Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-05-05
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

The frost of last week killed a
great deal of cotton in various partS
Of the state. The damage was espe-
cially noticeable in Aiken, where al
most all cotton that was up was elth-
er killed or badly damaged.
Mr.. James Allen, for many years
one of the leading business men OF
Charleston, and head of the JeWelry
house Of Jas. Allen & Co, died In
Charleston last Friday, in the 1Sth
year of his age.
The supervisor of Abbeville coun-
ty has been presented with petition
asking for an election on the ques-
ton of voting the dispensary out OF
that county. 1t is claimed by some
of the dispensary adherents that
there has been a change Of sentiment
and that the dispensary will win two
to one.
ON May 1st the books Of the state
treasurer showed that tax had been
paid on fertilizers at the rate or 20
cents per ton to the amount of $780,
SS5.S7, lacking only little less than
s1OO of the total amount paid In last
year, and about 100000 in excess OF
the tax paid up to the same date OF
last year.
Columbia, May /: Ned and Brack
Toland, two young negroes VINO mur,
dered Mrs. Paul Ellison, an aged
white woman at Cayce, Lexington
county, two months ago, were hanged
,at the Lexington Jail at noon today.
The murder of Mrs. Ellison was a
most brutal one, the younger Toland
boy holding her while the elder
Drained her with an axe. The boys
afterwards robbed the house OF Var-
Gus articles of clothing. Some pres
fn
ernor Ansel to reprieve Brack Toland
because of his tender years, being
only II years old, but he declined to
interfere with the courts decree.
Gaddy Graham, cOlOred, aged about
35 wears, was hanged at Darlington
today for the murder OF Furman
Moody, a white man, the manager OF
a plantation, in Darlington county on
November 18th, 1907. Graham was
caught in the act of stealing corn
and when hailed by Moody the. form
er fired with fatal results.
- Greenwood. May 4: over one thou
sand farmers from this and adjoining
counties assembled in the county court
house here today to hear addresses by
President HarVie Jordan, OF the South
ern Cotton Growers association and
President B. Harris Of the State Far
merS' Union. The fact that there are
over 5000 bales or cotton nelQ III lue
several warehouses here, not to speak
Of the smaller amounts held at the
homes Of the farmers, makes anything
from these leading lights on the mark
eting Of the cotton Of particular inter-
est. President Jordan gave statistics
as 10 the amount Of cotton In the coun-
tly and the demand and declared that
there will be shortage before the
new crop comes on. If the farmers
Will hold out he declared, before sixty
or ninety days they Will see 10 cents
cotton. He declared that the banks
are amply able TO finance this holding
and urged full corporation between
the banks. the merchants and the far
mers. He urged diversification OF
crops both as a means Of reducing the
cotton acreage as we'll as means OF
enabling farmers to hold TO their cot
ton SO as to market a certain amount
each month. He declared that if the
mills would cultivate the export trade
more they would not have to shut
down whenever we have a little finan-
cial furry in this country. President
Harris made very captivating talk
on the importance Of a strong organ
iZatiOn and as q means he stressed
cu-operatiCn and diverSfiCatiOn. He
made many homely Illustrations in
pointing out the shortcomings Of the
farmers. and urged them To study the
WAYS Of the humble ant in providing
for a rainy day. and be wise. The
meeting was presided over by Judge
VIM j. Moore. who invited the speak
erS to Greenwood.