Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-02-17
LOCAL LAcoNlcS
Another Measles Epidemic.


The Santiago and Mountain View
schools have suspended work on ac-
count Of an epidemic of measles in
their respective communities. A num-
ber Of the children and older people
are now infected with the disease. and
most of the others are liable to con-
tract 1t.
Bethany's New Church.
They are going to build that new
church at Bethany. That is about set
tied now. The finance committee re-
ported last Sunday that there was
nearly $4,000 in sight with the canvass
not yet fully completed. There seems
to be no question Of the ability Of the
committee to raise the $4,000 original
ly contemplated, and the aggregated
subscriptions may go considerably be-
yond that.
The Hebron Road.
Mr.. J. E. Gettys, of the Hebron
neighborhood, informs The Enquirer
that the people down his way have
been doing a lot of volunteer work in
putting the road in shape from the
C. & NV. crossing two miles south OF
Yorkville, almost to the Chester line
There was a large turnout Of teams
and workers last week and several COL
ored farmers brought wagons Of their
own to help in the good work without
pay Mr. Gettys Is proud Of the work
that has been done and Is proud OF the
people who have been doing 1t. He
says that 1t will not require great
deal more work before the road Is in a
first class condition all the way from
the railroad crossing to the Chester
line.
Death Of Mrs. A. 3. Harris.
Mrs. Agnes Bratton Harris. died at
the home Of her son-in-law Mr.. John
E. Lowry, in Columbia, last Saturday
afternoon, and was buried In Bethesda
cemetery yesterday afternoon. Mrs
Harris was a daughter Of the late DR.
John s. Bratton Of York county. and
was born at the old homestead at Brat
louisville 7S years ago. She married
Rev. John s. Harris, Presbyterian
minister. Her husband has been dead
nearly fifty years. She was the last,
save one Of fifteen children, the only
survivor of the family now being Mr.
N. B. Bratton, Of Yorkvire. She leaves
four married daughters, as follows:
Mrs. John E. Lowry. Mrs. o. E. Thorn
as and Mrs. F. s. Sims, Of Columbia,
and Mrs. A. E. Gray Of Danville. Va
Mrs. Harris was a resident OF Colum-
bia.
Relic of lniquity.
Mr.. John A. Ratterree, Of Bethany,
brought to this Office yesterday a curl
osity in the shape Of an old cotton tax
tag. It Is. a strip Of sheet brass made
in the shape of q paddle. and stamped
on the broad end with the serial num-
ber, 50.4S9, and the words United
States Internal Revenue Mr. Ratter-
rec explained that he found the tag
among the effects Of his father, who
had probably. bought 1t in the old days
shortly after the war when the Federal
government exacted tax on every
bale Of cotton sold. This tax 1t will be
remembered, was, after 1t had been &C
lected for a short while, declared by
the Federal courts to be unconstitu-
tional. There are several million dol
this day. the proceeds Of this old di-
rect tax, and southern members OF
congress are still trying to secure a
righting of the old wrong by refunding
the money to those from whom 1t was
improperly taken.
Death Of Mrs. s. v. Ayeoek.
Mrs. Annie Aycock, nee Sanders,
wife Of Mr. s. v. Aycock, died at her
home west Of McConnellsville last Fri
day morning at $50 o'clock after an
illness Of more than year. The fun
eral services were conducted at Olivet
Presbyterian church on Saturday
morning by Rev. ]. A. McMurray. as
ed the following hymns sung by re-
quest: Peace, Perfect Peace" "One
Sweetly Solemn Thought" Nearer my
God to Thee" and Safe in the Arms
Of Jesus" The general testimony is
that Mrs. Aycock was a lady OF most
beautiful character, and that her life
of good deeds had endeared herself to
hosts Of friends. She was born at
Guthriesville, and was in the 44th year
Of her age. She Is survived by her hus-
band and three small children, her
youngest child, an infant son. having
died about a month ago. She also
leaves one brother, Mr.. w. e. Sanders
of Guthriesville, and two sisters, Mrs.
J. w. Bankhead Of Lowryville, and
Mrs. ]. A. Walker Of San Francisco.
Death of Mr.. James e. Carroll.
Mr.. James Elzaphan Carroll died at
his home on Pinckney street, Yorkville,
last Friday afternoon at about 5 o'clock
and was buried on Saturday afternoon
at 8 o'clock, the funeral services being
conducted by Rev. E. E. Gillespie, as
sisted by Rev. ]. L. Oates. The SER
vices which were held at the home,
were attended by large concourse Of
friends Of the deceased and Of the fam
lily, and notwithstanding the unusually
weather a large number
Of these attended the remains to the
grave. Mr.. Carroll's death, though
sudden, was not unexpected. He had
been in bad health for several years
and had been in bed for the greater
part of the time since last November.
Mrs. Carroll had gone out Of the room
for some purpose, leaving Mr.. Carroll
reading a newspaper, and when she
returned she found her husband had
died in her absence. The deceased was
the eldest son Of the late ]. Alfred Car
roll, formerly a we'll known business
man Of Yorkville, and was born in
Yorkville on April %, 1861. He ran a
farm in Bullock's Creek township for
some years; but for the past few years
has been living in Yorkville and work
ing for his brother, Mr. w. r. Carroll.
He was married in 1892 to Miss Sonora,
daughter of the late Elijah Nix. Be-
sides his wife he leaves three children.
Mason Neil, Miss Willie Belts and
Church Carroll. He is also survived by
four brothers and one sister, Messrs.
W. R.. M. L., C. W., and ]. H. Carroll,