Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-08-15
FRIDAY, AUGUST rs, 1873.

as fifteen men were hunting for the
dog Tuesday, but nobody was able to
get within shooting distance OF IL.
Wednesday the dog was reported seen
on the outskirts of Yorkville, and sew
eral people went out in search Of 1t.
Either Wednesday night or yesterday
morning the dog came back toward
home and yesterday morning was shot
under the house Of Mr.. Key Wallace.
Mr.. John Gordon and Mr.. Wallace kill
ed the dog, one Of the gentlemen using
shotgun, the other q pistol. Mr.. w
j. Engle,s whose daughter was bitten.
brought the little girl to Yorkville yes
terday for examination and while no
symptoms of hydrophobia have ap-.
peared, he thought 1t best ITO have the
little girl examined3 Mr.. WaHace's IT.
tie tdaughter has not developed any
trouble on account Of being bitten, and
II Is thought that neither will suffer as
the result Of the mad dogs attack. I
The Roads in catawba. :
The people OF Catawba township and
Of Rock Hill, with the help Of the
county. and through their own efforts
have spent a large amount of time and
money In the Improvement Of their
roads, and comparatively speaking
they have accomplished wonders; but
they still have their problems. The,
famous. Saluda road OUT Of Rock Hiik
once one Of the meanest roads In the
county; but few years ago made one
of the best, Is now furnishing fine
illustration. It is generally conceded
that at the time Of Its completion, this
road for some five or six miles out
furnished probably the best example
Of macadam highway construction In
the state. People made railroad Jour-
|ineys to see II and enthusiastic Rock
Hillians delighted in driving them
over its length, and telling just how
accomplished. This writer went over
the road In the old! sticking blackjack
days, and again after the grading and
macadam work was completed, and
helped to hold the achievement up as
an object lesson for other ambitious
road builders. But the road has turn
ed out to be something OF q disap-
pointment. The writer has been over
|it again within the past few days. II is
still a far better road than at the be-
ginning, and much better than many
other roads in the county; but II Ii no
longer a thing to be proud OF except as
q creditable pioneer achievement. The
former smooth and even surface has
tDCtu WOEn lIlLO nOiccy dnQ CrGLy bt6
rain makes deeper the many breaks
that have developed There has been
little or no repair work because II is
generally held that there is nothing to
be done with a macadam road after Il
begins to break, and people generally,
seem to have become discouraged This
| is especially true Of the automobilists
whose cars are so quick to disclose
road defects. The same condition OF
affairs Is found on the macadam road
from Rock Hill to Leslie, and It is fa-i
miliar In the case Of every macadam
road that has been built. There Is
some sand and clay construction on
the Landsford road, and at other points
In the township that shows UP better,
Wherever II has been neglected for any
considerable length Of time, Il is be-
ginning to show up badly: but that Is
conceded to be more a matter OF neg-'
lect than anything else, and the gener-
al feeling Is that the, remedy may be
easily found In a thorough dragging
after the first good rain. Most Of the
Catawba township people, especially
the automobile owners are thoroughly
sick Of macadam roads. and II is safe
10 say that there viii not be q great
deal of enthusiasm hereafter, except
for sand and clay. i5,.l y uSfi8 'sd