Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-01-13
LOCAL LACONICS.

The county board Of control met
this morning for the purpose Of elect
ing a county dispenser, vice ]. w. Sni-
der, deceased. There were six appli-
cations and after giving due consid-
Grafton Ito the claims Of each of
them, the board finally decided to give
the place to Mr.. John s. Sandifer Of
Yorkville, formerly deputy sheriff.
York's Committee Assignments.
The York members Of the general
assembly have been assigned to COM
mittees as follows: Senator Brice:
Claims and Grievances, chairman;
Finance, Federal Relations, Incorpor-
ations, Railroad and Internal Inn
provements. Representative Ardrey:
Agricultural, Ways and Means. Rep
resentative Beamguard: Ways and
Means, Hospital for Insane. Repre-
sentative Saye: Hospital for Insane,
Public Schools. Representative Mas
sey: Dispensary, Medical Affairs.
As to State Pensions.
The county pension board will meet
in the Office Of Mr.. ]. F. Wallace, pen
sion commissioner, on the first Monday
in February for the purpose of revising
the present pension list and taking up
the consideration of new applications.
The law provides that the pension
commissioner be at the office Of the
auditor every Saturday for the pur-
pose of receiving pension applications.
Mr.. Wallace. however is to be found In
his own office every day, and takes
especial pleasure in attending to pen
sion business whenever interested
people care to CALL
First National Bank.
The stockholders Of the First Ma
tional Bank held their annual meeting
in the Office of that institution on last
Tuesday afternoon, and after listening
to the annual report Of the directors,
rendered vote Of thanks to Cashier
Allen and President Wilkins for the
highly creditable showing they were
able to make. All Of the incumbent
directors were reelected as follows.
o. E. Wilkins, w. I. Witherspoon, w.
B. Moore, ]. M. Stroup, DR.. w. NJ
Love, w. r. Carroll, John L. Rainey,
A. N. Wood, R. G. Allen. At a subse-
quent meeting Of the directors Mr.. y.
+. wilkins was unanimously reelected
president and Mr.. r. c. Allein was re-
elected cashier.
Petition In Bankruptcy.
Messrs. Whitesides Bros. of Hickory
Grove, have filed a petition in bank
ruptcy, through Thos. F. McDow, Esq,
attorney. Their nominal assets are
IN the neighborhood Of $4,000 and
thelr liabilities are between $11,0OO
ana $4,000. 1t Is understood that they
were doing very prosperous business
unti about month ago, and their
analrs were in good shape until the
neaVy slump in cotton developed. Even
tnen' they would probably have been
aple 70 pull through If let alone; but
credlton became clamorous and In or
aer tnat there might be no preferences,
1ney decided to go into bankruptcy.
Inc MISFORTUNE of these well-knoWn
ana mghly esteemed gentlemen Will
be generally regretted by their many
1rlends and acquaintances.
There Will Be a Row First.
Cnarlotte Observer, Wednesday: A
cltlZen Rom Fort Mill, sixteen miles
1rom Charlotte, was in a talkative
moou Yesterday. There Is, think,
pretty substantial movement on foot
IN rort Mill to have a dispensary es-
tapllsned there, with the especial view
OF catering to Charlotte trade. Why
not! Inc interstate commerce laws
sanction U and the distance is con-
Venlent: How would it do business
with Chanotte?" well, there's no
iegal op1ection, l believe, to establish
Ing an exRess company running from