Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-24
Wednesday January "a, 1900.

Rock Hill that it can have politics 81
easily arranged in an official way
Colonel Pride has before been post
master at that place and thoroughly
pleased the people, and than Mr.. Poat
a more popular man would be hard te
find in his native town. The whole
element is perfectly satisfied with mat
ters as they now stand, even as they
were in the past.
Case of Smallpox.
A case of smallpox has developed
on the western outskirts of Rock Hill
in Ebenezer township. The victim is
a Negro boy who bad been working in
Charlotte. Supervisor Culp, who was
here yesterday, says that although be
has no direct information about the
case, he understands that the case is
in house some distance from pub
lie highway; that the house has been
marked with yellow flag, and that a
guard has been stationed about the
premises. These precautions were at
tended to by the health authorities OF
Rock Hill.
Death of Mrs. McGill.
Mrs. Brownie McGill, eldest daugh-
ter of Mr.. R. w. Whitesides, of Smyr-
ma, and wife of Mr.. Jackson McGill,
died at her home near Smyrna on the
18th instant, and was buried on the
goth, the funeral service being con-
Quoted by Rev J. H. Simpson. Mrs.
McGill was aged 80 years and % days.
She leaves husband and two chill
dren-t the elder daughter of 6 and
the younger a son of 4. Mrs. Nc
Gill's death was due to typhoid fever
of which she had been i'll for many
weeks. She had many friends and
her loss will be severely felt by the
entire community in which she lived.
A Case of Destitution.
A piliable case of almost complete
desttution has been reported to The
ENQUIRER. The unfortunate victims
are Pink Wilfong and family, who
live on the northeastern outskirts CT
Yorkville. Since last summer Pink
has been a sufferer from ipflammatory
rheumatism, and his limbs, especially
his arms, have been horribly distort-
ed. Lately the wife, who is nursing
an infant, has been afflicted with the
agonizing disease, and she is also help
less. There are some twelve or four.
teen children in the family but only
a few of them are of material assist.
ance to their parents. The others add
to the burden. Wilfong and his wife
have the reputation of being hard
workers and honest and straight-for-
ward in their dealing with both white
and colored. They have received
some help from white and colored
ueighbors but not enough to relieve
even their most pressing wants, and
they have not asked for assistance for
fear Of being considered as beggars.
Grier-McGinnis.
Charlotte Observer, Friday: 1t was
Il most beautiful wedding that was
celebrated last night at 9 o'clock at
the home of w. B. McGinnis, when, in
the presence of few friends and rela.
tions, the marriage vows were taken
by Miss Maud McGinnis and Mr.. w.
Moffatt Grier. The ceremony was
performed by the brides pastor, Rev.
John T. Chalmers, assisted by Rev. K.
L. Grier, brother of the groom, and
Rev. J. S. Moffatt, of Chester, S. c.
The bride carried a magnificent bon
quet of brides roses. She was hand
somely gowned in an elegant suit OF
castor cloth. Immediately after the
beautiful words of the minister tina,
made them man and wife, and hearty
congratulations, the happy couple were
driven to the Southern station, where
they boarded the train for Gastonia,
the home of the groom. The bride is
the only daughter of the late E. d.
McGinnis. Richly endowed by nature
with many rare gifts, she has always
been favorite in Charlotte. She will
be quite an addition to the social cir
Gle of her new home. The groom is IL
son OF the late Rev. w. M. Grier, ID.
d. He is handsome, talented and
thrifty. He has recently become the
editor of the GastOnia Gazette, in
which position he is winning laurel>
for himself. The presents were MI.
mero,,s and elegant.