Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-08-11
HENNING F. ADICKES,

The subject of the following brief obituary
notice, was born on the 21st of January, 1909.
His father-E j. Adickes was native
of Germany and by profession a sea captain,
came to South Carolina about the beginning
of the present century, He married Miss
Sarah Moore, of York county, S. c., and set
tied in the vicinity of Lowrysville, in Chester
county S. G., where the subject of this notice
was born.
When Mr.. H. F. Adickes was mere boy,
his father returned to Germany for the pur-
pose of settling up his business. On his re-
turn to his family, he died in the city Of
Charleston, S. G.
By this event of Divine Providence, the
widowed mother and four small children were
left dependent, mainly upon the son and broth.
er, Henning. With commendable energy he
engaged in farming and afterward, for short
time, in school teaching and by using proper
economy and exercising skill and industry, he
not only supported the family comfortably,
but actually accumulated some property. In
1S31-when in his twenty-second year-he
came to Yorkville, and entered the store Of
Latta & Hutchison as clerk. Here he re-
mained 70. period of four years. His sala.
ry for the first year was one hundred dollars
for the second one hundred and twenty-five,
for the third one hundred and fifty, and for
the fourth two hundred.
At the end of the fourth year, he formed a
copartnership with John S. Moore. Ever
since, until few years ago, Mr.. AdicEes has
been engaged in merchandising, either alone
or the active and prominent partner of some
firm.
The above is brief statement of the lead
ing facts connected with the history of H. F.
Adickes. It is not expected that the man
who spends his life behind the counter, wait.
ing upon customers, or at his desk making out
bills and casting up accounts, will win for
himself the fame that may be won by him
who guides the helm of State. However true
this may be, it is still true that men whose vo-
cation it is to buy and sell, have the oppor-
tunity to make their impress upon society,
and mold the civilization of future genera
tions The merchant, while he adds to his
own pecuniary wealth, is at the SAME time the
advancer and perpetuator Of high degree of
civilization. The prosperity of his business
depends upon the prosperity Of those with
whom he trades National pecuniary calam-
tiles fall first and heaviest upon the mer-
chants.
One of the characteristics of good mer-
chant is that he labors for the general welfare.
Mr.. Fl. F. Adickes did this. York county
has had few citizens who labored more ener-
getically and more continuously, so long as
he was able to labor at all, for the develop.
ment of the material resources of the county
and the advancement of the civilization Of
the whole people, than H. F. Adickes. In
all the public enterprises of the county be
took lively interest, and to their support he
contributed literally. Every worthy cause
found in H. F. Adickes generous support.
er. To it he contributed his money, and
gave it the support Of his moral and social
influence. His benefactions in support of
public institutions aggregate thousands of
dollars. Private enterprises found in him an
equally liberal supporter He gave to every
cause which contemplated the advancement
of the county, no matter whether that cause
was public or private. From the above facts,
we safely conclude that Fl. F. Adickes was
public spirited man.
Another marked characteristic of Mr.. Ad-
ickes, was the entire absence of that element
IN nuWaN udtuIe nulCu PIoupts iLo poseessoI
to seek the leadership in every undertaking.
Mr.. Adickes never sought the position and the
power of dictator. He had correct notions
of what was right and what was wrong, prop
er and improper; but he never set himself
de6antly in opposition to the judgment of
other good citizens.
1t is worthy of mention that Mr.. Adickes
strictly attended to his own business, permit
ting other men to do the same. Never did he
intermeddle with what did not concern him.
The testimony of the overwhelming ma
jority of all who knew the subject of this
sketch, is that he was good citizen. By his
skill, integrity, and industry in business, he
accumulated considerable property, raised
and educated literally eight children, besides
the generous benefactions bestowed during
the whole of long life.
For several years, on account of old age and
general debility, he has not been actively en-
gagged in any business. Still, he continued, to
the last, to take lively interest in the general
welfare Of the county. His earthly career
was, after brief illness, brought to close
on Friday afternoon, the 9th instant. On
Sabbath morning bis mortal remains, followed
BY a vast concourse of people, were conveyed
to the cemetery and there deposited.
The career OF H. F. Adickes is encouraging
to young men. Fifty years ago he came to
YorkVille poor, or comparatively so, and yet
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