Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-03-21
Tuesday, March 81, 1905.

lows: Auditor and treasurer, $1,000
each; sheriff, $3.50; clerk Of the
court, $780, supervisor, 800; SUPER
intendent of education $3.50: coroner.
5000; county commissioners, $50
each; clerk Of the board Of county
commissioners 800.
Fair Insurance Rates.
Rock Hill Record: Messrs. w. w.
Boyce and John Wood went over to
Yorkville few days ago to learn what
reductions the agent Of the Southeast
ern Tariff association made on his
visit to that town recently. They
found that liberal reductions have
been made on almost every risk. This
fact will be remembered when the
same official visits Rock Hill, and 1t
is hoped that we shall be as fortunate
as our neighbors In being relieved Of
exorbitant property rates.
Liability to Road Duty.
Every man able to perform manual
labor. and not specifically exempted by
law, is liable to road duty" This is
the opinion that ]. s. Brice, Esq, at
torney for the county board of commits
sioners gave Mayor Lowry yesterday.
Mayor Lowry put the question like
this: Several people who have lost
one or more fingers: but who are still
able-bodied in other respects, claim to
be exempt. What about themT If
they are able to work, and do work at
other things, they should be required
to work on the roads," ruled Mr.. Brice.
But they have been claiming exemp-
ton and have been getting It," declar-
ed Mayor Lowry. mo matter" said
Mr.. Brice, ut is not fhe fault of the
law; but the fault of the road over
seers."
Gains Spring School.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thurlow Belk, who
have been teaching the Gains Spring
school. wound up successful session
last week. Speaking Of his work last
Friday. Mr.. Belk said: Mrs. Belk Of
fered two prizes in her department.
which were won by Masters Lewis
Good and Johnnie Land. offered a
scholarship medal for highest average
grade, which was creditably won ny
Brice Dickson. Grade s3i. age four
teen, in most advanced classes. 9th
ers who deserve to be on the honor
roll are Robt. and Mary Brown, Jilo.
and Rebar Cain, Mason, Lassie and
Lindsay Clark, Vance and Salle
whiteside, Fay and LEILA Stephenson,
Howard and Charlie Smith. Mary Land
and Effie Thomas. Others In the pri-
mary department are: Clyde Castle,
Andral Clark, Robbie and Mary Jones,
Banks and Roy Stephenson. Walter
Holmes and Mia and Ernest CAIN"
York County Medical Association.
Eighteen of the thirty practicins
physicians in York county met In the
court house yesterday and organized
the York County Medical association,
DR.. I. A. Bigger. Of Bethel township
Clover R. F. D. No. 2, was elected
president; DR.. T. A. Crawford Of Rock
Hill, vice president; Dr. Roddey MIL
ler Of Rock Hin. secretary; DR.. J, D.
Mcdowell of Yorkville treasurer. The
board of censors was chosen as fol-
lows; DR.. J. H. Sayc. chairman; DR.
w. M. Love, DR.. w. @. Stevens. DR.. J.
E. Massey Of Rock Hill, and DR.. M. J.
Walker of Yorkville. were chosen as
delegates to the annual meeting of the
state association. Following is list
of the doctors in attendance: w. O.
Stevens, ]. r. Miller, T. A. Crawford,
L. L. Campbell, A. 8. Lynn, 7. r. Car
Others, ]. E. Massey, Jr, w. w. Fem
nell, Rock Hill; T. B. Hough. Newport;
]. H. Saye, Sharon; ]. A. Bigger. Point:
B. N. Miller, Smyrna; w. NJ. Love. Nc
ConnelIsville; w. G. White, ]. d. Nc
Dowen. R. A. Brattor, M. ]. Walker,
Yorkville; T. s, r. Ward. Hickory
Grove.