Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-03-06
Rock Hill Commission Bill.

The bill to allow Rock Hill to vote
on the commission form Of govern
ment which passed the house over the
governors veto on last Friday night,
was on Wednesday passed by the sem
ate by a rate of 81 to 1, the dissenting
vote being cast by Senator Sharpe.
Before the vote on the bill, Senator
McLaurin announced that the govern
or had vetoed the bill originally mere
ly for the sake Of consistency, and had
no objection to its passage over his
veto.
County Commissioners.
The county board Of commissioners
held its regular monthly meeting on
Wednesday, paid a number Of claims
and gave audience to committees on
road propositions. Bethel and Clover
people desire some work done on the
Bethel road out Of Glover, and the
board Is considering the matter favor
ably. Delegations from Yorkville and
Rock Hill made argument for the
improvement Of the lower Yorkville
and Rock Hill roads, sometimes called
the Air Line or direct road. The up
per road was not represented, and no
positive action was taken in regard to
the matter.
Mrs. D. 3. Mccarter Dead.
Mrs. David B. McCarter died at her
home seven miles northwest Of York.
Vile Tuesday morning following long
illness. Pellagra is supposed to have
been the cause of her death. Mrs.
McCarter, who before her marriage
was Miss Elvie Quinn, was seventy
four years Of age and had been a resi-
dent Of the community in which she
died, practically all her life. She was
for many years a member Of Bethany
A. r. P. church, at which the funeral
services were conducted on Wednes-
P. Grier. The deceased Is survived by
her husband and two daughters Mrs.
Jas. Ferguson and Mrs. William Falls,
both residents Of York county.
Death of J. 3. WiIkie.
Mr. ]. Baxter Wilkie died at the
home of his parents in Hickory Grove
yesterday morning at o'clock Of tu-
berculosis after an illness Of three
months. The funeral service took
place in the Baptist church Of Hickory
Grove this morning at 10 o'clock, the
services being conducted by Rev. j. II.
Machen, the pastor, assisted by Revs.
Presley and Hardy, and the interment
was in Hickory Grove cemetery. The
deceased was son Of Mr.. w. G. and
Mro aura T Willie xuhn with nnQ
sister. Miss Ella Willie survive him.
Mr. Wilkie was 80 years Of age, and
was a member Of the Hickory Grove
Baptist church, being member of the
board of deacons Of which he was
clerk. He was never married.
Fur Bearing Animals Seareer.
Mr. ]. R. Deas, of Filbert R. F. D.
No. 1 was in The Enquirer office on
business Wednesday, and as g. matter
Of some interest, he was asked about
his luck in the trapping business. Mr..
Deas will probably be remembered by
many Of our readers as the most skill
full trapper in the county. He Is a
farmer and a hard working farmer at
that, by occupation; but still he has
fairly earned the reputation suggested.
He got his knowledge and skill mainly
from books and papers, and by person.
al experience. In reply to questions he
said that he had not been doing a
great deal Of trapping for several
years, mainly because fur bearing an
imals have grown scarcer and because
the price has declined. During sever
al seasons he captured large numbers
Of minks, one winter taking as many
as twenty-five in two weeks. Then the
skins were worth from three to five
dollars each. He has never taken an
otter, he says. He caught one on Al
lison Creek, near Hands mill q few
years ago; but his chain was not strong
enough and the otter got away with
his trap. Mr.. Deas says that musk
rats are growing scarcer than they
use to be, and as their skins are worth
only about go cents each, they are not
worth wasting time on for commercial
purposes He says that there are
about as many weasels in this section
as there are minks, and he used to
catch them very frequently; but their
skins are not very valuable. He has
never run upon skunk, which Is a
very beautiful little animal with a
highly priced pelt. and which was for
merly more or less abundant in this
locality. He has caught an occasional
'possum in a trap; but has never been
able to take a coon. Mr. Deas Is OF
opinion that fur bearing animals gen.
orally are scarcer than they were sew
eral years back; but II prices were
better, he could still get some profit as
we'll as pleasure out Of trapping during
that portion Of the winter when there
is little else to be done.