey and Co., containing about 125 bales of cotton, molasses, nails and other merchandise. Some of the cotton was saved. Most of the bales belonged to farmers who were storing it in the warehouse awaiting an increase in prices.”
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