Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-06-11

Fifth district; F. H. Hyatt Of Colum-
bia, president Of the South Carolina
Good Roads association, and Gov.
Blease.
Will Raise $55,000.
The Presbyterian churches compos-
ing Bethel presbytery are this week en-
gagged in raising their share Of the pro-
share of the $55,000, and some Of the
three educational institutions In this
state, which are owned and controlled
by the South Carolina synod. Bethel
presbytery's portion Of the endowment
fund is $55,000. The active campaign
to raise this amount began Sunday,
with special services in the Presbyteri-
an churches to awaken interest In the
educational institutions and their needs
and on yesterday canvasses for sub.
scriptions were begun, a report to be
made to a central committee each
night as to results. Each church OF
the presbytery was apportioned Its
portion of the $55,000, and some Of the
churches were able to report last night
that their subscriptions had been
Turner Mcconnell.
Mr.. r. Sidney Mcconnell and Miss
Ethel Turner, of Yorkville, were mar
ried in Shelby last Sunday, and both
Mcconnell Dry Goods company, OF
which Mr.. Mcconnell Is one Of the
owners and with which Mrs. Mcconnell
has been for two years past In the ca
pacity Of saleslady. The marriage was
quite a surprise to the many friends OF
the young people. They took the train
for Shelby Sunday morning, and few
hours later there came q telegram that
they were married. They returned to
Yorkville Sunday night and were back
at work yesterday. Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Connell have the best wishes Of a host
of friends for their continued happiness
and prosperity.
Or. A. n. Mckenzie Dead.
Mr.. j. P. Sifford of Glover, received
information on yesterday to the effect
that his uncle, DR.. A. H. Mckenzie, OF
Dardanelle, Ark, had died on Tuesday
Of last week of heart failure. DR.. Nc
Kenzie was a son Of Major A. A. Nc
Kenzie, and was born and reared neal
Zeno in this county. Immediately af-
ter the close of the war he attended
the Kings Mountain Military school ir
Yorkville and. subsequently graduated
in medicine at the university Of Mary
land. After graduation, in the early
seventies, he settled in Centerville, Yell
county, Ark, where, by reason Of his
skill as a physician and character as q
man, he built up a large practice
About ten years ago he removed tc
Dardanelle, the county seat. DIR. Nc
Kenzie was in the sixty-fourth year OF
his age. He is survived by his widow
and eight children-six sons and two
daughters.
MCGEE Gets Promotion.
Announcement has been made In
Washington by the Southern railway
officials of the promotion Of w. e. Nc
Gee, at present division passenger
agent at Charleston, to be assistant
general passenger agent at Columbia
The appointment will become effective
June Is. Mr.. MCGEE will be succeeded
by w. F. Caffey of Columbus. Ga. Mr
MCGEE is a native South Caroliniar
and has spent his business life in the
passenger department of the Southern
The promotion Is in line with the poll
cy Of the company in advancing the
men in service in accordance with
their merits. The promotion OF Mr.
MCGEE to assistant general passenger
agent Is in recognition Of the growth OF
Columbia as a railway centre. He will
make the sixth assistant general pas
senger agent Of the Southern, the other
officials being located at Washington
Memphis, Atlanta, Chattanooga and
st. Louis. -
Confederate Records.
A committee Of the Winnie Davis
chapter, u. D. c., with headquarters al
Yorkville, has completed the work OF
copying the Confederate records In the
office Of the clerk Of the court and has
sent the copy to the Confederate mu-
scum at Richmond for future refer
ence. The original records referred to
were made some years ago by commit
tees of old soldiers on the authority Of
an act Of the general assembly and
include as far as possible information
like this: Date Of enlistment; name oi
command; rank; time and place OF
wounds; whether killed in battle, dead
from natural causes or living at the
time Of the making Of the record; also
date and manner Of discharge from the
service. These records were originally
made up by committees Of the various
townships, about ten years ago and
considering the obstacles that had tc
be contended with the work was done
remarkably well. In all there are g.
1913 names on the list for York county
It Is fact also that the York county
list Is the most complete and accurate
that was made up in the state under
the law authorizing the work. Many Of
the counties did nothing. The work Of
copying the records was quite tedious
but having taken 1t up the ladies die
not let go until they finished it.