Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-10-06
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

The figures in the dispensary elec-
tions held last Tuesday were as fol-
lows Florence-for dispensary 706;
against dispensary 622. Horry-for
dispensary 2Ss; against dispensary 72S.
Laacaster-for dispensary 126; against
dispensary s76.
- Comptroller General Jones has dis
covered that j. T. Patterson, treas
.urer Of Edgefeld county. is short In
his accounts something over $4,000,
and the governor has removed Mr..
Patterson pending further investiga-
ton. 1t is not thought that there
Is anything criminal in Mr.. Patter-
sons shortage; but that II Is rather
a matter Of incompetency.
- Suspended from a wire in mid
air was the unusual predicament in
which Chief Kidd a. brakeman on
the Union and Glenn Springs rail-
way, found himself late Monday
afternoon. Kidd was on the train
as II passed under the trolley wire
near the coal chute at Buffalo. and
finding that he was about to be pulled
from the moving cars, he caught
hold with his hands and let the
train pull from beneath him, He
hung suspended until his strength
was exhausted, when he fell dis
tance Of about 90 feet, and marvellous
to say, was only slightly bruised.
= Gaffney special Of October to
Charlotte Observer: II Is expected
that the work Of developing CASTOR
shoals, property on Broad river.
about FIVE miles from Gaffney. will
be started at once. This property
and other water privileges were ac-
quired by the Gaffney Manufacturing
company some time ago. but were
sold recently to a company that MT,
]. 3. Cleveland, Of Spartanburg, Is
said to be at the head Of. This com
pany had a corps Of surveyors at
work at the property last week. ana
II Is thought that the work OF de-
veloping will be begun In the near
future. This property Is considered
veloped It is thought that these falls
will furnish water power sufficient
for the manufacturing plants at
Gaffney, Spartanburg, Cherokee FANS,
and Blacksburg, In South Carolina
and Shelby and other points in North
Carolina. %
Lancaster special of October 4 to
Columbia State: DR., ]. II. Witherspoon.
one Of the Oldest and most highly es-
teemed residents OF this place, died az
his residence this evening at 7 o'clock,
Il aying surviving him his wife and three
sons, the eldest of whom is MT, I. Ha=
eel Witherspoon, vice president ana
manager Of the Lancaster Mercantile
company, and one sister, Mrs. John y.
Wylie. His eldest bretheF, Capt, p. \,
Witherspoon, died about six weeks ago
DR.. Witherspoon was In the service ef
he Confederate army during the en-i
tire war, going out with the Lancaster
Greys, which was a part Of the Ninth
re gimept, South Carolina volunteers.
At the reorganization Of the regimept
in Virginia his company became part
Of the Fifth regiment, South CaFolin4
volunteers. He was q quiet. nnassum-
ing man, but true as steel. he has
been an elder In the Presbyterian
church for quarter ct q century.
- An unusual case was dispesed Of
In the common pleas court In SpaF-
tanburg last Tuesday. IT was me
case Of Mrs. William Gaines. Of val-
ley Falls, VS., C. p. slean alleging g.
sault and battery and asking fer
damages in the sum Of $1,000. The
defendant did net appear In court
Mrs. Gaines testified that last May
C. B. Sloan boarded at her homei
that he ran store at the mill; that
her husband worked In the mill. On
the morning Of May 20 there was ne
one in the house but herself, Mt,
Sloan and her baby. She was PUPS
ing the baby. After serving SieAn
with breakfast, he arose from the
table and approached her. laying ms
hands on her and frigAtening her
cLo ,o,, ont af tho hntIQa and natiAa0
her husband Sloan left the house
Immediately. When she and her hps-
band went to his store subsequently
the door was locked. The plaintiff
was represented by Mr., ], Wright
Nash, who asked for verdict
Judge Kiugh explained the law to
the jury and instructed them to fx
the amount Of damages as they saw
proper. After a deliberation the jury
returned verdict Of s260o against
the defendant,
= Columbia special Of October D. TO
| Spartapburg Herald The report OF
the special committee created by the
last legislature consisting OF Messrs.
Davis, Hammer and Robinson, TO
look into the affairs OF Richland coun-
ward today. It shows that there Ia o
shortage in the accounts Of Former
Supervisor Owens of over $4,000. For
mer Supervisor Owens served as SUI
pervisor for two terms, four years In
all and the shortage was made during
that time. Mr.. Owens is now in Ala
bama, building roads. He has assets
In this county and has said that he Is
willing to come back here. The report
In conclusion says that while the roads
and bridges Of the county are In ex-
cellent shape, yet much of the countys
money has been fraudulently and Inn
properly spent. It also includes in its
censure C. M. Douglass who was a clerk
for the former supervisor, and ]. ID.
Harmon who was during the Owens
administration a member OF the county
| board Of commissioners. 1t states that
1t was the practice of Supervisor Owens
to sign claims against the county In
blank and the commissioner would NIL
them out as pleasing to him. These
| improper approval Of claims against
the county will cost Richland county
dearly. C. M. Douglass Is still living
| in Columbia, but Harmon, who turned
states evidence, has left the state. 1t
also charges Owens with misconduct
and negligence in Office. 1t recon-
mends that two contractors w. v.
Cooper and ]. w. Thornton be brought
before the grand jury and the solicitor
take notice of their misdeeds. The So
| licitor will be here in a few days and
1t Is supposed that immediate action
will be taken. The present supervisor
of Richland county, Capt. w. d. Star
ling was the man who was instrument
tai in having the law passed which
created the investigating committee.
- Columbia correspondence of the
News and Courier: Assistant Attor-
ney General Youmans has rendered
an opinion that where sheriffs, mag
istrates or other officials make seiz-
ures in prohibition counties, they are
entitled to half of the spoils for the
seizures they have made. The ques-
ton arose because Of the doubt
whether the repeal Of the dispen-
sary law was involved where a coun-
ty voted out the dispensary and
whether by such a vote the entire
dispensary law was voted out, or
whether the provision as to pre-
mium for seizures still held good.
Gen. Youmans thinks that such pro-
visions of the dispensary law are not
repealed in counties voting out the
dispensary, neither does he think
that the criminal parts Of the dis
pensary law are involved when
county votes out the dispensary. In
formation was received here today
from Newberry that Chief justice
Pope is getting along nicely and that
hi raonyarx 10 T1onet satisfactory. liz