Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-02-10
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

SOUTH CAHOltNA NE"o.
Six negro children were burned to
death in a cabin on the property OF the
day night.
The Chester bar has endorsed Hon.
A. G. Brice for appointment as United
States district Judge in the event that
the bill creating another iudgeship In
this state becomes law.
- Spartanburg Is moving for the next
state reunion OF the Confederate vet
Grams. The committee having charge
OF the matter Of fixing time and Sc
lecting a place has not yet made a re-
port,
The Charleston bar has recon-
mended r. w. Memminger for election
to one Of the new judgeships provided
for in the circuit bill now on the point
of becoming law. It has been, un-
derstood all along that II Charleston
would agree, upon an acceptable candi-
date the. general assembly would give
the city one of the judgeships.
The building occupied by the Bank
Of Spartanburg. Arch B. Calvert, pres
ident. was gutted by fire last Wednes-
day night. The flames were discov-
ed at about 10 o'clock. and trouble with
the water connections contributed to
their progress. The books and papers
were saved. The building was owned
by A. G.. Floyd and was fully covered
by insurance
Columbia Record: On account Of
the uncertainty OF the cotton planters
over the price of cotton, and their in
clination to reduce acreage, the ship
ping of fertilizer qrom Charleston Is
just now unusually dull. and whereas
$50 cars should be pulled out OF the
city every day loaded with phosphate.
not more than 70 are sent from the
city daily by the six companies IN the
business. Some 400 cars are empty
and idle at the junction. there being
no call for them from fertillser ship
pers.
"A gruesome find was made az the
Monarch cotton mills In Union last
Wednesday afternoon when, as the cot
ton was drawn through the long black
suction pipe into the picker room, In
the midst of which, as It fell out. was
long, black withered finger. The
missing member was apparently the
third finger OF the left hand and the
nail still remained on II. Where the
cotton the finger was found IN came
from Of course cannot be ascertained.
but Il is thought 1t must have been
here In Union county, as the Monarch
mill is heavy buyer Of Union county
raised cotton. " lGtta49 49,
= Spartanburg Journal: Gaffney has
had two months OF prohibition. Con.
ditions now are SO much better than
they were two months ago before the
dispensary was voted out that 1t
would be hard to muster a corporaps
guard to vote It back The people are
In better circumstances and are ready
for work. Fines In the police court
have been reduced rs per cent and
fines for disorderiy conduct are al
most thing Of the past. The few
| fines imposed are for selling whisky
and transporting against the law.
There was great talk OF blind tigers
before the election. but there Is not
the evidence Of these visionless AMI
msls now that there was before the
election. Those who talked tigers
were not counting on Mayor Gaffney
and Chief Lockhart snd their able
assistants. A tiger reed not come
from under cover unless he wants to
be hunted down. ~
Representative: Werner, OF oeonse
In a correspondence from Columbia,
| to the walhaiia Courier. has the fol-
lowing to say In respect to the filling
OF appointive offices in the Legislature;
There are some very Objectionable
features In the management Of the ap-
pointiye offices here. The chairman
Of the ways and means committee
has his son as clerk o., that committee
at ;S4 per day, also a daughter N the
engrossing department at the same
salary, so that member draws $lz per
day. Then there is member who has
a. ar ho,,,. o.t,n, an nare at
sso a., TSa oIs-, ~ tbe sunreme
80. ho. ohout haIf ~ his FAMILY In
- - 49,. .,ota h,a,.a This does
- ..noar 90 he w,ae or healthy
60. =, aro,r, t,,ongbt OF irving
- -. ,ha oft,ce q, mage for some
Ho.thv hov n o,,r county but there
can,s so MANY applications that gave
nm the idea. However, would feel
varv small not to say mean, to put
ona q, INV own children In such q
n,o.a .,,er the neon,e had elected me
~ tho once Certainly such appoint
non,. ought N 90 into other families
than n those who are represented In
tho horsa or senate.
mr.. ,ao.,,otiva committee inyesti-
49, ,a.S,a :, tha ,acretarv of
sans .o,,o,.+ 20 tbe ie1,s-
=. 1919 arc, ona,r. IN that
iaeuie' i"u ,A''1 "a .hana
olnce a - ,n-ssas ~ CAN'T
however .ne - -. A.. on,v ,ou,t
tne seere'AiS, - "a hook-
on MS part 4" in i'os'e -. -.