Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-14
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY "a, 1908.

engaged in teaching for thirty years
and to have him receive part of the
fund which Mr.. Carnegie set apart last
year for that purpose. There is little
doubt but that Mr.. Legare will be sue
ceSSful in his undertaking. and it will
be IL Just recognition of Col. COward'S S
excellent record as an educator Of many
years experience to have him receive
part of Mr.. Carnegie's generosity. Mr..
Legare has written the parties in
charge of this work and has sent them
Il strong letter signed by all the men,
berS of the South Carolina delegation
i'm congress.
Formerly of YorkviIle.
News has been received here of the
death of Mrs. A. Hefferron, which oc-
CURED in Columbia last Wednesday
She was in the oath year Of her age
Mrs. HefferrOn lived in Yorkville dur
ing the war, and her son, Mr.. b. w
Hefferron, now Of West Point, Va, had
a case of smallpox. The deceased was
a sister Of Mrs. Jane Armstrong, Mrs
Mary Smith, and of DR.. Hunter all
former residents of Yorkville. Mrs
Smith was the wife of VIM. Smith, who
was in his day a noted boot and shoe
maker. The deceased had one daugh-
ter, Miss Matte, who will be remem-
bered by some of the older people. She
is now Mrs. P. w. Crutchfield and re-
sides in Winston Salem, n. G.
Death of Mrs. D. T. Leslie.
Mrs. Susan Jane Leslie, widow OF
the late D. T. LESLIE, died at her home
about a mile east Of LESLIE Station
last Tuesday, after long and tedious
illness. The deceased was daughter
of the late Thomas Wylie, and was
born in the Santuc neighborhood neal
Harmony on November 13, 1925. She
was married to her husband on Decem-
ber 20, 1S49, and became the mother OF
seven children, of whom the following
are living: Mr.. w. S. Leslie, Mr.. d
P. LESLIE, Mrs. n. E. Simpson, Mrs
Nancy J. Williams, Mr.. T. f. Leslie
She had several brothers and sisters;
but all are dead. Mrs. LESLIE was a
woman Of strong character and high in
telectual power. Her life was devoted
principally TO her family and heI
church: but she exercised great in
fluence for good throughout the entire
community in which she spent her long
life The funeral took place at Neely's
Creek on Wednesday, the services be-
ing conducted by Rev. Oliver Johnson.
important Amendment to School Law.
The house on last Monday passed a
bill adding the following to section 1908
of the code of 1902: provided, further
that whenever a school district has
voted a special levy upon itself the
trustees Of said district shall have pow
er to fix the special levy Of that school
district from year to year, provided
they shall never lower the same as sci
by an election of the people: And pro-
vided, further, that they shall fix and
advertise the special levy based upon
estimates of school expenses for the
coming years, itemized and published
at same time: Provided, further, that
this advertisement shall be inserted In
at least one local paper in its issue inn
mediately subsequent to the meeting OF
the board fixing the levy. This meet
ing shall always be held some time in
May. During the two months after
such meeting has been published the
people shall have the right to call an
election as provided now under section
1908 of the general school law and
raise or lower the levy as fixed by the
trustees for the coming year. If the
levy Is raised or lowered by the people
the trustees shall raise or lower its es-
Inmates for the coming year so as to
bring expenses Of said district inside
the amount provided by the general
tax laws and the special levy"