'w. R. ELLIOTT, DIES SUNDAY;

/p/.4s1m6Prominent Citizen and FormerMayor Of Winnsboro Passes .AtHis Home After IIIness of Ten

I Days. Funeral Services LastL, Monday.

r Wil.liam R. Ell~ott, form~r mayorlof Winnsboro, died at hIS homehere Sunday evening at 9 o'clockafter an illness oiY ten days. He hadbeen in ill health for more than twoIyears., Mr. Elliott passed }tis 64th birth-day the day before his death. Hewas eduooted at Mt. Zion academyand Clemson College. F-ar a num-,ber of y~ars he was county demon,stration agen in Fairfield and did'much to add in the improvementsof the crops of the county. He wasalso a Charter District Farm .igentand served eleven counties i~r anumber of years. Mr. Elliott wasreg;arded as one of the outstandingscientific farmers of the state. Forseveral terms he served as the may-or of Winnsboro..He was the son of Henry L. and

'I'irzah Ketchin Elliott. Popatar'th~ut the county, IMr. Elliottleaves a c.hQst of friends over the

, stat~ Who Wnl~e saddened by hispassmg,

He is survived by his 'widow theformer Kitty Riee of Union" twoso~s, WillIam R. Elliott, jr., {J:['Wmnsboro and Spencer Riee Elliottof Walterboro; one daughter MrsMary Carlisle McDonald of Winns~boro,. and five sisters, Mrs. R. C.Goodmg, Mrs. Marion Caldwell and'Mrs. 9liver Johnson, all of Winns-boro; Mrs. J. R. McAlpine ofClarksville, Ga., and Mrs. A. F.~uff of Rock Hill, and Ill! wide fam,Ily connection throughout theState. Funeral services were c~n:dueted f~om the 'Associate Reform_ed Presbyterian church Monday af-ternoon, and interment followed inthe church \cemetery. '

D~. Oliver Johnson conducted theservices,The active pan ,bearers were

nephews of the deceased: OliverJohnson Jr., Elliott Caldwell, T. K.l':fcDonald, C. F. Elliott~ Talley El-hott and Henry Gooding. The hon-o~ary pall bearers were R. R. M.ae.-fIe, G. R. Lauderdale, W. M. Quat-·tlebaum, C. A. Stevenson, J. C..Mc-Master, J. E. Coan, John W. Ca.th-ca:t, H. E. Ketchin, A. Lee Scruggs,WI1son Hannahan, H. C. Elliott,

IJ. H. Cathcart, H. S. Wylie, A. M:'O~ens, B. E. Lyles, Dr. Samuel!Lmdsay and Dr. David Aiken.I Amo;tg the out-of-town relatives;a?d frIends who attended the last ~rites were: Mrs. C. H. Peake, Mrs. iW. A. Walker, Mrs. f>. M. Rieken.'~k~r:~, S. M. Ri=, SL IkPe .•.~~ ~-Urs. W. H. and Lewis Perrin, all .of Union; Mrs. J. D. Harrison and ~Mrs. M. G. McDonald of Green-wood; Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Caldwell,H. E. Matthews, H. L. Elliott and

100iver Johnson Jr. of Charlotte;Mr. and :Mrs. George Wright ofGreat Falls; Mr. and Mrs. J. E.McDonald of Chester; Dr. and Mfs.JoM Harris Cathcart of Gaffney;Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Ruff, Mr. andIMil's. J. R. Shirley, Mr. and Mrs.Fletcher Ruff, Fletcher Ruff Jr.and Mrs. C. A.' Robinson Jr. {)f

Rock Hill; M'r. and Mrs. GordonBelser, Mr. and MIlS. O. P. Burke,Mr. and Mrs. Julian Shand, Mrs.

I H. L. Elliott, Mrs. Arthur Hum-phries, Mrs. J. R. Foard, M~s. Aver-y Lowry, Misses Bessie McMaster,Agnes McMaster, Lizzie Elli()tt,,Evans Elliott, H. E. Gooding, W.T. Elliott, Joe Miller,' and\. H. :m.

, Ketchin In., 'all of Columbia, 1"

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W. W. FANT, 68, DIESSUDDENLY TUESDAY

, "3&I Spartanburg, March 19-Wil-'lliam Woodward Fant, 68, residentof Spartanburg for the past 50

1 y~ars, died suddenly TuesdayJ night at 8:45 o'clock at the resi-I dence of his co-usin, N. C. James,at Strother. IMr. Fant was a son

'j of the late Captain and Mrs. S. R.Fant. -

, The body was brought to the J.

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F. Floy4 mortuary where the fun-eral was held this afternoon at13:30 o'clock, conducted by ;[)r. W.r H. DuBose. Interment was in.-Oakwood cemetery. '

-wrr. Fant is survIve a by rOU;-children, W. W. Fant, Jr., Greer;S. R. Fant, New York city; Mrs.W. T. Porter, Jr.,' Emerson, N.C.; Miss Mary Bird Fant, Char-lotte, N. C.; one brother, F. D.Fant, Jacksonville, Fla.; two sis-ters, Mrs. W. B. Tolleson, dty, and,Mrs. W. B. Allen, New York city,.and one grandson. .

