Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-06-29
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

- The public buildings bill carries
the following items for South Caro-
lima: Anderson, $4,000; Chester,
$35, 900; Sumter, $4,000.
Col. ]. Washington Watts. we'll
known and highly esteemed citizen Of
Laurens county died at his home near
Mountville last Wednesday, aged eigh-
ty-seven.
= Columbia June 81: The adjutant
generals Office has received a letter
from the war department saying that
the $4,000 which General Frost asked
about would be available for the pur-
poses Of the Chickamauga encamp-
ment. This will afford enough money
for the three regiments to go to the
interstate encampment, so It Is likely
that all three will go.
- Norfolk, Va, June z: Matthew
Fortner, the preacher-sailor from
South Carolina, was dishonorably dis
charged from the United States navy
yesterday. Fortner is the young man,
who. while telling of his ministerial
calling to recruiting officer. was ad-
vised to enlist In the navy to study
the conditions which might aid him
In his work when he entered the army
Of gospel workers. Fortner enlisted,
but says he did not find the navy
suitable to a young man Of his NOR
ais, and he deserted. He was arrest-'
ed in divinity college in South Car
olina, where he was pursuing his
studies for the ministry. Fortner
stated that he will return to South
Carolina to pursue his studies for the
ministry.
= Columbia special of Wednesday to
News and Courier: Timmonsville has
no short dispenser or dispensary, but
1t is short dispenser. And all this
Is on account of a revival meeting con-
Quoted there recently by Evangelist
Leitch. Mr.. Leitch knows all about
the evils Of the drink devil by actual
contact, as well as through inspira-
ton, and his efforts on this subject
are usually such as ought to appear
in black type, even In great family
newspaper. He has converted various
persons at Timmonsville, including the
dispenser, Mr.. w. B. White, who has
forthwith resigned At least that Is
the information that has reached the
state board about the matter, and an
inspector is to go there In few days
and transfer the stock to Mr.. Whites
successor, because Mr.. White, since his
resignation, has not wanted to touch
the thing at all.
- Aiken, June 6: In charging the
grand jury yesterday Judge Gary did
not mince words in referring to Aiken
county's heavy criminal docket He
said that he believed that the cause Of
so much crime In Aiken county was
| due in a great measure to the failure
Of the petit jury to convict criminals,
and stated that crime would continue
to be prevalent In Aiken county as
long as the juries failed TO punish
the guilty ones. He referred to a
newspaper headline which stated that
an epidemic Of crime was spreading
through the south, and he believes
that the epidemic has reached Aiken
county. He likened the sessions court
to a hospital for the treatment Of
crime, and called upon the jurors as
doctors to stamp out the disease. He
referred to the statement Of lead
ing lawyer of the state, in which he
said 1t was much easier to acQuit
man Of the charge Of murder than Of
assault and battery He called upon
the jurors to take those people af-
fected with the criminal disease and
quarantine them In the penitentiary
or on the chaingang.