Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-04-19
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

on a visit shortly after the THEFT, nav
ling been shadowed to this city.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
w. E. Perry, wanted in Chester
for the murder Of Langdon G. Boozer
on March 1st, 1906, is under arrest at
Washington, D. c.
| Mr.. Victor NJ. Montgomery OF
Spartanburg and Miss Lillian Earle,
daughter of the late Senator Earle,
were married in Greenville Tuesday
at noon.
| Rev. William Johnson, noted au-
thor and Unitarian clergyman, ma
tive Of Beaufort, died in Boston, Mass,
Tuesday, at the age of sixty-two years.
- Says a Washington dispatch Of
April 16: South Carolina Is we'll rep
resented at the annual congress OF the
Daughters Of the American Revolu-
ton, which began here Monday.
Among the South Carolinans to arrive
so far are: Mrs. D. S. Henderson OF
Aiken: Mrs. w. S. Montgomery of
Spartanburg; Mrs. Fannie M. Jones,
Mrs Geo. F. Won KolnitZ and Mrs.
and Miss Baker of Charleston; Mrs.
! w. ]. Britton of Spartanburg; MRS.
Jessie Smith Of Greenville; Miss Rip
ley of Aiken; Mrs. Moultrie Bratton OF
Yorkville: Miss Hammond OF Column
bia; Mrs. Fannie Wilson of YorkVllle;
and Mrs. Clark Waring Of Columbia.
These ladies together with several
South Carolinians resident in wash
ington were rendered an elegant recep-
ton by Mrs. A. l. Robertson at her
home, on G street.
- Columbia, April II: The war de-
partment at Washington has given its
consent for the South Carolina Ma
tional Guard to go to jamestown on
the regular summer encampment on
the money which amounts to $4,000
per regiment. Adjutant General Boyd
today received a reply to his inquiry
along this line from the acting sec
retary of war who says this Is mat
ter that is left to the governor, that
there is no objection to the money be-
ing used in this way provided the pro-
per work is done after reaching the
exposition The exposition authorities
will not allow the soldiers to do their
own cooking and the restaurant meals
will cost rs cents a day which Will
make the trip a bit more expensive.
Gen. Boyd thinks that If each company
or the companies town, will raise $500
to supplement the government allow
ance the trip can be had with ease
and comfort. He has referred the let
Of the first and second regiments, re-
spectively, with instructions to take
the matter up with their men. The
fact that the third has chosen to go
to Sullivan's Island for a week In
July will not cut 1t out for the James
town trip, but if the command decides
that Sullivan's Islands is enough II
will get it's $4,000 for extra equipment,
General Boyd said today.
- Columbia special of April II to-
Greenville News: The petitions for
an election on the dispensary in Rich
land county are being signed more
readily that had been expected. The
petitions are placed at various con-
venient places in the city and are al
so being sent around town and
through the country for signatures.
Under the law the petitions must be
signed by one fourth Of the number or
qualified voters and as there are es-
timated to be over $500 qualified vot-
ers in Richland county it will be nee
cessary to secure about 700 signatures
to the petitions. provided all the sig
natures obtained are signatures OF
Qualified electors under the law. Only
qualified electors, of course, can vote
at the election, which may be ordered
at any time by the supervisor. The
Carey Cothran act permits these elec-
tions during 1907 at any time the
supervisor may order on petition but
in subsequent years the elections on
the dispensary must be held on the
same day as the general elections for
state and county officials. The move
ment for an election is being quietly
conducted and there is no public agi-
tation of the matter. The two local
papers are not taking any part one
way or the other. Those who are in
terested for one reason or another In
the retention of the dispensary system
are said to be uneasy because there Is
no telling which way the blind tiger
element is going. If this element en-
ters into an alliance with the Prohibi-
tionists, the election may be carried
against the dispensary and the blind
tiger element may profit by this knowl-
edge that 1t holds the balance OF power.
Under the old dispensary system the
blind tigers had no cause at which to
want a change.
- There is much interest throughout
the state over the acceptance by the
commission Of the celebrated Black
Clark purchase of whisky. The fact
was first published Wednesday morn
ing; but the full details have not yet
been made known. 1t will be remem-
bered that 1t was brought out by the
Christensen committee at the begin
ming of the recent session Of the gen.
eral assembly that Commissioner Black
had gone to Peoria, Illinois in person
and had bought 1000 barrels of this
whisky, at prices ranging from $3.50
to Sl.75 a gallon. The committee re-
ported that not only was the purchase
illegally made; but that the whisky
was of inferior quality, it being what
is known as high wine and worth from
$l.33 to $1.35 gallon. Nearly 1000
barrels of the whisky had been re-
ceived at the time of the report Of the
committee but the order was held up
by resolution, and further shipment
stopped. The Clark Bros. were noti-
fed that the liquor was refused and
subject to their order. Clark Bros. af-
terward offered the winding up COM
mission a good round price for the Ii
quor conditioned on their being grant
| ed a permit to blend and bottle the
stuff in this state. The offer was re-
fused, because the commission had no
authority to grant what would practi-
cally be a license, and many people
| throughout the state were Of opinion
| that the liquor should not be pur-
| chased under any consideration. News
| of the final purchase has come as very
much of a surprise. The price paid
has not been given out, nor the condi-
| tionS of the purchase. Some eXpla-
nations have been offered in connec-
tion with the matter, but they are not
satisfactory and the whole thing looks
| to a large extent like a vindication of
ex- Commissioner Black. 1t is stated,
however, that the dispensary commits
sion has not waived any part of its
right To- thoroughly investigate all the
conditions under which the liquor was
purchased. and it is explained also
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mived with a better grade of whisky
and made saleable.
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