Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-17
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

- The Confederate monument at Un-
ion will be unveiled on Saturday, May
25th. The address Of the occasion will
be delivered by Col. Asbury Coward
Of Charleston, who will be introduced
by Rev. A. A. James.
-Spartanburg, May 16: Adam Frost,
colored, is dead at his home near Ce-
dar Springs, this county, at the ar
vanced age of 127 years. He was per-
haps the oldest man In the United
States. Frost was born on Sullivan's
Island, Off Charleston, In the year 1880.
He was first owned by. the Drayton
family Of Charleston and was sold to
the Frost family, in whose possession
he remained until after the war. The
old negro came to this county during
the civil war with the Frost family,
who refugeed to this county and 10
Gated at Cedar Springs. At the close
Of the war the Frosts. returned to
Charleston, but old Adam liked this
country so well that he decided to re-
main here. Adam Frost died on the
place Of M. B. Smith, a well-known
farmer Of the Cedar Springs section,
on whose farm the old negro had lived
for twenty years. Mr.. Smith said he
first saw Frost forty years ago and he
was very old man then, too old to
perform hard work on the farm. Adam
often spoke Of his masters, Colonel
Drayton and old DR.. Frost Of Charles
ton, and delighted In talking about his
boyhood days in Charleston. Several
months before his death a number Of
people of this city visited the old dar-
key and he entertained them by tell
ing stories Of the early days Of Char
lesion, when Indians used to come in
to the city from the back country and
shoot at targets. He said he remem-
bered when British war vessels used to
come into the Charleston harbor.
- Bishop Ellison Capers of the do
cese of South Carolina, having let 1t
be known that his work has become
too heavy for him, the most important
work of the diocesan convention that
met in Columbia this week was to
elect a bishop coadjutor to share his
labor. The matter was of very great
moment to the Episcopalians through
out the state and there was considera-
BILE interest as to the result Of the
election, which was held on Wednes-
day. There were three ballots before
a majority Of both the clerical and lay
delegates agreed upon a choice. On
the final ballot Rev. w. A. Guerry, was
chosen. The following sketch Of Mr..
Guerry is from the Columbia State Of
yesterday: William Alexander Guer-
ry was born in Clarendon county,
South Carolina, about forty-five years
ago. the son Of Rev. w. A. GuerTy and
his first wife, who was Miss Brailsford
# Camden. He was educated at the
Porter Military academy, Charleston,
from which institution he graduated
and then taught for several years at
the academy. From there he went to
the University Of the South at Sc
vance, and took the masters degree,
and later entered the seminary, from
which he also graduated. He accepted
the call to the church at Florence, s.
c., where he labored with great sue
cess and energy. From Florence he
was called to succeed Bishop Gailor as
chaplain of the University Of the
South when DR.. Gailor was made bish-
op Of Tennessee, and Mr.. Guerry now
holds the position Of chaplain Of the
university and professor in the theo-
logical seminary at Sewanee. He has
had numerous calls, including several
leading to the bishopric in other dio-
ceses, but has declined them all In or
der to stay at Sewanee, where he has
been greatly interested in his work
He has been particularly concerned for
the completion Of the magnificent new
chapel, which is now a certainty
and 1t is hoped and believed that he
will accept this call to the diocese in
which he was born and in which his
now aged father has for so many years
been an honored and useful clergyman
Of the church. DR.. Guerry married
Miss Annie McBee, a sister Of the
Rev. Silas McBee, editor Of the
Churchman. DR.. Guerry met his wife
while engaged for a while in teaching
at the home Of the McBees at Lincoln
ton. N. c.. soon after the completion
Of his course at school.