Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-11-24

Mr.. w. II. Fowler, general manager
of the Victor Oil mill states positively
that his mill did not use any water
from the standpipe on Thursday night
of last week and was in no wise res
ponsible for the shortage Of the water
supply at the B. F. White fire.
Our statement that there was par
tial preliminary last Saturday In the
case Of the North Carolinians charged
with selling liquor on the streets of
Yorkville was inaccurate. Mr.. Wilborn
pressed for a preliminary; but the
State was not ready and the prelimi-
nary was subsequently waived, as
stated. -
The publication of the ginners re-
port last Tuesday sent cotton con-
tracts booming upward, and there was
an advance of fully a cent a. pound
within an hour. The market had been
hammered down by the insistent claims
of Price and other bears that the crop
Is much larger than Is generally be-
lieved: but the ginners' report indicat-
ed otherwise and the Price following
took to cover. There has been some
reaction since Tuesday but the market
continues firm.
Visitors from outside the county
have commented with some show OF
surprise at the fact that the jury con-
victed w. M. Mcdonald Of stealing q
mule from a negro. The surprise did
not arise out of the character of the
evidence so much as out Of the fact
that the defendant Is white. 1t Is pref
ty we'll understood, however, that there
are some offenses that York juries will
not condone in white men and one OF
them is stealing. Mcdonald. also Is
quite a notorious offender and the jury
no doubt decided that it was about
time to check him up in short order.
Mr.. r. c. jackson Of Tirzah, adver-
tised a COW for sale recently, and got
letter of inquiry by the same mail
that brought the paper containing the
advertisement. Next day the writer
of the letter called in person, paid the
price asked and took the cow. Later
the same day, two other parties inquir-
ed about the animal, and one offered
more money than 1t had been sold
for. In telling of the incident, Mr..
Jackson made this wise observation.
There are lots Of people who want to
sell things other people want to buy,
and lots of people who want to buy
things that other people want to sell;
but somehow they don't seem to know
how to get together. 1 have learned
by experience that the thing to do Is
to advertise-don't make any difference
which party does the advertising"
The county board of education held
a meeting in the office Of Superintend-
ent John E. Carroll Wednesday after
noon to consider what was best to be
done in view of the recent ruling of
the attorney general to the effect that
counties which have voted out their
dispensaries are no longer entitled to
any part of the dispensary profits.
This ruling was made under the Brice
law. There has been no division of
dispensary profits since last January
and the board of education Is Of opin-
ion that whether the provision of the
Brice law that relates to the withhold
ing of profits from -dispensary
counties be constitutional or not, there
is no question of the fact that YORK
county Is justly entitled to her share
not only of the profits earned since last
January but Of the capital stock accu-
mulated since the last division up to the
closing of the dispensary in Yorkville.
In other words they hold that If York
was entitled to her pro rata share of
the profits while she was a partner In
the business, on the dissolution OF that
partnership she Is entitled to final
settlement. The board Is not disposed
to make any claim on the profits that
have been earned by the dispensary
machine since York county's with
drawal. 1t only wants the county's
share OF the undivided profits during
the time the county was In the busi-
ness. The question Of bringing suit
was considered: but In view of the
fact that Newberry county has the
same matter under consideration 1t
was decided not to take action until
after full investigation.