Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-04-28
BLACKSBURG BUDGET.
Another Wreck on the Southern-Death OF
Mr.. Charles b. Byers.

AnOCn6r "reck on Lne "
Mr.. Charles b. Byers.
Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer
BLACKsBURG, April N.-During the
past week vegetation has advanced rapid
! ly, and the trees are full Of beautiful
rich foliage. Notwithstanding the recent
frosts, we will have fairly good crop o.
fruits. The farmers are getting well ur
with their work, but complaining Of the
ground being very hard, and they would
be pleased to have rain.
There was another wreck on the South.
ern road Sunday evening, about foul
miles north of here, and one mile from
Grover. 1t was the vestibule train, No
3S, and was in charge of Engineer Pettus
and Conductor Stoball. 1t left here about
7.l0, and about mile beyond the steer
grade at the base of Whitaker mountain
the engineer was getting up good rate o.
speed. At slight curve in the road, the
engine jumped the track, carrying with
it the tender, and both, after going some
distance, turned over. The postal and
com mbination cars followed, but remained
upright. The sleeper and dining cars re-
manned OH the track. Beyond good
shaking up, no one was hurt except the
engineer, whose hand was scalded but moi
very painfully so. The cause of the acci-
dent is mystery. A track was soon laid
around the place, and trains running by
before midnight.
Rev. j. P. Knox, Of Hickory Grove
preached in the Presbyterian church last
night.
Mr.. Samuel Hunt, president of the O.
r. & C. road, is here on business connect
ed with his road.
After lingering and painful illness OF
several months, Mr.. Charles B. Byars
died at his residence in this place on Sun
day morning, the 25th instant, at 1920
O'Clock. In his death another of the first
settlers of Blacksburg has passed away,
and we lose one of our best citizens.
Mr.. Byars was born in Spartanburg coun-
ty, not far from the present town of Gatf-
ney, on the Sth of August, 1924, and was
y years months and II days old al the
time of his death. He has never lived
very far away from the place of his birth,
and for his industry, thrift, honesty,
hospitality and kindliness of heart, he
was as we'll and favorably known as any
citizen of this border section of North
and South Carolina. His habits, from q
boy, when on account of the reduced
circumstances of his family, he was hired
out, were such as to win for him the con-
fidence and esteem of some of the wealth
tiest and most prominent citizens Of the
country. He was prompt and filled posi-
tions of trust and responsibilities. His
word was as sacred to him as an oath.
He was temperate never having drank
coffee or liquor, or used tobacco in any
form. His hospitality was wellknown,
and his door was always open to the
stranger and distressed, and he never
turned one away from it hungry or un-
relieved.
He was loyal son of his native state,
and during the late war, as member ol
Company X, 18th S. c. regiment, made
one of the best soldiers the south had.
About 25 years ago he Joined the Baptist
church at Mount Paran, and has remain
ell con SlSl6ut IIlGlllUcl VI VIC ooihO O'Si
since. He purchased and moved to the
place where he died in 1875, and fe"
years thereafter, when the Baptist church
was organized and built here, he was one
of the principal members and most lib
eral contributors. He was soon made
deacon in the church, which position he
filled well and acceptably; but his espe'
cial delight was in attending the Sunday
school, which he never neglected as long
as he was able to reach the church. On
Monday the funeral services over his
body were held in the church he loved
and helped to build and where he had 81
often worshipped, by his pastor, the Rev
Mr.. Bailey, in the presence Of large
number of our citizens, and at 2 O'Clock
his body was laid to rest in the cemetery
near by, free from the pains and sorrows
of this life to await the summons to
"a blessed home
Beyond this land of woe
| Where trials never come
Nor tears of sorrow tlow."