Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-03-24
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

Mr.. A. E. Gonzales Of the Column
bia State, has become the purchaser
of the Spartanburg Herald.
james L. Tribble, Esq, formerly
law partner Of the late James L. Orr,
died at his home in Anderson last
Tuesday, aged Sc years.
- Mr.. E. D. Smith, president Of the
South Carolina branch Of the South
ern Cotton association, says II the
people of Charleston will help him he
will make Charleston the greatest cot
ton port of the South Atlantic.
Vincent Chicco, the well known
blind tiger who sought the Charleston
primary nomination for member Of
the legislature was defeated in the
election last Tuesday. He received
SOS votes in Charleston. A. Wander
Horst got the nomination. w. Turner
Logan was nominated for solicitor.
Columbia special Of March %:
Compulsory vaccination will now be
enforced in every county In the state.
The state board Of health at its meet
ing this morning, passed resolution,
which in a general way meets the re-
quirements Of the act passed at the
last session Of the legislature, and the
attorney general has been instructed
to draw up skeleton ordinance,
which will be sent to all towns and
cities requiring compulsory vaccina-
ton. The board has pushed its cam
paign throughout the state and over
$500 has been spent this year In vac
cinating the people of the state.
The board will now appoint agents In
each county who shall see that those
people living in unincorporated vii
lagos are vaccinated and there Is a
heavy penalty attached to those who
do not comply with the law. A COM
mission of five cents is given the
agent and a nominal charge Of ten
cents is made in each case.
Columbia special of Tuesday to
the News and Courier: Mr.. F. w.
Mcdonald, a Scotch immigrant, who
has recently purchased farm in the
lower part of the county, was held
up by two negroes last night and
beaten and robbed. Mr.. Mcdonald
came to the city this morning in rath-
er bad shape and because Of his ig-
norance Of the laws and customs of
this country, went to the city hall
first. and was afterwards sent to a
magistrates office, where he had war
rants sworn out for one Of the ne
groes, whom he suspects. Afterwards
he went back and had the warrants
withdrawn, stating that he would
have the warrants issued by the mag
istrate at Eastover. According to his
story Mcdonald was on his way home
last night from a nearby store and was
stopped in the road by two negroes.
One of them grabbed him and the 9TH
er searched his clothes. Only few
cents were found on his person and
the negroes attacked him with their
fists and a stick, beating him up Sc
verely and tearing nearly all of his
clothes off. Mcdonald came to this
country last year and having a little
money bought a small tract Of land
in the lower part Of the county and
started life. He is a young man about
% years old, and said this morning
that the negroes in that section have
an intense prejudice against him, the
idea being prevalent that he was the
forerunner of hundreds of others that
would gradually take possession of all
of the land and run them out Of the
country. He is satisfied that 1t was
not so much a desire for robbery as
1t was spite, that induced the attack
last night Mcdonald says, however,
that he will stick 1t out. and he Is sat-
isfied with his little tract Of land, as
he has no one to look out for except
himself. However, he carried a shot
gun back when he left today.