Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-12-14
LOCAL LACONICS.

Tax Collections.
Tax collections up to this time
amount to only about $4,000. The fig
ures are some $4,000 behind those Of
the same date last year.
Finley's Committees.
The speaker Of the house Of repre-
sentatives announced his committee
assignments last Friday. Congressman
Finley's committees are as follows:
Territories Pacific railroads.
Charter Granted.
The secretary Of state. on Tuesday,
granted a charter to the Farmers
Mutual Life Insurance Company" Of
Yorkville, w. s. Wilkerson, president;
]. Frank Ashe, vice president; and D:
E. Boney secretary and treasurer and
general manager.
Rock Hill Rural Route.
In reproducing paragraph from the
Charleston Post to the effect that the
rural delivery route from Rock Hill in
to Bethesda township would become ef-
fective on January 1, December J."
was printed instead. The correspond
ent Of The Post had it January i.
To Attend the Exposition!~/.
The York county alumni <6f>the
South Carolina college, held meeting
in the office Of w. B. Wilson, Esq, at
Rock Hill on December 10, and a reso-
luton was adopted urging all the
alumnus Of the county to attend the
celebration to be held in Charleston on
December 19.
Minister'S Conference.
A. R. Presbyterian: The A. r. p.
Ministers conference Of CASTOR and
York counties, meets next time at Clo-
yer, s. c., Monday after the first Sab
bath in January. The social feature in
these conferences is very pleasant. A
profitable discussion of the subject:
What preparation do we need in ad-
dition to the sermon?" took up the time
of the last meeting at Kings Mountain.
Mexican War Veterans.
Washington special Of Tuesday to
The News and Courier: At meeting
of the delegation held recently, Rep
resentative Finley was selected as
South Carolina's representative on the
congressional committee. Representa-
tive Finley introduced a bill today to
clear the military record of Marcus
Bird, Of York county, from the charge
of desertion. Bird was a member of
the Third dragons in the Mexican war.
After the war was over he deserted
and the charge has rested against him
ever since.
Smallpox at the ChainEang.
Speaking Of the smallpox situation
at the chaingang on Wednesday, Su-
pervisor Gordon said the story to the
effect that Dave Logan has smallpox
again, is incorrect. Logan, he said,
did have smallpox while he was on the
chaingang last spring, and he Is suf-
is hardly a ne wcase Of smallpox.
Some people around here" said Mr..
Gordon, have been trying to make 1t
appear that they do not believe there is
any smallpox out at the chaingang at
all. The suggestion was made to me
today and offered to give ten dollars
to the man who would go into that
pest tent and remain an hour. There
were no takers" Mr. Gordon concluded
with an amused chuckle. "
Burglary at Hickory Grovel
Burglars entered the store of Mr|.
N. McGill, at Hickory Grove, last Wed
nesday night, and carried off a quantl-
ty Of flour, several pairs Of shoes and
some coppers. Other articles were
probably stolen; but as to that there
was no way to determine definitely.
The burglars entered through win
dow, after tearing off the blind and
smashing out the sash. From the char
acter of the work, it appeared that they
were rather green hands at the busi-