Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-02-02

postmaster at Carp, York county, vice
J. A. Hogue resigned. The petition for
Mr.. Carrolrs appointment was placed
sometime ago in the hands of DIR. Strait.
The people of the Carp neighborhood
will no doubt be glad that the matter has
at last been settled, for it began to look at
one time as if they were to be deprived OF
the convenience Of their Office.
A Tremendous Porker.
The probability is that Mr.. D. P. Leslie,
of Leslie station, will have the distinction
of slaughtering the largest hog this year.
He has had in pen for the past four or
five weeks, an immense Poland China,
that is about years old, and which looks
like it will net nearly 500 pounds. The
reporter saw the hog last Saturday, and
understood from Mr.. Leslie that he would
slaughter it upon the first favorable OPP
portunity.
This Will Do 1t.
AS the result Of the recent election in
Trzah on the whisky question, an effort
is being made to have the dispensary law
so amended that hereafter any town in
which dispensary is established may
get rid of the same upon majority vote OF
its citizens. The proposed amendment
will provide that the people may vote for
dispensary or prohibition, and if it passes
and the people vote for prohibition, then,
under Judge Sinonton's rulings, they
cannot be troubled with original package
shops.
Straight Rate to Charlotte.
The quickest route from Yorkville to
Charlotte now is over the o. r. u G. and
Southern by way of B lack sburg. This
is also the longest route. THE ENQUIRER
is reliably informed that as soon as the
o. R. Il C. people can make the necessary
arrangements, which will he within the
the next few weeks at the furthest, they
will offer joint rate over the two roads,
which will put the fare down to the cost
of the shortest route between the two
points.
Municipal Matters.
The town council held meeting last
Friday night. Only three members were
present. The corrected rules and regula'
tions of the board of health, as recently
submitted by that body, were informally
discussed but no action was taken. The
question is whether the town council, the
board of health, or the two bodies in con-
nection are to have discretion and au'
thority with regard to municipal health
regulations. In the meantime, the board
of health continues to feel, and very
properly 80, that its hands are tied.
Another Sad Death.
Mamie Belts Carroll, the infant daugh-
ter of Mr.. w. r and the late Mrs. Mamie
Carroll, died at the home of Mr.. Carroll
in Yorkville last Sunday morning at 10
O'Clock. The sad death of the young
mother, when little Mamie was born
Just four months ago, is still matter o.
fresh recollection. The child enjoyed
comparatively good health until last Sat
urday night, when there was a sudden
congestion of the vital organs and death
followed as stated. Mr.. Carroll, accom-
panied by his brother, Mr.. Church w.,
left Sunday afternoon to take the body OF
the little one tn Chewsville, Nd, where
it has been inferred by the side of its
mother.
It's Only a Fee bill.
The Columbia Register of last Saturday
mentioned favorable report on "free
ferry" bill introduced by Representative
III. L. johnson. There was no explana.
ton as to the nature of the bill, and in
view of the fact that the subject OF free
ferries'' has been mentioned at different
times in connection with the Catawbs
bridge matter, the natural inference was
that the bill had some reference to that
Mr.. johnson was in Yorkville on Mon
day, having come up to his home on Sat
urday night. Upon being asked with
regard to the bill, he said that the state
nent was an error. He has not intro
duced any bill relative to ferries, but
probably the reporter for The Register
got mixed as 10 bill which he had intro
duced with reference to fees of magis'
trates for taking testimony in certain
cases.
Pay. For Election Managers.
Managers who served in the recent spe'
cial election in this county, are very much
interested as to their pay, and The En-
oUIRER has been requested to inform
them as to the situation. Mr.. j. M. Tay'
lor. who is chairman of the board of elec-
ton commissioners, served as messenger
to carry the vote to Columbia, and he also
took with him for collection the accounts
of the managers. Upon the presentation
of his bill to the comptroller general, ne
was referred by that official to the attor'
ney general, who advised him that there
were no funds on hand applicable to the
purpose, and that he would have to apply
to the York delegation in the house to
make special appropriation. The matter IS
now in the hands of the York delegation
which, we have no doubt, will see that il
is attended to but which, so far as we
have noted, has not yet brought the mat
ter to the attention Of the house. All
that is necessary is for some member OF
the York delegation to present the ac-
counts of election expenses and they WILL
no doubt, be paid.
He's Back Again.
The little old bluebird is back again.
He disappeared some two or three years
ago, and his disappearance has been the
cause of considerable concern. Many
writer's have had their say about him in
the papers. Some thought he had been
driven out by the English sparrow, some
thought he was killed in the terrible
freeze which extended even to the orange
trees in south Florida, and others thought
still other things. The bluebird was sad
ly missed, too. He has never been known
to do anybody any harm. He always ap'
peared bright and cheerful, and that bis
disappearance should be noted is not sur