Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-09
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

- Columbia State: Mr.. w. B. Dove
of this city has been appointed assist
ant secretary of state by Secretary K.
NJ. McCown. Mr.. Dove succeeds Mr..
W. H. Malloy Of Florence, who has
recently been elected cashier of the
Farmers and Mechanics bank of that
town. Mr. Dove has had considera-
BILE clerical experience and is we'll
known throughout the state, having
for several years been connected with
one of the largest book concerns doing
business in the south and afterwards
being one of the general agents of the
Southeastern Life Insurance company
Of Spartanburg.
Srartanburg, October 8: The ap-
pointment of a colored man, Jeremiah
Anderson of Roebuck, as substitute let
ter carrier in Spartanburg may result
in a stir in postoffice circles. The ap-
pointment was made several days ago,
and recently there has been rumors
that Anderson, who was formerly in
the government service, figured in
some sort of trouble, the alleged writ
ing of an improper letter to a white
woman. Postmaster S. 7. Pointer,
when asked today with reference to
the rumors going the rounds said that
since the appointment was made he
substitute having been in some sort Of
trouble because Of letter said to have
been written to white woman, but
that no charges had been preferred
against the man and that no protest
had been made. He said he did not
hear of the alleged letter until after the
appointment was made. Col. Pointer
said that the postoffice here needed a
substitute carrier and that the negro
passed a most creditable examination
on the list. and that he was according
ly appointed as substitute carrier.
-Laurens, October Z: In view Of the
approaching election on the dispensary
in this county the prohibition forces
have planned a series Of temperance
rallies which will be held throughout
the county this month. In addition to
a number of local speakers, including
Baptist church, Hon. G. G. Feath-
stone Rev. E. c. Watson, pastor Of
two of the large Baptist churches of
the county, and the Rev. G. Lewis
Fowler, pastor Of the First Baptist
church at Clinton, Dr. Geo. B. Cromer
of Newberry and DR.. Chas. E. Burts Of
Edgefield have been invited to partici-
pate in the campaign. The election
will be held on the 3rd of November
the same date of the general election
This will be the second effort to rid the
county of a dispenSary, as 1t Will be
remembered that in January, 1906, an
election was held on the same PROPOSE
ton and anti-dispensary won by
small majority. However, the election
was contested on certain alleged irreg-
ularities and after much litigation 1t
vas declared null and void. Conse-
quently the shop has continued to do
business, an exceedingly fine business
too, considerably over 100000 year.
In the case Of j. M. Turbyfill, ad
miniStrator of the estate Of Miss b.
Hand. against the Southern railway, a
Spartanburg jury on Wednesday re-
turned a verdict for plaintiff in the sum
of $4,000. The amount asked for was
$4,000. Miss Hand was run over and
killed by a Southern railway passenger
train at Duncan on November 9Th, OF
last year while she was crossing the
track on her way to see a sick friend.
Miss Hand was a sister, law Of Mr.
J. NJ. Turbyfill and was a teacher in
the public school at Duncan. On the
afternoon Of November 9Th last, after
dismiSSing the school, she started to
the home of sick friend. AS she went
to cross the SOuthern's tracks near the
depot she heard passenger No. IL COM
ing. Thinking she had time to get
across, she quickened her pace and
started in a brisk gait, between a fast
walk and a run. 1t is said that as she
moved forward she held her head
downward and sideways, against the
wind, SO that her hat Obstructed her
vision of the train, which was just
emerging from a deep cut Had she
been looking at the train even after
she started, it is claimed that she would
doubtless have halted and turned
back. She was caught between the
tracks by the powerful engine and
crushed to death in the presence Of
several witnesses.