Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-05-26
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Death of Mr.. John o. Robbins.
Mr.. John o. Robbins of Bullock's
Creek township, died at his home near
the church last Friday and was buried
in Bullocks Creek cemetery on Satur-
day, the services being conducted by
Rev. ]. B. Swami, the pastor. The
deceased was aged 4S years, 1 month
and days. He was a deacon Of Bull
locks Greek church and was well
thought Of by all who knew him. he
leaves q widow and four children, two
sons and two daughters as follows
Messrs. j. Eddie and H. Cleveland
Robbins, Mrs. Lula r. Howell and
Miss Zettle Robbins.
Bethel Presbytery In Chester.
An adjourned meeting Of Bethel
Presbytery was held at Purity Pres
byterian church, in Chester last Tues
day morning The Rev. G. G. Mayes,
of Blackstock, acted as moderator,
ana the Rev. w. a. IldLhSi, u - Wv
Mill, acted in his regular capacity as
stated clerk. The principal business
on hand was to receive the Rev. Z. II.
Moore from the Atlanta Presbytery
and to arrange for his installation as
pastor of Longtown and Ridgeway
churches. The Revs. w. T. Hall, ID.
D., of Columbia; ]. K. Hall, of Bethes-
da, and G. G. Mayes Of Blackstock,
and Mr.. 7 G. McCants Of Winnsboro,
constitu,a Lie commission, and the
exercises Of installation are scheduled
for the third -. lth in June.
Death Of Mrs. w. T. Davidson.
Mrs. Nora Davidson, wife Of Mr..
w. #. Davidson, died at her home near
Bethany yesterday morning. Her
death was sudden and unexpected.
Apparently as we'll as usual on re-
tiring the night before, she arose to
prepare breakfast; but feeling too Ill
to complete the work she returned 10
bed. Her death occurred a few min
utes later. The deceased was daugh-
ter of the late Christopher McCarter,
and she was about 35 years OF age.
Besides her husband, she leaves three
small children, and is also survived Dy
a brother and four sisters, as folloWs:
Mr.. j. L. McCarter, Mrs. T. II. Allen,
MrS. j. L. MAS As~~4N
Green, Mrs. Callie Packherd. The fu-
neral took place at Bethany yester-
day.
Dire Threat From Tillman.
Columbia special of May 22 to
Charlotte Observer: The tug or war
the Winthrop authorities have peen
having with the Rock Hill local school
board over the proposition to trans
fer to Winthrop what is known as the
high school property" just across
the street from Winthrop, which mas
been the subject of more or less acrl-
monious discussion in Rock Hill Tor
several months, has called forth
Enthusiastically vigorous letter from
Senator Tillman to memper Oh the
Winthrop board of trustees who mas
local connections. The letter has not
been given out for publication, put
those who have seen 1t say IT Is 1ull
of fire and brimstone;" that the
senator says in it that II the 1ooi
fight that is being made in Rock Hill
on President Johnson in this mat
ter is not at once stopped the senator
will get his friends together and In
duce the legislature to refund to ROCK
Hill the $4,000 1t gave for the es-
tablishment of Winthrop in that town
and remove the college to a more con-
genial and appreciative city and turn
the present Winthrop plant" into
state asylum for negroes; that the
need for separate asylum for blacks
is becoming more and more insistent
daily anyway. Since this letter was
written-but hardly as a result OF II,
however, majority Of the Rock Hill
school board has voted to sell the
property in question to the college at
something like $4,000, which is
nearly three times what it sold for
few years ago, and $4,000 more than
Winthrop offered for it at the begin
ming of this controversy. The prop
erty however, is very valuable and Is
likely fully worth the price named In
the deal. Still, the row is not over
the minority in the local board now
seeking to uphold the sale by injunc-
ton proceedings on the ground that
this property cannot be used for 9TH
er than high school purposes. Friends
of Winthrop, however, regard the deal
as practically closed, believing that the
Injunction will not be sustained. The
final result of the controversy will be
watched with keen interests through
ont the state.