Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-01-21

York He got his medical education
from the University of Maryland,
graduating from that institution In
1872. After practicing medicine in|
Fort Mill for many years, he moved to
Rock Hill a few years ago. He served
one term in the legislature about eight
years ago. DR.. Massey Is survived By
the following brothers and sisters:
Messrs. B. F. and l. J. Massey, Of Fort
Mill, Henry Massey Of Rock Hill, w. T.
Massey, Of Tampa, Fla, Mesdames J.
w. Ardrey, J. M. Spratt and T. s.
Kirkpatrick, of Fort Mill. He Is also
survived by the following children: DR..
]. e. Massey, Jr., and Mrs. j. s. Starr,
Of Rock Hill, Mrs. Eugene Dewstoe, Of
Atlanta, Miss Kathaleen Massey and
Mr. Withers Massey, of Rock HILL He
/ was twice married, his second wife dy-
ing about two years ago.
Death of Mrs. A. r. Woods.
Mrs. Sarah A. Woods, of Yorkville,
died at the home Of her daughter, Mrs.
w. H. Smith, in Durham, N. c., last
Sunday morning after protracted ILL
ness and was buried in the Rose Hill
cemetery in Yorkville yesterday morn
ing at II o'clock. The funeral service
was conducted in Durham, and COM
mitment services were conducted at
| the grave by Revs. E. e. Gillespie and
]. L. Oates. Mrs. Woods was daugh-
ter Of the late jeremiah OLeary, and
was born in Yorkville on December 26,
1885. She was married to her husband,
the late A. Frank Woods, in January,
1855, and continued the partner Of his
joys and sorrows until his death on
July 10, 1910. Mrs. Wood was a men,
Der Of the First Presbyterian church OF
Yorkville, was possessed Of most ad-
mirable Christian spirit and was un-
usually gifted In good common sense.
She was held in high esteem by numer-
Gus life long friends as well as friends
belonging to younger generations. She
is survived by one brother and one sis
ter, Mr.. Geo. H. O'Leary and Mrs. Ell
len Connor, of Yorkville. She also
leaves three children, Mr.. Geo. E.
Woods, Of Richland county, Mr.. d. T.
Woods, Of Yorkville, and Mrs. w. II.
Smith, Of Durham, N. c. .s.
Hickory Grove and Sharon.
Yorkville special of January 20 to
the Charlotte Observer: York county
has two towns, located five miles apart
on the Marion and Kingville division
Of the Southern railroad, between
Yorkville and Blacksburg, that have
made as much progress, proportionate-
ly, perhaps, during the past five years
as any of the smaller towns in the
state. The towns Of Sharon and Hick
ory Grove are referred to. Both were
established at the time the railroad
was completed along in 1887, and pre-
vious to five years ago 1t Is doubtful If
either had populations Of over 200,
while today it Is not likely that a cor
rect census would show less than Ace
fnr ala 10
known to the outside world than is
Hickory Grove, owing to the fact that
its doings have been more faithfully
chronicled by newspaper correspon-
dents than have those Of Hickory
Grove. Being so near together the
towns are quite naturally rivals and
keep an eye on each other constantly.
The Observer correspondent recently
spent a day at Hickory Grove, the first
in sometime, and was impressed with
the many evidences Of development
even since his last visit, and will deal
with this subject at this time. Unlike
the majority Of the smaller towns over
the south that have been burned out
several times and at last rebuilt In
brick and mortar with fire insurance
money, Hickory Grove Is not frame,
shingle roof, frame building town, and
while there are several buildings Of
this class 1T Is fact all except four or
five of the business concerns Of the
town occupy modern and commodious
brick buildings, and two new ones are
now being constructed. Broad river
flows between York and Cherokee
counties and several years ago hand
some and substantial steel bridge was
constructed across 1t by the two coun-
ties, and as a result Hickory Groves
available trading territory has been
about doubled, this town being most
convenient and equally as good market
in which to sell cotton and other farm
products and to buy many classes of
merchandise as those in which the far
mers Of Cherokee had previously
traded, and as it is well known fact
that sentiment Is foreign to business,
they are now going to Hickory Grove.
Like most small towns the available
revenue from all sources to be used In
making permanent and much desired
public improvements Is limited, but
these people propose to have some OF
them any way. The main business
street Is about one third Of a mile
from the railroad station and owing to
the fact that red clay streets, the kind
they have out there, cannot be travelled
either with comfort or pleasure, when
of the property abutting the sidewalk
all the way, have entered into a con-
tract to construct a bitulitic walk for
the entire distance. The contract for
doing the work has been awarded to
Mr.. VIII Blair and the material Is now
being put on the ground. The most
notable improvement at Hickory Grove
during the past three years is in her
school. About three years ago the
trustees had occasion to select prin-
cipal for the school under their charge
and 1t so happened that Mr.. r. H. Hol-
liday was employed. Previous to his
coming, the school had been conducted
by two teachers-a male principal and
manifested by the patrons. Not so
since the coming Of Mr.. Holiday. He
is thoroughly equipped and intensely
in earnest and above all enthusiastic,
and on taking charge he went to work
to improve conditions. He first enlist
ed the interest and sympathy of every
individual in the community whom II
was possible to interest and as re-
suit he has never asked the people
for anything that they have not given
and today four teachers, including the
principal, are employed and Hickory
Grove has one of the most effective
pTlIIldTy anu ill6h SSliOOlo " bS hooiAo
anywhere in this section and besides it
Is expected that on or about the goth
Of February Mr.. Blair, who has the
contract, will complete the commodious
and substantial two story brick build
ing on which he has been working
since last fall. The building has six
class rooms Of ample size, cloak
room for each. and an auditorium OF
sufficient capacity to comfortably seat
400 people. This building is the largest
thing for which Mr.. Holiday has ask
ed, and those who granted his request
by voting for the bonds to build it, are
almost as proud Of 1t as he is, as many
of them realize that the building Of
this school-house puts their town on
the map to stay. While it Is hardly to
be hoped that a man of Mr.. Holidays
capacity and energy, as those who
know him best regard him as destined
in a very short time to be recognized
as one of the leading educators Of the
state, to remain much longer at Hick-
ory Grove, still the community may
we'll congratulate itself on his having
thrao ond on the