Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-09-08

| illness Of three weeks OF typho1d reVer.
He was a son Of Mr.. s. D. Ballard, and
had he lived until the 10Th day Of next
month, would have been 81 years Of
age. He was married in 1890, to Miss
Alice Williams, daughter Of E. M. l..
Williams, now of Texas, and she, with
three small children, survives him..
VIM. A. Cureton, of Yorkville, Is over
on a visit to relatives. Mr.. Enoch
Blackmon, a native of North Carolina,
but who until year or so ago has liv-
ed in this county the past rs years,
died at Yorkville on Thursday last, Of
Bright's disease, aged about 72 years.
He served through the late war and
made a gallant soldier. He was an
honest, hardworking man and good
citizen. He leaves four children sur
viving him. His remains were inferred
at Yorkville, last Friday afternoon.....
On the 9th ultimo, at w. G. Green's
saw mill, near Westville, Jim Wright
alias Will Lyles, colored, shot and kill
ed Henry Huntley, colored, said to be
from Monroe, N. c. Magistrate Jas. T.
Truesdell writes us that the killing
was a cold -blooded murder and the
murderer should be arrested. He gives
the following description of Wright:
"Gingercake color, 81 feet high and
weighs about $50 pounds; 10 years old
and has good deal Of moustache." He
claimed to have been raised near Lam
caster and to have changed his name
because Of charges against him on ac-
count of owing money to some white
men near Lancaster. This is all that
Is known about him.. Mr.. D. A. Fun
derburk, Of Tabernacle, narrowly es-
capped losing his home by fire one night
last week. Some Goals fell ut of the
stove on the cook room floor and burn
ed a place as large as persons hat,
but died out, and no one knew anything
about 1t until the next day.....We are
glad to learn there Is a slight improve
ment in the condition Of Hon. Jas. R.
Massey, Jr., whose condition has been
considered critical since last Sunday
morning. Monday was his 21st day
with fever and it Is hoped the crisis
has been passed. Senator Tillman
announces that two-thirds Of the leg
islature elected are dispensary advo-
Gates, so there Is no hope for the pas
sage of a prohibition law by the next
legislature. The dispensary cannot be
interferred with then for at least two
years, but this is no reason why we
should not work hard for the election
Of Colonel Hoyt next Tuesday. If elect
ed he will construe and enforce the dis
pensary law 80 as to get all the prohi-
bition out Of it possible. and that Is
what all prohibitionists and d!spensary
advocates ought to want. It's enforce
ment, especially in Charleston and Col
umbia, during the present administra-
ton, has been farcical farce. When
Tillman was governor and trying to
enforce the dispensary law in those
cities, he was hated worse than --,
and could scarcely get any votes In
either Of those cities. But see by
what overwhelming majorities Mr.. Nc
Sweeney carries them. Does 1t not give
show of truth to the charges made
against him by three Of his opponents
Gary, Patterson and Whitman-in the
recent state canvass, as to his non-en-
forcement Of the law there. We believe
the final and true solution Of the whis-
ky question will be the dispensary law
shorn of its beverage feature. We re-
gret that legislature has not been
elected that would eliminate the bever-
age feature of the law. But, let us have
a governor who will curtail the sale
Of whisky under the present law as
much as possible, both by interpreta-
tion and enforcement of the law. Col.
Hoyt Is the man.