Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-02-20

. that Broad River township has, OF
Twill have the money with which to dc
Jail the work that will be required.
LOCAL LAcoNIcs.
. Small Fire.
A small tenant house on the Miller
, lplace, two and one-half miles south
least of Yorkville, occupied by Mann
, Tate, colored, was destroyed by fire
, Hast Sunday night. There was no
body in the house at the time. Every
thing was burned. The loss was about
; 1880.
ParoIed by Governor.
Columbia special to the Greenville
News: John Brown, convicted In York
lcounty in November, 1911, before
Judge Watts Of assault and battery
lof a high and aggravated nature, and
Isentenced to one years imprisonment
, has been paroled during good behav-
lior.
J with the Rabbit Hunters. y
A correspondent writing from Sha-
Iron says that on last Friday, Mr.. F,
} M. Pruett and son, and Mr.. P. B. Nc
lAbee and two sons went out for lit
, tie race, with only one gun and three
cartridges between them. They mad
Iseveral dogs. They killed a rabbit
with each Of the shells and then cutting
lclubs continued the hunt and got ten
more rabbits.
. Fertilizer Sales.
The retail fertilizer dealers have
made contracts with the manufactur-
lers for about as much fertilizer this
J year as usual, but all Of the travelling
statesmen are agreed that less fertilt-
N
ltime than for years. There Is not
lmuch concern because of any fear that
1.-THE farmers will not use about as much
fertilizers as usual: but the common
} Iopinion Is that the fertilizers have not
been moving, because OF the weather.
WiIl Call Rev. w. p. Grier.
Rev. J. L. Oates preached at Crowd
Ier's Creek and Clover last week by ap-
lpointment and moderated calls for
lRev. w. P. Grier Of Due West. There
was to have been q similar service at
bethany, and 1t Is understood a similar
Icall; but because of the weather no
one was able to get out. Rev. Mr.. Grier
is in the seminary and will get through
next June. He will probably take
Icharge Of Glover, Crowder's Creek and
bethany churches in July.
Long Staple Cotton.
Several people up In the Point Sec
; Ition have developed q very considera-
BILE interest in a new variety OF long
Istaple cotton that was introduced
there five or six years ago. These in
Iclude Messrs. ]. F. Harper, John M.
Craig, Sam Craig, T. G. York. Earle
bigger and Campbell Harper. Among
them they had in about fifty acres last
|year, and although that section was
lparticularly hard hit by the drought,
they made fairly good crop-about
thirty five bales In all. Some Of the
} cotton was sold early last fall for %
cents a pound, and at present the price
is Is cents. The cotton is in demand
in Gastonia and other neighboring
markets.
Mad. II as Usual.
Mr.. R. T. Castles, carrier on rural
lroute No. /, Smyrna, was In York.
vile Saturday, and the reporter took
J Occasion to ask him whether or not he
had missed trip during the early part
of January, when the ground was COW
Tered with ice and snow. Mr.. Castles
looked surprised at the question; but
when he was reminded Of the fact that
lGraham Simpson of Pendleton, won a
letter Of special praise from Assistant
Postmaster General DeGraw for max
ling the trip on foot during that time,
Mr.. Castles said: "Well, didn't walk;
but knew my people were expecting
me and I went. I hitched up two
mules, put my little stove in the buggy
land made the trip In comfort" He
went on to say that he had not missed
a trip since his route was established
about twelve years ago, and 1t Is q
fact that Mr.. Castles's route Is one of
the toughest in the whole county.
Moore on tho Lindsay Claim.
Barnwell special Of February Is to
1.-THE News and Courier: Adjt. Gen.
w. w. Moore returned home from Co.
lumbia yesterday afternoon. When
lseen by the News and Courier corre-
lspondent and asked what disposition
lhad been made Of the Lindsay claim
pending before the general assembly,
amounting to $1,103.07, he stated that
1.-THE matter was in the hands OF the
claims committee Of the senate, but
had not been reported. He further
stated that just before leaving Colum-
bia yesterday, he was informed by a
member of the senate Of the fact that
la report was being circulated among
members of that body that he had
personally approved Col. Lindsay's 8
claim. This report Gen. Moore de-
MED, saying that the transactions took
place. during the administration or
General Boyd and were approved by
him. as the records show. Continuing,
General Moore said: my only con-
nection with this matter was peru
sal of Colonel Lindsay's papers. ex-
hibited by him in my office in Janu-
larry, 1911, for the purpose OF satisfy
ing myself that there were no irregu-
llarities in his accounts which would
prevent me from recommending him
for reappointment as disbursing off,
lcer. After going over the papers
carefully l was convinced that no ir-
regularities existed which would pre-
vent my recommending him for reap
pointment, which did. This could in
no wise be construed as personal ap-
proval except that his account be ap-
proved through regular channels by
the comptroller Of the United states
treasury. The contention which have
made, Is that the amount OF this
claim, If approved by the proper au-
thorities, should come from the funds
lallotted to South Carolina from the
war department and not from the
pockets of the taxpayers Of the state.
This claim having been disapproved
by the comptroller Of the treasury, his
Ionly recourse was an appeal TO con-
gress for redress and final adjudica-
ItiOn. There was part Oh COlOnel
Lindsay's claim, amounting to $376.3S,
for services which he performed by
order Of Adjt. Gen. ]. c. Boyd, In es-
tablishing rifle ranges, inspecting them
and in perfecting leases upon land on
which to erect ranges, that I am will
ling to recommend an appropriation by
the general assembly Of South Caro-
lima to refund to the United States
treasurer this item. The remainder OF
his claim. with the exception of SIT
disallowed, which covered over-charg-
es paid to the Southern railway, and
for which 1 am holding back from
lamounts due the railroad sufficient
sum to protect this over-charge until
Ithey have adjusted same with Colonel
Lindsay. is a matter between Colonel
Lindsay and the comptroller OF the
Treasury. My reason for advocating
a refund to the United States treasury
Iof the $376.3S Is that the claim Is for
services rendered under orders Of the
Iadjutant general Of the state, and for
which the war department provides no
funds"