Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-04-11
sourH CAROLINA NEWS.

"A negro named John Alabama was
burned up in the calaboose at LoWn-
desville, last Saturday morning he
had been put in the ealaooose the
night before for violation Of con-
tract,
THE Marlboro County Medical So
ciety and the Rennettsville board OF
trade have extended an invitation 10
the State Medical association to hold
its annual meeting in Bennettsvllle
next year.
Archie Holiday, an operative In
the Monaghan mill in Greenville, was
instantly killed by falling from a hor-
izontal bar while exercising In the
mill gymnasium Friday, He fell on
his head and his neck was broken
Columbia State; Mr.. e, D. Smith
yesterday reported q very severe hail
storm which occurred In the lower part
of Lee county and the upper part OF
Sumter Sunday night, The fall OF
hail lasted fully 10 minutes, and the
small fruit trees suffered somewhat.
The ground was covered as with sleet
or snow.
The second section of express train
No. 40, Atlantic Coast Line, was de-
rallied at 1O.45 o'clock Friday morning
at Strawberry, % miles from Charles
ton, six cars being overturned ana
several Of the crew being slightly IN
iured. The injuries were Of no mo-
ment. The train was a vegetable
freight. The road sent out wrecking
crew which soon cleared the crack
not, however, without some delay 10
traffic.
Washington dispatch Of yesterday
to Columbia Record: Arguments are
being made before the supreme court
of the United States today on the
question as to whether South Carolina
can obtain from the government re-
bates amounting TO 100000 of money
paid for wholesale and retail liquor Ii
censes. The court of claims decided
the case against South Carolina, and
the appeal today Is from that decision.
The case was first brought by the late
Franklin H. Mackey. who claimed that
the state in operating the dispensary
was exercising its police powers and
was not liable for license. Since his
death Mr.. Chas. A. Douglass has had
charge of the states interests.
Two of the men who recently
cracked the safe of the bank at Heath
Springs, were captured at McFarlan,
N. c., last Friday by a posse from
Wadesboro. Three men had been
camping in the woods near McFarlan
for several days, and the authorities
got on their trail. AS the posse APP
preached the men, all OF them ran
The posse commenced firing and shot
two of the men down, wounding one
of them fatally. The other man got
away. All three of the men were arm
ed but they did not attempt to return
the fire of the posse. The prisoners
had in their possession nitro glycerine
soap and other appliances used In
safe breaking. They also had a lot OF
cash and some checks that had evil
IDENTIFY been obtained from the bank al
Heath Springs.
Lancaster special to the News and
Courier: Mr.. William McMurray, a
farmer of this county, has curiosity
in the way of a wild goose. which ne
has domesticated. He has had thS
goose ten years, having captured II DH
crippkng ii with n load OF shot. Inc
remarkable feature about the goose Is
its value as a watch dog. NO stranger
can 90 upon Mr. McMurray's premis-
es, day or night, without the goose
making an alarm. 1t even apprises ltS
owner of the presence of a stray dog
or other animal on the place. II Is
not ONLY thoroughly tame, but Will ac-
tually attack strangers. Occasionally
the goose will fly away and be gone
several hours. but it invariably comes
hack home. Not since the days OF an
cient Rome has a goose been 4 Dettei
sentinel