Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-08-31
LOCAL LAcoNlcs.

66 cents.
Killed BY Lightning.
Lightning struck in a bunch Of peo-
pie on a Mr. Bookout's piazza, near
Grover last Sunday afternoon at about
5 o'clock and killed Mr.. Alec Royster.
Several others were shocked; but not
seriously injured.
Clemson Scholarships.
Announcement has been made Of
the winners of the Clemson scholar
ships as approved by the state board
Of education. The successful compe-
titors In York county are Carl @. Far
Is of Fort Mil r. F. d. No. 1. and c..
l. Faris Of Rock Hill.
Eclipse of Mars BY the Moon.
An interesting eclipse Of Mars by
the moon, visible throughout the
United States, will take place on
Wednesday evening. September l.,
according to a bulletin issued by
Prof. william r. Brooks, at Smith
Observatory, Geneva, New York, yes
terday. The phenomenon will last
about an hour, beginning in the lon
gitude of Washington, at s.42 p. m,
and ending at 9.ss. The eclipse will
be visible to the naked eye.
To Remodel tho Jail.
The steel cages recently purchased
for use in the York county jail, have
arrived in Yorkville, and Messrs. ]. J.
Keller & Co., Of Yorkyille and Rock
Hill, who have the contract to make
the necessary changes in the building.
have arranged to begin work at once.
The supervisor has perfected an ar
rangement whereby the York prison
ers will be kept in the Chester Jail.
until the York Jail is again In a con-
dition to receive them.
Old Bibles.
Publication Of the item about the
old Bible in the possession Of Mr..
John T. Latham, has brought informa-
ton of two others that also have
claims to great age. They belong to
Mr.. H. Simpson Love Of the Beershe-
ba neighborhood. One was printed on
Essex street, London in 1853, and the
other In Edinburgh in 1888. One Of
them contains record Of the birth Of
Mr.. Loves father, Mr.. Hugh Love. on
October "a, 1875. Both books were
brought to this country by Mr.. Loves
grandfather, who came to this coun-
try from Ireland. when he was IS years
Of age.
Lots of Extra Work.
The new road law has put quite a
lot Of extra work on Treasurer Nell,
and that official has much to do that
has not heretofore fallen on the treas
urers office. In paying for road work,
the county board Of commissioners
have adopted system under which
the township supervisor issues checks
on banks, mercantile establishments
or individuals, and these checks in
stead Of being sent direct to the coun !.
ty board Of commissioners are sent to
the county treasurer. The treasurer
lists the checks on his adding machine,
sees that their aggregate amount tai
lies with the claim accompanying
them, 20. KS" the claim and passes
it on to the county board for approval
and payment. Then the treasurer
pays the claims on orders from the
board, and makes the proper charges
on his books. It Is quite lot Of extra
work for the treasurer; but 1t helps to
keep things straight. OF course, 1t is
understood that all the receipts and
disbursements in connection with the
county road fund make extra work.
Argument For Square Deal.
Hon. John Porter Hollis, of Rock
Hill has been severely criticised for
making application for the supervi-
sor of the census for the Fifth dis
trict and the Columbia Record Of Fri
day discusses the matter as follows:
'It seems that Mr.. John Porter Hol-
lis, of Rock Hill, who Is a Democratic
member of the legislature from the
county of York, Is being criticised
because he was said to be an appli-
cant for census supervisor, and was
endorsed by Director Durand, with
whom he was in Johns Hopkins uni
versity. Those who criticize Mr.. Hol-
lis for holding cti'ce as a Democrat
and seeking another appointment
through a Republican administration
also commend Congressman Finley
for securing the appointment Of q
Democrat to this same position un-
der the Republican administration
When it comes to seeking favors
of the Republican party, its leaders
or its administration, 1t is difficult to
see where there is any degree OF
crime-if crime there be at all-be-
tween the offense committed by a
Democratic office-holder and Demo-
cratic private citizen. The fact OF
the matter seems to be however,
that the census supervisors in South
Carolina are to be divided between
the Democrats and the Republicans
and with this understanding there Is
no reason why a Democrat should not
apply for one of the positions. But
1t has come to a pretty pass In the
south II a Democrat can not be per-
mitted to seek or accept the influence
of a personal friend in applying for
a non-partisan position under the
government, no matter whether the
Democrats or the Republicans be in
power. Mr.. Durand and Mr.. Hollis,
as we understand 1t, are merely per-
sonal friends; that Is all. Mr.. Du-
rand knows that Mr.. Hollis Is DEM
ocrat, II he knows anything about
him at all. He knows that President
Taft says he must keep the census
work free from politics and how can
he better do this than by securing
the appointment Of one In whose
competence he has personal conf
dence. The occasion for this COM
ment is perhaps too small for serious
notice. So far as we know, the gen.
tleman appointed through the infiu-
ence Of Congressman Finley Is just as
competent is Mr.. Hollis, but 1t needs
to be said that neither one of them
committed any political sin In seek