Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-11-27
LOCAL LACONICS.

many, has fallen on the shoulders Of
his youthful protege.
LOCAL LACONICS.
Tax Receipts.
Up to this time. Treasurer Neely has
issued only about 1000 tax receipts.
There were about 11,000 in his books
when he commenced collections, and
that leaves about 10000 still to be is
sued between now and December 81,
unless there is an extension of the
time.
1T Was NJ. w. Gregg.
1.-THE individual mentioned by the
grand jury as having been presented
to it for practicing dentistry without
license. was Mr.. M. w. Gregg. The
presentation was made by the .prrsi-
dent Of the South Carolina Dental as
ISOLATION.
Did Not See the Notice.
In spite of the published notice that
| their attendance was not required, two
Jurors drawn to serve during the Sec
ond week Of court, put In their appear
ance on Monday morning. They were
Messrs. j. H. Kidd, Of Ogden, and MI.
III. A. Workman, Of Ebenezer. The
fact, however, that "a out Of 36 jurors
drawn, got the information, Is pretty
good evidence Of the efficiency OF the
newspaper notice. Mr.. Kidd had failed
to get his mail on Saturday. Why MIR.
Workman did not get the information
the reporter did not learn.
Wheat Sowing.
Reports about the progress OF wheat
sowing generally embody the same
story. Until the rain Of last wek 1t
was generally too dry to plow, and
but little wheat was gotten in. Some
was sowed; but most Of 1t under condi-
tions that do not promise favorably.
Since the rain Of last week, many far
liners have been plowing with view to
getting in as much wheat as possible
others take the ground that 1t Is now
too late to SOW. They admit that they
have seen December sowings ylelo
good wheat; but they have seen them
turn out badly more often than other
wise, and they do not care to take any
risks. Although the wheat acreage
sown will be large, as compared with
few years ago, It will not be up to
last year.
The Changing.
There are 81 convicts on the chain
gang at this time. Sergeant Whlte-
ner who has charge, said on Monday
that the average had been holding up
steadily at about twenty-five for sew
eral months Since locating at the new
camp east Of Yorkville, the gang has
been employed principally on the coun-
ty home farm, digging stumps, plow-
ing, sowing wheat, and doing other
farm work. There Is a lot Of ditching
to do on the farm, and this work Will
probably be taken up next. Then the
gang will be put to work on the York.
willie and Tirzah road. Speaking of
this Sergeant Whitener said it will
probably be the biggest job the gang
has yet tackled; but ne Is satisfied
that he will be able to work very
considerable improvement in the Sit
uation as it now stands.
Small Fires.
A barn and contents on land belong
| ing to Mr.. G. P. Lowrance, OF York
Vile, and located on the eastern out
skirts Of town, were destroyed by fre
last Saturday morning. The loss was
about $10O. The fire Is supposed to
have been caused by the carelessness
of people who took refuge in 1t from
Negro who lived on the southwest
ern outskirts Of town, was burned
Monday afternoon at about o'clock.
It was a very comfortable four room
structure. The fire Is thought to have
been caused from defective stove
fue There was no available means
for extinguishing the flames and the
entire contents Of the house, including
lot of laundry belonging to people IN
Yorkville, and about 1,500 pounds Of
seed cotton, were lost. There was no
insurance.
t0dite Complimentary.
State Superintendent Of Education
McMahan evidently considers County
Superintendent John E. Carroll, OF
York, one of the most efficient officers
In the educational department OF the
state government. He has indicated
such an opinion at different times, and
there is no mistaking the significance
of the following letter that the state
superintendent has written to Mr.. Car
roll about the recently established nor
NAL school in this county: Dear Mr.:
Carroll: Your leaflet has been read
with pleasure What you say to the
teachers is admirably put. l shall wish
to publish 1t. Please send me a hall
dozen copies. You seem to have good
corps of instructors, and am glad
that you will personally teach at two
of the points. You are making your
self a superintendent indeed. You
have mapped out the entire work ad-
mira bly,. This means much for your
county. Very truly yours. John ]. Nc
Mahan, State Superintendent of Edu-
cation"
Change of Schedule.
There have been rumors for several
days of a probable change Of schedule
that is expected to go into effect on
the South Carolina and Georgia Exten-