Mr. Fant W;R;S a member of Rock'Creek Baptist church, and was'very active in all church work. Hewas superintendent of the church.Sunday scliool. He was' one of the. organizers of the Southside Bap-tist church. -

, Mr. Fant had been making his,home for the past four veaas withhis nephew, N. G. James, near~tr\}ther, Fairfield County. Hewas a former resident of thiscounty and lived : in Winnsobrowhen, a small boy about 55' years:ago when his parents, Captainand Mrs. S. R. Fant resided herefor a short time. Since, his returnto Fairfield several years ago, hehad become greatly interested in,the affairs of the county, and the:community in which he lived. II He was of genial, social and un- iselfish nature and made many II

Iwarm friends w?erever he lived.He was an active church worker

1 and-took great interest in the af- II fairs of old Rock Creek church of Ii which he was a member. He -~asI superintendent of the Sunda.r

I school which had had considerablegrowth recently under his direc-~ition and supervision. He will be

Igreatly' missed and his suddenpassing was- a shock and grief to 1his family and, friends.

'FRANCES FEE DIESFRID-AY, FEBRUARY 28

19!J('.Frances Fee, 15, daughter of

Joe N. land Catherine Wilkes Fee,died at her .home, near Blairs, onF-ridaymorning about 3 o'clock,Besi~s her paeents, ,she is survfv-ed by three .sisters, Catherine,Evelyn and Joye Fee.

Funeral services were held Sat-urdaymorning 'at l!1 o'clock atSalem Presbfterian church, con-ducted by Rev. J. P. Isenhowerrand Rev. Charlea Harris. Inter.ment followed in the fami1y plot,in the cemetery. The student'S ofthe 'seventh grade of MonticellQ,High school were honorary pall-bearers, and a committee of class-

lmates welte :fio!W~rgirls.The brothers of Mr. and Mrs.

Fee :were active millQeare~.

E. G. FRIDY DIES IN ;CLEARWATER, FLA.

--' 5</ / t? 3"News was received in Winns-

, boro Saturday that E. G. Fridy, 77,of Clearwater, Fla., died at the!home of his daughter, Mrs. L. A.Ha~on, of Clearwater, Saturdaymornmg,

Mr. Fridy had been in ill healthfor several years prior to his deathHe has many friends and rela-tives in South Carolina who will,mourn his death. Mr. Fridy was~orm~rly of Fairfield county, hav-mg lived there most of his life.

, He was buried in Brooksville Sun-d~y afternoon by the side of hisWIfe who was formerly MinnieIrb¥, of Fairfield county.

, Funeral ~';;;;i~~' U1f"~'r Blease 'IGardner who died Saturday nizhtfrom injuries received when themotorcycle he was riding ran into

, an automobile, were held on Mon-day morning at '11 :00 from theUnion Baptist church in Blaney, bythe Rev. Brooms.

Surviving are his parents, Mr.and Mrs. Joseph Gardner of PineGrove, four sisters, Mrs. AlmeterOsborne of Winnsboro, MissesMary, SUsie, and Lois Gardner of Daniel Hall, former FairfieldPine, Grove and eight brothers County Treasurer, died at hisJames, Elmer, Edward Elbert' home here Tuesday morning at 11Louis, Lemuel, Harvey ~nd Gen~ o'clock following an illness of sev-Gardner, all of Pine Grove. eral weeks. Mr. Hall, who was inMr. Gardper was born and reared his 77th year, had been in ill

in Kershaw County near Pine health for a number of years.Grove, but had been living here He is survived by his wife thefor some time where he was em- former Mamie McDonald, threeployed ;by, the Winnsboro Mills. daughters, Mrs. Joseph Sprott ofHe was a member of the Union Walterboro, Mrs. R. E. ArnetteBaptist church at Blaney and has an~ Mrs. Sue Hall Davis, both ofseveral relatives Iivin~ in Winns- Wmnsboro; six sons, J. Le},arCd:.Qoro. 10/8 !I,$b Hall of White Oak, Daniel HallR. C. GOODING PASSES Jr., and Carlisle Hall of Birming~'

ANOTHER MILESTONE ham, Ala., Bratton Hall of Colurn-M!':l~/I"f$ bia, J. H. Hall, and J. M. Hall of

Mr. Robert C. Gooding celebrat- Winnsboro and by a number ofed his eighty first birthday on ' grand children and ,great-grandTuesday. Mr. Gooding has been a children.resident of Fairfield County and This county was saddened by theWinnsboro for nearly seventy death of Mr. Hall who has been ayears, having moved here from prominent ciuzen in the communi-Kentucky when a young boy. ty since 1876. For 12 years he I

