Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-09-30
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A responsible citizen Of Sharon tel
ephones THE ENQUIRER that on last
Friday, three young men Of Bullock's
Creek township, Messrs. John Meal
liley and Mason and Walter Latham,
picked 1,665 pounds Of cotton.
Death of Mrs. Martha Mitchell.
Mrs. Martha Mitchell, widow Of the
late ]. P. Mitchell, died at her home
near Blairsville last Tuesday night,
aged Sc years. She leaves six chill
dren, four sons and two daughters.
Her funeral took place at Sharon We'd
nesday, the services being conducted
by Rev. ]. s. Grier.
Monument to James X. Polk
A monument to James K. Polk,
eleventh president Of the United
States, was unveiled near Pineville,
N. c., last Monday by the Mecklen-
burg Chapter Daughters of the Amert-
can Revolution. The monument is
supposed to stand on the identical spot
occupied by the house In which Polk
was born. There were addresses by
DR.. ]. B. Alexander and Capt. w. p.
Ardrey. The unveiling was done by
Miss Julia Robinson Of Charlotte.
Death of John M. Caldwell.
Mr.. John M. Caldwell, well-known
citizen Of York county, died in York
VILE at the residence Of his son-in-
law, Mr.. John N. O'Farrell, last Tues
day morning, after an extended illness.
Had he lived until November next he
would have been 82 years Of age. Mr.
Caldwell was twice. married. His first
wife was Miss Nancy Howell, who died
about fourteen years ago and his sec
ond wife was a Mrs. Huddleston, who
has been dead about two years. As
the result Of his first marriage there
were eleven children Of whom six are
living. They are as follows: Mrs. VIM.
Caldwell, Of Kings Creek; Mrs. J. N.
O'Farrell, Of Yorkville; Mrs. Isaac
Campbell, of Gastonia; Mrs. Palmer
Tilton, Of Westminster Conn; Miss
Agnes Caldwell, Of Baltimore, and Mr..
w. G. Caldwell Of Waco, N. G. The
deceased devoted the greater part OF
his life to farming. He served one
term, however, as coroner OF YORK
county. The funeral took place at
Beersheba on Wednesday morning, the
services being conducted by Rev. w.
c. Ewart.
The First A. r. Presbytery.
Charlotte News: The congregation
of the Central Steele Creek A. Il. z.
church are making extensive prepara-
ton for the meeting Of the First Pres
bytery Of the A. r. p. synod, that is
to meet at that place October the 11th.
The church has been newly covered,
and quite a number of Improvements
made in the interior of the building.
The following comprising committee
from that church were in town this
morning: Mesdames Mamie Grier,
Edgar Peoples, Anna Bell, and Messrs.
w. A, Grier and Frank Gallant. This
committee purchased a handsome new
carpet and table for the church. BY
the time of the meeting Of presbytery
the church will be made most attrac-
tive both without and within. The
Steele Creek people are very much IN
terested in the coming meeting. The
presbytery Is composed Of all the A. X.
P. churches in North Carolina and
quite q good many In upper South
Carolina. If every congregation is rep
resented there will be more than sew
enty delegates present. The coming
meeting will be a very important one,
as the question Of union with the Uni.
ted Presbyterian Church North will
be voted upon. The ministers OF the
first presbytery are almost all In favor
Of this union, but quite a good many
Of the members in the various congre-
cations are opposed to 1t.