Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-11-01

been 500 people who could not get
lodging last night, among the crowd
being some women and children.
Killed by Falling Tree.
Mr. Henry Wilds was killed on Mr..
H. f. Johnson's place six miles north
east Of Yorkville last Tuesday by be-
ing crushed under tree. Mr.. Wilds
and other laborers were engaged In
Telling trees for lumber. In Telling a
large tree became entangled in the up
per branches in such a way that the
trunk was twisted out of what would
have seemed its natural course. The
butt of the tree struck Mr.. Wilds in
the face and knocked him down. He
fell under the tree and 1t came down
across his stomach. He lived about an
hour afterward. Mr.. Wilds was about
forty years OF age, and was a member
Of Union Baptist church. He had no
family. The interment took place at
st. Paul Wednesday.
For Violation of Liquor Laws.
Fort Mil Times: Mr.. ]. P. Billue, the
we'll known shoemaker. was before
Magistrate McElhaney Friday upon the
double charge Of delivering express
packages of whisky before sunrise and
of acting as resident agent for for
eign liquor concern. Special Consta-
BILE Sanders Of Yorkville prosecuted
the cases, and Mr.. Billue was repre-
sented by Hon. w. B. Wilson, Jr, Of
Rock Hill. The agency case was first
taken up and the testimony produced
by the prosecution was of such nature
as to cause Magistrate McElhaney to
require a 5000 bond Of Mr.. Billue for
the latteTs appearance at court. The
delivery case against Mr.. Billue, who
Is assistant express agent, was thrown
out, the evidence produced not being
sufficient to require bond.
Progress on Flint Hill Church.
Fort Mill Times: A recent visitor to
Flint Hill informs the reporter that
work on the new Flint Hill Baptist
church Is progressing favorably, the
stone foundation having been complet-
ed and the brick work on the main
walls commenced. The new church Is
to be built just to the north side of
the old church. AS stated, the foun-
dations are Of stone and the walls Will
be of pressed brick. The interior OF
the church and it's furnishings will be
Of the very latest designs, and when
completed we are told will be one OF
the handsomest country churches in
this section. The church building is
to cost $4,000. The cemetery at Flint
Hill, which was already one Of the
largest hereabouts, has recently been
enlarged by two acres.
To Be a Gresham House.
Rock Hill Herald: Mr. Gresham, who
Is one Of the best known hotel men In
the Carolinas, has leased the Carolina
hotel of this city and will take charge
the 1st of January. Many prominent
hotel men have made efforts to secure
this hotel, but Mr.. Gresham was the
fortunate one The building will be
remodeled, to a certain extent, and
refurnished with new furniture. Mr.
Gresham is now proprietor of at least
twenty hotels and many railroad eating
houses. and is known throughout this
whole country as the king OF eating
houses. Major Greene, has lived mere
and run the Carolina for the past thir-
teen or fourteen years. After the hrst
Of the year he will not be actively en-
gagged in any business, but he rather
thinks that he will continue to make
Rock Hill his home. His many friends
here will be glad to learn that he Is to
remain in their midst.
Missionary Picnic.
The Missionary picnic at Bethany
last Saturday was most enjoyable
affair, the only drawback being that
the attendance was not so large as II
would have been had the people gen
orally not been so busy. DR.. Z. W.
Pressly's address on education Is de-
scribed by those who heard 1t as a
rare treat. The doctor stated that he
had never made but one speech before
That he said was twenty years ago.
and he claimed that 1t was a failure
notwithstanding that he had given IL
about six years Of preparation. But,
said the gentleman who was telling
The Enquirer about 1t, there was GER
tainly nothing about this address to
suggest the novice. The doctor dug
down after his material and he dug
deep. Everybody present was enter
tanned and instructed" Most Of the
contributors to the missionary fund
brought money instead Of cotton, and
the aggregate of the contributions
amounted to $214, something over
Bethany's share Of the $500 that the
Rev. DR.. Stevenson's three charges
have been contributing to missions
during the past three years. Here
tcfore, the $500 has been going to
the support Of lady missionary, but
this year, with the consent OF the
board of foreign missions the amount
will go for the erection OF girls
boarding school at Tampico, Mexico.