Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-04-11
on the seaboard Air Line, near the

on the Seaboard Air Line, near the
Eureka mills. He was drinking and
had made jesting remarks to the effect
that he was going to be killed by q
train that night. He is reported to
have been laying head on the track IN
front Of passing trains. He was seen
sitting on the track just before the
train ran up, but 1t Is not known
whether he was asleep or awake. This
was about $50, and he lived until
about l o'clock the next day. He had
been struck on the head and on the
side. Coroner GLADDEN. held an inquest
and the verdict Of the jury was, In
effect, that the deceased came to his
death from injuries received from a
freight train on the Seaboard Air Line
railway, as the result Of his own negli-
gence. Mr.. McGinnis was a rather
young man and leaves wife, who Is a
daughter of Mr.. J. H. Hudson. .......
The Woman's Foreign Missionary I'm
ion, Of Bethel presbytery, convened at
Zion cuhrch, Lowrysville, April the 1st.
The meetings were held in the church
building and the opening devotional
exercises were conducted by Rev. A.
II. Atkins, pastor Of the home church,
assisted by Rev. D. N. MCLAUGHLIN, of
Chester, and Rev. Mr.. Hudson, return
ed missionary from China. There were
eighteen delegates present and a full
attendance upon all the meeting by the
Lowrysv!lle people and those from the
surrounding country. A cordial well
come was extended to the union by
Mrs. John Hope, Of Lowrysville, to
which an appreciative response was
made by Mrs. Sumter Lewis, Of Ches-
ter, besides interesting and instructive
lectures upon the work In China, de-
livered by Mr.. Hudson on Wednesday
evening and Thursday morning. Sew
eral helpful and entertaining papers
were prepared and read by members
Of the union. Mrs. D. N. McLauchlin's
paper, upon "The Importance Of Dis
seminating Missionary Literature"
Miss Bessie Mason's on Results Of
Missionary Work in the Foreign Field"
together with Mrs. Atkins upon "The
Reflex Influence Of Missions on the Life
of the Church at Home" were especial
ly worthy Of earnest praise. The fol-
lowing officers were elected for the
ensuing year: President, Mrs. A. H.
Atkins, Of Lowrysville; 1st vice pres
ident, Mrs. A. w. Kluttz, Chester; End
vice president, Mrs. J. G. Cork, Rock
Hill; recording secretary, Mrs. Sam
McAfee, Mispah; corresponding secre-
tary, Mrs. Jennie Hutchison, Rock Hill;
executive committee, Miss McPheeters,
Yorkville; Mrs. John Hope, Lowrys-
Vile; Mrs. Guyton, Blacksburg; Miss
Maggie Gist, Yorkville. In considera-
ton Of the convenience Of the country
the time Of the annual meet
ing was changed from April to Octo-
ber. A crowning feature Of the royal
extended by the Lowrys-
vile people was reception at the
manse by the ladies Of the Missionary
society to the members Of the union
and visitors, including Mr.. Hudson,
Thursday afternoon. The halls and
parlor were tastefully decorated with
ferns and callas, the tables were beau
tiful with spingerie and a cabinet effect
Of violets. Delicious refreshments
were served by the dainty hands Of the
young ladies.
GAsToN.
Gastonia Gazette, April 8: The tax
pretexts Of the opponents to removal
were most effectually met last Friday
by two Of our contributors. One Of
them signing himself "Oven Lid" Is
an industrious boy living at the Ozark
mill who has worked his way along In
life against hard odds. He shows con-
clusively that If the highest rate. al
lowed by the law, cents on the 800
and 8 cents on the poll, were levied for
the court house bonds the present tax
in the county, without a dol
lar of increase, would raise an amount
in sixteen years large enough to dis
pense with further taxation for this
purpose and to pay off the bonds in full
when pay day came. Another cores
Hustler showed that in many
cases an old hen could lay a dozen
eggs and pay the tax Of some kickers.
A note from Rev. w. E. McIlwaine,
who has been serving a church at Ard
more, Indian Territory, says that he
has been called to preside over the new
male college being estab-
lished at Birmingham, Ala. The many
friends Of Mr.. and Mrs. McIlwaine In
Gastonia will be glad to hear that they
are to be located nearer to their old
home and friends. AT the home Of
her son-in- law, Mr.. William Long, at
the Ozark mill, Mrs. E. Brown died
late Saturday night after an illness Of
four months, aged about IS years. The
funeral was conducted at the home
Yesterday afternoon at o'clock, by
her pastor, Rev. w. F. Watson, after
which the interment took place at the
Chapel church cemetery. Mrs. Brown
Is survived by three daughters, Mrs.
w. N. Bell, Mrs. Lee Brown, and Mrs.
William Long. Rev. E. P. Lindsay,
yesterday from Yorkville,
where he has been holding a meeting.
. The Gastonia Savings Bank will
open its doors for business at o'clock
morning. This bank was re-
Gently organized with Mr.. L. L. Jen-
kins as president and Mr.. L. L. Har-
din as cashier. 1t has handsomely fit
ted up apartments in the Y. M. c. A.
building on the corner Of Main and
South street. .... Mr.. James D. Moore,
Jr., went to Spartanburg Friday where
he pitched a game Of ball for the K. M.
M. A. Of Yorkville, against Wofford.
The K. M. M. A. boys went on to
Greenville where they played Furman