Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-02-15

playing out.
Charlotte Observer, Sunday: There
is to be a big chicken fight at York
Vile, S. c., Tuesday night. Charlotte,
Rock Hill, s. c., and Yorkville will
all have representatives in the pit.
Pretty Cottage Changes Hands. 80,
DR.. c. NJ. Kuydendal has purchased
from Mr.. ]. H. Riddle the handsome
cottage on Kings Mountain street, in
which the doctor has been living since
the cottage was erected. The trans
fer was made on last Saturday.
Star Route Service Tied Up.
As the result of the snow and freeze
up there have been no star route mails
in or out of Yorkville this week. The
riders failed to show up on Monday
and again on yesterday. Asto wheth-
er or not they will report for duty this
morning, of course, is only a matter
of possibility.
York's Tax Levy.
The tax levy for York county has
been incorporated in the supply bill as
follows: State, S mills; school tax, 8
mills ordinary county tax and past
indebtedness, Al mills. In Catawba
township, 81 mills; in Ebenezer town.
ship, u mills; in York township, 81
mills; to pay interest on the bonds is
sued in aid of the Charleston, Cincinnati
and Chicago railroad.
Rock Hilps Water Contract.
Messrs. Witherspoon & Spencer, rep
resentipg citizens of Rock Hill, have
commenced suit to test the legality
of the recent action of the city coun-
eli in granting a 25-year franchise in
connection with the water plant that is
in contemplation in Rock Hill. The
suit is of a friendly nature; but it is
intended, hurt or help, to establish the
law. The reporter understands that
no animosities or conflicting private
interests are involved.
Tax Returns.
The time in which tax returns may
be made without penalty expires next
Monday night. Exclusive of Sunday
there are only FIVE more days. The
returns up to date are about as COM
plete as usual. Auditor Boyce is being
assisted by Ex-Auditor Waters, and is
prepared to accommodate stragglers II
they will give him the opportunity
The making of returns now is only q
question of little time. After the
Goth it will be a question Of both time
and money.
The Frozen Rivers.
Information from Lockhart yester'
day morning was to the effect that
Broad river was frozen across at points
where the channel was broad and the
current slow. At points where the
current is quite swift. the ice did moi
extend entirely across. The canal al
the mill was frozen TO depth of two
inches or more. The river could MOI
be ferried either Monday or yesterday
the boat being kept away from the
landing on either side by skirts of ice
The only crossing that was practicable
was in batteaus.
Will Move to Rock Hill.
Anderson correspondence News ane
Courier: Mr.. w. c. Whitner aut
family, F. C. Whitner, and Major B
F. Whitner will soon remove frou
Anderson to Rock Hill. AS already
reported, Mr.. w. c. Whitner is 3
present engaged in constructing larg
plant on the Catawbs river, within tv'
miles of Rock Hill, and will remov'
there in order to be near his work
Mrs. Whitney was Miss Roddey, o
Rock Hill. Anderson people hop
that the move will not be permanent
Rose Hill, the Whitner residence q
this place, is one of the finest privat
residences in the state.
Knitted In the Dark.
Charlotte Observer, Sunday: Las
night two young white men entered
Mr.. Shuman's store, near Atherton
and asked him to phone for docto
and the police, that they had bee'
assaulted and cut by unknown partie