Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-06-27
Tuesday, June 27, 1905.

ry H. Cummings, q stockholder of the
Southern. residing at Augusta, who
complained that the treasury Of the
Southern is being depleted by reason
Of suits against the Southern railway
for violating the merger law OF South
Carolina and that already suits to
the amount of $4,000 are pending
against the Southern railway.
Spartanburg special of June 26 to
Columbia State: Since the positive an
nouncement has been made by Presi-
dent Spencer that the Southern rail-
way would build a line from Marion,
N. c.. to Johnson City, Tenn, dis
tance of seventy miles, Spartanburg
people are beginning to agitate the
Spartanburg Rutherfordton railway,
which was formerly a movement OF
great local interest. and which would
mean a great deal towards developing
this city. A number Of years ago $26, :
900 In bonds was voted by the city OF
Spartanburg for this railroad. The
construction Of the road to Ruther-
fordton, N. c., would place Spartan
burg In line for all facilities from both
the Seaboard and Southern. The rich
coal mines Of Tennessee, West Virginia
and Kentucky could easily be tapped,
and better trade and commercial chan-
nels to the west opened. The dis
Is about fifty miles. The road has
been surveyed and the cost or con-
struction would be reasonable. 1t Is
probable that a meeting OF the STOCK
holders Of the road will be held In the
near future.
Conway, June "a: H. D. Grainger
was shot from ambush and instantly
killed while ploughing in his field yes,
terday. The assassin is at large ana
is unknown. Immediately upon rhe IN
formation reaching town the sneriH
wired Marion and Florence for blood
hounds and endeavored to holo t1e
Wilmington train until the dogs couio
be brought in from five miles In the
country The railroad would not COM
ply with this request Granger was
a local Baptist preacher and a tarmer
and was respected by all VINO knew
him, but had the misfortune OF nVing
between Bayboro and Loris, IN ss VIA .s
known as the Dead Stretch nelgnDor-
hood. q locality which no negro was
allowed to enter except upon the FISK
of his life. This correspondent mas
been informed that on account OF
Granger being behind with MS IariIl
work he had hired two negroes as heIp
and was protecting them even 10 tne
extent Of permitting them 10 sieep a.,
his own home This enraged certalii
element and II Is said to be cause Oh
the killing Certain parties are sus-
pected and arrests are likely 10 occur
at tie inquest.
Hon. H. B. Tindal, president OF the
Southern Cotton Growers association
oS csreenyille, recently invited Senator
Tillnan to speak In Greenville on
IuIv < and the senator replied as loi-
lows: "I have watched with soihe
amusement and interest the antlcs VI
certain political aspirants ana nav
Thought that I detected the ASS ears
oS Once seekers protruding through
the thin disguise furnished by tne
movement to organize the cotton grow
ers for self-protection. VI couIse
there are many earnest, honest mel
enoa red In the work and the enorts Oh
these are appreciated by all risne
thinking people. / will enaeaVor III
INV speech to avoid any politlcai reL I'll,
ences other than such as sio, inclui .,
force themselves into the dlscussloii "
bow IN combat with the evils Whlcn
have enyironed US for so many years
and suggest the remedies as see
them 7 will probably go to GreenVllie
the night of the 3rd in order to pc Wen
rested for the work While my heai.n
Is reasonably good / never know When
to expect trouble and have coIie ~
realize that / cannot stand what useo
to and must therefore husband my
strength. AS l am going to GreenVine
sball of course be glad TO nave the
nsonIe know Il and hope you will give
Il the widest possible publicity In or
der that all of my friends who WISH
see me may know for certain lha'
am going"
Columbia special of June "a, 10
creenyille News: w. Boyd Evans VINO
TODAY secured the order from Chlet
Justice Pope for the state ooaru W
show cause on July why n1an-
damus should not be issued reSuis S.alans
them to open and operate the PlcRehs
dispensary. said he was employed py
citIzens of Pickens county. He went
on TO saw: IT will say in connectloh
with this case that / have peen enl-
nloved nv ]. Samuel Wilson OF PlcKens
county, who is one Of the largest lanu
owners and taxpayers OF the county,
and also by other citizens In Flckens
county who favor the dispensary IaW'
and who are willing to have a fair con-
fest made as to whether the dispen-
sarv shall remain in Pickens or not,
hut they are not willing to see II Voteo
out on the pretense Of such an elecIloIl
as was held about a month ago. Iney
did not deem that the election was le-
gal and for that reason the coutoy .cy
hoard kept the diSpenSary open 4or
nearly q month after the election was
held and closed II because they recelV-
ed what they considered Instructions
from Governor Hayward to close It.
They have since arrived at the conclu-
sion that Governor Hayward mas no
authority to order them to close tne
disnensary, but in order to proper!
test the matter they have taken inns
course. I was informed while In PICK
ems that the supervisor OF the county
ordered the election on the supposl-
tion that 1t was at the request OF tne
one fourth Of the qualified voters VI
the county, when the petltlon nau
names on 1t from Greenville county
and other places and men VINO nao
only been in the county few DAYS;
some of the petitions were compareu
by the county auditor and founo tna'
the men on the petition were not reg
istered voters. No managers OF elec-
ton were ever appointed. nelther wa
the election declared: the registration
book was not kept at the polis W Sc
whether the men who voted were isSai
voters or not 1 was further tolu py
merchant in Pickens that since t,ie
dispensary was closed up tnat III.
price of corn in the mountain distrlcls
pf the county had gone up from 70 cts.
IN 20 cts. per bushel. / contend thal
the act Of the legislature known as tne
Brice bill, under which this electioiI y,
was held. Is unconstitutional ana II Is
NV purpose to take 1t to the supreme
court to be passed upon" The state
hoard has taken the position tndl u
had nothing whatever TO DO WIN tie
matter: that II could not close tne us rs
nansary and that 1t was matter loi
the county board, and to be consistent
will have to hold to this position