Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-03-29
Fire at McConneIIsvilIe.

by fire last Sunday morning, together
with all its contents. A lamp ex-
ploded in the building Saturday night
and set the store room on fire. The
fire was extinguished only after a
hard fight; but the efforts Of the fight
ers were not discontinued until there
was reason to believe that there was
not live spark left. At daylight Sun
day morning, early risers discovered
the building to be in flames: the roof
was falling in and the fire had prac-
tically completed it's work. Messrs.
Patrick & Co. had about $4,000 worth
Of goods, all Of which were destroyed.
The insurance amounted to $1,000.
Tho McAfee Hill.
Mr.. D. C. Clark; rural free delivery
carrier on Yorkville route No. 1. says
the chaingang has made much bet
ter road than he thought was possible
around the McAfee hill by Mr.. w. T.
Meningitis; but is Of the opinion also
that practically the same results could
have been gotten by the improvement
Of the hill itself. and with but little,
II any additional labor or expense.
Without the discretion to do otherwise,
Mr.. Clark Is still travelling the same
old road: but It Is doubtful as to
whether he will continue long. The
abandoned portion Of the road will
now rapidly grow impossible, and the
postoffice department will no doubt in
struct the use Of the new road. That
will mean that number of people
who have boxes on the old road will
be required to go from half to three
quarters Of a mile further for their
mail.
Not Entitled to Libraries.
Columbia correspondence Of the
News and Courier: There will be a
number of schools IN the state, about
100, 1t Is estimated, that are not en-
titled to the appropriation for rural
school libraries. These schools were
organized under some special act. as
were the graded schools In this city,
and the library law provided that only
those schools organized under the gen.
eral school law were entitled to re-
ceive the appropriation. Superintend-
ent Martin has received applications
from a number Of schools Of this
kind, and a list Of all Of the schools
organized under the constitution Of
1867 and 1895 is now being made out.
Some of the schools were organized
under a special act. 1t being necessary
to secure this before the constitution
of 1895 was enacted, solely to be able
to issue bonds and Mr.. Martin thinks
that it would be an unnecessary hard
ship upon these schools to deprive
them Of q chance at the library. 9th
ers are not under the control of the
state board at all. and. Of course ney
will not come In for the distribution.
For Better Roads.
| A petition is in circulation In Ca
tawba township asking for the levy
of special tax levy Of two mills on
all the taxable property Of that town
ship for road purposes. Its text Is
as follows: ITO the honorable Board
of County Commissioners Of the Coun-
ty Of York: The undersigned petit
TONERS, constituting more than one.
fourth Of the resident electors, and
more than one-fourth Of the resident
free holders, over the age Of twenty
one years, Of Catawba township. do
respectfully ask that tax Of two-mills
upon all the real and personal property
returned for taxation within the said
township Of Catawba, be levied and
collected as an annual road tax, to be
used on the roads of said township,
under the terms and provisions Of an
act of the general assembly Of the
state Of South Carolina, entitled An
Act to Provide for Special Township
Road Tax" approved the 18th day OF
February, A. D. 1904" The Herald
states that this petition Is being cir
culated by a committee consisting OF
DR.. T. A. Crawford, Messrs. ]. j. Hull.
]. T. Spencer. J. A. Barber, w. 8.
Leslie and ]. A. Williford.
On tho Road to Charlotte.
Charlotte Chronicle, Saturday: Mr..
w. H. Wylie. who has charge OF the
work of bringing the electric power
from the plant Of the Catawba Power
company, near Fort Mill to Charlotte,
was in town yesterday, and stated to
reporter that workmen had COM
menced, last Monday, to prepare Tor
putting up the poles on which the
wires will be placed. The poles Will
be 1875 feet apart and will carry six
wires one wire as protection against
lightning; two telephone wires and
three wires for conducting power. Be-
ginning at Griffith's store near the
plant, the line will run. as crow
would fly, to Charlotte. Mr.. Wylie has
secured the right Of way privileges up
to within four miles Of Charlotte. BY
September at the outside, and proba-
bly, before September, the company
will be transmitting to this city GER
tainly 5000 horse power and probably
5000 or 5000 which will furnish
lighting for the city and will be sold
to private consumers. The plant has
maximum capacity Of 10000 horse
power, and Rock Hill and Fort Mill
will buy all the power that is not used
in Charlotte.
More Ducks Than Usual.
From such reports as the reporter
has been able to gather, 1t would ap-
pear that wild ducks are appearing
,aI 1o,