Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-11-26
Misesllaaeuus &eaaing.
THE STATE OF THE COUNTY
General Conditions az Seen by the
Grand Jury.

General CondItlohs az seen py tn'
Grand Jury.
The grand jury finished up its bust
ness in connection with the presen
term Of the court Of general sessions
on Wednesday afternoon and prelimi-
nary to its final discharge submitted
the following report, addressed tc
Hon. Hayne F. Rice, presiding judge
and signed by j. E. Burns, foreman:
County Officers-The committe,
was present with the comptroller gen
eral at the time that officer made hi
annual settlement with the count!
treasurer and auditor, and the settle
ment was satisfactory. The committe,
did not undertake to make an exami
nation Of each Of the county offices
Court House and Jail Committee
This committee reports that it in
spected both the court house and jail
and found each in good condition, ex
cept that certain floors in the cour
house are not In good shape, but II
was advised that the defects were tc
be corrected.
Chaingang Committee-This com
mittee reports having visited the chain.
gang and found everything in very
good condition and the prisoners ap.
parently we'll cared for.
Committee on Public Schools-This
committee had no report to submit.
Committee on County Home-The
committee visited the county home
and found everything in satisfactory
condition, except that the roof Of the
new building leaks and has done Sc
since 1t was installed, and while there
has been considerable negotiation be-
tween the contractor and the county
commissioners relative to making the
proper repairs, the trouble has not yet
been adjusted.
Committee on Roads and Bridges
The committee on roads and bridges
reports that one of its members has
recently visited the Roddey bridge over
Catawba river and reports 1t as being
in good shape, except that 1t needs
painting. Although the bridge has
been completed several years 1t has
been Of very little service to the trav-
cling public as yet, owing to the fact
that there is steep and dangerous
hill on the Lancaster side Of the river,
and although the supervisor Of Lam
caster has promised to grade the hill
down at an early date, nothing has
been done to that as yet. He also
promises to put the road in good shape
to the North Carolina line. The roads
generally in the eastern section Of the
county are reported as being in fair
excepting small bridges and
some Of the roadside ditches
At the July term Of court, in its
final presentment, we called attention
to the bad condition Of that part of
the North and South road in York
township extending three miles above
Yorkville and to that part Of the road
beginning at the Bethesda township
line and extending to the Chester
county line and also to the fact that
this road having been built by the
chaingang at a great expense, the
law provided that 1t shall be kept in
which 1t passes. We beg to re-
port that that part Of the road in York
township. both above and below the
courthouse, is now in fairly good con-
dition. but that part in Bethesda
township has received very little at
tention, although the matter has been
called to the. attention Of the
Of that township several
times since the matter was presented,
therefore. we recommend that the
court take such action as may be
necessary to cause the supervisor of
that township to comply with the law.
During several years past there has
been provision for two weeks Of
circuit court in February and two
weeks in September, preliminary to
the regular spring and fall terms, re-
spectively. 1t has been our observa-
tion more frequently than otherwise
the extra terms have fallen down with
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sometimes with none. The expense
Is very heavy, and, in our opinion,
quite useless. We recommend that
the legislative delegation investigate
the matter, and take such steps as
may seem proper in the interest of
both efficiency and economy in the
transaction of the legal business of
the county. We would further recon-
mend that in case the legislative
delegation does not deem it wise to
repeal the law, that it have it so
as to provide that a suffl-
cient part Of each term be devoted to
general sessions business to clear the
Jail of prisoners.
Our attention has been called to the
fact that, owing to the enactment Of a
law in our sister state of North Caro-
lima, prohibiting the shipment Of in
toxicating liquors to CASTOR county,
in that state, large quantities Of IL
quors are being shipped to Glover, In
this county, by express, in gallon
packages for residents Of CASTOR
county, and receipts at that place
amounting to a hundred
and more packages in one day, and
that the persons who order their IL
quor shipped to Glover come there
and get 1t, and that the practice has
grown to such an extent that the traf-
fic has become common nuisance,
to citizens living along the
public highway between Glover and
Gastonia, and they have appealed to
this body for relief, and it has con-
suited the Solicitor, who advises that
the law which allows the shipment
of one gallon Of intoxicating liquors
this state does not apply to individu-
dividual who comes into this state
intoxicating liquors, whether one gal
lon or forty gallons. violates that Sec
ton Of the South Carolina law which
forbids transportating intoxicating IL
quors, therefore this body urges the
officers Of the law at all towns In this
county to which such liquors are ship
ped, for non-residents. to arrest such
non-residents with the liquor in their
possession, and, in default Of bond
to commit them to Jail.
This body has been Informed that
on the 21st day of October, 1915, an
alteration occurred between Ben
jamin Neely and Emery Ratterree OF
Ogden, in this county, and that as a
result of said alteration Ratterree
shot Neely in the shoulder with a
pistol, and that up to this time no
warrant has been issued for Ratter-
rec or arrest made, and in view OF
these facts we recommend that your
honor cause necessary steps to be
taken at once to have Ratterree ap-
pear at the next term Of court to an
swer for his alleged offense against
the law.
We beg to acknowledge the court
eous treatment received at the hands
of the court, and there being nc
further business, we beg to be dis
missed.
SIZE OF THE CROP.