Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-08-25
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

r. I. Manning OF Sumter Is to be
candidate for governor on new
dispensary law, so drawn as to restrict
the sale Of liquor and reduce the possi-
bilities of corruption to a minimum.
- Frank Stewart, an operative In
the Lancaster cotton mill, was killed
by lightning Wednesday at noon, while
sitting in his house near the fire place.
His wife, who was also in the house at
the time, was badly shocked.
Mr.. M. F. Ansei of Greenville Is
said to have declared for county OPP
ton on the dispensary question. He
wants to abolish the state dispensary
machine and leave each county to have
a dispensary managed by itself or pro-
hibition as the majority Of the quail
flied voters elect.
Says a Charlotte special Of yes
terday: Mr.. w. S. Lee, general su-
perintendent Of the construction de-
partment of the Southern Power COM
pany, with offices at this place, this
evening awarded the contract for the
construction Of q railroad from Fort
Lawn, In Chester county, to the
Great Falls of the Catawba river, In
the same county, to Stewart & Jones,
general contractors. The distance Is
10 miles. The new road connects with
the Chester and Lancaster at Fort
Lawn. The work will begin at once
and the contract calls for Its compile
tion by January fl st.
A dispatch fror Union says: The
model macadam lad, recently built
by the United Sta es government ex-
perts is attracting widespread atten.
ton. One day la't week Rock Hill
sent over a delega ion, composed OF J..
F. Reid, acting mayor; b. N. craig
street commissioner; and A. L. Wal
lace, street overseer These gentle
men were shown all over the city, and
inspected the city's fine quarry and
road d-making equipment. They ex-
pressed themselves as being delighted
with everything they saw, and were
particularly struck with the evidence
of Unions remarkable and substan-
tial growth. Before returning home,
via the Union and Glenn Springs rail-
road, the quick line to Union from
Chester, and other eastern points, they
declared their intention to follow Un-
ions example, buy modern road out
fit and get to work macadamizing
their streets. Tomorrow q Delegation
is expected from Chester, consisting
of the mayor, county supervisor and
others, and after seeing the splendid
work here, 1t is believed that they,
too, will get In line. The rock-crush-
ing outfit, recently ordered by Union
county, has just arrived, and Is even
larger and better than the city's 1t
will be installed at once near Rock
Shoals creek.
Columbia State, Thursday: The
annual meeting of the Postmasters'
Association of South Carolina, which
convened in this city Tuesday. ad-
journed yesterday after a most inter-
esting and profitable session. The
election Of officers for the ensuing
year resulted in the reelection OF DR..
J. F. Ensor Of the Columbia postotfice
as president and Mr. Ed E. Poag.
postmaster at Rock Hill, as secretary
and treasurer. The four vice presi-
dents chosen were: Miss Maggie M.
Moore, postmaster at Yorkville; Mr..
Samuel ]. Leapheart. postmaster at
lexington; Mr.. Charles ]. Purcell,
postmaster at Newberry and Mr.. Geo.
D. Shore, postmaster at Sumter. The
following were elected members or
the executive board: Capt. LAID, post
master at Summerville; Mr.. George
McCravy, postmaster at Laurens; MISS
Nixon, postmistres5 at Barnwell; Mr.:
Leapheart, Mr.. Poag, Miss Moore ano
DR.. Ensor. The business that Will De
of the greatest interest to the post
masters throughout the state is that
the association has decided to adopt a
plan of reorganization whereby the
postmasters in each county will be or
panized into county associations ana
delegates will be appointed by these
bodies to each annual meeting OF the
state association. The executive board
will have charge Of the organiZatlon
Of these county associations ana
meeting will be held In this city DUR
ing fair week at which they will De
represented and the new plan put lnt9
operation. The board is also charged
with the duty Of selecting the date and
place of the next regular meeting and
to choose the topics to be discussed al
that time.
Darlington special Of yesterday 10
the Columbia State: According to cur
rent reports which seem TO De reilaole'
the Fidelity Mutual Insurance COM
pany of Philadelphia has not yet paid
the $4,000 policy which Robt Keith
Dargan deceased, held In that COM
pany. Owing to several Investigations
that have been made and the long de-
lay In paying the insurance, the puonc
Is surmising no little as to the nnai
disposition the company will make OF
this matter In view Of the fact that
the Equitable paid its policy OF $l5,O0o
so readily and since the proofs or deatn
in this case are much the same as In
all others, 1t Is thought by many that
the Fidelity will pay the insurance
without much more delay. There are
others however, anG among them well
informed insurance men, who contend
thar the Fidelity has been influenced
largely by public opinion and that the
insurance will not be paid till every
Scinti!la Of doubt is removed and the
final proof of death Is demonstrated oy
exhuming the body. Mr.. P. p. Cham-
hers of Dovesville, the local agent Tor
Darlington and the superintendent or
agents in this and other counties, was
here today and talked freely ABOUT
this matter. Mr.. Chambers stated tnat
he, personally, was conndent Oh ene
death of the insured, but that there
had gone out so many rumors ana
that the public in certain sections 80
strongly doubted the death OF the In
sured that those things had given rise
to the suspicious which the company
entertained and the consequent delay
in paying this policy. He did not eX-
rress an opinion as to whether the
body would be exhumed. Mr.. T. II.
Calkirs of Philadelphia, who left mere
a week ago after many days or inVes-
tigation, had made no final decisloi,
in this matter. Mr.. Calkins Is head
OF the department that passes on all
death claims and he left with aftida-
Wits which he said he would present
10 the board of directors Of his COM
pany. II this boarf refuses payment
on the ground that they wish more
proof, the body will likely be exhumed
upon the consent OF the wife Of the de-
ceased. and 1t Is stated that this con-
sent has virtually been obtained In
case the company insists that they
wish this final assurance Of death.
There are many conjectures as to
whether this will be done, but the FL
deity agent stated as fact today
hat the insurance had not yet been