Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-06
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

- The supposed boil weevils, reported
from the farm of Mr.. G. A. Myers at
Bowman, are pronounced by the ento-
mology bureau, of the department OF
agriculture at Washington, to be
harmless beetles.
Mr.. John G. Capers writes the
News and Courier from Cedar Noun
tain that the health Of his father Bish-
Cd Ellison Capers, has so much i'm
proved that 1t will be practicable to
move him to Columbia soon.
A petition is in circulation in Abb
beville county asking for an election
on the question Of abolishing the dis
pensary. Correspondents seem to be
of opinion that the election will GER
tainly be called and that the county
will vote overwhelmingly for prohibi-
ton.
Cherokee News: Mr.. w. j. Will
kins' barn was discovered to be on fire
last Saturday night about IL o'clock.
1t was all aflame when discovered
and was destroyed before an effort
could be made to save 1t. Besides the
barn, one good horse and one good
mule were killed and one cow was so
badly burned that 1t would seem a
mercy to kill 1t. There was no insur-
ance on the building or stock and
the loss Is about $500.
Columbia special of Wednesday to
the News and Courier: The commits
sion to wind up the affairs Of the state
dispensary met this afternoon In this
city for the first time in several months,
all the members being present, as well
at the commissions attorney, Colonel
w. E. Stevenson. The board approv-
ed the action Of the chairman, DR.. W.
J. Murray, In closing out the stock on
hand by sales to the county dispensa-
ries since the last meeting, and 1t was
found that these transactions had
proved advantageous to the state. All
the whisky which was on hand at the
time the commission took charge has
now been sold, although some or IL mas
not yet been shipped out. The COM
mission has not yet paid any claims
at all, and the money which has been
received Is still on deposit in various
banks. Some of the whisky has been
sold to county boards on sixty and
ninety days time, and this money Is
not yet available. No claims Will be
paid, however, until the report OF the
adjusters Is made, and this may be ten
days or q month longer. The report OF
the auditing company which has ex-
amined the books Of the state dispen-
sary so thoroughly will doubtless be
very interesting when made public.
Charlotte Observer: DR.. w. Gil
Wylie of New York, and Messrs. w. w.
Moore and ]. B. Johnson of Rock Hill,
S. c., have organized q company for
the building Of a new cotton mill, eith-
er at Fort Lawn or Rock Hill. The
new mill will be known as the wy
mojo," the name being derived from
a combination of the first two letters
in the names of the incorporators. The
capital stock of the company will be
$125,000. The articles Of incorpora-
ton were drawn up yesterday and ap-
plication filed for a charter. The 10
cation Of the new mill is yet In doubt.
Rock Hill Is making strong bid Tor
1t and so Is Fort Lawn. Fort Lawn
has offered a site and the indications
are that its bid will be accepted. Fort
Lawn Is admirably situated to become
a thriving manufacturing center. 1t
will enjoy exceptional railway facili-
ties when the Seaboard completes Its
extension, thus giving it another road
Ii Is now in. close touch with the
Southern. The monster development
IF the Southern Power company Is but
ten miles away with its cheap motive
power. 1t is a we'll known fact that
the officials of that corporation are ex-
ceedingly anxious to promote the
building of new mills and with this In
view are ready. to offer special induce.
ments. Work on the Wymojo mill VIII
commence this fall.
- -Newberry special of September 4
to Columbia State: Yesterday a
stranger. who registered at one Of the
local hotels as Frank Gordon, Biz
mingham, Ala.," accompanied by a
we'll dressed negro, attracted the atten-
ton of the police and upon being shad-
owed 1t was learned that the two men
were here for the purpose Of organic
ing negro bricklayers and plasterers
into the International Bricklayers' and
Plasterers' union. Mayor Brown, upon
learning of the white mans business,
went to see him in the capacity OF a
citizen, and not officially. to inform
him that the citizens of Newberry
would not permit white man to or
ganiZe negroes in the community. In
the interview Gordon intimated that
Mr.. Brown was liar" whereupon the
latter proceeded to fog the stranger.
The strange negro was led to the edge
of town and invited to take his depart
ure. Gordon was arrested and held In
bail in the sum Of $25. At first Cor
don represented himself as mattress
drummer" but afterward admitted that
he had told an untruth. He said that
he did this in the towns he visited, for
the purpose Of deception, as he did not
wish his real business to become
known. When the Columbia train
reached here tonight Gordon boarded
II. followed by ten or fifteen citizens
who desired to interview" him. but he
escaped them by locking himself up In
the toilet. Policeman John Adams,
who worked the case up, as well as
Mayor Brown, have the sympathy OF
the community for their part in the af-
fair. It is said that Gordon Is en-
route to Greenwood for the same pur-
pose that he visited Newberry. The
affair created considerable comment
here today.
The state Of South Carolina leads
all other southern states in the corn
and cotton crop this year-so says Col.
J.. C. Stribling, head of the Farmers
Union bureau, in a letter to the Daily
Mail from Little Rock, Ark, where he
is attending the national meeting OF
the Farmers Union. The following
Is in part what Colonel Stribling
writes Advance reports Of crops
and probable prices to date by the
Farmers Union set South Carolina
ahead Of all southern states on both
cotton and corn. Our reports from all
the union to August Is average the
corn crop at 1871, or nearly double In
the. corn sections of the state. Cotton
Is q points above last year, but as
the scorching weather Of the last ten
days has reduced the prospects for
both corn and cotton to a considerable
extent, today we could not place corn
above ITO and cotton 10 above last
year No doubt Louisiana Is the low
est state on cotton, being below half
crop fifteen days back, and having gone
lower since with all the other states.
South Cardinals price last year was
fixed at 12l by our union, but was
pulled down by better crops in western
cotton states. This year the reverse
conditions will no doubt bring South
Cardinals average from 14.71 upwards
to meet the shortage of the crop and
higher prices set by other states. From
present advance information the aver
age will be above Is cents. The South
Carolina farmers are away ahead this
year in both corn and cotton, and II
they will stand firm to the Farmers
Union prices this season the Palmetto
State will make a grand touchdown
away beyond the goal line. and good