His son, H. E. Gooding and Mrs. ' served Fairfield as County Treasu-Gooding of Columbia were unable rer. Death followed a heart at-to spend the entire day with their' tack about noon Tuesday, after a 'father, but 'Stopped over to con- lingering illness resulting from agratulate and spend an hour .....2Fhe stroke of apoplexy more than athree daughters, Mrs. Ernest Glad- year ago.den, Mrs. Spencer McCants and" 'MJ.'.Hall was a noted and pic-Mr~. Fleming McMastelr, at the turesque character iii the days ofhome of the latter, prepared and his early manhood, when ourserved a delicoas turkey dinner State was 'over-run by Scalawagswith all the trimmings. There and Carpetbaggers. He was fear-'Wel'e ,sixtetM'}present, "3;00 a pleilis-l less and daring in all the enter- Iant day was spent. - prises devised by General Brat-

The many teiegrams, messages ton, Major Woodward and the ol-and gifts received by ,Mr: Good. der men of those Red Shirt Days.ing, evidenced the high regard and Indeed, he was the ablest andlove felt for him by relatives and most resourceful one of the youngfriends both here and from other men in his section, Gladden's_places. Grove. He possessed the confi-

MRS. MAGGIE HARMON dence and admiration of his elders, :2./'3/19'3 b who esteemed and loved him for

Mrs. Maggie Harmon, 55, form- his patriotism. His time, energyerly 01 Winnsboro Mills, died at and wealth were always at theher home in Bath, S. C., Saturday, service of his State and he gaveFebruary 1, after a two week's ill- freely all 'Of these for the redemp-[ness. During her stay at Winns- tion of his section from moral de-i boro Mills she made lots of gradation, political infamy' and.ne-Ifriends who mourn her passing. gro domination. Time saddens, i She is survived by her husband, .us. His scythe has cut down alliMr. Will Harmon, of Bath and the Confederate soldiers in the coun-] :

I following children: Mrs. 0. E. ty but one, and is now busy in the jWells, of Winnsboro Mills; Mrs. ranks of the Red Shirt heroes ofJ10hn Harmon, of Augusta, Ga., which the deceased was a gallantami Mrs. Laura Reese, of Bath, S. leader.C. She also leaves 9 "gJ.'andchil- Mr. Hall took the complete', dren. course at the Kings Mountain Mil-I Funeral services were held Sun- itary Academy under the superin-, day February 2, at Pine Grove tendency of Colonel Asbury Cow-Baptist church, Bath, S. C., con- ard. Some .of his class mates wereducted by Rev. Albert Carter. In- Colonel James L. Orr, Colonel JO-jterment followed in ,the' church seph .K. Alston, Spanish Ameri-cemetery. - .can War Veterans, John J. Mob-]

Mrs. O. E. Wens, of Winnsboro ley, C.~. Ford, T. M. Boulware, IMills wishes to extend her thanks Clarence Briee and others. He I

, to friends for the flowers and comes from a long line of dis-lkindness shown to her mother dur- tinguished ancestors. The Hall ting her stay here; and the Hicklins were among the''ACCIDENT FATAL TO first settlers 'Of the eastern part:

MR. J. K HENDERSON of the county and in the neighbor-I4/~/9 3b • hood of Catawba Falls, acquiring'

John Stoughton Henderson, 21, lands and wealth and investing inNewberry farmer, died in the John lands in Georgia and Florida. His 1Buchanan hospital Winnsboro, father, Daniel Hall and his uncle,Monday morning following an ac- W. E. Hall were the principal foun,cident sustained at 11 o'clock sun-

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ders of Bethesda church at 'Mit-day night, when he and a compan- ford. His mother was Sarahion, whose :name is not- learned Hicklin and one of his nieces mar-here, were riding. The accident, ried ,J. Lyles Glenn, father of the,occurred on- fhe Winnsboro-New- present Federal District Judge,,berry highway, about seven miles J. Lyles Glenn.west of Winnsboro, between Mr. Hall first married Elizabeth,Winnsboro and Salem Cross-roads. IMobley. In 1929, he ll!~rried Ma-

The injured man was picked up mie McDonald, who surv1ves him.by E. K. Rabb, Fairfield county Hundreds of friends throughoutsheriff who happened along Short-I the county and State, on hearing'ly after the accident. The sheriff of his death, will pause and thinkrushed Mr. Henderson to the hos- or his brave and chivalrous youth,,pital here where he was given his superb honesty of character,.emergency treatment. He was in his loyalty in friendship and hisI an unconscious condition when he sympathy and charity towards hiswas taken to the hospital. ' fellowmen. Ilnenuerson aLlU a SlSl,.e.r,.LU1SS tJessle' .racee, • .•..•..•..•.&&<& •••••••• ..,0.&.."......,1Faye Henderson. ' beautiful.

DANIEL HALLDIES AT HOME

1"-/1'tIt".J~Former Member of the Red Shirts,

and Long-Time Fairfield Coun-ty Treasurer Passes Tuesday.Funeral Services Held Wednes-(lay At Concord Church.