Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-10-15
TUESDAY, OCTOBER IS, 1907.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.


and lasts through November ].
Ganney is agitating the idea of
putting in sewerage system.
The telegraphers strike Is now over
so far as Columbia and Charleston are
concerned and also in the state gen.
orally.
III. Smith Williams, a painter was
killed on the Southern railroad In
Spartanburg last Saturday night by
being run over by train No. 40.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson
has been invited to speak In Columbia
on November 10, before gathering OF
southern commissioners OF agriculture.
Chester Reporter: The rattlesnake
that has been exhibited In the window
of the Palmetto Crockery store for
several days fell victim to the focal
lied suns rays yesterday and Is no
more. Some thought that grasshop-
per that had been put in the box In
which the rattler was confined had in
some way brought about the snakes
death, but this sad event was in all
probability due to the excessive neat
caused by the focusing Of the sunlight
as 1t passed through the window pane.
Spartanburg, October IL: A war
rant has been sworn out before Magis-
trate Kirby by A. Barrener for the ar
rest of H. w. Thompson, the Spartan
burg broker, charging him with a
breach of trust and forgery. The war
rant was placed in the hands Of Dep
uty White for service. Thompson Is
out of the city at present, but upon
his return the papers will be served.
The warrant alleges that certificates
of stock Of the Jonesville Manufactur-
ing company to the value Of about ST.
500 were sent to him for sale and the
stock was made out in the name OF
another party and delivered to San
ders & DePass in settlement OF claim.
Thompson Is at present under bond OF
$4,000 as the result Of his arrest OF
the charge Of fraudulent use OF the
mails.
- Columbia State: Commissioners
Watson has received additional evil
dence that the immigrants who come
to this section Of the country always
regret their departure for other sec
tions. When the Wittekind brought
over It's first shipload there were sew
eral members of one family who be-
came dissatisfied with conditions and
imagined they would do better In the
north. They quit their positions and
went to Philadelphia, where they OBJ
tanned mill work. A few days ago Mr..
Watson received word that the family
wishes to return to South Carolina.
They wished to have their transporta-
ton paid back to this state, but Mr.
Watson wrote that he could not do
this and in fact did not know whether
they are wanted here or not. Yester-
day he received letter from the fam
lily that they were coming anyhow ana
desired to work in South Carolina.
Mr. Watson considers this one OF the
unanswerable arguments in favor OF
immigration of desirable class toward
this section.
ham of the Wellridge neighborhood,
fell a victim Saturday afternoon to the
shrewd, and as he alleges, rascaily
methods Of some gypsy horse traders
who are camped on the Rossville road
about two miles from the city. AS
Mr. Bigham was driving home from
the city Saturday afternoon he espied
a horse in the gypsy camp that struck
his fancy, and in few minutes a trade
had been pulled of. Mr.. Bigham CIV:
ing the horse that he was driving and
$50 I'm cash for the animal that he De-
came infatuated with. On attempting
however, he found that he had bought
a vicious kicker, and in order to make
the trip home had to borrow a sorry
looking horse from the gypsies, leaving
his own newly purchased steed as
pledge for the safe return OF the gyp-
sizes property Coming back this morn
ing he demanded the horse that ne
had traded and his money, alleging
that the gypsy horse was not sate as
guaranteed by the owners. but was
told that s. Smith. Jr., the man with
whom he had traded, had "yamoosed.
Mr.. Bigham came on to town ana
swore out warrants before Judge Nc
Tmre for s. Smith. Sr., and 8. Smith,
Tr. Constable Hedgepath went down
10 the gipsv camp at noon to serve the
warrants. and II is expected that there
will he some interesting developments.
= Columbia State, Sunday: Formal
notice was served by Attorney Gen
eral Lyon yesterday upon DR.. w. I. c.
Bates and DR.. w. H. Zimmerman, for
mer state treasurers, that on account
of the recent decision In the bond case
by the supreme court, they are liable
on their bonds for the money due the
state and fraudulently taken from the
treasury during their terms. This ac-
ton was taken on the day the follow
ing letter, addressed to the attorney
general, was received from Capt. X.
II. Jennings, present state treasurer:
Dear Sir: Please furnish me at your
convenience. an official statement or
my liability to the state Of South Car
olina on account Of the stolen bonds.
Ny reasons for asking this Is that l
may make arrangements to pay with
out suit, IL l so decide. I have given
much thought to the matter and nave
about determined on this course"
When this letter was received Attor-
ney General Lyon notified Capt. Jen-
nings that he was liable for one bond
amounting to $1,000 and interest
amounting to $292.50. making $1.292.50
in all. DIR. Bates was then notihed
that he was liable for bonds amount
ing to s., 900 and interest amounting to
s517.50, making $1,517.50 in all DR..
w. H. Zimmerman, the heaviest loser
In the case Is liable for $4,000 In bonds
and $4,218.75, a total Of $14,21875. The
decision Of the supreme court makes q
suit on bonds Of treasurers necessary.
The case Is familiar to all. When the
bonds were fraudulently taken from
the office and reissued, the question
arose whether or not an innocent pur-
chaser had the right to demand GER
tificate Of stock In exchange, on pre-
sentation. This was so decided by the
supreme court and within the next
few days all Of the bonds will proba-
bly, be presented for exchange. AS
the state cannot lose In the transac-
tions each treasurer will be liable on
his bond of $4,000 for the amount
lost during his administration. These
treasurers' bonds are liable for twenty