Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-11-05
LOCAL LAcoNIcS.
Winthrop Girls at the Fair.

Columbia State, Friday: At 10 o'clock
yesterday morning very interesting
demonstration in sewing was given by
the department Of domestic arts of
Winthrop college. One end Of the
space reserved for the college exhibits
was fitted UP with sewing machines,
black boards and work table. Mrs.
Birdsall, principal Of the department,
assisted by six students, was engaged
in the actual work Of sewing for sew
eral hours. A young lady from the
Epwerth orphanage; was measured for
a shirtwaist dress. From the measures
taken a pattern was drafted. the dress
was cut, fitted and completed in about
four hours. This dress will be left on
exhibition for day or two so that
those interested may examine II. That
great interest was taken In this DEM
onstration was shown by the crowd
which observed the work and the In
telligent questions asked and comments
made. The six young women engaged
in sewing were working away as quiet
ly and earnestly as II in their own
sewing room at Winthrop.
w. N. Elder Missing.
Mr.. w. N. Elder, formerly Of York
county, but for a number Of years past
a resident Of Columbia, has disappear
ed. and his family and friends are very
much concerned about him. He left
his home on Wednesday Of last week,
telling his wife that he was going to
the blacksmith shop for some survey
ing pins. She has not seen him since.
He stopped at the house Of a man
named Gooch, near the head Of the Co
lumbia canal Wednesday night, and left
Thursday morning, saying that he was
going back to the city. There was no
alarm until Friday or Saturday; but
since then his friends and acquaint-
ances have been searching everywhere.
The Columbia Record Of Wednesday
has the following about him: Seven
ty-year-old William N. Elder, a Con-
federate veteran, for four terms a
member Of the York county legislative
delegation, formerly a trustee Of Win
throp college, for several years book
keeper for the state dispensary and re-
Gently a land surveyor, has completely
no trace Of him having
been discovered since last Thursday
morning at o'clock, when he left the
locks at the head Of the Columbia canal
for his home In this city lilo Pendle-
ton street. He was seen about the hour
mentioned, walking briskly down the
Southern railway track, which skirts
the canal bank for most Of the four
mile distance between the locks and
the city. One of his sons, Mr.. M. L.
Elder Of Pittsfield, Mass, who has led
in the night and day search since then,
said today that the family did not be-
lieved the old gentleman had fallen In
to the canal. They are. Of the opinion
that under some sudden seizure he lost
his reason and is now, perhaps, wan
dering about the woods and fields In a
demented condition, If indeed he Is
yet alive. His great height, feet 2
inches. his grey goatee and his soldier
ly bearing make him rather COM
manding figure and for this reason 1t
Is all the stranger that no clue what
ever has been found to his whereabouts.
At the home on Pendleton street he
leaves his wife, Mrs. Sallie Elder, with
whom just now Is the son from Massa-
chusetts above mentioned. The other
children are w. C. Elder Of Alabama,
and Mrs. ]. P. Moore Of Guthriesville,
York county. The family moved here
about eight years ago."