Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-02-05
LOCAL LACONICS.
Coolest of the Season.

| w 6QnoSUdy HlSUG WAS luS COluOSl. dO
mercury went down to IA degrees.
Supervisor Gordon.
Governor Ellerbe has appointed Mr..
I. B. Gordon to be supervisor OF reg
istration in York county.
Price of Cotton.
The price of cotton on the Yorkville
market yesterday ranged from 54 to 81.
There is not great deal of cotton selling
just now. Only bale now and again.
Photograph of the Fountain.
Covered with icicles and rejecting the
sunlight, the fountain in the courthouse
yard was a beautiful object "Wednesday
and Thursday mornings. Chief of Police
Love had Mr.. George r. Schorb to make
photograph of it on Thursday.
Half Mill Reduction.
Treasurer Neely discovered recently
that, contrary to expectation, he had
money enough to pay off the balance OF
the Dickinson judgment against York
to wnship, and, consequently, the levy on
account of railroad bonds in this town.
ship may be reduced from to ~ mills.
Tax Extension Approved.
Governor Ellerbe has approved the
Joint resolution granting an extension
of the time for the payment of taxes
to February 90. 1t was believed, in some
quarters, that after taking the stand he
did on the question, the governor would
veto the resolution.
Pretty Good Record.
A lawyer who always gets his share of
what is going in that line, as we'll as a
good share of the other business, told the
reporter few days ago that the aggregate
attorneys fees for all the criminal busi-
ness litigated in York county last year,
did not amount to as much as 1000.
There are quite number of instances on
record where the fees ill single case
footed up more than double that sum.
Out of Money.
The county treasury is now practically
empty. Notwithstanding the fact that
the work of collecting taxes has just been
completed, there is not enough money on
hand to pay even court expenses. The
general assembly, however, has been ask
ed for authority to borrow an amount not
exceeding $4,000, and with this it is en-
pected to continue operations on cash
basis.
The Value of Good Roads.
While going down the o. r. Il c. rail-
road on the train the other day, the
reporter noticed, when within about three
miles of Rock Hill, a wagon drawn by
three mules and loaded with what looked
like cord of wood, and on top of il a
bale Of cotton. There are not many roads
In the county over which load of that
kind could he drawn with three mules on
last Saturday.
a Suspicious Stranger.
Rock Hill Herald: An army of insects,
perfectly black and as small as chigoes,
has appeared in this section and no one
knows whence they came or what their
mission may be. They appear in low,
marshy places and are indifferent to water
and mire. Millions of them are to he
seen in any low place, especially in the
blackjacks. Mr.. j. w. Belts had an ell
velope full on exhibition few days and
all who saw them agree that the insect is
Il stranger in this section. Although so
small, they hop somewhat like tleas. So
far they seem not to have done any harm
and appear to have no special mission.
Almost Fire.
The residence Of Mr.. c. NJ. Inman, just
without the incorporate limits of York
vile, was threatened by fire last Thurs
day af terDoon. The news was gotten into
town over the telephone. Quite a num-
Der Of people, including DR.. Cartwright,
chief of the fire department, mounted
horses and hurried to the scene; but,
when they arrived, the danger was about
over. \ fire which a woodcutter was
using to warm his hands was communi-
| Gated to a small outhouse and the flames
from this endangered the dwelling. 1t
was hard fight before the flames were
| finally eXtinguished but the actual loss
was only slight.
Fire In Rock Hill.
Three houses were burned in Rock
Hill last Monday, during the high wind
which prevailed throughout the day,
says The Herald Of Wednesday. The
| fire originated in defective flue in the