Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-03-15
FORT MILL MATTERS
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Corrrspondence The Yorkvfls Enquirer
For, Mill, March 1.-THE state
council Of defense. food administra-
ton and farm and home demonstra-
ton programmes were presented AZ
Gold Hill. Flint Hill and Masseys
school house. Wednesday. THURSDAY
and Friday night. respectively, 81 last
week. The speakers were Revs. X n.
Timmons. w. :. Goodwin. ]. W. IL.
Dyches. ]. X. Smith. DR.. J. l. Spratt.
W. b. Ardrey. Miss Susie White anu
others.
At Fort Mill. Monday night. March
II. the work was presented by speak
ers from Rock Hill, as follows: Rev.
]. p. Tucker, Prof. X. II. Thomas. and
county Demonstration 4. \. Mckeown'
The meetings We're we'll attended At
each of the places named and much
interest was everywhere manifest.
The Parent Teachers association OF
the Fort Mill school. held It's monthly
meeting Thursday afternoon, the 'th
instant 4 good programme was rem
dered by local talent. after which Miss
Minnie Lee Garrison. home demon
strator, gave timely talk on poultry
raising and related topics.
on "Wednesday night. March b.
farewell service was given TO MIR. w.
Lewis. lHt hSN
Cross auxiliary. in the Red Cross room.
MIR. Lewis resigned his position az Sec
retary- treasurer Of the Fort Mill Man
ufacturing company to join the signal
corps. In token of appreciation OF his
valuable services to the Red Cross
since his connection with il, Il Hash
light was presented to him "Wednesday
night, the address being made by DIR.
J. |. Spratt
The Fort Mill division w. NJ. T.,
held its quarterly meeting with the
Fort Mill union at the Baptist church.
Friday. There was a good attendance.
and u splendid programme was rem
dered
The Rev. J. 4. Gaines Of Columbia.
State B. Y. u. L. secretary. preached
at the Baptist church Sunday night,
March 10. He emphasized the import
ance Of careful training for service. To
the young men and women in the
churches.
Miss Mamie McElhaney gave her
many friends pleasant surprise by
going to Charlotte, Saturday, Marrh
2. where she was married to Mr.. Thom-
as Creighton. Mrs. Creighton. who
has large circle Of friends at this
place. Is the daughter OF Mrs. Addie
McElhaney and the late John McEl-
haney. for many years magistrate OF
Fort Mill township. MIR. and Mrs.
Creighton have gone To Charlotte IL
reside. at which place MIR. Creighton
has II good position with a construc-
ton force at Camp Green.
Mrs. J. NJ. Epps died at her home
near Fort Mill. Saturday morning.
March 9Th. after u long and painful
illness. Mrs. Epps bore her sufferings
with great fortitudc. dying az she had
lived. trusting I'm the merits Of her
Saviour. Jesus Christ. She united
with the Baptist church in the year
1879, and was married to J. NJ. Epps.
February 90. 1882. Besides her hus-
band she Is survived by one sister. Mrs.
Joseph Alexander Of Charlotte. y. g..
and five brothers as follows: -. \.
Lee, J. +. Lee. &. J. Lee, X. r. Lee
and John Lee. She also leaves four
children, Mrs. Zed Robinson. Mrs. j.
a. Fitc. w. NJ. Epps and Miss Emma
Epps.
The funeral services were conducted
at the Baptist church Sunday after
noon at o'clock, by her pastor. DR..
J. w. II. Dyches. The esteem in which
Mrs. Epps was held by a loving COM
munity was attested by the large con-
gregation gathered to pay their trib-
ute OF love To departed friend, as
well as the beautiful and numerous
floral designs with which the mound
was covered Ut the conclusion Of the
service.