Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-03-06
LOCAL LACONlCS.

:Al Will yet be well Tor those WHO
wait.
LOCAL LAcoNlcs.
Supervisors of Registration.
The supervisors of registration held
their regular monthly meeting In the
office of the sheriff yesterday, and Is
sued quite a number of certificates,
most of them to citizens Of Yorkvillle
sec king to qualify themselves for
town registration certificates.
Tax Collections.
The tax collections this year amount
ed to about $108,000 the largest sum
ever collected In York county In one
year and only about $4,000 less than
the regular book calls for. There are
fewer delinquents this year than usual.
Treasurer Nicely Is busy getting things
in shape for Sheriff Brown.
The SaIesday Crowd.
There was quite a large crowd of
people in Yorkville yesterday, sales
day for March. They came from all
parts of the country, the northern,
southern and western section being
especially we'll represented and they
came on all kinds Of business. The
live stock dealers were probably bus
Ter than anybody else; but almost
everybody in all lines had about as
much as they could look after. The
Jockeys made it as lively as usual In
the back lots; but taken al in all the
day passed off without any disorderiy
conduct.
Property Returns.
Auditor Hunter estimates that there
are not less than one thousand people
who have failed to make returns. The
estimate, of course, Is in the nature OF
a guess. and 1t Is not to be understood
that this is an unusual condition un-
less II be because the delinquents. are
| so few instead Of so man. There are
always a number of delin 4uents to put
on the books with penalties, and 1t Is
quite probable that In the whole coun-
ty there are as many as five hundred
or a thousand people liable to more
or less taxes who escape altogether.
Clerks Sale Postponed.
The clerks sale advertised to take
place yesterday in the case Of Samuel
M. McNeel VS.. Henry W. Thomson
was postponed at the instance OF par
ties at interest. The defendant Henry
w. Thomson, especially desired post
ponement, Mr.. McNeel, the judgment
creditor had no objection and al
though an attorney representing one
of the defendants, desired the sale to
take place as advertised, Clerk rate
considered that the situation was such
as to warrant postponement without
prejudice to the rights Of anybody In
terested and so decided. The land may
be readvertised for sale next sales
day; but that will depend upon future
| Ideyelopments There were quite a
number Of prospective bidders on
hand yesterday and the general i'm
preston among them was that II the
sale had taken place, the property
would have easily brought all II Is
worth, more than enough to satisfy
all the outstanding claims against IT.
Country Tigers.
While 1t is a fact that there is more
or less blind tigering going on in York
Vile, 1t Is also a fact that, the tigers
are exceedingly wary, and they are
not making any very great nuisance or
themselves. Chief Sanders watches
them up too closely. But the country
tigers are as bad as ever, no worse
probably than before the abolition OF
the dispensary; but still bad enough.
Mayor Lowry told in the presence OF
the reporter a few days ago, OF well
known negro living within three miles
of Yorkville to the northeast who un-
doubtedly handles large quantities OF
tiger liquor. This negro gets most OF
his supplies from the Chester dispen-
sary; but Is not particular about buy
i ing from the state institution, II ne
can do better elsewhere. He sells his
liquor at his home and peddles 1t
around the vicinity Of Yorkyille.
There are several tigers who make
practice Of having their liquor shipped
to different places so as to keep the
officers off their trail.
Fire at PineviIIe.
Charlotte Observer Sunday: fire
that started at 1890 o'clock last night
destroyed nearly half Of the business
section of Pineville, causing loss OF
between $4,000 and $4,000. The
stores burned were: The Carolina
Drug Store Miss Tolly Funk's millin-
cry establishment and dry goods
store, and the store of Manson & Com
pany, general merchants. The hre
started in the Carolina Drug Store. lts
origin is not known. The blaze was
we'll under way before it was discoy-
cred, and the flames spread rapidly,
being famed by lively breeze. The
fire lighting facilities Of the town OF
Pineyille are limited and 1t was early
seen that the frame stores Of Miss Funk
and Manson & Company were doomed
The next store on that side Of the
street was that of ]. ]. Morrow &
Company, two-story brick structure,
and here the fight was made to cheek
the fire. Almost the entire male pop
ulation Of the village turned out and
made every effort to check the prog
ress Of the flames. At 12.45 O'CLOCK
chief Of the Charlotte Fire Department
w s. Orr received a telegram from
Pineyille. asking that he send a steam
er down. Chief Orr ordered out the
steamer and, having secured an engine
and car from the Southern, had loaded
the steamer and 500 yards Of hose pre-
paratory to leaving, when he received
another message stating that the hre