Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-08-12

lima reserves. He is survived by
widow and ten children, six sons and
four girls, viz: Charlie, Joe, Sylvester,
Campbell, John and Robert, and Mrs.
Emma Bigger. Mrs. Ida Currence, Mrs.
Anna Currence and Miss jamie Bran
don, all living in Gastonia and York
counties He also leaves five brothers
and four sisters. viz: G.. l.. Brandon,
Newton Brandon and Joe Brandon Of
Bethel; John Brandon of McCOnnels-
vile, and William Brandon of York
ville and Misses Lucy, Sarah, Mar
garet and Emily Brandon, all of Bethel.
Deceased had Eeen n member of the
PRESBYTERIAN church for many years
and for several years past his MEM
bership had been at Union. He was an
industrious farmer, a good citizen and
a man who stood high in his commune
ty where his death brought great sor-
row. The bereaved widow and chill
dren and brothers and sisters have the
svmpathy of host of friends in Cas-
ton and York counties in the sorrow
which comes to them in the death Of
a husband, father and brother.
Fort Mill Times, August II: Mrs. j.
B. Swami of BullOck's Creek. was a
guest at the home of Rev. w. A. Haf-
ner Monday and Tuesday. "A prom
inent South Carolina banker has writ
ten to a number of Fort Mill business
men inquring as to the prospects OF
a national bank in the place. 1t Is un-
derstood the proposal has met with
some favor. .. Friday morning, the
remains of Miss Susie Jones reached
Fort Mill from Huntersville. n. c.,
where she died Thursday morning, and
were inferred in the town cemetery
that afternoon. Miss Jones was about
30 wears of age. She lived in Fort Mill
some years ago, and was a sister of
Mrs. d. o. Potts. .... There are now
exactly 300 registered voters in Fort
Mill township, the number having
been increased from 2S3 to 300 as re-
suit of the visit to Fort Mill last
Thursday of the county registration
board. While here the board refused
to register one applicant for a certifi-
cate, on the ground that he could not
read understandingly the oath all ap-
plicants take as a condition precedent
to qualifying. .....A series OF special
services is to begin at the Fort Mill
n. n1, hn inn n
August %, in which the pastor, Rev.
w. A. Hafner, will be assisted by the
Rev. f. K. Gillespie of Yorkville. The
meeting is to continue through Sep
tember 4, when the semi-annual COM
munion service Of the church will be
observed .Lieuts. S. w. Parks and
]. M. White, Sergt. d. V. Epps, and
Privates VIM. Belk and Henry Windle
of the Fort Mill Light infantry, left
Sunday afternoon for Charleston to
participate in the rifle shoot of the
South Carolina national guard, which
is being held this week. Twenty
marksmen from each of the states
three regiments are contesting for a
place on the rifle team of fifteen to rep
resent South Carolina at the national
shoot to be held at Camp Perry, Ohio,
in September. The Fort Mill company
enjoys the distinction of having fur
nished five Of the twenty marksmen
selected from the First regiment to
participate in the Charleston contest.
The company also enjoys the further
distinction of having in Private VIM.
Belk the best rifle shot in the regiment.
as was demonstrated in the regiment
al shoot at YOrkville some weeks ago.
..... Rev. DR.. J. B. Mack is expected
to return to Fort Mill from College
Park, Ga, about the 25th instant, and
it is understood that he will thereafter
make his home in this place. During
the last few months, Mr.. Mack's health
has not been good and he has there
fore found it necessary to give up his
work as pastor of the College Park
Presbyterian church. ...... Beneficial
rains fell throughout York county Sun
day night. In many sections of the
county the crops were suffering from
the drought of the last three weeks
and farmers were beginning to fear
that if the dry SPELL continued few
days longer great damage would result
to both cotton and corn. In places
corn had begun to fire" considerably
and the growing cotton showed the
want of moisture, but it is thought that
the timely rain will do much to resus-
citate these crops. A number OF far
mers who were assembled on Main
street Monday morning agreed that the
rain was worth a hundred thousand
dollars to the county. After suffer-
ing intensely for months, Mr.. S. N.
Merritt died at his home in the upper
part Of Fort Mill Sunday evening,
aged "a years. Mr.. Merritt moved
from the country to Fort Mill about
twenty years ago and has since resid-
ed here. At one time he was a large
and prosperous farmer but before
moving to town he met with reverses
which caused him to dispose of his
farm. He was a member OF the Bap-
tist church and was good citizen. The
funeral services were conducted by his
pastor, the Rev Mr.. Hair, and the bur-
ial was in the Flint Hill cemetery
Monday afternoon. Mr.. Merritt is sur
vived by a number of sons and daugh-
ters Cashier w. b. Meacham has
received a letter from j. Y. Jones, the
young white man who some weeks ago
passed fraudulent checks on the Saw
ings Bank of Fort Mill to the amount
of $24G. requesting that he commune
cate with Jones father who lives in
Texas, with the view of having the
latter replace the money which his
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Mr.. Meacham has complied with the
young mans request and it seems
probable that the loss Of the bank will
he made good within few days. Jones
was arrested i'm Charleston some
weeks ago and brought to Yorkville,
where he has since been held in
the county Jail. on a warrant taken
out for his arrest by the Glover bank,
which he is also accused of having
defrauded The hundred and more
Fort Mill citizens who composed the
audience at Confederate park Mon
day evening to listen to the lecture OF
Mr.. James Henry Rice, Jr., secretary
of the Audubon society of South Car
olina. have never had the opportunity
of hearing a more pleasing or profita-
BILE discussion of any subject than the
practical talk of Mr.. Rice on the bird
life of South Carolina. Mr.. Rice be-
gan his lecture by outlining the origin
of the Audubon society, telling success
sively what ii had accomplished, its
work of the present and it's hopes and
plans for the future. He made II plaln
to everyone that the country is suffer-
ing great and irreparable financial loss
each year by the wanton butchery OF
the birds. the great police force OF the
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