Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-07-08


business this afternoon. Judge Shipp
will adjourn court sine die.
Lancaster News, July 6: Coroner
King is having an easy time this year
as compared with last years work.
From Jan. 5. 1909. To Jan. 5, 1910
he held twenty inquests, seven of
which were homicide cases. This year
is now half gone, and the coroner has
thus far held only three inquests, not
one of which was a murder case. The
county. The value of human life is
evidently on the increase, as is the sem
timent I'm favor of the preservation of
| law and order generally. Mrs.
| Mamie Hammond, wife of Mr.. ]. s.
Hammond, and sister of Messrs. Oliver
and Lewis Blackmond of this place,
died last Friday, July l, at her home
in the Rich Hill section, after a lin
gering illness. She was a most esti-
mable, Christian lady and was greatly
liked by all who knew her. She was
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Black
mon, of this county, and was "a years
of age. She is survived by her hus-
band and two children, her parents and
several brothers and sisters. The bur-
ial was at Fork Hill Baptist church
Saturday, the Rev. II. A. Dabney con-
Quoting the funeral services. Tine
Rev. r. l.. Robinson. who was recent
" unanimously elected president of the
WOman's College at Due West, on last
Sunday resigned as pastor of the Lam
caster and Shiloh a. r. p. churches
and on Monday notified the board OF
trustees of the institution of his ac-
ceptance of the position. The resig-
nation will take effect August l, when
Mr.. Robinson will remove to Due West
to enter upon the discharge of his new
duties. The Lancaster and Shiloh con-
gregations have appointed a committee
of four to see about securing another
pastor. Capt. Lewis j. Perry, the
prominent citizen and gallant Confed-
crate veteran whose critical illness has
been noted in these columns, passed
away at his home here on White street
Monday morning at S.25 o'clock. He
was stricken with apopleXy about three
weeks ago, from which he was grad
ually recovering, being able to sit up.
when he suffered a second stroke Sun
day. to which he succumbed the next
morning as stated. The news OF ms
death caused q wave of sorrow to eX-
tend over the town and county, for he
was known and liked by everyone. A
man of genial, affable manners, educa-
ton and intelligence, sterling charac-
ter, and with a long and honorable
record of public service, both in war
and in peace. it was but natural that
his passing away should occasion uni
versal regret. Capt. Perry was son
OF the late James Perry and was III
his 10th year, having passed his 69th
birthday in April last. He was twice
married. Capt Perry made an envia-
BILE record as a soldier of the Confed-
eracy. He served throughout the war
and was engaged in many of its blood
lest battles. He was noted for his
bravery and fidelity to duty. He was
member of Capt. r. r. Crawford's
command, company D, of the 1st South
Carolina regiment of volunteers. He
served for a while as lieutenant, but
after the death of Capt. Crawford and
one or two of his successors. he was
made captain of the company. Two of
his brothers, Frank and Andrew Per-
ry, were killed in battle. .... Within
less than twenty-four hours after the
passing away of Capt. L. j. Perry, an
other of Lancaster's distinguished and
honored citizens, Capt. Amos McMa-
nus, was called to his reward, the ven-
cradle and beloved captain breathing
his last at his home on Barr street at
about 7 o'clock yesterday morning. He
had been i'll, with heart trouble, for
three months or more, but during the
past week or two showed signs of de-
cided Improvement, being able To get
up and walk about the house. He
rested we'll Monday night and appear
ed bright and cheerful early yesterday
morning up to n few moments before
his death, the end coming suddenly
and peacefully. No man in the coun-
ty enjoyed in greater degree the love
and admiration of his teIi"w citizens
than did the noble hearted and potriOt-
ic Capt. McManus, and both young
and old therefore grieVe at his depar-
turS. Capt. McManus was native of
this county, was son of John McMa-
nus, and was in his S5tn year, Iav-
ing celebrated his saith anniversary on
the 18th of last May. Even in his old
age he was a man of commanding ap-
pearance and sodierly bearing. OF
splendid physique, straight as an ar
row, of military mien, he looked every
inch the soldier that he was. A Con-
federate general remarked on one oc-
casion that Capt. McManus was the
finest looking specimen of soldier that
he ever saw. The captain was not
only an ideal soldier in appearance and
conduct. but his high sense of honor,
his scrupulous honesty and exalted
type of Christian character, his model
department and his loyalty To his
country and his public spirit, made
him an ideal citizen as well.
Fort Mill Times, July 7: Superin-
tendent l.. NJ. Rauknight Of the Fort
Mill graded school has rendered his
resignation to the board of trustees.
The resignation has been accepted and
Mr.. Bauknight is preparing t" move to
Lc"Svillc, Lexington county, where he
will assume the superintendenCy of the
public school on September ... Be
ginning Tuesday morning at II o'clock,
the annual conference of the Rock Hill
district, Methodist Episcopal Church.
South, will he held with ST. John
church, Fort Mill. The sessions of the
conference are expected to last through
the 18th and will he presided over 10y
| the Rev. II. c. O'Dell. presiding elder.
Eighty odd delegates. ministerial and
lay, are expected To attend the confer
enCe. They will be entertained in va
rinuS Fort Mill homes. The Fort Mill
baseball team lost two games to York.
vile last week. The second game Of
| the series was awarded To Fort Mill as
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