Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-01-17
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IN COUNTIES ADJOINING.
News and Comment Clipped From
Neiehboring Counties.
LANCASTER.


ises to be, if it is not already, the BAN
ner county of the state in the matter OF
Farmers Union organizations. -Four
months ago there wasn't Union In the
county. while now there are seventeen
and the membership of all of them Is
steadily increasing. Still another Un-
ion will be organized next Saturday, at
Pine Grove school house. ..... Lee NC
Ilwain, colored, undertook to drive
across Rum creek, just beyond Mr.. b.
H. Benefits place in the Jones Cross
Roads section, last Saturday afternoon
while the stream was swollen by heaVy
rains. His wagon was upset and ne
and his mule had narrow escape from
drowning. The contents of his wagon
were washed down the creek, but eV-
erything was recovered except sack
of flour. The county board of COM
missioners has made it's estimate OF
expenses for the present year, and has
recommended to the legislative delega-
ton the amount of levy it is thought
will be necessary to raise sufhclent
funds to defray expenses. 1t is tact
worthy of note that all outstanding
claims against the county have been
paid. In other words, the county en-
ters upon the new year free from DEBT
except of course, it's bonded debt The
levy the past year was sufficient to
meet all demands, not only current eX-
penses, but some past indebtedness as
we'll. Like the News. the Anderson
Daily Mail republished the good roads
resolutions recently adopted by the
York County Farmers Union. our con-
temporary adding the following COM
ment: isn't this the most remarkable
thing YOU ever heard of-farmers want
ing to be taxed to build good roads?
We wonder what would happen if such
a resolution should be offered in the
Anderson County Farmers Union we.
do not think it so remarkable that far
mers want to be taxed to build good
roads. They are not opposed to a rea-
sonable tax for any wise purpose, ana
when they express themselves as IA
voring a road tax it simply means that
they have become convinced by past
experience that the only sure way or
securing permanent highway improve
ment is by paying for it out of their
pockets. :. The community was deep
" shocked and grieved yesterday morn
ing when the sad fact became known
that Mrs. II. G. Hicks, one Of LancaS-
ters most estimable and greatly below
ed ladies had passed. away. Her death
occurred Monday night at $50 O'CLOCK
after a very brief illness. Mrs. Hicks's
maiden name was Margaret Elizabeth
Mackorell, was a native of Blackstock,
this state and was AZ years of age.
She was daughter Of Mr.. ]. c. Mack
orell now n resident Of Winnsboro.
She was twice married. Her first nus
band was the late II. Y. Milling, to
whom she was married Nov. II, 1889,
Mr.. Milling being at the time sheriff
Of Fairfield county Mr.. and Mrs. Mill
ing moved to Lancaster in 1895, the
husband dying here some nine or ten
years ago. In June, 1900, the subject
of this sketch was married to Capt. L.
c. Hicks, the well-known and deserV-
edly popular commercial traveller, who
survives her. Besides the broken
hearted husband, she leaves five chill
dren, three daughters and one son by
the first marriage, Misses Jessie, Fran
Gina and Estelle Milling. and Master
Raymond Milling, and a little son by
the last marriage, Master T. G. Hicks,
Jr. Mrs Hicks is also survived by her
aged father Mr.. ]. c. Mackorell OF
Winnsboro, and the following brothers
and sisters: Messrs. r. ]. and j. 5.
Mackorell of Yorkville; Mr.. j. b.
Mackorell Of Lancaster; Mrs. F. r. Bar
ford of Atlanta, Ga, and Mrs. Pet But
Ter of YOrkville. The remains of Mrs.
Hicks were laid to rest in West Side
cemetery yesterday afternoon at 3
o'clock, the funeral services being con-
Quoted by the Rev. Chalmers Fraser,
pastor OF the Presbyterian church, of
which she was q member, and DR.. j. H.
Boldritlge of the First Baptist church.
The following named gentlemen acted
as pall-bearers: Messrs. w. c. Thorn
son. w. T. Gregory, ]. T. Thomasson,
w. P. Bennett. w. ]. Cunningham and
A. r. Banks.