Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-07-01

ton thus secured was their property. 1t
had been suggested also, that it was inn
proper for him to. make this survey.
Surveying is his regular business, and
this was legitimate job, the refusal OF
which would have indicated weakness in
the upper story. There were various es-
Inmates of the area of York county, rang
ing all the way from $50 to 900 square
miles, and the result of this survey was
hardly up to the expectations of those
who hoped to verify the latter figures.
The work, however, was as careful and
accurate as anybody could do, and he be-
lieved it was correct.
Referring to the recent squabble on the
county division question in the constitu-
tional convention, he explained that he
had considered the whole thing matter
between, Yorkville and Rock Hill, and
had remained neutral. Mr.. Brice had
asked him to lobby against county divis'
ion; but he told Mr.. Brice that not being
a delegate, he preferred to leave the mat
ter alone. Personally, however, he Is op-
posed to the division of York county. AS
bis reasons, he gave the peculiar location
of the county, with river on either SIDE
and State line on the north. He thinks
the county in bad shape for division. Ii
the county should be divided, he said he
would be left in the old county. He did
not think that there was much in the
argument that county division meant an
increase of taxes, for most of the county
officers are paid in fees. If elected to the
senate, he would endeavor to represent
the whole people Of the county to the
best Of his ability.
At the conclusion of his remarks, he
promised to try to answer any questions
that should be asked, and Mr.. j. I. Will
son proposed the following:
"Wil you put yourself on record here
today as being opposed to the division OF
York county or the removal of the court
house to Rock Hill?
Mr.. Elder replied, IT do," and went on
to repeat his reasons as already stated.
Mr.. w. Neeley Nelson, whose illness
has previously been mentioned in this
correspondence, died at his home ut
Gould, on Saturday about, 1870 O'Clock
a. M, after long illness. The immediate
cause of his death was dropsy and heart
failure. His remains were inferred in
Bullock's Creek cemetery yesterday y
morning the funeral services being con-
Quoted by his pastor, Rev. ]. B. Swami.
He was man of unblemished character,
kind neighbor, good citizen, and one
who will be missed in his commu-
nifty. He had been an elder in Bullock's g
Creek church for over 80 years, having
been installed as elder before the union OF
the regular Presbyterian with the Inde-
pendent church there. He leaves wild
ow, three sons, three daughters and sew
eral grandchildren to mourn his loss. He
was in the 68th year of his age. May the
sorrowing ones look to the One who can
bear all our SORROWS and carry all our
griefs, who was once, "a man Of sorrows
and acquainted with grief"
Nearly all the early corn has been laid
BY" and also some of the early cotton,
and soon our people will be ready for the
picnic season, and the discussion of poll
tics with the candidates. But, of course,
those who have very late cotton and corn
will only have to work a little longer
with an occasional rest. VocE.