Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-26
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

Negro Postmaster at Florence.
The people of Florence are very
much exercised over the threatened
appointment by the president of Joshus
E. Wilson, Negro, to be postmaster
at that place.
The Bell Ringer of st. Michaers.
George Washington Mclean Gads
den, the famous old bell ringer of St
Michael's church, Charleston, S. c., il
dead. Gadsden had rung the chime:
of St. Michael's and St. Phillips fol
81 years, and was one of the bes
known and most picturesque charac
ters about the city.
Another Lick at Tradition.
Keowee Courier: An artesian wei
in Marion, S. c., has been giving peo
pie fever. The town authorities sem
on samples Of water from their shallow
wells and from the deep we'll to New
York chemist. He pronounced the
shallow wells all right, but said tha'
the deadly microbe had polluted the
water from the deep wells.
Shocking Crime in Newberry.
Johnnie Harp, the five-year old step
son of Mr.. T. R. Sanders, of No.
township, died about ~ o'clock las
Friday from the effects of wounds in
flicted by a Negro boy. On Sunday
two sons of Jerry Carter, living on tht
same place, went into Mr.. Sanders
melon patch and slashed melons, play
ing havoc with the patch. Mr.. San
ders' little son told on the boys, whose
parents whipped them on Monday
and the white boy was kept from the
Negro boys, but on Tuesday he slip
ped off and got with them. The Ne
groes, aged 10 and IL years, got tn
Harp boy into their house in the alb
sence of their parents, locking th'
door. The younger Negro held him
and the older one shot him with
pistol, the ball entering just above th'
stomach.
An Old Enterprise Revived.
Cheraw correspondence of the Co
lumbia State: At meeting of th'
stockholders of the Cheraw and Ches
ter Railroad company held recently
at Chesterfield court house, the com
pany was reorganized, and Mr.. G. j
Redfearn was elected president of th'
road. He was given authority to con
tract with any one for the building o
this road, the county having already
voted bonds to the amount of 81, ,7O(
per mile for completed road. Thi:
road will run across the north centra
part of Chesterfield county, giving 6
large and prosperous section OF the
county railroad advantages and touch
ing the county seat. The Chesterfield
and Kershaw Railroad company ha:
begun the work of grading. A large
number of railroad machines, plough
shovels, etc., have been received ano
have now been put into use.
To Do Something About Pensions.
Columbia correspondence News and
Courier: The state reunion at Ches
ter of Confederate veterans will con
slider question not only of great in
terest to themselves but to the tax
payers of the state. AS is we'll known
the state only appropriates $4,000
for pensions, and certain classes OF old
soldiers and their widows are defined
who shall receive certain amounts.
These amounts are small enough but
the state can do no better, at present,
for them. If the money were avail
able, probably every soldier who
foug ht for the Confederacy would get a
pension from the state just as north
ern soldiers do from the national gov
ernment. But that is impossible now
Nevertheless, according to the testl'
mony of veterans, there are many per-
sons on the pension rolls who are not
entitled to anything, and many de-
serving soldier goes without even the
small pittance because others have
taken advantage of the law and sue;
ceeded in having their names placed
on the rolls. The Confederate vet.
erans have taken up the question, and
at the meeting in Chester they Will
probably devise some scheme whereby
only deserving persons shall enjoy the
benefits of the pension law. 1t is a
question full of difficulties but II the
veterans devise some practicable law
it will no doubt be adopted by the
Legislature.
AT THE CHURCHES.