Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-10-07
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

i. II. Grfgg or Camden, an EN-
ploye Of the Southern railroad, was
run over by an engine in the engine
yards at Blacksburg Tuesday night,
and died Wednesday morning.
e. M. Freeland, a fiagman of the
Southern railroad, was killed at the
Arcadia mills, near Spartanburg
Tuesday. He was riding on the top
of a freight car and was struck by
the iron crane Of a mail pouch hang
er and knocked to the ground. He
lived two hours after his fall.
William T. Latham, a young white
man Of Camden, who was convicted In
the Kershaw court Of general sessions
Monday of assault and battery with
intent to kill, committed suicide in the
county Jail Tuesday, by drinking two
ounces Of a poisonous disinfectant,
which had been left in his cell.
H. Clyde Briggs, mechanic, thir-
ty-one years old, was instantly killed
Wednesday afternoon while attempt
ing to place belt on the big driving
wheel at Pacolet mill No. 3. He was
caught by the rope and hurled against
an iron, his head being fearfully
crushed and mangled. 1t Is supposed
that death followed quickly from con-
cussion.
Columbia correspondence Of News
and Courier: There has been mention
made of suits being brought against
the Virginia Carolina Chemical COM
pany, at Camden, for alleged deficiency
of fertilizers. 1t may be mentioned In
connection with the cases that the
representatives of the Virginia. Caro-
lima Chemical company were on hand
anxious and ready to defend the case,
but that no bill, for some reason, was
given out, and the case to all intents
and purposes appears to have been
abandoned.
Columbia State: Since the first Of
the year there has been a great deal
Of irregularity in regard to the hold
ing of courts on account Of the illness
Of some of the judges. A prominent
lawyer stated yesterday that he knows
it to be probable that unless there Is
a decided change in the physical con-
dition of two of these judges, they
hands of the governor when the gen.
eral assembly meets. This will be
learned with regret by the many
friends Of these two gentlemen and
jurists, and 1t is still hoped that they
may gain in strength sufficiently to
go on holding their courts. In case
they should resign this will make four
places to be filled by the legislature
at its meeting In January.
Columbia correspondence Of the
News and Courier: The privilege tax
thus far collected for the year 1904 ag-
gregates $103,574.40. Last year the
amount of the privilege tax aggregated
$9S,909.40 for the entire twelve months.
For the remaining portion of the year
last year the state collected $6,S23.25,
and If the collections for the remain
ing portion of the present year are
the same as they were last year the
privilege tax will aggregate $110,397.-
65. It is already s1O3,5744O. This
fund goes in it's entirety to Clemson
college, and after the expenses OF the
examination have been paid the bal
ance goes to the support of Clemson
college. Clemson college, in addition,
has other sources of income, the chief
of which, in addition to the tax on
fertilizers. which is the largest be-
ing the Federal appropriations known
as the Hatch and Morrill, funds. the
money is paid directly to Clemson COL
lege as soon as collected.
Columbia correspondence of the
News and Courier: The statement has
been previously published that the
last seen of the Rev. w. Aiken Kelley
of North Augusta, was as a passenger
on the north bound train. going in the
direction of Charlotte. There has been
some question about this. and 1t has
been suggested that some one was
mistaken in the identity Of the Rev.
Mr.. Kelley. A letter from the Rev.
w. H. Arial of Rock Hill, makes II
very plain that the Rev. Mr.. Kelley
was a passenger on the north-bound
train between here and Rock Hill, as
Mr. Arial talked freely with him, and
conversed on topics and incidents that
were only known to the two ministers,
and therefore Mr.. Arial Is positive
that Mr.. Kelley was passenger on the
train for Charlotte on Sept. 16: AS far
as Is known nothing definite has been
heard from Mr.. Kelley since that time
and the Rev. Mr.. Arial has communi-
Gated fully with the family Of Rev.
Mr.. Kelly as to the interview on the
passenger train on Sept. 16.