Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-04-20
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.


The recent decision Of the attor-
ney general that cities and towns OF
over 500 inhabitants should have
boards of assessors, has brought
about the appointment of quite a
number of such boards.
The patrons of Red Bluff school
district in Marlboro county have fol-
lowed the lead of Willis school district
in refusing tc accept the use of dis
pensary money for school purposes.
The patrons have raised the amount to
which they would have been entitled
| from the dispensary by private sub
scription and paid over the same 10
the county superintendent of education.
- Columbia State, Wednesday: The
State Industrial school for youthful
criminals will be located at Florence,
unless there should be some hitch In
arrangements. The board Of trustees
met Yesterday in the office of Gov
ernor Hayward, who is ex-officio
| chairman, and after hearing an offer
from the delegation from the Flor
ence business men and an offer from
the business men of Yorkville, 1t was
decided to locate in Florence. The
members of the board present We're:
Judge A. C. Haskell, Rev. S. M. Smith,
D. D., Dr. w. c. Irby, Prof. d. D.
| Wallace, Phi. D., Supt. ]. L.. Mann,
Supt. Henry +. Archer and Mr.. Le-
Roy F. Youmans, ex-ofticio. The
delegation from Florence consisted of
Mr.. Hartwell M. Aver. Mr.. ]. l.. Bar
ringer, president of the Bank OF Flor
ence and prominent business man,
Mr. w. NJ. Waters, DR.. James Evans,
Dr. n. w. Hix and Mr.. r. M. Nc
Gown and Mr.. c. e. Commander OF
Ia nit Of Elnranna
there to speak a good word for the
electric city" Mr.. Aver, as spokes-
man for the party. said that Flor
ence was willing to give fifty acres
of land, worth at least $4,000 and
$4,000 In cash. There were no York
vile representatives present, but
their offer was to dispose of the old
Kings Mountain Military school
property to the board for $1,000.
This cost over $4,000 and was very
good offer. Mr.. Aver said the people
of Florence had not strained them
selves to raise this money, and that
if they thought there was any chance
to get the industrial school they
would contribute more literally If
called upon. The Pee Dee section has
no state institution and he feels sure
that this would be made success by
the moral support of the entire Pee
Dee country if it should be located at
Florence He spoke of the magnan-
imOus way i'm which Marion, Ben
nettSville and other sections had re-
sponded and had helped Florence to
get a government building. There
was some discussion as to the charac-
ter and scope of the work to be done
by this institution, which In its in
cipiency was known as 'reforma-
tory" and will yet be conducted as a
reformatory, although along some
what different lines from those at
first projected. The board explained
that the law had not thoroughly eX-
pounded and that the people of Flor
ence might not get exactly what they
are expecting, but Mr.. Aver stated
that he would say for Florence that
If the reformatory should be located
there the people of that city would do
what they can to make 1t success.
Furthermore they will accept any
construction of the law that might be
made After some discussion, the
board decided that the invitation of
Florence should be accepted. provid-
ed that the site offered should prove
satisfactory upon examination.
THE TERRIBLE CoMPoSrroR.-Owin
Il
a new ordinance published in Wednes-
days issue of the Herald, the members
of the city council of Rock Hill were
made to appear in Il rather bad light
| i'm fact the error brings quite grave
charge against them. The ordinance
referred to is one imposing levy or
eight mills on all taxable property real
| or personal within the city for the pur-
pose of "defraying the ordinary current
expenses of the government or the
city"-but the compOSitor made 1t de
| rrauding" instead of dcfraying. May
| or Roddcy and the other members OF
| the council wish ii understood that
| they are not i'm the defrauding busi-
ness, but are trying to get the city out
Of debt and on the best basis iina.Ici%I-
| IL il is possible To do.-ltuck Hill Her
aid.
TuL.MAN AND THAT PIANo.-Therc
has been Il rumor to the effect that
Senator Tilman. while acting as chief
barkerper for South Carolina got,
among other things, a piano as pres
ent from Il whisky house for certain
concessions made by him to these
people. The senator did not deny that
he had shown his appreciation to some
of these liquor people for favors they
had granted the state. but when con-
fronted with the piano graft he evades
the issue and says. ASK Mr.. Malone.
He knows" Mr.. Malone knows that
he sold Mr.. Tillman piano, but how
docs Mr. Malone, or any other man,
know how many more pianos MIR. Till
man may have bought or how many
may have been given to him, and by
whom r-GreenWOod Journal.