Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-01-13
LOCAL LACONICS
Postmaster at Fort Mill.

fOStm aStcr at Foft WIN.
Mr.. B. H. Massey has been reap
pointed postmaster at Fort Mill, and
the circumstance is taken as indicating
that neither Of the Republican fac
tions has dictatorial control over the
situation.
Tax Collections.
Tax collections in York county up to
December 81, the day after which the
l per cent penalty was added, aggre-
gated s14S,OO0 out Of a total book of
s1S1, ,0nO. The uncollected balance,
$4,000 IS in about the same proportion
as last year.
Accidental Killing.
MAGISTRATE R. L. A. Smith. acting as
coroner, held an inquest at Hickory
Grove yesterday morning over the
body of Barney Davis, a 7-year-old
negro child, who had been shot to death
by Sing Davis, aged 13. The shooting
was done with a shot gun. After an
investigation by the jury, Mr.. w. T..
Slaughter, acting as foreman, 1t was
ueClueu lHdI lllS MILLS was oSSAuSiee-A'
Death of Miss Ethel Workman.
Rock Hill, January 12: Miss Ethel
Workman, eldest daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. L. S. Workman, died at the home
of her parents here late yesterday af-
ternoon. The young lady had been i'll
for a year and for the past few weeks
had been wasting away. She was II
years old and was born near Ogden,
this county. Until stricken by dis
ease she had for several years been
employed in the local telephone ex-
change. The funeral was held this af-
ternoon, conducted by Rev. A. S. Rog-
ers of the A. R. P. church.
One of the Bonds.
Although it is not ours, we have be-
fore us the first bond issued in York
county in aid of the Charleston, Gin
cinnati and Chicago railroad. 1t is No.
/, of a series of Twenty Five Thousand
Dollars worth issued by Cherokee
township, and is of the par value OF
s1OO. All of the coupons have been
clipped save the last one and that calls
for 1888 payable May l, 1911, on which
date the bond itself also falls due. 1t
is interesting to note by the way that
this series of bonds was printed at the
OIllCe Ol l. lie VI nv lliC iSiiiuii Si'
First National Bank of Sharon.
Sharon, January 10: The share
holders of the First National bank met
in the office of the president today and
elected the following directors: j. H.
Saye, J. L. Rainey, w. G. Thomson,
Kelly Inman, w. B. Good, Jno. E. Pick
leo, A. NJ. Haddon, H. w. Shannon, j.
S. Rainey, ]. S. Hartness and Claude
NJ. Inman. At meeting of the dlrec-
tors, the following officers were elect
ed for the ensuing year: j. H. Saye,
president; A. M. Haddon, cashier; j.
L. Rainey, vice president. This bank,
which, perhaps, is the only National
bank in the state located in a place of
less than 300 people, besides having
paid 3 per cent semi-annual dividend
within fifteen months after opening for
business, has net profits of $4,000: and
it's deposits have reached 100000.
Rock Hills Municipal Election.
Rock Hill, January ~: Mr.. John T.
was honored again today by
being elected to succeed himself as
mayor of Rock Hill without opposition.
Mr. Roddey is now entering upon his
third term as mayor of Rock Hill
since serving out the uneXpired term
Of the late j. ]. Hull. He has had op-
position but one time and his progress
i've and business like administration
has had much to do with forging Rock
Hill to the front along with other
thriving cities of the state. The vote
was light today, only III being polled.
Mr.. j. E. Parker was reelected alder
man at large, over his opponent, Mr.. w.
w. Moore, by vote of S5 to 80. Mr..
]. H. Miller, ward four, and Mr.. E. w.
Hall, ward one, were reelected with |
out opposition. There was no election |
in wards two and three.