Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-03-28
NOTE AND MMENT.

Treasurer Nicely 10 preparing q long
list Of tax executions. for Sheriff
Brown.
The returning Of dogs for taxation
has not been as general as 1t should
have been. It Is probable that not
more than one dog out of ten has been
returned to the auditor. The school
trustees, however, will probably help
the situation along somewhat. They
are helping in cases where the dog
owners have forgotten.
The Enquirer understands that there
will probably be no county summer
school this year. Superintendent Of
Education Martin has for some time had
the idea that one school for each con-
gressional district would be better and
II Is likely that the summer training
work will be conducted on that basis
The matter Is not definitely settled
yet, however. ;.
Last Saturday was the average date
for the last killing frost Of the spring
In this locality: Killing frosts have
occurred at later dates, on April 10
in 1892 and again in 1899; but on the
other hand, March Is Is not unusual.
Believers In the moon dread the first
full moon in April; but as that does
not occur until the 10Th this year.. 1t
may be assumed that there Is very lit
tie danger.
From such information as THE EN-
oUIRER has been able to gather the
proposed location Of the r. o. Jenkins
distillery, referred to In the Carney
Ledger recently, Is to be within a short
distance Of Kings Mountain battle
ground; but whether on the York or
Cherokee side of the line our informa-
ton is not clear. The distillery Will
begin operations about April l., 1t Is
understood.
The recent offer Of Mr.. F. H. Bar
ber to macadamize two miles OF road
at his own expense provided the coun-
ty would do the necessary grading has
served at least to make people think.
Mr.. BARRIERS proposition, II 1t Is ac-
cepted, calls for an outlay on his part
of not less than $4,000 perhaps q great
deal more, and that Is a considerable
sum of money. The average individ-
ual Is disposed to wonder where the
old gentleman expects to get return
for his outlay. That Is very ma
tural question nowadays. Very few
people put out dollar except In the
expectation Of getting two dollars
back, and Mr.. Barber, maybe Is not
an exception. But even II 1t Is admit
ted that his proposition Is purely bus.
mess, It Is not difficult to appreciate
its soundness. He has big body OF
land on Catawba river, and some very
bad road between 1t and the Rock Hill
and Leslie road. This road Is no worse
than hundreds of miles Of other pub
lie roads in the county; but still II is
bad. He has a right to figure that
with a macadamized road all the way
to his market the wear and tear on
his stock will be reduced and there
will be a great saving OF time, also
increased carrying capacity OF his
wagons. The effect of this, he also has
a right to calculate, will be to almost
double the value Of his plantation, and
therefore he Is fully warranted In
the outlay. But we would not have 1t
understood that we do not consider
Mr.. Barber entitled to credit for such
an offer. The offer is highly credita-
BILE, and If nothing else it stamps the
old gentleman as a man Of unusual
breadth. If people all over the country
would take the same view Of the road
question he has taken. the aggregate
wealth Of this section would In few
years be multiplied almost indefinitely.