Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-06-03
WITHIN THE TOWN.

-MessrS. Ferguson and Herndon or
the street committee, have made very
decided improvement in West Madison
street within the past few days and at
very small cost.
Lawson Robinson, a negro lunatic
died in the county Jail last Wednesday
morning. He had been committed
from Rock Hill and was to have been
transferred to the state hospital. His
body was shipped back to Rock Hill
yesterday.
There was quite an interesting
game Of ball on the Garrison green last
Wednesday afternoon between juvenile
teams from Yorkville and Rock Hill.
The Yorkville team won by score OF
13 to II. The Rock Hill boys came
over in charge Of Mr.. J. H. Milling.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Neil have the
sympathy of the community in the
death of their ten months old son,
Walton Samuel The child passed away
yesterday morning after an illness OF
about ten days with peritonitis. The
funeral was from the residence Of the
bereaved parents yesterday afternoon,
the services being conducted by Rev.
DR.. w. G. Neville.
AT meeting Of the governing
committee of the Commercial club
Wednesday afternoon, resolution was
adopted recommending that the COM
mittee on education take UP the mat
ter Of Offering inducements for the
location in Yorkville Of the female
college the Episcopalians Of the state
are arranging to establish and endow.
1t is: thought that If Yorkville should
take hold of the matter in the right
spirit the proposed college might be
secured. Heretofore members Of the
club have had the privilege Of bringing
their lady friends on the first and third
Friday nights Of each month. The
rule was changed so as to extend this
privilege to every Friday night. A
resolution was adopted extending the
hospitalities of the club to the teach
ers who may attend the summer
school.
THE election to determine whether
or not the voters Of Yorkville were
willing to authorize a levy Of 3-mills
on the dollar of the taxable property
of the town. for the support of the
Graded school, was held yesterday af-
ternoon in accordance with previous
announcement, and resulted 81 to %
In favor Of the tax. Although there
was no excitement, as will be seen
from the voting there was considerable
quiet opposition to- the levy. Some OF
the opposition Is based upon the claim
that the school has not been run as
efficiently as was warranted by the
proceeds from a 2-mill tax; some Is
based on disapproval Of the action OF
the trustees in submitting in the cleo
ton the ultimatum of three mills or no
school," and still others, not consid-
ering that they have any personal
interest in the matter, are op-
posed to paying any tax at all. The
trustees hold that the school has been
conducted as efficiently as has been
practicable with the means at hand;
but that 1t is impossible to make both
ends meet without more revenue. The
report Of the treasurer, as published
in a public meeting held in the court
house a short time before the election,
shows a deficit Of about. $500 In the
operations Of the year just closed.
With the increased revenue asked for
allowed, there is reason to hope for
more satisfactory results in the future
than have been obtained in the past.