Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-01-07

ESQ, who was elected second lleuten
ant at the first meeting of the compa
ny, has not seen his way clear to accep
the commission, and some time agt
returned it with his resignation. Hi!
successor has not yet been elected.
superintendent Carroll.
Superintendent of Education Carroll
received his commission on Thursday
and entered upon the duties of his
office yesterday. Mr.. Carroll has
promised to be in his Office every day
except when engaged on official duties
that require his absence. This ar
rangement will be highly acceptable
to the public.
That Old Stale Story.
An invariable rumor after legal
hanging, is that the condemned man
has 'scome to life again." etc. There
will no doubt be such stories in CON.
nection with the two Negroes hanged
yesterday; but no credence should be
given to them. The job was done
thoroughly, and the two condemned
men are as dead asthey will ever be.
Week of Prayer. N
The various churches ofTorkyille,
except the Episcopal, have been OBJ.
serving the present week as a "week
of prayer 10 accordance with the pro.
gramme of the Evangelical Alliance.
Services were held at the Presbyterian
church on Monday and Tuesday even.
ings, at the Methodist church on
Wednesday evening, Baptist church on
Thursday evening, and were to be
held at the A. r. church last evening.
There will be no service tonight.
IT'S More Economical.
Quite number of subscribers to
TIE ENQUIRER have a custom of mail
ing their papers, after they are through
with them, to distant friends. The
friends, no doubt, are glad to get the
papers and appreciate them almost as
letters from home. But, as a matter
of economy, the practice is not a good
one. To mail the 104 issues of the
paper costs, in addition to the time and
trouble necessary, $1.04, and deprives
the subscriber of the opportunity OF
future reference to the paper. 1t
would be much better plan for the
subscriber to have the paper sent from
this office, where the subscription, pos
tage, mailing and all would cost only
$1.75 per annum, if returned by a
club maker.
As to Tax Extension.
Treasurer Nicely has succeeded in
collecting taxes this year as closely as
is usual, and is very well satisfied with
the way people have been paying,
But the question is, is there going to
be an extension? The governor prom
ises every year that there will be NO
extension; but the general assembly
steps over him and passes resolutions
looking to an extension anyway. And
the governor vetoes these resolutions
Not much. He is not constructed in
that style. Possibly there are counties
in the state where the people have
been unable to pay their taxes, and
possibly, on account of these, there may
be an extension. But York county
does not need the time extended. An
extension will only serve to throw
things generally out of gear and make
more work for officials who now have
as much as they can do. If the exten.
sion resolution comes up again, the
York delegation will do we'll to have
this county excepted.
Highway Robbery.
A young man named Crenshaw, who
lives at Van Wyck, Lancaster county
was robbed last Saturday night neal
Roddey's. The robbery was commit
ted by two Negroes who had evidently
been lying in wait for a victim. While
Mr.. Crenshaw was crossing trestle or
the railroad, one Negro came toward
him, and at the same time another ap
preached from the rear. The Negro
in the rear ran against him suddenly
and threw him to the ground, dis
tance of 1S or 20 feet. He was rem
dered unconscious by the fall. Their
the Negroes went down and rified hi:
pockets, taking therefrom purse con
tanning 81 and some other articles
Upon regaining consciousness, MIR
Crenshaw made his way to the store
of Mr.. Walter Patton and thence tt
the store of Mr.. Sep Massey. Mr.
Massey made an investigation of th'
vicinity of the robbery next day, ant
saw where Mr.. Crenshaw had fallel
and the tracks made by the Negroe
as they went down after their victim
but got no clue as to the probable
identity of the outlaws.
Death Of Captain Moore.
Captain John NJ. Moore, formerly
conductor on the Chester and Lenoi
Narrow Gauge railroad, and we'll
known in this section, died in Cheste
last Tuesday night as the result q