Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-10-27
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

The state prohibition executive
committee met in Columbia yesterday
and decided that II is not expedient to
nominate candidates for state Offices.
Resolutions were adopted calling upon
the prohibitionists throughout the
state to do what they can to enforce
prohibition laws and also 10 encourage
the election Of prohibition representa-
tives In the general assembly.
-Oconee county voted on the dis
pehsary question last Tuesday, and up
to o'clock Tuesday night returns had
been reported from fifteen out of nine
teen boxes In the county. Those ff-
teen boxes showed $50 votes against
the dispensary and 80 for It.. 1t was
not thought that the returns from the
other boxes, which were small, would
materially change the ratio. The fight
against the dispensary was led by
Rev. c. Wardlaw.
= Charleston special of Oct. 81: A
suit to recover value OF a house
burned by its tenant while in a At
Of insanity. the first suit Of the kind
ever tried in South Carolina, resulted
fn the award Of $3.50 to the plaintiff
at Edgefield today. The action arose
from the terrible tragedy at Trenton
about a year ago In which B. B.
Hughes was supposed to have killed
his family and himself. The question
was whether Hughes wilfully set fire
to the house. Witnesses testify that
he was financially embarrassed. The
jury decided that Hughes was re-
sponsible for the deaths and the fire
and returned a verdict for the plain
tiff
GreenviEe special of October az,
to the Columbia State: George d. Mo-
Dowell, the young Spartanburg man
who mailed an indecent post card to q
young lady living in his neighborhood
was found guilty here this afternoon IN
the United States district court. From
to Miss Nell Dodd, In care Of her
mother a post card on April g., 1906,
bearing picture of giddy girl perch
ed on cliff with her top skirts blown
to the breezes, her lingerie being very
much exposed. Immediately below the
picture of the girl was q youngster
viewing the scene with an eye glass
and his thoughts were supposed to
have been placed Immediately to the
right Of his picture, The reading
matter is unfit for publication, The
case has excited much interest and
the verdict Of the jury was not q sur
prise 10 those, who heard the evidence,
r. X. Carson Of defendants counsel
Immediately made motion for new
trial, which Judge Rrawley win con-
slider later,
- Spartanburg special Of October "a,
to. Columbia Statel With the address
Of Hon. ], A. Mccullough at the First
p'ce the Convention @ address, % the ear annual
meeting Of the Christian Temperance
Workers was brought to Q close, Over
a hundred delegates have been In at
tendance on the sessions since last
Thursday. and the exercises and gath
erings were pleasant and profitable to
those who were here, Today the Wis.
itors returned 10 their respective
homes throughout the state, leaving
with the most pleasant Impressions OF
SpartaDburg and loud In praise Of the
hospitality accorded them, Hon, ], A,
Mecolloush's address was strong ar
He pointed out In q clear, foroeful way
that the state had no right 10 epEage
In the traffic which ruins lives and
characters, He denounced the bar
room system, and made an emphatic
plea for prohibition, using the argu,
ment stated by DR., James H. Car.
Isle In his address at the convention
several days ago. Keep liquor frnm
the people, and the people from
:he liquor." This address was
listened to by large audience.
quite a number Of the repreaen-
ative business men Of the city being
present, which evidences their keen
interest in the, approaching election on
the Issue, "Dispensary or No Dispen-
sary." The convention sermon was
preached at Central Methodist church
Sunday morning by the pastor, Rev,
Dr. z. o. Watson. His text was, Isaiah.
9Th chapter, 11-l2 and 20-26 verses.
He preached an able sermon. likenipg
present conditions to the days Of the
old prophets. The Lords chosen peo.
pie had. gone, into captivity and dis-
regarded the favors. which had been
bestowed on them. The following. are
the officers Of the G, 7, w, for the en-
suing year. President, Mrs.. u. q.
Herbert, orangeburg; vice president
at large, Mrs. J. II. White, Johnson;
corresponding secretary, Mrs. ]. q.
Brunson, Sumter; recording secretary
Mrs. John W. Wilson, 6partanburg;
treasurer. Mrs w, r. Thompson, Char
lesion, -,