Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-10
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

1t is understood that Superintend-
ent of Education Martin is TO make a
move to secure the 100000 presumed
to be due by the dispensary to the
public schools Of the state. If the
schools get the amount coming to 1t,
the amount the wholesale liquor deal
ers are claiming will have to be very
much reduced.
There were about 1000 visitors to
the Confederate reunion in Columbia
this week The old soldiers were de-
lightfully entertained by the Columbia
people and the committee with food,
drink, shelter, speeches and music
made everybody have good time
The reunion was one Of the most sue
cessful that has been held for quite a
number of years.
R. B. Caldwell, Esq, was on Tues
day elected mayor of Chester over
w. H. Hardin who had held the po-
sition for eight years. The vote was
259 to 176. Mr.. Hardin has been a
most excellent officer. The voters,
however desired a change, and Mr..
Caldwell, being not only popular, but
efficient and thoroughly capable. was
elected by an overwhelming majority.
Charles C. Hawkins, a white man,
aged about forty-five years, and en-
ployed by the Sumter Lumber COM
pany. committed suicide a few days
ago by placing his head on railroad
track and permitting box car to be
backed over 1t. He leaves widow
and two children. Nobody saw him
kill himself; but he had shortly before
said to some Of his fellow operators
that he did not care to live.
THE fifth triennial fest Of the
national Schuetzenbund, was opened
in Charleston last Monday at sunrise
with salute from the German artil-
lery under command Of Capt. F. w.
WAGNER. There were thousands of
visitors in the city from all parts of
the country. The first number on the
programme was a great procession, a
mile or more in length with numer-
Gus bands of music. The procession
wound up at the SchuetZenplatZ. the
pleasure and practice ground Of the
home club, and the fest was formerly
opened by the firing of three shots by
President Roosevelt by means of an
electrical connection with the White
House. The rifles were aimed on the
ground. Two of the shots were bull
eyes and the other was very close.
The festivities have since been in pro-
gress on a tremendous scale, the Ger
mans, and the people of the city gen
orally, having a great time Of 1t.
Columbia special of May to
News and Courier: DR.. w. ]. Murray,
chairman Of the commission to wind up
the state dispensary, was to-day serv-
ed with a summons in a claim made
by the internal revenue department for
over $4,000, claimed by the depart
ment to be due by the sub -dispen-
saries under the old dispensary law
for license for the sale of beer. DR.
Murray accepted the summons for the
commission, but it is likely that the
commission will contest the claim
The matter has been referred to At
torney General Lyon and the commits
sion's legal adviser. Mr.. Stevenson
This claim represents the difference
between the amount of retail liquor
dealers license and the amount OF
wholesale dealers license to which II
Is now asserted. the sub -dispensaries
involved were each liable. because OF
the alleged fact that the dispensaries
sold beer in larger quantities than
four and seven eighths gallons. The
sum of s5,427 is claimed to be due
for the back licenses for the last fif-
teen months and something over $685.
600 for the licenses dating back prior
to the last fifteen months.