Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-08-10
Il LOCAL LACONICS.

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II LOCAL LACONICS. ,
Recent Deaths.
Mrs. W. P. Wylie died in Rock Hill
on Tuesday and was buried at Sharon
on Thursday. Mrs. Sallie Hayes died
at Blairsvile on Wednesday, and was
buried at Bullock's Creek on Thursday.
The winthrop Scholarshtp.
Miss Mamie F. Grist, daughter OF
Mr. Sam NJ. Grist, Of YorkvtI!e, has
been awarded the vacant York county
scholarship which was sought by 81
young ladies in a competitive exami-
nation recently.
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Az Seen by n NeiEhbOr.
Winnsboro News and Herald: UP In
York county a school district Is In the
greatest squabble on account OF the
election of a teacher. The trustees
elected one teacher, and then the pa
irons signed permit for another TO
conduct the school. The question to pe
decided, therefore, Is who Is supreme,
the trustees or the patrons. The FORMER
are of course, and whenever patrons Try
to take their authority from them
suuabble must result. The best way
to run a school is to turn 1t over to
few and let them run 1t. The fewer, the
better.
sfran In England.
7 Rock Hill Herald: Tom Steele, Rock
Hill darkey, who was once in the en-
ploy of The Herald and later a porter
at the Carolina Hotel, Is stranded IN
Manchester, England, where he must
have gone on some tramp vessel. He
is a good, reliable boy, and wants -
return to his old home, but the following
extract from letter received from MIN
by Mr.. G. H. Greene will explain why
he cannot: Manchester, England, July
g.. Mr.. G. H. Greene, Dear Sir: l am
in England, where there Is no colored
people and have very hard time TO
earn living. If you will write let
ter to me can be sent back nome: 1
mean by the consul. I have no plrtn
papers to show where I come from ana
the consul will not send me home. l
was in London last April. tried to
find Rev. Sprunts brother, but the
place is so large I couldn't find him.
1 can't make money enough to come
, home if I stay here so years. Indeed,
black man is treated just the same as
, a white one. We all are the same, but
1 reached England on March 23d, 1899,
and I only saw two colored men,
death of Mr. David PressIy.
TAssociate Reformed Presbyterian:
This beloved young man died on last
Monday morning at o'clock. He had
been gradually failing for weeks. Was
able to ride out in the evenings until
about a week ago. He died with tu-
berculosis. Mr.. Pressly was connected
with the bank and was making .hne
reputation as business man. he was
genial and pleasant and very courte-
GUS to his customers. 1t Is need
less to say that he was very popular.
Mr.. Presley had charge of one of the
largest Sunday school classes in our
school. The pupils were loathe to give
him up as teacher. He turned over
the class with regret to mis- brother, MI:
Paul Pressly On last Saturday Mr..
Pressly took a decided change Tor the
worse. Teiegrams summoned Or. T..
w. Pressly, of Glover; DR.. E. H. Press
", of Birmingham; Mr.. John Pressly,
from Statesville; and Prof. Grier from
York county, The funeral took place
Monday evening at 5 o'clock, Rev: y.
Y. Bonner conducting the exercises;
Many friends were present, testifylng
to the worth Of our young friend. Inc
remarks of the pastor were tender ana
touching. Unusual sympathy was
manifested by the people. A life full or
promise is cut off in young MANHOOD.
Plight of Catawbn River Farmers.
/c,-.,...o Nh.or,,o,. rTba forpnorc 1yho
own lands in this county along the Ca
tawba river are considerably worrfd
this year about the matter Of taxes.
Despite the fact that their bottom land
has been ruined in many cases per-
mantly destroyed, they have to pay the
same rate this year that they paid last
year. In other words, for land that IS
now perfectly barren, washed to nara
clay or covered under beds OF sand,
they are called upon to pay the same
taxes that they paid upon these lands
when they were in high state of cul.
tivation and yielding fine crops q
corn. The worst feature is that the
land is gone. at least for generations.
It looks rather hard that following
the loss of their fine bottom lands these
farmers should be required to pay taxes
upon valuation which they once had'
but no longer possess. The CataWba
river farmers made an effort TO nave
their taxes levied this year upon the
existing condition of their lands; ouf
so far they have not been successfufs
1t was suggested to the board. In view
the serious losses sustained along the
river. that a special board of assessors
be appointed to examine the river farms
and fix the tax rate according to the
damage as they found 1t; but the suS-
gestion was not acted upon. 1t Is
fact that scarcely any corn Is raised
this year in the once fertile and pro-
ductive valley of the Catawba. A FAR
mer who owns land there was In town
yesterday and reported that the CataW-
ba river bottoms were again unoer
water; but" he added, ut doesn't
matter-we have no corn or other crops
to hurt"
Destructive Storm Mt BIncksburE.
Blacksburg special of August to the
Greenville News: Last night, about
o'clock, this section was visited by the
most terrific electrical, wind and rain
storm in years. Many Of the telephone
lines leading from this place to differ