Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-07-27
TUESDAY,, JULY a7, 1915.

and halted in front Of Ardery's drug
store, having some business there. we
hadn't been there but a few minutes
when a policeman came to us n SAID
we had been there the full ten minutes
all the time there We were allowed
and were ordered to move on. Well
as the Niger said, I'VE always try 10
pervide by the law" and so we geed
old Mack over and halted in front or
Kimbrell Co.'S, and were preparing to
rest and take q smoke, when here
comes the same bluecoat. Meeting me
on that side he stopped over again
and for fear of further orders, L
hawed old Mack over on the other side,
finished my smoke and then moved OH
homeward. Well, now, we have known
Fort Mill since II was "colted" sixty
odd years ago and we are wondering
if the streets are getting too slippery
or the ground too holy for US TO staha
on more than ten minutes at one time.
But, then, We will try to "perVloe py
the law"
Well Known Farmer Passes.
News was received in the town
Yesterday morning Of the death OF MI.
w. c. Bigger, which occurred at ms
home in Rock Hill Sunday night, FOL
lowing a long period OF i'll heaitn.
HelI6RTd Is TIC ouPPOc~o Soe
death. William Cureton Bigger was
born in Ebenezer township 81 years
ago, the son of the late j. ]. and Fan
ME Kimbrell Biggers. All OF his lie
was spent in the vicinity OF ROCK
Hill. where he engaged in farming on
an extensive scale. In 1908 he married
Miss Rebecca Jenkins, who, togetner
with an infant child, survive. A hai-
brother, Mr.. Walter Biggers, OF smith
Turnout, and four half-sisters, Mrs.
Chas. A. Berry and Misses Margaret,
Minnie and Ethel Biggers also survive.
Deceased was for many years a mem
Der Of the Ebenezer Presbyterian
church. The funeral was held from
the late residence Of the deceased yes
terday afternoon, conducted by Rev. j..
T. Dendy, assisted by Rev. A. 5. ,Rog-
ers, and the interment followed IN
Laurelwood cemetery in the city or
Rock Hill.
BuIIock's Creek Convention.
Each of the seven Sunday schools in
Bullock's Creek township was largely
represented at the Bullock's Creek
Township Sunday School convention
which was held in Shady Grove Meth
odist church last Saturday, the eXer-
cises continuing all day. One OF the
most noteworthy features OF the con,
vention was the programme rendered
by children of the Shady Grove Sun
day school, a performance which Was
worthy Of their elders. The principal
speakers of the day were several Sun
day school experts from Rock Hill
DIR. ]. E. Wamsley, j. T.. Fain n J:
III. Milling, all of whom gave helpru!
suggestions along different lines OF
work. Quite encouraging were some
of the reports from the schools. They
showed that Hopewell Sunday school
has 70 per cent Of the possible lOo
points that go to make a perfect Sun
day school, while Bullock's Creek ana
Shady Grove were tied with a percent
age of SIS. The reports showed further
that 495 pupils are enrolled In tne
seven schools. officers to serve during
the ensuing year were elected as fol-
lows: President, J.. E. McAliley; vice
president, j. E. Latham; secretary ana
treasurer, j. w. Jones; elementary SUI
~perintendent, Mrs. j. r. McAniey,
home department superintendent, W..
A. Maloney; adult department super
intendent, F. M. Pruett.
Presiding Elder Dead.
Intelligence was received in York
Vile early Sunday morning, OF tns
death of Rev. r. L. Holroyd, which
occurred shortly after daybreak Sun.
day, following an illness OF several
days with pneumonia. Mr.. Holroyd's
condition was regarded as critical from
the beginning Of his illness and ms
death was not a surprise to family ano
friends. The funeral and interment
was held in Rock Hill yesterday morn
ing. Rev. Mr.. Holroyd was presiding
elder Of the Rock Hill district and was
well known throughout York and oth-
er counties in the district. b Lee
Holroyd was So years OF age, having
been born in Mercer county West Vlr-
ginia, May %, 1862. June 80, 1886, he
married Miss Lula, daughter OF Rev.
Casper E. Virgins. His widow to-
gether with seven ons survive. the
following concerning Rev. Mr.. Holroyd
is from Duncan's Twentieth Century
Sketches" Mr.. Holroyd was admit
ted to the South Carolina conference
in 1887, along with ten other young
men, some of whom have attained
much prominence in conference APP
continents. Among these are the Rev.
James w. Kilgo, presiding elder or the
Columbia district; the Rev. Watson b.
Duncan. the Rev. John l. Harley, sec
retary of the South Carolina Anti
saloon league, and the Rev. j. r. Ma
haffey. Mr.. Holroyd mad served pas
torates in various sections of n
state, and was for three years CONFER
ence secretary Of missions. In 1913,
he was appointed presiding cider OF the
Rock Hill district by Bishop A. W.;
Wilson, and in 1914, he vas returned
to that field"