Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-09-25
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

Union, September 22: Late today
County Supervisor Betenhaugh. acting
on a petition presented TO him some
time ago, ordered an election 10 he
held in this county on the question
of dispensary or no dispensary on
Tuesday, Get. 27.
- Mr. Matthew F. Tighe formerly in
charge Of the Columbia bureau of the
News and Courier; but now Wash
ington representative Of the Hearst
system Of newspapers, is in this state
in the interest Of the Independence
party organization. He Isl arranging
to get men to agree to permit their
names to be put on the ticket for pres
idential electors.
- Greenville News Master in !Equi-
ty Gray made a ruling Cf consider
able general interest in his court yes
terday. The case Of Fowler against
Kilgore was being tried, when a wit
ness, Mr. Burdett, Of Simpsonville.
was called for the plaintiff. Imme-
diately upon his being sworn, Mr..
Burdett enquired of the master
whether he could be compelled to
testify before his per diem and mile
age had been paid. After argument
by Mr.. Shuman for the plaintiff, the
master held that the witness could
pay had been arranged. The witness
insisted and the plaintiff declined to
pay, so under the masters ruling he
was excused and went on his way.
- Spartanburg, September "a: South
ern railway southbound pas ssenger train
No. Al from Charlotte to Seneca, ran
into an open switch one mile and half
south Of Wexford, a station twelve miles
south Of this city, tonight about 8.45
and Engineer w. ]. Fonville Of Green
vile, and his colored fireman were
killed. The baggagemaster had leg
broken. None Of the passengers suf-
fered more than being badly shaken
up. The engine and tender turned
completely over. DR.. Earl Of Green
vile, rushed to the scene in an auto
mobile and rendered aid to the injured
baggagemaster A wrecking crew left
here at midnight. Traffic will be block
ed for several hours. 1t is believed by
officials Of the road that the switch was
thrown by some miscreant
- The following clipping from the
Union Progress gives further details
of a happening that was talked about
considerably a few days ago, and
shows how the blind tigers adopt
some clever devices to bring in their
stock. An accidental wreck Of a
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revealed what many persons believe
to be a way that is used to get lot
of liquor that is sold illicitly in this
city. 1t seems that the other day
car was derailed and wrecked near
the switch just east of Carlisle, and
there were exposed several barrels or
cases Of liquor, four of which are said
to have been addressed to the Glover
club, the destination Of this liquor be-
ing Delta, S. c., which is in the south
ern part Of this county. When the
wreck had been cleared, the liquor
cases, except a little given to those
helping to remove the debris, was put
on a car and sent on to Delta. AS
there happened to be no Glover club
here, that organization having been
disbanded some time ago, and other
clubs having been raided for storing
and selling liquor, ii appears that the
use of the name was but for the pur-
pose Of getting the stuff TO Delta,
from whence it would be hauled to
Union by wagon or other conveyance.
This Is not the first time, 1t Is said,
that liuuor has been shipped in this
manner Indeed, the authorities here
have on several occasions been noti-
fed by telephone or telegraph. from
functional points that booze was being
consigned to parties here, and in this
way they have been able to keep track
Of it. and it is probable that even a
closer watch will be kept in the fu-
ture.