Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-09-08

several weeks Of treatment at home, ne
was removed to the Johns Hopkins
hospital, Baltimore. This was on April
IL, 1899. Here he underwent several
surgical operations. At first 1t was
thought that the operations would re-
suit in successful recovery. Later,
however, the physicians began to lose
hope. Mr.. Riddle was removed to the
st. Joseph's hospital, where additional
operations were performed. The case
puzzled the physicians very considera-
bly,. A large per cent. of such cases
yield to treatment. This would not.
For several weeks the physicians have
been giving out that although they
could see no reason why the patient
could not get better, they no longer ex-
pected any great improvement. When
DR.. George Walker was here from
Baltimore, few days ago, he said that
while Mr.. Riddle could, not get we'll, he
might live for years. His friends, how
ever, should be prepared for the end at
any moment. When DR.. Cartwright
left Tuesday, therefore, it was with the
full expectation that he would bring
back the body of his friend on his re-
turn
Mr.. James H. Riddle was son of
Mr.. J. B. F. Riddle, who lives In Beth
ell township, near the postoffice of Be-
gonia, n. c. He was born in CASTOR
county, n. c., and spent his early
years on his fathers farm. He first
went into business at Gaffney City in
1879, as a member of the firm Of Line
berger G. Riddle. This partnership
lasted a year. The next two years he
worked for A. M. & E. L. Smyre, of
Gastonia, and in 1882 he came to
Yorkville to work for Messrs. Clark
Bros. Upon the retirement of Clark
Bros, from business in 1884, Mr.. Riddle
formed a partnership with Mr.. ]. B.
Pegram, under the firm name Of Riddle
& Pegram. The partnership continued
until January 1, 1898, on which date
Mr.. Pegram retired, leaving Mr.. Riddle
to continue the business alone. After
ward Mr.. Riddle formd a partnership
with Mr.. w. r. Carroll, under the firm
name of Riddle & Carroll, and upon
the dissolution Of this firm, continued
as J. H. Riddle until the condition OF
his health finally brought about the
present partnership with Mr.. NJ. l.. Car
roll as the junior member of the firm.
AS business man Mr.. Riddle was en-
inently successful. From the begin
ming of his career in Yorkville, he pros
pered steadily, and at the time of the
sudden failure of his health he was
generally regarded as one Of the lead
ing business men of this part of the
county.
But it was not as business man
alone that Mr.. Riddle won the esteem
of the community in which he has
passed the years Of his greatest useful
ness Although a man of limited ed
ucation he was a man of unusual
breadth of mind. He could always be
counted upon to give his support to
whatever public enterprise promised
benefit to the community. He enter
ed heartily into sports with the boys,
was friend of the schools and church.
es, and gave literally Of his means
whenever a demand was made for a
proper purpose. He was much inter-
ested in the improvement Of the public
roads of the county, especially those
leading into Yorkville, and was not on
ly one of the most liberal subscribers
to the fund by which the recent i'm
provements on the Charlotte road was
made; but up to the time he was
stricken down gave the work much of
his personal attention. He was popu-
lar with young and old-with the young
because of the practical interest he
was accustomed to show in their pleas
ure and welfare, and with the old be-
cause of the universal appreciation Of
his solid worth.
Mr.. Riddle had many strong personal
friends among men of his own age. He
was an enthusiastic admirer Of manly
qualities in a man, and a bitter hater
of all that was mean and low. Brave,
generous and honest himself, he heart
lily despised cowardice, selflshness and
dishonesty in others. His loyalty to
his friends was proverbial among those
who knew him best, and probably no
other man who has lived in this COM