Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-30
FRIDAY, APRIL 80, 1915.

held at the residence tomorrow morn
ing, followed by interment in Ever
green cemetery. The deceased was
IS years Of age and was a native Of
York county. She was most esti-
mable Christian woman and was
greatly beloved. She is survived by
the following sisters and brothers:
Mrs. Ellen Rothrock Of Chester; Miss
Alice Craig, Yorkville; Mrs. David
Youngblood, Clover; Mr.. w. L. Craig.
Clinton, N. c., and Mr.. John Craig Of
Gaffney.
Bankers in Rock Hill.
There were about fifty bankers In
attendance upon the meeting Of Group
8, of the South Carolina Bankers as
sociation, which was held in Rock
Hill on Tuesday. The bankers were
addressed by William Ingle of Rich
mond, Va, Federal reserve agent; E.
b. Gunter Of Wagner, and j. W. Simp-
son of Spartanburg Officers Of the
group were elected as follows: Ira b.
Dunlap, Rock Hill, chairman; r. b.
Caldwell. Chester, vice chairman; c.
NJ. Smith, Gaffney, secretary; exc
cutive committee-L. D. Fowler. Spar
tanburg; T. H. White, Chester; c. M.
McWhirter, Union: W. B. Meacham,
York; c. NJ. Smith, Cherokee. The
next meeting Of the bankers will be
held in Chester.
MeconneIIsvilie School Closes.
McConnellsville school closed an
eight months term last night with an
entertainment presented in the school
building and attended by a large
number of people from the commune
ty surrounding. The programme con-
sisted Of dialogues, declamations,
drills and plays. practically every
pupil in the school taking part. Dec
lamations by Eugene Mickle, Aggie
Lee Ashe and Nora Sherer were es-
pecially pleasing to the audience. The
school which has been in charge OF
Prof. f. j. Hay and Miss lone Ashe,
has Rad a large enrolment during the
year Just closed and the patrons are
we'll pleased with the work accom-
pl;shed. 1t is understood that the
teachers have been reelected. The
trustees Of McConnellsville school are
]. o. Moore, ]. NJ. Love and S. H.
Love.
Ribbons to Winners.
Those in charge Of the athletic con-
tests in the recent York County Field
Day meet have this week sent out
ribbons to the schools winning first,
second and third places in the vari-
Gus events. The names Of the win
ners Of the three trophy cups In the
recent Field Day meet-Yorkville,
Leslie and Glendale, respectively,
are now being engraved on the cups
and the trophies will soon be In the
hands Of the winners. Yellow RIBBONS
have been sent to schools winning
first place in the various events, red
ribbons to those winning second place
and blue ribbons to those taking third
place. The following are the schools
which will receive ribbons either this
week or next: Cotton Belt, blue; Fort
Mill, red; Friendship red; Bethany,
yellow; Sharon, red; Filbert, yellow;
Yorkville, two blues, four red, three
yellow; Mount Holly. one yellow, two
blue, two red; Guthriesville, three vel
lows. two reds. three blues; Bullock's
Creek, one blue; Gold Hall, one red.
A Good Lady Gone.
Following a lingering illness Of more
than a year with tuberculosis. Mrs.
Ethel Edwards Miller, wife OF Eskel
NJ Miller, died at her home on York
Vile No. 6, Wednesday night about
10 o'clock, and was buried in Bethel
cemetery yesterday afternoon, follow
ing funeral services conducted at the
home by Rev. R K. Timmons, pastor
of Bethel church. Mrs. Miller was the
youngest daughter Of James F. and
Augusta Edwards, and was born at
Resaca, Ca, November Z, 1876. On
March 81, 1897, she was married to
her husband, Mr.. E. N. Miller, who,
with five children, survive. The chill
dren are: Marie, James, Daisy, Thom-
as. Mary. Eskel n. Jr. Two sisters.
Mrs. Carrie V. Webb and Mrs. Nelia
F. Norton and one brother, Mr.. A. L.
Edwards. and her mother, Mrs. Au-
gusta Edwards, all Of Georgia, also
survive. Mrs. Miller was connected
with the Presbyterian church all OF
her life and was ever active in church
work. She was a lady Of wide ac-
quaintance and was held in the high
est esteem by all who knew her. The
funeral services were largely attend