Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-02-12
ROCK HILL AND VICINITY.
Death of Mrs. D. p. SteeIe-Mr. Lin
gle Dismissed to AtIanta-Affairs Of
Water, Light and Power Company
Shooting affair at Smiths.


gle Dismissed to Atlanta-Affairs of
Water, Light and Power Company
Shooting affair at Smiths.
Correspondence OF the Yorkviile EnaulieI.
Rock Hill, February 11.-Mrs. Da-
vid Parks Steele, whose critical illness
was noted last week, died at her home
near the city, Thursday afternoon at
6 o'clock and was buried Friday after
noon in Laurelwood cemetery, this
city. The Rev. w. L. Lingle, D. D., Of
the First Presbyterian church, con-
Quoted the funeral and the following
were the pail bearers: Messrs. ]. E.
ROddey, M. G. Bryant, ]. E. Parker, j..
N. McElwee, Prof. Z. w. Hall and DR..
w. A. PRESLEY.
At the meeting of Bethel presbytery
held In Chester Friday the 8th, after
hearing DR.. Lingle's statement the
commissioners, sent by the First Pres
byterian church Of Rock Hill to oppose
the placing in DR.. Lingle's hands the
call from the Atlanta church, decided
not to oppose the severing Of pastoral
relations. The call was therefore
him and the pastoral relations with the
Rock Hill church formally dissolved.
The church here regrets exceedingly
to give up this beloved pastor and he
carries with him to his new field the
highest respect and admiration OF his
own church, the other congregations
in the city and the people in general.
DR.. Lingle has done great work here
during the five years of his pastorate
and everybody feels that Atlanta Is
much enriched to have him for her
citizen.
Prof. j. w. Thomson of Winthrop
college, who was one Of the commits
sioners who attended Bethel presbyte-
ry. was taken suddenly Ill while IL the
meeting and had to be taken to the
home where his daughter, who Is a
teacher in the Chester schools boards.
He came home Saturday morning and
is still confined to bed, but Is getting
along nicely,
A small fire occurred in the engine
room Of the Rock Hill Buggy compa-
ny's plant Saturday morning. 1t was
extinguished. with very little damage.
by the very efficient private fire COM
pany there. before the arrival OF the
department.
A few weeks ago, II will be remem-
bered. the city council declared the
franchise Of the Water, Light and
Power company to be forfeited and
ordered il sold In accordance with the
provisions creating 1t. The power
company and the city have been trying
to come to some agreement whereby
the contemplated action may be avert
ed. At a. special meeting held Thurs
day night the matter was put into the
hands Of a committee which Will re-
port back This committee Is COM
nosed of j. M. Cherry, ]. B. Johnson
and ]. f. Reid, three of the best busi-
ness men in the city.
VIII Montgomery. young white
man living near Smiths Turnout, was
brought to the Rock Hill hospital,
Sunday afternoon to be treated for a
gun shot wound received in row with
Lewis Strait, youth Of seventeen
wears. Young Strait was in charge OF
his brothers store and 1t Is stated that
Montgomery came in drunk and when
demonstrated with by Strait struck
him. 1t Is also reported that he at
tempted to cut Strait He later got
his pistol and shot once to stop Mont
yomery's advance and when one shot
failed to do this he shot again. The
second bullet struck Montgomery In
the breast. but there seems to be some
chance for his recovery II no complica-
tions occur.
Sunday evening, the 10th instant,
Miss Annie Gailliard O'Bryan and Mr..
P. Alexander Poag were married by
the Rev. w. B. Duncan of st. Johns
NJ f. church, at the residence or the
brides mother, Mrs. Ada O'Bryan.
The last bucket shop Is gone. Sat
urdav evening, Mr.. F. B. Alexander,
who has conducted business here for a
wear or more, closed his office and re-
turned to Charlotte.