Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-05-23
Tuesday, May %, 1906.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

Mr.. Victor Montgomery has given
out contract for the erection OF Pac-
olet mill No. 5 to take the place OF
Pacolet mills Nos. ! and destroyed
by the food Of two years ago. "F
The directors OF the Orr Cotton
mills at Anderson, decided at their an
nual meeting last week to appropriate
the sum Of $1,000 TO erect a monument
to the late James L.. Orr, first presi-
dent OF the company.
- BY an almost unanimous vote the
congregation Of the first Baptist
church Of Spartanburg on last Sunday
night expressed itself In favor OF q
rule requiring ladies to remove their
hats In church. The movement result.
Ing In the vote originated with lady
members of the congregation.
- The election In Pickens county last
Saturday on the. question as to wheth-
er or not, the dispensary should be
retained resulted In an overwhelming
victory for the party, opposed to that
institution. In all the county only one
small box gave majority for the dis
pensary and that box was In the
moonshine district The vote there
| was IA to z. The town OF Pickens
voted against the dispensary III to
81 and although the vote Of the en-
tire county has not yet been reported,
OF 80 votes so far heard from 1913 are
In favor Of the dispensary. It Is stated
that majority Of the cotton mill vote
was In favor Of closing the rum MILL
The town OF Pickens has only 700 In
habi.ants and owes $4,000 for gra-
ded school building that has just been
completed.
= Columbia special to the Greenville
News: Superintendent of Education
Martin has received from the state
school commission OF Georgia q letter
asking for information as to the prog
ress made In school work In this state.
Mr.. Martin has replied at length set
| ting forth his plans and giving some
| interesting figures, OF which the fol-
lowing Is a part: During the last FIVE
years, our public schools enrollemnt
has Increased from 26s,s75 to 292.115;
the average attendance from 194,41s
to 214,133; expenditures from $126,110
to $1,191.963: average salary OF white
teachers from $152.40 to $226.82; re-
ceipts from local taxes from $93.068 to
$1S5,541; expenditures per child from
Il
Our legislature taxed the dogs 80 cents
each last year for the benefit OF the
schools.
- Greenwood special OF May ~, TO
Greenville News: This afternoon at
the. Grendel mills, one OF the opera
tives I'm the machine shop, 8. A. An-
thony. was drowned In the large pond
used as @ reservoir. The accident oc-
Cured while Anthony, In company
with 8, S. Hale was repairing bridge
over the lake. After completing the
work the two attempted to swim to
the shore, but Anthc W gave out. Hale
did all In his power to save the drown
| ing man. but was unable to reach him.
President McKissick was notified and
at once went to the scene Of the ac-
cident jumping into the pond and af-
ter hard work, secured the body. Ply
sicians were called, but the body had
remained In the water too long to be
resuscitated. Mr.. McKissick's prompt
response, together with his success In
securing the body deserves indefinable
praise. Anthony was from a Spartan
burg mill. and his remains will be
taken to Spartanburg tomorrow
| - Lancaster special OF May 1S: Dis
| tressing reports continue to be receiv-
ed here irom the. eastern section Of
| the county, which was visited by such
destructive hail storm last Satur-
day evening. The storm started about
four miles from Lancaster, at Camp
Creek church, and passing through the
Dixie, Flint Ridge and Dwight sections.
finally exhausted itself In Flat Creek
township, about Iiynch's river The
hail stones were the largest ever seen
In this country. One Of them alone
filed a quart cup. Some idea OF their
size may be gathered from the fact
that holes made where they struck the
ground measure from four to five
Inches In diameter, and they fell with
such terrific force that as they hit the
earth by buildings they splashed mud
on the weatherboarding ten feet high.
Damage to crops is even greater than
at first reported. Cotton, where It had
been chopped out. corn and vegetables
were literally ruined. Orchards and
vineyards were also badly damaged,
Numbers of farmers had their win.
dows smashed and shingles knocked
of their roofs. The storm seems to
have been heaviest about Dixie. and
the greatest sufferers In that locality
were Messrs. John w. A. Porter, w.
A. Hunter, w. q. A. Porter, 3, n.
Adams and ]. E. Porter.
- Columbia special Of May %, to
Greenville News: About FIVE years
ago under legislative direction, the at
torney general brought suit to disrupt
the Virginia Carolina Chemical Co.,
and appointed receiver for the Sc
parate properties that went to make
up the corporation. The case de-
scended from Gen. Bellinger to Attor-
ney General Gunter and has been
pushed by both Of these officers. The
n ~ ~. haU fhrnf oh n
counsel, Henry A. M. Smith and bis
associates, fought very inch OF
ground and the cas. Is just about
where 1t started, more than four years
ago. except that the state courts
have held that they had jurisdictionin
the case and the lower courts have
held that the anti trust act under
which the suit was brought is const-
tutional. The state supreme court to-
day decided that the state anti trust
law is valid and constitutions. It
previously sustained the lower court
in overruling q demurrer. II the VIZ
ginia- Carolina Chemical company does
not interpose some new point the mas
ter will take testimony at Columbia
and the real inquiry will begin. The
case Is likely, in the end. to fnd Its
way to a Jury, and IL the state courts
decide against the company, then IL
will likely go to the United States
supreme court. In the meanwhile the
company finds business competition on
the part Of Independent concerns that
grow because OF the vast business OPP
portunities.
The stockholders Of what Is known
as the Watts mill at Laurens, have
been having a rather warm annual
meeting The issue was between par
ties led by w. E. Lucas Of Laurens,
and G. H. Milliken Of New York.
Milliken Is q member Of the commits
sion firm that has been selling the
product Of the mill. The firm owned
and controlled a large portion OF the
capital stock. 1t has been getting TWO
per cent commission the while; put,
1t Is alleged, wanted four per cent, ana
this is said to be the secret OF It's de-
sire to control the directorate. When
the stockholders meeting. convened
last Saturday there was reason TO De-
lieve the Milliken people had a major
ity Of the stock, but before the meet
ing commenced the Lucas people
served on the Milliken people a teE;-
porary Injunction restraining them
from voting. The Milliken people re-
tired from the meeting. and the Lucas
people proceeded to elect officers. IL
is understood that the Milliken people.
will claim that the election was not
legal because they allege q. majority
of the stock was not represented. The
Lucas people will claim that not only
was a majority Of the stock repre-
.e-Goa h,,t tbIo uaa fhe regular an