Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-02-07
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
1t is understood that Charleston is
to have one Of the two proposed new.
circuit judgeships provided the bar
can agree on a candidate.
= Rev. r. F. Whilden, well-kmown
Baptist minister Of Greenville county,
He'd In Greenville last Saturday night.
He was about sevsnty-seven years OF.
Iage.
= The Greenville Bar association has
passed a resolution unanimously en-
iorsing Joseph A. Mccullough for dis
trict judge. provided congress author.
zes the appointment. Capt John a.
Capers says there Is no chance for .
Democrat. He favors the appointment
Of e. F.. Cochran Of Anderson.
In a fire which destroyed the once
car Of the railroad camp Of w. J; OIL
yer & Co.. contractors. at Wyckliffs.
Tenn. Friday, George p. Ashley Of
Aiken was burned to death In an en-
feayor to get the company.s books
from safe In the burning car. He
was employed by the company as se.
cretary. - - n. A.-,
- Ball" Caine, who. with his broth
er. is now ha the Charleston jail
serving the four months sentence that
was recently imposed on him for con-
Tempt Of court, talked with report
er a day or two ago. and said that az
ter being sentenced at draenvills, he
wss thrown into the JAN there with
nine murderers and they forced him
to give them 26 cents each to escape
padding. One Of the men, he says.
had a razor. ..-.,- ..,i,ts-,-,,s .,-- -.@-
= The dispensary at 4Pendleton was
destroyed by fire last Friday night to-
gether with the Dispensers books and
about $4,000 worth Of whisky. There
are rumors Of a serious shortage. but
the dispenser. claims that everything
was all straight. The dispensers bools
had been checked up two, weeks before
by Inspector Dean, and there was en-
apparent shortage Of $500. It was
sts ted, however. that the dispenser
had previously sent that amount to
Columbia and that ne had not gotten
credit; ~ 3. IL, e!9.2
= Says Columbia dispatch Of Sun
lay: The unusuai spectacle or men
irawing .hearse containing c rpse
was witnessed here this afternoon.
This was made necessary by sleet
storm which has prevailed for twenty
four hours. making It almost impos-
sibIe,. for horses to keep their footing.
After several futile attempts, to draw
the hearse with horses, sixteen ne
groes, members OF fraternal orders to
which George McFee. the corpse. be-
longed. procured ropes which they fas-
tened to the tongue Of the hearse, thus
carrying the body to the cemetery.
distance of over two miles.
AThe Spartanburg gun club has Is
sued warrants against a number OF
restauranteurs and, managers of eating
houses In the city. charging them with
violations OF the game law IN offering
for sale and :. serving Ito customers
quail or partridges against the state
statpto nrob,b,tinp the aame. The club
has been anxious to enforce the game
law, and about the beginning OF the
season two. cases were made against
violators and these were dronped. as
the club wanted no one to be published
for ignorance OF the;'law. But as the
sale of birds continues openly. at the
eating houses. the matter will be
hrouobt to tbe courts =, -.
/ pLcbard ,s,ne,aton yica nres,dent
for South caroIina and r. n smith.
nen,har ~ the cantraI axecntjve com-
m,ttea q, the Southern cotton Crow
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aelegates 10 meet Ill state con'ei''ioii '
February 81.
-.DarIinpton snecial of February 6 =
.,.s, 80. .h,.' sapt.r
70 CoiumDia Sta'e' LAte 'his aA.e
noon on the road leading TO Oats ana
about four miles from town, a negro
wos shot IN the tbigb and seriously
"aS S" - .os
wounded Dy q White Hah pameo
Small, the weapon used being shot
gun. Small and a comrade were re-
t,,un,,a 60, ,Gwn 20 saw mill
turning from to"h " soy .n
about seven miles where they Nork.
The cause of the shooting is not
knovn Tho negro was driving a
- ,,,., ,ot,o, saad ond
wagon ioaoeo Win Sot'o" 'esu
when shot was on the ground pick
ing I'D seed. Mr.. Fuller Howle,
trea asurer-e,act vas IN his way home
ona sa.,,a tha ,ro,,h,o ba smoke 70 the
anu 'ees 'ne i"ae -
men teiiing them tne act was cFuei'
w yharo,,pnn ono 0f fha men fired at