Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-02-01
LOCAL LACONlCS.
Rural Route Subscribers.

Rural Route Subscribers.
Subscribers to The ENQUIRER who
live along rural free delivery routes, and
who desire their papers delivered to the
carrier, should notify this Office, in
order that their papers may be 80 pack
ed as to insure the greatest facility in
handling by the postmasters. Our
mailing list has been so arranged as to
put all papers intended for particular
free delivery route in a special pack
age.
Salaries of York's OmeiaR
The new bill fixing the salaries Of
county officers was considered in the
senate last Wednesday. York county
salaries were agreed upon as follows:
Treasurer and auditor, 81 800 each; one
third to be paid by the county and two
thirds by the state. Sheriff, $1,400 and
20 cents per day for dieting; clerk, $500;
supervisor, $500. The salaries Of county
commissioners was fixed fixed at 50
per day for each day Of service. The
salaries of other officers are still under
consideration.
durnl Delivery Petitioners.
Washington special Of January % to
The News and Courier: Superintendent
Macy, Of the rural free delivery SER
vice, spent sometime today consulting
with several Of the South Carolina dele
cation about the applications pending
in their districts for the establishment
of new routes. Representative Finley
was promised that an inspector should
visit his district the middle Of Febru-
ary and report on the thirty applica,-
tions for free delivery now on file from
that section. Mr.. Finley also asked for
the continuance Of the postoffice at
Ezell, Cherokee county, which will be
lone for the present at least. : i. 3
The Ardrey Rural Route.
Fort Mill Times: Service on the Ar
irey's rural delivery mail route will be-
gin on February 1, so The Times man
Is informed by Postmaster B. H. Mas
sey. All the necessary arrangements
have been perfected and the carrier,
Mr.. W. J. Kimbrell, will make his in
itial trip on the day stated above. The
carrier will leave Fort Mill at about 10
o'clock a. m, and return at o'clock
D. m. There will be 40 boxes on the
route, which were ordered some two
weeks ago, but have not yet arrived.
This, however, will not interfere with
the beginning Of the service, as the mail
can be delivered to the homes Of the
patrons on the route until the boxes ar
rive and are put in place.
Death of Mr.. G. M. Moore.
Blacksburg special Of January q to
the Charlotte Observer: Mr.. G. M.
Moore, 63 years old, prominent and
influential citizen Of this place, died
here yesterday afternoon about five
o'clock, from the result of serious fall
he sustained last Tuesday morning as
he was leaving the works of the Vir-
ginia- Carolina Chemical company,
where he was employed. He was walk
Ing down gangway, which was ex-
posed to the sleet and rain, and his
feet slipped suddenly from under him
and he came down with much violence,
striking the back Of his head. After
his fall he walked to his home unaided,
a distance Of more than one-haf mile,
and related the above circumstances to
his family, after which he lost consci-
BUSINESS and lay in this condition until
yesterday afternoon, when he died. His
remains were inferred here this after
noon with Masonic honors.
The Poll Tax List.
The problem Of getting up a correct
list Of people liable to pay poll tax has
long been a source Of annoyance to the
superintendent Of education, county au-
iitor and the country treasurer. It Is
the duty Of the individual taxpayer to
return his poll to the auditor. Many,
however, fail to do this. Because the
poll tax goes to the district to which
the poll belongs, it is to the interest and
it has been made the duty Of school
trustees to see that every poll is return
ed. There are many people, especially
Negroes, who are known to their neigh
oors by more than one name. In max
ing up their lists Of taxable polls for re-
turn to the auditor, 1t is the custom Of
trustees to write down all the names
they can think of, and frequently two
or more trustees, put down the same
man under different names. The audi
tor of course, does not know any bet
ter, and he enters the names as they are
reported to him, except where he Is
certain Of errors. The system brings
about much confusion, and about the
only practicable remedy under the cir
Is for the trustees to COM
pare notes with each other and see that
they do not give any double entries to
the auditor.
Convocation.
The 18th convocation Of the Green
vile district, met at the Church of the
Good Shepherd this week. The pre-
iminary work commenced on Tuesday
night with a service and a sermon by
the Rev. G. c. Williams, Of Blacks
burg. The convocation proper opened
IN Wednesday morning at 1870 o'clock;
with the litany, Holy Communion and
he convocation sermon by the Rev.
Crosswell McBee, Of Union. On being