Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-11
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Guilty of Murder.

The State Pharmaceutical assOcia-
ton held Its regular semi.annual
meeting in Columbia last Wednesday,
aud the meeting was attended by about
so members. Three applications Tor
certificates TO practice pharmacy were
turned down. The association elected
DR.. Myron H. Sandifer, of Rock Hill,
and Dr.. o. E. Thomas, of Columbia,
members of the board of examiners.
The next meeting of the association is
to be held in Charleston in May.
InIFavor Of Douthit.
Judge Aldrich filed his opinion in
the case of Commissioner Douthit last
Wednesday. The document is lengthy
making 81 typewriter pages of legal
cap paper. His honor holds that the
official could not legally be removed
by any such sweeping and summary
resolutions as that adopted by the state
board of control, which ordered his
decapitation, and that such action OF
the board, is therefore, null and void.
1t is understood, however, that the de-
cision does not prevent the board from
reopening the case, holding a full in
vestigation and discharging Douthit by
a majority vote.
Sells Plan of Curing Peavines.
Lancaster Enterprise: Mr.. J. A.
Weaver says he tried Sells plan of
curing peavines, but is not yet sure it
is a success-that his vines went
through the heating process described
by Self, but that the heat is all gone
and the vines are left with too much
moisture in them he thinks. Mr.. B.
L. McManus tried it too. He says he
is afraid there is too much moisture in
his since the heat has gone out OF
them "but," says he, 81 am going to
let them alone and see what they will
do" Mr.. C. L. McManus never does
things by halves. Whatever he under
takes, he goes it on big scale. He
sowed IS bushels of peas this year and
manured every acre of them with acid.
Review Of the Pension Laws.
The committee appointed at the re-
union of Confederate veterans at Ches-
ter, last summer, to review the pen
sion laws, met in Columbia this week.
1t consists of w. D. Startling, chair
man; J. D. Wilder, j. W. Floyd, Ire
dell Jones, James A. Hoyt, R. II.
Jennings and w. D. Knox. 1t was
agreed that in the main the pension
laws are all right; but it would be
better to abolish township boards and
assign all local work to county boards
to be elected by convention of Confed-
crate veterans. 1t will also be recon-
mended that the state board be com
posed of the comptroller general and
three Confederate veterans to be cho-
sen annually.
Caucus of the Politicians.
A large number of politicians, in
cluding half the members of the gen.
eral assembly, were in Columbia this
week. Some 20 or 80 held caucus
Wednesday night on the dispensary
question. Senator Tillman was pres
ent, and he is reported to have out
lined plans for changing the law in
certain essential particulars. Among
other things, he is said to be in favor
of abolishing the state board as now
constituted and putting the manage
ment of the business in the hands OF
the governor, treasurer and attorney
general. For county boards, he is in
favor of substituting boards to be CON-
posed of county auditors, treasurers
and intendants of dispensary towns.
Senator Tillman is said to have prom
ised to take hand in the dispensary
campaign next summer.
Prohibition Conference.
The Columbia State, Friday: The
conference of Prohibitionists, called by
Chairman A. c. Jones, met at IL
o'clock yesterday in the hall of the
Knights of Pythias on Main street.
Mr.. Jones explained the reasons for
calling the conference, which was to
be purely informal. The situation in
this state was discussed very freely,
and the conference took preliminary
action which proposes line of policy
on the part of the Prohibitionists to
maintain intact their organization and
work for the accomplishment of its OBJ
iects as heretofore within the lines OF
the Democratic party. This prelimina-
ry action will be communicated through
the regular channel to the county chair
men, and another conference will be
held at future date to formulate def
mite plans for the consideration of
the members of the legislature who
are in sympathy with the movement.
The conference will be held prior to
the meeting of the general assembly.
Death OF Mr.. Clough Farrar.
Union correspondence of the Colum-
bia State, November 8: The remains
of Mr.. Clongh Farrar reached here
from PiDckney yesterday evening, and
were laid away in the Episcopal grave
ward at II o'clock this morning. Mr..
Farrar was a very old man, and died
of old age. He was man who was
well known and loved over the county.
He was a farmer, and farmed on a
large scale. AS proof of how dearly
he was loved and esteemed, the coffin,