The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-06-16
COUNTY NEWS
Lake View.

AS there has been no news from
our little town lately will let you
know that We are still alive.
The farmers are talking Of needing
rain now as they have their crop clean
OF grass.
w. E. Spivey spent last week end
with relatives and friends IN Lake
City.
The Children's Day exercises were
held at the Methodist church Sun
day morning with very interesting
program and was attended by a large
crowd.
X. S. Carmichael who has resigned
as depot agent will leave the 18th
for Spartanburg where he will en-
ter Wofford College to study for the
ministry. Mr.. Roseboro from Cheraw
has accepted the position as depot
agent.
Mr. Worth Powell and Mrs. Pearl
Anderson of Coronace, S. c., were
married last Wednesday, and will
make their home here.
Court opened Monday at Dillon
with the following jurors from here:
Messrs. L. w. Temple. w. M. Ford.
Chas. Bullock, r. w. Wise, D. X.
Ford and j. B. Annette.
W. E. Ford made a business trip
to Dillon Monday.
All Of the boys from various col
Ileges have returned home for their
summer vacation.
On Tuesday evening May cath, a
gloom fell over our town when it was
learned around that Ed Hill had pass
ed away. He had been in failing
health for about a year and spent
several weeks in John Hopkins Hos
pltal in Baltimore but without any
real benefit. However all that loving
hands could do for him was done, but
when God says come up higher
mans efforts fail. 1t was the writer's
privilege to know Ed Hill from his
earliest recollection. Well do / re-
member visiting his home as a small
boy and going hunting and fishing
with him and then too 1 remember
his family after which he set up in
early life and maintained until the
day he died. His remains were taken
to the Baptist church on Wednesday
the 25th at O'Clock and his funeral
was preached by the pastor, Rev. w.
H. Simpson. The large auditorium
pail bearers were removing the cas-
ket the choir sang "Abide with me"
In very short time the hearse NOV
ed Off to the cemetery followed by
many automobiles, besides a large
stood there by the open grave and
while the steel vault was being low
erd the Grafton Of a well known ora
fnr no, Il
think would have been very befitting
shall quote it from memory Of
twenty years so if 1 make a mistake
pardon me. my friends, we have met
here to pay the last tribute of respect
to one who in life was Ed Hill, our
friend and townsman, who died when
manhood's moving hand had reached
high noon and while the shadows still
were falling toward the west, he
layed down by the way side and US
ing his burden for a pillow fell into
that dreaming sleep that kisses down
his eye lids, still while Yet in love
with life and rapture with the world
he passes to silence and pathetic
dust. Yet after all it may be best Just
In the happiness summerest hour of
all the voyage while eager winds are
Kissing every soil to dash against an
unseen rock, for whether In mid
ocean or upon the breakers Of the
further shore a rock must mark at
last the end of each and all. And
every life no matter if it's every hour
is rich with love and jeweled with
JOY will at the close become a
tragedy as sad and dark and deep as
can be woven by the warp and woof
OF mystery and death. This brave and
tender man in every storm of life was
oak and rock but in sunshine he was
vine and flower. Often have 1 heard
MIN quote the words, "for justice all
peace and temple and all seasons
summer" And If every one for whom
he did some deed of kindness would
place flower on his grave he would
rest tonight beneath a wilderness of
flowers. He was born December Goth,
1885 and died May Gath, 1921. His
wife, his mother and several broth
ers survive him. A Friend