Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-28
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Chief Bahr Dismissed.

SnleI DahT DiSIhiSocus
Governor Ellerbe has annonced the
dismissal of Chief State Constable
Bahr from the constabulary force. He
gives no reason except that the
grounds of dismissal are satisfactory
to himself.
VIII Succeed Professor Vinson.
Chester Reporter: Mr.. J. l.. Doug
las, a former principal of Chester
graded school, has been elected profess
sor of mathematics in Davidson college,
to succeed the late lamented Professor
Vinson. Professor Douglas is emf
nently fitted to fill this place, both
from literary qualification and natural
inclination. 1t is a distinction worthi-
ly bestowed.
McLaurin's Condition.
The State Thursday: The informa-
ton comes from Bennettsville that
Senator McLaurin is steadily improv-
ing. On Tuesday he was able 20 be
up and went out for little airing. 1t
is hardly thought likely that his ply
sician will permit him to attend any
of the remaining campaign meetings,
though he is said to be particularly de-
sirous of speaking at the Florence
meeting on Saturday.
A Rat killing Time.
Chester Bulletin Our Fort Lawn
correspondent informs us that they
had rat killing time on Thursday.
Mr.. S. Friedman had quantity of
corn stored in a warehouse there and
it became numerously infested with
rats. A rat killing party was organ
lied on Thursday and they brought
down 900 rats as result. The
amount of corn consumed by these
rats measured 250 bushels; at least
the measure was $50 bushels short of
the amount stored.
Senatorial Race In Abbeville.
Press and Banner: While We know
really nothing as to how the vote will
be in Abbeville county, yet we will
guess that it will stand about shis way !:
McLaurir will head the list. 1t will
be nip and tuck between Evans and
Irby as to which will come in second.
McLaurin will get nearly as many
votes as both his competitors. In the
canvas Irby has gained some votes,
while Evans has lost ground. At the
beginning of the race McLaurin was a
long way ahead. He lost ground for
awhile but is regaining. The speeches
of his competitors will insure his elec-
ton.
Honoring Private.
Abbeville Press and Banner: At
the organization of camp of the Sons
of Veterans at this place last Thurs
day night, the name of private SOL
dier-Clark Allen-was given to the
camp. This, we presume, is the first
time in the history of war records that
the name of any private soldier has
been honored. If the soldiers them
selves have ever honored one of their
own number we do not now remember
the circumstance officers and the
horses having borne off the honors
with such regularity as to leave the
impression that private soldiers were
ineligible to any honor that the vete-
rams might confer. 1t is Camp Clark
Allen-the first camp to honor pri-
vate soldier. The honor is more
pointed when it is remembered that
his name beat that of John G. Cal
houn, which was eloquently urged.
An "Original" In Chester.
Chester has just had an experience
with an "original' package store, as
the result of which, it looks like the
original man is going to get the worst
of it. The store was opened last Sat-
urday by Charles Whitus, who was
acting as "agent" for L. F. Groves, of
Pleasant Ridge, NC. The stock con-
sisted of some sixty pint and half
pint bottles of corn whisky, which
came to Whitus in small wooden boxes
with sawdust packed around each
bottle. Whitus opened along about
the same hour with the dispensary