Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-11-12
LOCAL LACONlCS.
Local Farmers Union.

A local lodge Of the Farmers IN
ion has been organized in Yorkville
with the following officers: John B.
Plaxico, president; ]. Boliver Scott,
vice president; ]. E. Lowry, secretary
and treasurer; L. r. Williams, chap
lain; Press S. Thomasson, doorkeeper;
R. G. Ratchford, conductor. The lodge
starts out. with sixteen members and
a number Of new applications pending.
Dr. Lionel Black Dead.
DR.. Lionel Black, died rather sud-
denly at Wilkinsville, in Cherokee
county last Thursday afternoon, at
6 o'clock. The deceased was son OF
DR.. John G. Black Of Blacksburg, and
was about 81 years Of age. He had
been practicing in the Wilkinsville
neighborhood about five years. He
was graduate of the Baltimore Med
ical college, and was a physician OF
unusual promise. The remains were
Inferred at Blacksburg.
Death of Mrs. Meek Barnett.
Mrs. Lila May Barnett wife Of Mr..
]. Meek Barnett, died at her home In
the Bethel neighborhood yesterday
morning after an illness Of about two
months. She was a daughter Of Mr..
]. M. Miller of the Clay Hill section,
and was in the 22d year Of her age.
Besides her husband, she leaves two
small children. The funeral took place
at the residence yesterday afternoon,
and the interment was in Bethel ceme-
terry.
The Meeting at WoodIawn.
An interesting protracted meeting
has just come to close at Woodlawn
Presbyterian church, Sharon. 1t was
conducted by Rev. r. G. McLees, the
blind evangelist, and his preaching Is
described as most effective and power
full. There We're three sermons last
Sunday, and the church was packed
to overhowing at each service. There
were twelve accessions to the church.
A great crowd gathered around the
preacher Sunday night to tell him
goodbye. 1t is probable that an ef-
fort will be made to secure the re-
turn of Mr.. McLees to Woodlawn at
an early day.
Cost of the chaingang.
The cost of maintaining the county
chaingang is somewhere between $5,-
900 and $4,000 a year. 1t is not prac-
ticable to give the exact figures. The
accounts are not kept in a way to show
all the items included in this expense.
With a view to arriving at a reason
able approximation, however, The En-
quirer has gone through the quarterly
reports of the supervisor for the twelve
months preceding September 80 last
All the items charged against or
ed up, and they aggregated $5.021.S0.
Included in this amount there is an ag-
gregate of $1,170.46 for superintendent
and guards and $152.50 for medical at
tendance.
Flint Hill Corner Stone.
The corner stone of the new church
at Flint Hill was laid last Thursday
with appropriate ceremonies. There
was a large crowd in attendance. Flint
Hill congregation is the oldest and
strongest in York county. 1t was one
among the first one thousand Baptist
churches organized in the United
States. This congregation was organ
ICED on October 20, 1893, with John
Rocker as the first minister and John
Dinkins, Sr., and John Smith as dea-
cons. The first church building was
rude log structure, erected the same
year. This was afterward followed by
frame building which, though an i'm
provement on its predecessor, as to
size was not much Improvement as to
comfort The present church building
was erected in 1856, and Is still In very
good repair. The new church will be
a handsome brick structure that will
cost something over $4,000.
County Home Superintendent.
As previously announced, the county
board of commissioners held a meeting
last Saturday afternoon for the pur-
pose Of considering applications for
Of the county home.
There were six applicants as follows:
Messrs j. B. Stephenson, w. B. Gaul-