Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-03-17
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

Clinton special of March 13, to
Atlanta Georgian: The ThornWell
Orphanage at Clinton, S. c., has re-
Gently completed a cottage, the FUNDS
for which were presented by DR.. j. Z.
Silliman, of Palestine, Texas, as a me-
mortal TO his father, DR.. James Mon
roe Silliman, formerly Of York coun-
ty, South Carolina. The building Is
granite structure. All the granite was
donated by DR.. y. G. Long, OF the
Long Blue Granite Quarries of Elber-
ton, Georgia. The building increases
the number of orphan children under
the shelter Of the Thornwell Orphan
age to $50.
- Columbia, March 16: A long dis
tance telephone message from the
States correspondent at Johnston,
similar one from Aiken and special
dispatch from Edgefield state that ex-
Judge o. W. Buchanan, formerly Of
the circuit court of this state, was shot
on board a southbound Southern rail-
way train just after 1t had passed
Wards, about o'clock this after
noon. Judge Buchanan, according to
these correspondents, was sitting In
Pullman car with his back turned to
an open window when he received
the wound. 1t is said by those aboard
the train that some children were
playing with rifles as the train was
pulling out Of the station at WARDS,
and it is believed that one Of these
fired the shot.
Columbia special Of Sunday to the
Charlotte Observer: In his sermon
on Moses today at the Washington
Street Methodist Church, where Attor-
ney General Lyon, Assistant Attorney
General DeBruhl and Chairman Muir
ray, of the winding-up commission, all
hold membership, the pastor Rev. DR..
H. w. Bays, referred feelingly to the
situation. At prayer the pastor also
referred to the Federal courts posi-
tion of usurping the rights OF the
state and interfering with the state
administration. He called no names,
but he severely criticised those mem
bers Of the commission who had ac-
cepted appointments under Judge
Pritchard. The preachers compli-
mentary reference to the citizen VINO
had told him on the street that he
would not accept Judge Pritchard's
appointment for a million dollars cash
in hand was easily traceable to DR..
Murray, who had made this same
statement to a number of people the
night he received Judge Pritchard's
offer. The preacher thanked God for
the fact that there were still plenty OF
men even in this commercial age, this
age of graft and greed, who were
strong enough to unhestitatingly de-
eide for the right against their own
material advantage, and for the fact
that the states agents could not be
bought or bullied from their stand
for the right.
- Chester Reporter, March 16:
Most of our readers are more or less
familiar with certain wild rumors
that have been circulated during the
day with reference to shortage In
the office of the Springstein mill. 1t
appears upon investigation that these
rumors have been grossly exagger-
ated, and Col. Springs president and
principal stockholder Of the mill,
when communicated with at his office
in Lancaster, vigorously denounced as
untrue the greater part Of what has
been told here on the streets today
It appears, however, there Is some
discrepancy in the books brought
about as the result Of a private ac-
count carried with the mill by Mr..
R. w. Boney, secretary and treasurer.
Mr.. Boney would from time to time
borrow certain sums from the mill,
making a memorandum slip Of the
loan. These loans according to Mr..
Boney's figures amount to about
$4,000. The American Audit Co.,
make the amount something more,
but it is likely that the account will
be reduced to the figures first given.
We are glad to state that this money
was spent for honest and legitimate
purposes, and not in speculation, as
most people suppose when anything
of this kind occurs. Mr.. Boney has
been active in many good works since
coming to Chester, and his numerous
friends will regret that any circum-
stances should have arisen to give
currency to such rumors as have got
abroad. The matter will in all likeli-
hood be adjusted, Mr.. Boney standing
ready to return the full sum borrow