Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-09-09

QaQ faithfully uuioeu ne' SiS'Ni' -S
Evans, who died the Saturday before.
The sister was not we'll on the day OF
the funeral; but her father, not think
ing her case serious, returned to
Mooresville. But she grew worse un-
til she died. Her body was carried to
Mooresville Thursday for burial. An
other on the list of this weeks deaths,
was the infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Gus Lay, which died Monday. The
funeral was conducted at the house,
Tuesday afternoon, by Rev. G. II. Det-
wiler, and the burial took place at
Chapel. The afflicted ones have the
sympathy of many neighbors and
friends. MIR. Ambrose Hoffman
had what may be regarded as a mar
row escape from some unpleasant ex.
perience with rattler in the yard of
his home near Stanley last Sunday af-
ternoon. He went out to young
pear tree which is in bearing now for
the first time. He saw pear lodged
between the forks of limb, reached up
and took it, and then as perhaps any
body else would have done, ate it. The
afternoon was warm and he went to
the we'll, drew some cool water, drank,
and wash his face and hands. Turn
ing to 90 into the house he noticed
two or three chickens standing around
and stretching their necks curiously at
some object under the pear tree. Mr..
Hoffman came near enough to see that
it was a rattler in coil within two feet
of the place where he had passed in
getting his pear. The snake ran and
so did Mr.. Hoffman but the snake
was running for life and Mr.. Hoffman
for something to kill him with. The
killing was accomplished and his
snakeship was found to be editor and
proprietor of ten rattles and button.
Mr.. Hoffman says this is rattlesnake
time of year and that until frost we
are likely to hear of rattlesnake ad-
venturers. 1t is the season when they
seem to be moving about more freely
than at any other time. .''''''"'After
services at the Methodist church last
Sunday morning the congregation wit
messed what may not improperly be
called burnt offering. 1t makes one
think of the old time religion of the
Old Testaments. Before undertaking
to build their magnificent new church,
our Methodist friends wished to lift
every dollar of Indebtedness and begin
again with clean new balance sheet.
Mr.. Oliver Davis held note against
the church for $500 in connection with
Orkland High school property and Mr..
George Gray held another note for
$500 or more advanced on the parson-
age. The principal and accumulated
interest of both notes combined
amounted to something near $1,000.
Mr.. Gray said to Mr.. Davis, "rll sur
render my note, if you'll surrender
yours, and we will thus free the church
from debt" Mr.. Davis consented and
made it "go." The notes were sur
rendered to Pastor Detwiler. Last
Sunday morning after the sermon and
prayer and the last hymn, the pastor
held the notes before the congregation
and in a few words, as related above,
told how he came to hold them, de-
claring that he intended to set fire to
them before the eyes of the people.
He stated facetiously that it was not
the first time perhaps that these breth-
rem had seen their money 60 up in
smoke but added that it was his pray
er that the smoke from these burning
notes would ascend as sweet incense
before the Lord. So saying he asked
the congregation to sing the long meter
doxology, and then touched lighted
match to the papers. Aud so in truth
a burnt Offering was made before the
eyes of all the people while they sang
"Praise God from whom all blessings
how."