Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-10-19
ROCK HILL HAPPENINGS.
Death of Mrs. A. M. BIaek-Nsws Of
the churohes-oood Effects Of Thir-
teen Cents Cotton,

teen Cents Cotton.
Correspondence The Yorkvills Enquirer
Rock Hill, October 1s.-Mrs. Mar
tina ~ Black, wife Of Mr.. A. NJ. Black,
died at her home in Woodland, this
city, Saturday afternoon Of heart
trouble from which she had been q
sufferer for several years. The funeral
services were conducted from the
home Sunday afternoon by Rev. w.
Fl. Ariail. assisted by Rev. A. 8. Rog-
ers, and the interment was In the
cemetery at Ebenezer. The deceased
the India Hook section Of this county.
She was In the 18th year Of her age.
She was twice married, her first hus-
band, Mr.. William McFadden, being
killed In the civil war. Mrs. w. S.
Creighton Of this city, was the only
child of this union. One sister, Mrs.
Jones Of Fort Mill, also survives, and
besides her husband, she also leaves
the following step-children: Mesdames
]. H. Miller, Ira B. Dunlap, ]. Wilson
Moore and Messrs. Jno. A. and Lyle
Black, all Of this city.
Rev. l. B. Tate, a missionary from
the Presbyterian church to Korea, lee
tured at the First Presbyterian church
III tIilo City 00iQoJb du0 III lii0 CvCh-
ing he spoke at Winthrop college. Mr.
Tate has been In Korea as mission
ary for about seventeen years, and is
at home now on furlough. accompa-
MED by his wife, who was Miss Matte
Ingold of this city. They are the
guests Of DR.. and Mrs. T. A. Craw-
ford.
DIR. n. w. Bays OF Columbia, filed
the pulpit at St Johns III. e. church.
Sunday, the pastor, Rev. II. r. Mills,
having left several days ago to Join
Mrs. Mills, who has been spending
some time at her old home In Ken
lucky on account Of Ill health.
Rev. Alexander Martin, pastor Of the
First Presbyterian church, Is In Char
lesion attending q meeting Of the
South Carolina synod.
Rev. r. T. Marsh Of the First Bap-
tist church, left Monday to spend q
week at his old home In Virginia,
which he has not visited for three
years.
Rev. Thomas Leitch, the noted
evangelist, closed two weeks revival
meeting at Laurel street Methodist
church Sunday night. Mr.. Leitch 10
|attending meeting Of the Christian
workers In Chattanooga, Tenn, this
week. He will return to Rock Hill
the latter part Of the week and I'LL the
pulpit at st. Johns church next Sum
day, and start meeting at the High
land Park mill the following Monday
morning.
The matter Of moving the city guard
house from its present location on
Black street to the city hall building
on Hampton street, was settled at the
last meeting Of the city council, that
body instructing the committee In
charge to proceed at once with the
work Of moving the guardhouse. The
contract for doing the work and build
ing an addition to the city hall to be
used as police headquarters, has been
awarded to ]. ]. Keller & Co., and the
work will be commenced at once.
Thirteen cents cotton is having It's
effect on trade in this section and
many farmers who did not expect to
hardly get out even on account OF the
short crop, will pay out and have
some surplus money. Those farmers,
however, who futured their cotton at
81, 10 and IL cents, are not feeling 30
good over the situation, and there was
no small amount Of 1t sold at these
figures in this section.