Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-01-12
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Notes and Comments About Matters
of Local Interest.

N otes and Comments About Matters
of Local Interest.
Chester Lantern, Jan. 9: Congress-
man d. f. Finley srent several hours
in this city last Saturday afternoon,
returning to his duties at Washington,
after spending the Christmas holidays
at home in Yorkville. He seemed to
be in the best Of spirits and perfect
health The marriage Of Miss Leone
Wylie, formerly of Chester and Mr..
E. w. Farmer of New York, was cell
ebrated in the Central Presbyterian
church, Atlanta, last Thursday at
high noon. This wedding Is matter
of much interest to many Chester
friends of Mrs. Farmer, who, after
taking a business course In Atlanta.
entered the offices of the United Ci-
gar Stores Co. Mr.. Farmer, a native
of Wilson, n. c., is a representative
of the same company, and the wedding
was hastened by reason of his trans
fer from Atlanta to New York, where
he will make his home.
Gaffney Ledger, January 9: Miss
Virgie Allison, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. j. Allison, died at the home
of her parents in the Pleasant Grove
section of the county, on Thursday,
after an illness of two weeks. Pneu-
monia is given as the cause OF her
death. -. Mr.. D. ]. Holt proprietor
of Hollis department store. on Sat
urday filed a voluntary petition for
bankruptcy in the United States court
at Charleston. The matter will, 1t Is
presumed, be placed in the hands OF
G. w. Speer. who is referee In bank
ruptcy for Cherokee county. and the
affairs of the business closed up as
rapidly as possible. Up to the time of
the Ledger. going to.press yesterday
afternoon. 1t had been impossible to
get any definite statement as to the
liabilities and assets of the department
store Certain 1t is that large stock
Is carried at this store, and 1t Is prob
able that the creditors will fare fairly
well. No statement has been issued
by Mr. Holt as to the reasons for this
action.
Rock Hill Herald, January 8: While,
as stated elsewhere, but little legis-
lation affecting York county Is ex-
pected to come up at this session OF
the general assembly, 1t is probable
that a bill will be introduced the pur-
pose of which will be to provide
means for issuing bonds to erect a
courthouse at Yorkville. In case this
is done it will be sure to raise "hor-
nets nest" as the people Of the east
ern section of the county, who pay
more than half the county taxes, are
opposed to paying out their money
for county building in the isolated
village of Yorkville." 1t will be re-
membered that the grand jury at the
last term of court requested the York
delegation to the general assembly to
make provision whereby the people OF
the county could vote on bond issue
for 100000 to provide funds for the
erection of a court house at Yorkville,
the present building, besides being en-
tirely too small, being in a dilapidated
condition. Whether the matter will
be brought up is not yet known. Sena-
tor Stewart, when asked regarding the
matter, stated that he was willing to
submit the proposition to the people,
provided one-half the funds voted be
used in erecting a court house at Rock
Hill, at which all cases coming from
the eastern half Of the county could
be disposed of. He favors letting
Yorkville remain the county seat, the
officers coming to Rock Hill when
court is in session here. In this way
the people of the eastern part of the
county would be able to avoid the
great inconvenience of going to York
vile. More than half the cases tried
come from the eastern portion Of the
county, it is stated. Unless this is
done, Senator Stewart says he will put
forth every effort to defeat the meas
ure If it comes up in the senate. Sen
ator Stewart was asked whether he
thought bill providing funds for the
erection of a modern and up-to-date
court house, with a proviso that the
people of the county vote on the prop
osition to erect 1t at Rock Hill, would
pass. He said that 1t could go through
the senate, but would be killed in the
house. as all the York delegation in the
lower branch are from the western
portion of the county and, naturally,
are opposed to moving the court house
from the present site. He expressed
himself of the opinion, however, that
If such a bill could be passed the peo-
pie of the county would vote for Rock
Hill by a large majority. The only
way to bring this about, said Senator
Stewart, is to elect a majority of the
York delegation from the eastern half
of the county, and then there will be
no trouble in getting through the de-
sired bill. A number Of people are ag-
itating this move, and 1t is more than
likely that the next delegation from
York will be largely composed of citi-
zens living in the eastern portion of
the county. In this connection, 1t
should be stated that more than half
the population of the county is in the
eastern portion, while Catawba and
Ebenezer townships lack only 500 of
paying half the taxes of the entire
county Because of this fact many
are in favor of amending the state
constitution allowing Rock Hill to be-
come the county seat of Catawba
county, this to be formed of portions
of York. Lancaster and Chester coun-
tieS tho dividing line In York tO rim