Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-04-26
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

The supreme court on last Tues
day decided that the election in Laur-
ems a year and half ago to vote out
the dispensary was illegal, because IL
was proven that some of the voters
did not show registration certificates
as required by the constitution, nor
did they show their poll tax receipts
Justice Woods held that the showing
of poll tax receipts at the polls was
not necessary, but the majority held
that 1t was.
= Middleton, N. Y, dispatch, Tues
day: Sheriff c. J. Lyon of Abbeville
county, South Carolina, who came
here today with requisition papers Tor
E. G.. Renne, who is wanted in South
Carolina for alleged forgery and lar
ceny, has returned south without
Renne: Ernest w. Hufcutt, legal ad-
wiser to Governor Hughes, refused to
honor the requisition, saying 1t was
not properly executed. Renne will be
held in the Goshen Jail until Sheriff
Lyon returns with corrected papers.
Mr.. James Henry Rice, Jr., has
been elected secretary Of the state
Audubon society, which the last leg
islature chartered, and will at once
begin an active canvass of the state
appointing game wardens and other
wise seeing to the enforcement of the
game laws of the state. "The game
laws of South Carolina are practically
a dead letter today" said Mr.. Rice
today. "They are violated with faith
full regularity throughout the state as
to all sorts of game and fish as well
as to insectiverous birds which should
be protected everywhere. 1t is the
society's intention to see that these
laws are enforced regardless Of how
much unpopularity that course brings
upon the heads of the officials OF the
society. Other states are getting as
high as 100000 a year in license fees
and fines, and there is no reason why
this state should not get almost that
much. It is also the intention of the
society to see to the protection of fish
in season"
The State. Wednesday: w. H.
Wolfe, the dispenser, who was recently
checked up $500 short in his ac-
counts at the dispensary near the Un-
ion station in this city, was rearrested
yesterday morning and after a pre-
liminary before Recorder Stanley was
released under bond Of $4,000, which
was furnished by his brother-in-law,
Thomas Meetze Of Lexington. 1t Will
be recalled that after the shortage was
made UP by. Wolfe's friends he was
released by the police on receipt Of
telegram from Solicitor Zimmerman.
The solicitor was assured that the
county board had no desire to press
the case, but after a conference was
held with the attorney general, the
latter decided to have served the war
rant, which had previously been
sworn out The board by agreeing to
drop the case did not intend that
there would be no prosecution and in
order to relieve both the solicitor and
the board Of any embarrassment they
might feel the attorney general took
the hC oOitSASSA'
will conduct the prosecution.
Union Progress: The call recently
extended by the Second Presbyterian
church Of Clinton, to Rev. A. A. James,
who on July 26th will be eighty-thre
wears old, and who for fifty-six years
has been a minister, dissipates the ar
guments Of theorists that when a
clergyman has preached for fifty years
he has reached q dead line" and his
further usefulness Is at an end. A
call formally extended, but which mas
been declined, offering not only gooo
salary but a good home as well, and
accompanied by urgent letters, was In
truth made to Mr.. James only rev
DAYS ago, and considering his age, IT
is probably unprecedented in ecclesi-
astical history in this state. But the
call is not less remarkable th.tt the
man, because for fifty-SiX years next
July, Mr.. James has faithfully served
group of churches Of which FAR
Forest is the one he has been pastor OF
longest All through these years,
without interruption, except such time
as he was chaplain in the Confederate
army, where his CHEEKY temperament
and tender ministrations won for him
the deep and lasting affection Of hun
dreds of Confederate soldiers, he has
served his churches, letting neither
fatigue nor sickness, heat nor cold,
sunshine nor rain prevent him from
keeping his appointments. AS an IL
lustration of this, it will be recalled
what a raw, cold, very disagreeable day
Easter Sunday was, and even those
living within the sound of the church
bell remained away from the sanctuary
rather than face the wintry blast, yet
through it all Father James drove
from his home at Pacolet to Glenn
Springs, a total distance of eighteen
miles, and was not apparently dis
heartened even when he reached there
and found a congregation of but one.
During the past few weeks "Father
James has been quite indisposed, no
doubt on account of his unremitting
labors and constant exposure, though
IL is said he has been upset and as
nearly depressed as his happy dispo-
sition will allow him to be, over the
collapse and further usefulness or MS
faithful horse, which he has been d"iv-
ing for many years. But ii is probable
that he will be provided with another
fine animal at an early date, as
movement is already on foot among
his churches towards raising a FUND
for this purpose. While his labors
have been local, Father James name
and reputation for splendid service
and influence for good are statewide,
and wherever he is known he is hon
Ored for his high Christian character,
his service as preacher and pastor
and he is held up as an example of
energy. devotion to duty, and Chris
ton conservation, with an ever abound
ing cheerfulness.
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