Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-11-27
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

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ray, Gary Kirkpatrick and Dandrige.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
= Chester, November "a: The county
legislature delegation met this morning
and recommended J.. B. Westbrook to
succeed ]. c.. McFadden, resigned as
clerk of court. Mr.. Westbrook Is the
retiring Judge Of probate. y7
Mr.. L. M. Ragan. who was q candi-
date for secretary Of state last sum-
mer, died at his home in Columbia on
Friday. Mr.. Ragan was at one time a
senator from Clarendon county, and for
several years previous to his death,
was chief clerk In the Office Of secre-
-tary Of state. ss ~ a=9'9Hf lar'
The Spartanburg grand jury has
recommended that the Spartanburg
delegation to the legislature introduce
bill at the next legislature increasing
the per diem Of all jurors and witnesses
who attend court. The increase In pay,
1t Is said, will bring stop to many de-
mands made for exemption from jury
duty. =.
- Chester, November 30: About half
4 the authorized capital stock OF the
Chester Driving and Athletic associa-
ticn has been collected, thus insuring
base ball for Chester next summer, as
It is the intention Of the officials Of the
association to commence at once the
work of enclosing the spacious grounds
which have been recently purchased.
II is the intention Of the association to
secure a number OF college games for
next spring as means Of ushering In
the season. ..'.
-Spartanburg, November "a: Under
a decision by Judge Dantzler, agents OF
whisky houses who solicit and take or
ders for whisky, even If they accept
money with the order, cannot be held
on the charge Of violating the dispen-
sary law. The decision was made In
the case Of the State vs. John Crowley,
a young man who was arrested, lodged
in jail and bound over to court. Crow
ley is an agent for a whisky house In
North Carolina He solicited orders
here and accepted payment. The au-
thorities regarded this as unlawful and
made case against him. Judge Dant-
zler says that the arrest Of Crowley Is
interference with Interstate commerce.
= Greenville, November %: In the
case of Mrs. Suda Franklin against the
Southern railway, tried in the court OF
common pleas here, the jury failed to
agree upon verdict and a mistrial
was ordered this morning by Judge R.
c. Watts. II. Is possible that the case
will be called for trial the third time
during the early part of next week.
Mrs. Franklin Is suing for $4,000 dam
ages fer alleged insults and indignities
she received while travelling on one
of the company's trains between this
city and Atlanta. The case was tried
for the first time more than a year ago
and a verdict for $25,000 was returned
against the company. A new trial was
secured on an appeal to the supreme
court. Today's mistrial means that the
case must go 10 a jury for a third
time.
Columbia, November %: The off,
GERS of the Wittekind spent today In
Columbia and were entertained by a
committee Of the Chamber Of Com
merce. The party was given break
fast at Wright's hotel and were driven
over the city. They visited the canal,
the cotton mills and many other points
of interest. They called upon the gov
ernor In his office and later went to the
executive mansion where Gov. Hayward
entertained them for time. The par
ty then returned to the hotel and were
given a luncheon, leaving during the
afternoon for Charleston. The officers
of the immigrant ship expressed them
selves as being delighted with South
Carolina, climate and conditions here.
They will make favorable report Of
the conditions here to the North Ger
man-Lloyd steamship line which is ex-
pected to do much to obtain the opera
ton of other immigrant ships to Char
lesion.
- Columbia special to Charlotte OBJ
server: The number Of cases before the
supreme court is steadily increasing, on
account of the growth Of the business
interests generally throughout the
state, and it is likely that the fight
will be renewed at the coming session
of the legislature for adding another
member to the supreme court bench,
though there Is nothing so far to partic-
ularly indicate the success Of such a
measure. Clerk Brooks said today that
when the limit expires for docketing
cases for the fall term opening next
Tuesday probably over 200 cases will
be on the docket OF 2s2 cases docket
ed in 1905 only 22s were heard. Some
were discontinued or abandoned, but
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