Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-06-22

needs the full four mills to keep the
school up to it's present standard Of
efficiency.
Mr.. ]. B. Stephenson, former su-
perintendent of the county home, died
at the lumber yard Of ]. j. Keller &
Co., in Yorkville last Friday afternoon
at about 8 o'clock. He went there In
buggy, accompanied by wagon and
team in charge of negro brought for
the purpose Of hauling benches for the
chapel just being finished on the coun-
ty home property. After few words
with Mr.. G. w. KunZ, concerning the
loading Of the benches, Mr.. Stephenson
sat down on the sill of lumber shed,
and within q few minutes afterWard,
gasped and fell over without further
warning. Mr.. G. F. Grant, Mr.. Kunz,
Mr.. Logan, Mr.. Dobson and others
came to his assistance at once and
telephoned for a doctor, but Mr..
Stephenson was dead in a few minutes.
Mr.. Stephenson's death, although sud-
den, was not unexpected. He had been
under the treatment of the various
physicians at the county home for
more than a year, and all understood
that both his heart and kidneys were
in a desperate condition, and because
of this knowledge no inquest was held
over the remains. The deceased was
about go years Of age. He leaves a
widow and three children, two sons and
one daughter, all grown. The body
was taken to Sharon for interment.
The everyday life at the Episcopal
Church Home Orphanage, continues TO
run with the smoothness and precision
that has marked the conduct Of the In
.i,, fn
Including the management, Deaconess
Gadsden and her assistants, there are
now sixty people in the home. The or
phans are divided into three families"
under the cottage system. The larger
children occupy the main building OF
the barracks and the smaller children
the wings. Each family Is under the
supervision Of mother" and each
does its own work, even the small boys
and little girls being able to wait on
and do for themselves to an extent that
is surprising. Fine discipline obtains
throughout the institution, all Of the
children recognizing the authority OF
their respective mothers with admir-
able obedience. Even the smallest un-
derstand that they must have permis-
sion for an interchange Of visits, and
are generally careful to ask for such
permission before venturins from the
premises of one cottage to another.
Generally, the children are happy and
contented with their lot as seems quite
natural under the circumstances. Al
though since the arrival Of the orphans
in Yorkville, the management has been
putting forth energetic efforts In get
ting the different households provided
with the necessary conveniences OF
system and order, and wonders seems
In, n
time, there is still great deal to be
done before the buildings and grounds
will begin to show the full development
Of plans now in mind. The home Is
open to general visitors on Saturday
afternoons after $50, and besides older
persons who call to show their interest
in their work, quite number Of town
children have acquired the habit Of go
ing up to join the orphanage children
in their various afternoon amusements.
Trinity Methodist church was flll-
ed to its capacity this morning at $50
o'clock to witness the beautiful cere-
mony that was to unite In marriage
the Hon. John Porter Hollis Of Rock
Hill and Miss Mary Walker Of York.
Vile. The first pretty preliminary was
the rendition Of sweet vocal solo by
Miss Lila Herndon, and at its conclu-
| ed the wedding march, to the delight
full strains Of which the wedding par
ty came into the church. First came
the specially honored maiden friends
of the bride, followed by the ushers,
and then the bride, with her sister,
Miss Olive Walker, acting as maid-of-
honor. The groom, and his best man,
Mr.. Oliver P. Chitwood Of Virginia,
met the bride and maid-of-honor at
the altar, and the ribbon girls. Misses
Julia Smith Of Yorkville and Agnes
Walker of Gaffney, took their proper
stations in the aisle, and the wedding
ceremony was read by Rev. II. Il.
Sharpe Of Heath Springs. Among the
friends of the bride within the ribbons
were Misses Winnie Crawford, Bessie
Pegram, Josie Carroll, Leon White,
Anna McCaw, Gerald and Helen Low
ry, Kate and Hattie Hunter, Clara
Barr, Susie Henderson, Nellie Schorb,
Madge Johnson and Emile Nesbit. The
ushers were Messrs. Joe Hart, Glenn
Allison, Philip Hunter and ID. Wyatt
Neville. After the ceremony, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hollis were accompanied by their
friends to the c. & NV. depot. across
the street, and upon the arrival or the
train a few minutes later, the happy
couple started on a bridal tour to
Washington, New York and other
northern cities. The bride is daugh-
ter of DR.. Miles J. Walker, one Of the
best known and most prominent ply
sicians of York county, and the groom
is a popular and highly esteemed law
yer of Rock Hill, recently elected by
the voters of York county to represent
them in the legislature. Both of the
young people stand high In the estima-
ton Of all who know them or know or
them, and in beginning their happy
married life, they have all the advan-
tage that can come from universal
good wishes of their friends and ac-
uuaintances.