Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-07-07
WITHIN THE TOWN


have become a nuisance.
The candidates for state offices
will speak in Yorkville on Thursday,
August 6.
- Most of the business people, with
the exception Of the express and post
offices and the banks, did business as
usual on the Fourth.
The Chester baseball team, which
was defeated by the Yorkville team on
Thursday, turned the tables on the
Yorkville team, Friday, and won by a
score of to O.
Mr.. w. E. Ferguson has rented
the room now being used by the First
National bank, and will move his store
into it as soon as practicable after the
bank gets into its new building.
-. Yorkville was in darkness for sew
eral hours last night because Of the
terrific storm between the town and
the dam. Rock Hill and Glover were
also in the dark.
There was a severe electrical storm
over Yorkville, last night. A limb was
torn from a large elm opposite the ex-
press office on South Congress street,
and the lightning struck at other
points in town.
Chief Love, on last Sunday. arrest
ed the negro porter on the G. & NV.
for selling newspapers, and the negro
was required to put up bond OF SO
for his appearance. Agent Summit
went before the mayor yesterday and
it is the understanding that If the may
or does not see fit to refund the bond.
ba ilroa6 naonla will demand trial
of the case before a jury.
Yorkville Lodge, No. 146, Inde-
pendent Order of Odd Fellows, held its
semi-annual election, last Friday
night and chose officers for the next
six months as follows: r. P. Jack
son, noble grand; G. P. Clark, vice
grand; D. w. Thomasson, secretary;
NJ. w. Beach, treasurer; Rev. Henry
Stokes, chaplin; Ross Boyd, warden;
H. H. Brown, inside guardian; Walter
Hudson. outside guardian; c. NJ.
Wood r. S. n. G.: Leonard Boyd,
L. S. n. g.; ]. NJ. Hunter, R. S. V.
G.; VIM. Ashe, L. S. n. G.
The dog question has gotten seri-
Gus in Yorkville again. This is a ques-
tion that is always more or less dis
turbing to a large number Of people.
There are people who are against the
dogs and people who are for the dogs.
From time to time the people who are
opposed to too many dogs unite and
demand that something be done to re-
lieve the situation. The town council
sometimes acts one way and sometimes
acts another. The method for years past
has been to impose a capitation tax,
giving out collars as evidence Of pay
ment thereof All other dogs have
price set on their head. This meets
with the approval Of most people who
are opposed to dogs, and riles a good
many dog owners. Most owners of
dogs feel that dogs-especially their
dogs-should be free. Some are will
ing to pay the tax on their dogs to Sc
cure protection against other dogs, and
other people think their dogs should
be allowed to run free, while other
peoples dogs should be taxed. The
dog tax has been enforced with rea SON.
able effectiveness for several years;
but of late the dog ordinance has been
allowed to become quiescent. AS the
result, the town is being overrun by
dogs During the winter most owners
of dogs keep their pets around them.
There is more or less hunting, and the
dogs are useful for that purpose. Dur
ing the summer there is no hunting.
and neglected by their owners, many OF
the dogs ITOIn Ine SuTTOuHulllB Couu
try come to town and make their liv-
ing They lay around the back yards,
kitchens, slop tubs, henneries and 9TH
er places where they can find more or
less to eat, giving untold annoyance
to the good housewives and other peo-
pie who find it inconvenient to leave
her nests, slops and other things uneX-
posed In this season Of open doors,
too, the dogs frequently get into cook
rooms and kitchens. There are few
families in town that are not more or
less annoyed by dogs-other peoples
dogs, and there are a large number of
people who think there should be
some relief. Also. there is more or
less concern about hydrophobia, with
so many stray dogs about-so many
dogs that claim no masters and cannot
be identified-it is easy to see how, II
rabid dog runs amuck in the town,
it may be a matter Of considerable
trouble to clean up after them. Then,
again. quite number Of people may
find themselves taking treatment as a
preventative against hydrophobia. The
situation is indeed one Of concern; but
as to where the remedy is, If there is
a remedy, probably remains for de-
velopment.