Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-01-22
LOCAL LACONICS.
The SheriHs Salary.

LoShh hACoKsAoos
The Sherirs Salary.
The net income of the sheriff Of York
county last year, according to the book
kept by that Official, was $422.n. The
present incumbent has realized as much
as $1,000 from the office in single
year; but these figures are the excep-
ton.
Hartness Damage Case.
The suit of H. N. Pharr, administra-
tor against the Southern railroad, on
account Of the death Of Mr.. D. w.
Hartness. in Charlotte, is for $50, 900 in
stead Of $50, 900, as stated. Major James
F. Hart, Of Yorkville, has been associa-
ted with Messrs. Jones & Tillett, OF
Charlotte, as counsel for plaintiff.
>Tirznh's Charter.
. The village Of Tirzah is no longer a.
municipal corporation. The fntendant
notified Supervisor Gordon, last week
that it had been decided to throw up
the charter Of the place and look to the
county for supervision Of such portions
Of the public roads as intersect the VII
lage. The supervisor was requested to
permit the Tirzah people to use their
road hands in keeping side streets IN
repair along with the public roads; but
Mr.. Gordon very properly holds that
this arrangement would be contrary to
law.
Death of Mrs. John L. Starr.
D Mrs. Mary F. Starr, wife Of Mr.. John
L. Starr, died at her home In Rock Hill
Yesterday morning at o'clock, OF
pneumonia, after a brief Illness; The
deceased was a native Of Bethesda
township, and was a daughter Of the
late Elijah F. Sandifer. She was mar
ried to Mr.. Starr in 1858 and leaves
four children-Mr. James M. Starr, OF
Yorkville, Mrs. w. H. Moore, OF ROCK
Hill; Misses Julia and Irene Starr.
She was in the 64th year Of her age.
The funeral will take place at Bethes-
da church today. -S----
The County Commissioners.
There was a special meeting Of the
board Of county commissioners last
Friday. The supervisor received notice,
on Wednesday, that the money for
which the board had applied to the
sinking fund commission-$10,0 ,000-
would be available by Friday, and the
special meeting of the board was call
ed for the purpose of paying all press
ing claims. About $1,700 was paid out
during the day, and at the next meet
ing Of the board, the first Wednesday
after the first Monday in February,
there will probably be clean sweep
Of all pending claims.
Believes In ChainEans System.
Will Young, the little Negro, who
deliberately committed an offense some
months ago with q view to being re-
turned to the chaingang, so he could
look after his mules" has gotter, on
another striking observation, in which
there Is spice Of philosophy. Refer
ring to the fact that he will be q years
Of age when his present four-year term
expires, he says 1t Is his plan to get
married and raise a family. "An' I
gwine to raise my chillun on the rod,
cause dat's de best way to raisum."
He had reference to the iron rod In the
stockade to which the Negroes are
chained every night.
Sent Back For Trespass.
Sidney Miller, the little Negro who
was shot by Guard Robinson, last Fri
county stockade, was taken before
Magistrate Barron during the day and
sentenced back to the chaingang for
30 days for trespass. Although the
boys hand was horribly mangled with
the buckshot that struck 1t, he seems
to suffer no inconvenience. He did
not vince when the doctor was Dress
ing the wound, and on Saturday he
worked as usual. There has been no
further attempt to question him as to
his motives in trespassing about the
stockade as 1t is we'll understood that
such questions are useless.
How They Moved the School House.
High Point school house was located
within about a mile and a half from
Zion church, some ten miles from York
Vile. on the Adair's Ferry road, and
the patrons took up the idea that the
church would be better location. The
building is a weather-boarded frame
structure, about 16 by 26 feet, and how
to secure its removal was something Of
a puzzle for quite awhile, until last
week Mr.. John Smith conceived the
idea that the thing could be done by
means Of wagons and teams. The
school house was loaded on two wag-
ons, with a team of six mules and two
oxen. and the removal was completed
within less than two days. Mr.. U. NJ.
Pursley superintended the job.
Mr. Springs and Convict Labor.
Ctharlotte Observer: Mr.. Brevard D.
Springs, of this city, regrets that
saw fit to decide that convicts
should not be hired to farmers or other
persons after January l, 1902. For
many years Mr.. Springs has hired
from the state "a convicts. which he
worked on the farm near Fort Mill, S.
c.. He paid the state $3.50 month
for each Of the convicts. He guarded
and fed them and the state furnished
clothes and paid for medical treatment