Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-03-08
FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1907.

Wnere the machinery. naQ De6u Olcu Ia
readiness for favorable and prompt
consideration. Senators Tillman and
Latimer put their shoulders to the
wheel and the suspense was soon end
ed. 1t was quick work after we once
started, but that long walt for recog-
milton was a nerve racking experience
I do not care to repeat. Now 1t Is up
co the good people of Charleston to de-
termine the best site for the new es-
tablishment."
= Spartanburg special Of March
to the Charlotte Observer: J. T. Will
kins, aged s8 years, a paralytic, was
burned to death this morning at the
Mary Louise Cotton mill, In fire
which totally destroyed his home. It
was one of the most horrible and dis
tressing accidents that has occurred
in this county in many years. Mr..
wilkins lived with his aged wife at
the Mary Louise mill, four miles from
Cowpens. For several years he has
been afflicted with paralysis, scarce
ly able to speak or walk. Early this
morning he was assisted from his bed
by his wife and was sitting before
warm fire wrapped in a quilt when
a spark popped out and fell on the
Mrs. Wilkins was In the kitchin pre-
pairing breakfast. Mr.. Wilkins being
naralyzed was unable to call his wife
or to extinguish the fire. When Mrs.
Wilkins discovered her husband on
fire she ran for aid, but before she
could procure assistance the house
had caught fire. When help arrived
the whole house was enveloped In
flames, and nothing could be done to
rescue the unfortunate man. The
house. was soon burned down and the
blackened and charred body Of the
victim of the flames was removed
from the ruins. Mr.. wilkins was the
father Of 8. B. Wilkins, a prominent
merchant Of Cowpens, and Ball Will
kins, president Of the Mary Louise
cotton mills
Lamar special Of March 6, to News
and Courier: Petitions are being circu-
lated in this county praying for the
county supervisor to order an election
on the dispensaTy question. An election
was held under the Brice act on this
question about two years ago and the
iispensary was voted out Of the coun-
ty by a large majority. II Is to be re-
,retted that we are to have an elec-
ton on this same question so soon
again, but II Is almost a certainty that
| the Prohibitionists, with the aid OF the
former state dispensaryites, VIII out
vote those favoring county dispenSary.
This precinct can be safely placed In
| he prohibition column. There. Is no
1oubt but that we will have a pretty
Big dispensary fight, as every effort
will be put forth to carry this county
for liquor. II is reported that the, dis
oensaryites' have already selected the
members of the board Of control" and
have them out circulating petitions.
For several years number Of, the
citizens Of this. section have made ef-
forts to have a dispensary located at
Lamar, and 1t Is now rumored that the
powers behind the throne promise
| that a dispensary will be established
here II these citizens will join hands
md vote for the dispensary. No doubt
| this promise will catch a few OF them,
but some will be somewhat suspicious,
knowing that promises are like pie
crust" No one can deny the fact that
Darlington county is infested with
blind tigers, and II there is any county
In the state in which Governor Ansel
should have a few special constables IL
Is this county.
= Columbia special Of March 6. to
News and Courier: The beer situation
as II stands under the Carey Cothran
act received an extended lnterpreta-
ton tonight at the hands Of Attorney
General Lyon. II covers In the main,
and does It very clearly, where the
bottling establishments stand under
the terms of the act. In the first
place, he decides that only those beer
bcttling establishments that held IL
censes directly from the state board
Of control as beer bottling establish
ments have any legal status on which
they can continue In that business and
work on the royalty basis. as provided
L., 70
beer dispensers or beer bottling plants,
Nperating under elections Of county
boards at the time Of the passage OF
the Carey Cothran bill are down and
out. The only beer bottiing establish.
ments that can continue to do busi-
ness under the royalty system or by
license are those that get their permits
from the state board Of control direct,
md not through county boards or 9TH
erwise. These bottling plants under
the statute are continuing, and can be
proval Of the county boards, but no
new licenses can be granted to conduct
bottling plants. Under the decision the
bottling plants that are operated un-
der the license system cannot sell di-
| rectly to the consumer. They can sell
to the county boards throughout the
state and furnish fresh beer to beer
dispensers, but they cannot sell direct
ly to the consumer. Under the deci-
sion. beer dispensers, like whisky dis
pensers, are to be on salary and what
ever profit they make Is to go TO the
county and city. There Is no longer to
be such a thing as beer dispenser,
selling to the retail trade and working
on a royalty basis. The royalty or
license system, under the decision. ap-
piles entirely to the bottling plants.
and they are confined to the wholesale
trade through the county dispensaries.