Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-10-05
AS SEEN BY MR. STRAIN.

On his return home from his recent
visit to Yorkville, Mr.. j. L. Strain sent
to the Gaffney Ledger the following
|account Of what he saw and learned:
In company with Mr.. w. J. Vaughn
we have just returned from TWO
days visit to Yorkville, where we had
a most enjoyable time with our friend
and comrade in arms, Mr.. William M.
Kennedy, and his family. Mr.. Ken
nedy was one of our messmates with
whom we shared our tent, our blank
ct and our rations during the So called
'late unpleasantness;" and he has lost
none Of the attributes that then dis
tinguished him as an upright honora-
BILE Christian gentleman, for whom we
had a profound respect. He was a
quiet, unassuming, brave Confederate
soldier, who was always ready and
willing to do his duty. In speaking OF
such men Napoleon once said: Give
me a command Of educated Christian
soldiers and can conquer the world =
Mr.. Kennedy and your correspondent
are the only survivors OF a mess or
fourteen, who were known as the
York mess" Mrs. Kennedy, we are
sorry to say, is an invalid. She Is a
member Of the McGill family Of York
county, Of which we took occasion
recently to speak in one Of our letters.
She is a chip off the old block. Mr..
and Mrs. Kennedy have raised and
educated a family of children Of which
any community may well be proud to
number among its citizens. Only one,
Miss Belle, is at home with them at
present. Miss Belle and her mother
did all in their power to make our Vis-
II to their home a pleasant one, and
well did they succeed In doing so.
Had we. reached Yorkville an hour
sooner we would have found another
Of our army comrades, Mr.. John e,
Cotton Of Union, who Is travelling
salesman. His presence would no
doubt have added greatly to our happy
and pleasant reunion.
It was a pleasure to. meet several
of our former Cherokeeans, who have
made Yorkville their home and place
of business. Among these were
Messrs. Ed Wilkins and r. G. Allein,
of the First National Bank Of York
Vile. Mr. George Brown, who has
large hardware store; and Mr.. Tom
Caldwell, who Is in dry goods busi-
ness. Each of these gentlemen gave
us a warm handshake. pleasant smile
and a cordial invitation to make their
respective places Of business our head
quarters during our sojourn in YORK
Vile. Among them we number Mr..
John P. White as part Of our contribu-
ton to the citizenship Of Yorkville.
Mr.. White Is one Of Yorkville's lead
ing business men and citizens and his
excellent wife the peer Of any OF It's
fair daughters.
It was also our pleasure to spend
an hour with DR.. Miles ]. Walker, who
ranks among it's leading physicians
and surgeons. DR.. Walker Is surgeon
of the First regiment Of National
Guards. He ranks as major. In his
office he has all the hospital parapher-
MALTA of the regiment. These embrace
everything from a paper Of pins to the
latest and most improved instrument
for making the most critical surgical
loperation. He has cots and bedding
and blankets sufficient to meet any
reasonable demands upon him. In
thirty minutes he can set up first
class hospital in the field and be ready
to begin operations. The operating
table is made in two sections. These
can be folded up and carried under his
arm and in less than a minute be
placed in position for use. He has
twelve satchels with medicines and all
the instruments necessary for operat!
these for each company surgeon or as
sistant surgeon in the regiment Dr.
Walker has a large and paying prac-
tice among the citizens OF the town
and county, and we are glad to learn
from his patrons that he Is a very sue
cessful practitioner of medicine.