Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-06-25
LOCAL LACONICS.

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County Executive Committee.
Chairman brice has called a meeting
Of the York County Democratic exc
cutive committee to. be held in York
vile next Saturday for the purpose Of
considering the question Of assessing
county, state and Federal candidates
and arranging a schedule for the county
campaign meetings. The committee, Of
course, will act on such other business
as may legitimately come before 1t.
Death OF Mr.. w. b. Thomasson.
1-Mr. William B. Thomasson died at
his home A miles north Of Yorkville,
last Saturday afternoon at about S
o'clock. He had been in failing health
for about year, suffering principally
from disease of the kidneys, which was
aggravated by other complications.
Mr.. Thomasson was son Of the late
Hiram c. Thomasson and was about 46
years of age. He leaves a widow and
six children-four boys and two girls.
The funeral took place at Beersheba on
Sunday at noon; the services being con-
Quoted by Rev. s. H. Hay. Mr.. Thom-
asson had a wide circle Of friends and
the attendance at the funeral was un-
usually large. He leaves life insurance
to the amount Of $3.50, the policy hav-
Ing been issued by the Woodmen Of
the World.
Called on. X
The school complications at Hickory
Grove and Gold Hill already referred
to have about been settled, and in both
instances the school taxes have been
relieved from jeopardy. This develop
ed at a meeting Of the county board
If education held in the office Of Super
intendent Carroll last Friday. 1t de-
| teloped that in neither case did the
petition calling for an election on the
question of abolishing the tax, contain
the names of the requisite number of
freeholders. In the case Of Hickory
Grove, the opponents to the tax were
either unable to secure the required
number Of signatures or ceased their
canvass before their work was done In
the belief that they were secure. In
the Gold Hill matter, it seems to have
been more a case Of bearance and for
pearance. The promoters Of the peti-
ton had the required number Of sigma
lures, and they had good reason to be-
ieve that they could muster majority
of the qualified voters. All the people
who advocated the tax were not willing
TO admit this last proposition; but that
is neither here nor there. 1t Is admit
| ted ON both sides that had the election
| oeen held it would have been a nip
md tuck race. But fortunately for all
| concerned and the future welfare of the
oest country school in the state, the
contest was averted. The best men on
/ both sides were deeply and seriously
concerned, and the opposition, of it's
own accord, or at least several leading
men among the opposition, deliberately
withdrew their names from the elec-
| ton petition, and quit the fight. The
petition was thus left without sufi-
cient number of names to legalize the
holding Of an election, and the tax Is
| saved. According to such information
as the reporter is able to gather, both
sides are now desirous to remove all
friction and pull together to make the
Gold Hill school a still greater success
even than it has been heretofore.