Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-17
Saturday, December II, 1898.

eide the the issue himself. The triaI
is still in progress. The people o.
Greenville are manifesting deep in
terest, not only on account of the
amount of property involved but on
account of the peculiar claims of the
plaintiff, Mrs. TurDipseed.
Grand Lodge A. F. NJ.
The grand lodge, A. F. M, of South
Carolina, closed its annual session in
Charleston last Wednesday. The Of
icers elected for the ensuing year
we're: Grand master, B. ]. Wither-
spoon, Lancaster; deputy grand mas.
ter, Orlaud Sheppard, Edgeield sen
ior grand warden, W. M. Whitehead,
Charleston junior grand warden, the
Rev. Byron Holley, Greenville grand
treasurer, Zimmerman Davis, Charles
ton grand secretary, Charles Inglesby,
Charleston grand chaplain, the Rev.
Is. P. H. Elwell, Charleston. At a
late hour Tuesday night the grand
lodge unanimously adopted a report
severing connection with the grand
lodge of the state of Washington,
which had accorded recognition to
members of certain clandestine Ne
groes lodges. This action is in line
with that adopted by the grand lodges
in New York, Maryland and other
states.
Troublesome Soldiers,
Columbia correspondence News and
Courier Heretofore the police Of
Columbia have been comparatively
little troubled with the soldiers ell
camped here, even Immediately after
pay day; but things seem to have
changed. During the past few days
the police court has been crowded
with soldiers charged with various
violations of city ordinances. In most
cases it was plain drunk; but in a
number of instances more serious in
fractions of the law were charged.
Two were charged today with firing
pistols on the streets, and it was only
last night that citizen felt compelled
to shoot one with shotgun. Happily
no life has been lost ; but it seems that
drunken soldier thinks he owns the
earth, and citizens generally give him
a wide berth on the streets in order to
avoid difficulty. While this is true,
it is not reflection on the regiments,
the majority of the members of which
behave themselves properly. But in
crowd of $500 men there must be some
rowdies, and these are the men who
cause all the trouble. The officers
show them no leniency, and insist on
the mayor "sticking it to them" to the
extent of his authority.
Federal Courts In South Carolina.
Washington correspondence News
and Courier, Wednesday: Today, al
the instance of Representative Elliott,
the house passed the bill to regulate
the sitting of the United States courts
of the district of South Car rolina. This
same bill passed the senate last June,
or at the last session under the guild
ance of Senator McLaurin, and having
now received the sanction of both
houses of congress, only needs the ap-
proval of the president to become a
law. 1t provides, that the regular
terms of the circuit court for the dis
trict of South Carolina shall be held
each year as follows :. In the city OF
Greenville on the third Tuesday in
October; in the city of Columbia on
the fourth Tuesday in November; in
the city of Charleston on the first
Tuesday in April. That the regular
terms of the district court for the
Western district of South Carolina,
shall be held in each year in the city
of Greenville on the third Tuesday i'll
April and on the third Tuesday in
October. That the regular terms of
tbe district court for the Eastern dis
trict of South Carolina shall be held
in each year in the city of Charles
ton on the first Tuesday in June and
on the first Tuesday in December and
in the city of Columbia on the fourth
Tuesday in November.