Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-08-14
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News and Comment That Is of More
or Less Local Interest.
CHESTER.
Lantern, August 8: Senator Tillman
observed the Sabbath Of August 4th,
making a bitter political speech in Wis
consin, in which he defended lynching
and indulged in other expressions that
do injustice to the law-abiding citizens
of this state, and are very unjust to the
Christian sentiment Of the state. Now
it is up to the executive committee to
meet and resolve: Whereas, the Hon.
Benjamin r. Tillman, senior United
States senator. elected to represent the
state Of South Carolina in the national
congress, has by deed and utterances
before q strange audience, brought con-
tempt upon the statutes of the State
of South Carolina and ignored the
moral law and thereby misrepresented
his state and his Christian constituency
who elected him. Therefore, be 1t
Resolved, That it is the sense and con-
viction Of the state Democratic execu-
tive committee that Senator B. r. Till
man, from the standpoint Of honesty
and self-respect, should tender his un-
qualified resignation Immediately" ".....
The office of Messrs. G. M. brennan &
Co., in the Seaboard warehouse, was
entered Monday night by burglar.
Some lard and sample case was about
all that could be missed; but their desk
had been broken In an effort to get
money or other valuables. 1t happened
that $500 had been left in the desk by
mistake Monday evening; but fortu-
nately the thief failed to find 1t. Some
stationary was destroyed. .. Miss 1sla,
oldest daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. An
drew J. Boyd, Of Fort Lawn, died We'd
nesday, July 31st, aged about % years.
She attended a picnic on Thursday be-
fore her death, and there was nothing
to indicate that she would be cut off in
less than week, snatched from the low
ing family circle by deadly dysentery.
Miss Boyd taught last year in the Fort
Lawn school and was to teach again.
She attended the late session of the
summer school here. Mrs. Jennie
Bolick, who lived with her sister, Mrs.
E. B. Jamison, near Cornwell, died
Tuesday and was buried Wednesday.
Mrs. Bolick was quite old and had been
a cripple for years, unable to get about
alone. The county board Of control
met yesterday, according to advertise
ment to elect a dispenser for the year
beginning October 1st. The candidates
were D. B. Refo. the incumbent, ]. M.
Mcdaniel, H. C. Wilks, w. S. Smith,
r. B. Rieves. Mr.. Refo was re-elec-
ted. 1t was decided also to retain the
present assistants, w. M. Westbrook
and S. P. Drafts. r. s. .McIlroy was
awarded the contract for drayage at
SIS for the year. Considering their
close attention to business, each Of the
dispensers was granted a vacation OF
10 days with pay.
LANCASTER.
Ledger, August 10: Last Wednesday.
a SON of Virgil Crawford, colored, rode
his mule into Virgil's yard near Sin
cerity and hitched it to tree while
he went into the house. Returning In a
few minutes he found the mule with Its
side torn open and its entrails protrud-
ing. It had been gored by large OK,
which was grazing in the yard. 1t liv-
ed only a short time. The sheriff OF
Cleveland county, N. c., was here We'd
nesday on the lookout for Jim Lowry,
the Negro who murdered Policeman
Jones at Shelby last Saturday night.
He had heard that Jim was a son Of
Lee Lowry, who lives on Col. Springs
Erwin place. and that he had crossed
the river making for his fathers.
Policeman Sowell and one or two 9TH
ers spent Tuesday night in the vicin-
ity Of Lees home, but no Jim turned
up there. The fact has since been
learned that the Negroes right name is
not Jim Lowry; but Jim Jenkins. and
that he was sentenced to II years from
York county, and after making his es-
cape had changed his name to Lowry.
He has not been captured as yet. .....
Mr. George M. Walters, who went from
this county to Wills Point, Texas, the
first Of the year, is back on visit to
relatives. He and his brother are In
the merchantile business at Wills Point
and are doing we'll. The Funderburks,
Horn, Hasty. and host of other good
men from this county live in that vicin-
ity. Mr. Walters says he has counted
30 South Carolinians in his store at one
time. He will remain in the county
about 30 days.. Herbert, the little
11-year-old son Of Mr.. Arista Cauthen,
at Heath Spring. was accidentally
caught in the betting of the roller mill
at that place last Wednesday. and bad
ly hurt, having his right arm broken
in four places. .... The Alliance rally
here Wednesday was very we'll atten-
ded. State President Ef1rd and Lectur-
er Wilborn. were both present and
made speeches which were attentively
listened to. Many plausible reasons
were given as to why farmers should
be organized and steps were taken for
rejuvenat1ng and reorganlzlnS all Qe-
funct sub-alliances in the county. A
committee of one from each Of the de-
funct alliances was appointed to re-
juvenate his alliance. Before adjourn
ment an interesting question was raised
as to the alliance endorsing candidates
for political offices. Mr.. Efird's idea
was that the order should stand byl
candidates for congress or for the state
legislature who favor enacting its prin-
ciples into laws but was opposed to the
endorsement Of candidates for county
or local offices. We understand that
Railroad Commissioner Wilborn advo-
Gated the alliance jumping into politics
with both hands and feet up. Many
farmers in this county realize that poll
tics has been the curse Of the alliance
in the past, and have made up their
minds that unless 1t Is determined to
eschew politics they will have no hand
in the REORGANIZATION.