Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-05-30
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

shopping Dd s. IroiH WHICH the DuIHidT
took the roll OF bills.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Governor Hayward has appointed
J. Sumter F!hame. of Camden to a
scholarship In the South Carolina med
ical college.
1t is reported that petitions viii be
circulated asking for the holding Of
an election on the question Of voting
the dispensary out of Charleston coun-
ty. 1900 signatures will be necessary.
The dispenary profits In Charleston
are s5000e A year. 'e3 8t
As the result OF an investigation
of the recent Ogden wreck at Green
Vile by the railroad commission. most
Of the blamo was saddled on Conductor
Acker and Engineer Hunter. It was
held that these employees violated the
rules of the company in entering the
railroad yards at too rapid a rate.
Both have been discharged.
= Spartanburg Journal: The jury In
the case Of Darnen vs. the Enoree
Manufacturing company rendered a
verdict Saturday, afternoon for the
plaintiff in the sum OF s40o. Darnell
brought suiE against the Enoree COM
pany for damages while riding or an
elevator in the mill The case was
begun on Friday. though 1t was not
concluded until Saturday afternoon.
= The people having charge OF the
Spartanburs county petitions calling
for an election on the dispensary ques-
ton believe that their petitions have
been signed by more than one-fourth
Of the qualified voters and the COM
missionsrs win soon be asked to call
the election The probability is that
the people who oppose the removal Of
the dispens,lries viii fight the calling
Of the election on technical grounds.
= Sumter Item: Mr.. Sol Kohn Of Or
angeburg, las written the Sumter
chamber of commerce to find out II the
Western Urion Telegraph ONCE at
Sumter closes its Office one hour for
dinner as II does In orangeburg. and
thereby inlerruptlng communication
with the outside world The secretary
has replied that the Western Union
does not close its Office from early
In the morning until 10 O'Clock at
night. 5
= Spartanturg, May rs: AT q special
meeting Of the stockholders OF the
Lockhart mills held In this city today
resolution was voted to increase the
capital stock of the plant to si,soe,00o
by issuing s65o,000 Of z per cent nom
convertible preferred stock Over fiye
thousand shares were represented at
this meeting, and the action was practf-
calIy unanimous. The new min at
Lockhart, which Is already about half
way completed, win be equipped with
SO, 900 spindles and L500 looms. Pres
ident Cary expects to have the new
factor In readiness for the next years
crop. In all, the Lockhart mills win
have $4,000 spindles in operation. The
products of the mill consist Of brown
sheetings, and are handled by the COM
mission firm of Deering, Milliken &
Co., New York. ~ til
In a decision Just handed down,
Judge Pritcllard reverses Judge Braw-
ley In the cases of FOLSOM ct al vs.
Greenwood, Greenyille, Laurens ana
Saluda counties. II will be recalled
that mandamus proceedings were IN
stituted some eighteen months ago.
wherein 1t was sought to compel the
auditors ami treasurers Of the above
named counties to levy and collect
tax sufficient to pay judgments against
certain townships, which grew out OF
the issuing Of bonds In aid OF the pro-
posed Augusta and Western Carolina
railroad. When the matter came on
for a hearing before Judge Brawley,
counsel for the counties involved, took
the position that the counties could not
be held liable on bonds voted and Is
sued by the various townships, and de-
INJURED. Judge Brawley sustained the
demurrer and In a very elaborate opln-
ion held that the counties were not
liable on bonds issued by any Of their
townships. Counsel for the relator In
the mandamus proceedings alleged
that the various enactments by the
legislature concerning the townships
of Sullivan i'm Laurens county, Ninety
Six In Greenwood county, and Pine
Grove in Saluda county were constitu-
tional, which was admitted by the de-
murrer. Judge Pritchard's decision.
reversing Judge Brawley, Is In effect
that the counties as entities are lia-
BILE on the bonds issued on behalf OF
the townships and that the Legislation
abolishing these townships since the
bonds were voted and issued Is un-
constitutional. 1t is very probable
that the matter will be carried to the
supreme court of the United States
either by appeal or on writ OF Ger
tiorari. Eve ~ turn in these cases Is
being closely watched by the taxpay-
ers of Greenville, Laurens, Greenwood
and Saluda counties.
THE News In ST. PErERsBURa.-A1-
fer waiting yainly all day ana even