Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-01-31
LOCAL LACONlCS.
Special Tax In No. 46.


The special tax election in school
district No. 46 (Catawba) on January
25, resulted unanimously in favor OF
the mill tax.
Wanted For Jail Breaking.
Sheriff Brown of York county, has
letter from Sheriff wilkins of Cleve-
land county, N. c., asking him to be
on the lookout for Andrew Taylor, a
York county negro, who broke out of
the Shelby Jail few night ago.
New Trial Refused.
Special Judge Ernest Moore, has
handed down a decree in the case of
A. S. Hand VS.. the Catawba Power
company, in which he declines to grant
a new trial nisi. That is he sustains
the verdict that was rendered last fall
for the sum of sS,773.5O, and refuses to
order a reduction.
The Merger Suit.
Columbia special to the News and
Courier: The senate resolution pro-
viding for the discontinuance of the
merger" suit has been referred to the
house judiciary committee. A similar
resolution, by DR.. Saye, has been act
ed upon by the railroad committee,
where 1t has received a practically
unanimous report in favor Of the adop-
ton of the resolution.
Incendiary Fires.
Mr.. w. S. Boyd of the Neely's Greek
neighborhood, has been the victim of
two incendiary fires recently. He lost
barn on the w. T. Poag place about
two weeks ago, and again on last Sun
day morning at about o'clock corn
crib and a lot of provender on the
same place. 1t seems to be practically
certain that both fires were of incen-
diary origin; but there is no well es-
tablished suspicion as to who may be
the guilty party or parties.
Sale In Blacksburs.
The American Realty and Auction
company of Greensboro, N. c., will
conduct a big auction sale of valuable
property in Blacksburg on Friday,
February 3rd. The sale will be under
the management of Mr.. ]. w. Calla-
han, and property to be sold includes
the Deal homeplace and many other
high class residence lots, all Of which
will go to the highest bidders and on
easy terms. The sale will begin at II
o'clock in the morning.
Teachers Association.
Mr.. J. H. Witherspoon, superintend-
ent of the Yorkville Graded schools.
who at the meeting at Winthrop last
Saturday, was elected secretary and
treasurer of the York County Teachers
association, states that the next meet
ing of that organization Is to be held
in Yorkville on March II. The pro-
gramme for the occasion Is now under
the consideration Of the executive COM
mittee, and will be announced later on.
One Of the things upon which the
teachers seem to be generally agreed,
says Mr.. Witherspoon, Is to hold In
April a general county school meet at
which there will be competitive con-
tests in defamation, essays, athletics,
school exhibits, etc.
York County Teachers Association.
Rock Hill special Of January 20, to
the Columbia State: The meeting of
the York county teachers which was
held at Winthrop college on Saturday
was most successful one. There were
about rs visiting teachers and all took
the keenest interest in the meeting.
President Johnson presided over the
meeting and after an address of well
come the following subjects were dis
cussed. The Teaching of Primary
Reading" Miss Sara Withers; School
Hygiene and Sanitation" DIR. Lois
Boyd; "Phonics for Beginners" Miss
Leila Cobb; Work of D. B. Johnson
Rural School Improvement Associa-
tion," Miss Johnnie May Lynch;
School Gardens" L. A. Niven; THE
Daily Programme" Miss Leila A. Rus
sell. The following officers were elect
ed and the York County Teachers as
sociation, it is hoped, will be perma-
nent organization: President, j. c..
Cork, Rock Hill; secretary and treas
urer, Harvey Witherspoon, Yorkville;
committee on constitution, Mr.. Cork,
Mr. Witherspoon, Mr.. Crum, Miss Rus
sell, Miss Ebbitt; executive committee,
Miss Russell, Rock Hill; Mr.. Crum,
Fort Mill; Mr.. Spann, Glover.