Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-12-08
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
-Gaffney Ledger: Deputy Collector
John p. Scruggs exploded bomb shell
among the tobacco and cigar mer-
chants of Gaffney last Friday, when he
informed them that all who had failed
TO cancel the stamps on tobacco and
cigars boxes would be subjected to a
hne of $50. He found uncancelled
empty boxes in about ten stores, and
The proprietors are specializing as to
the outcome of the collectors action.
Collector Scruggs Is also requiring all
those who have been convicted In the
state or municipal courts Of selling
whisky to take out a license for the
time, during which they were engaged
In the illegal traffic. 1t Is likely that
several will have to come across" In
this county.
The last day Thursday Of the
United Daughters Of the Confederacy
convention at Abbeville was taken up
IN discussing resolutions and general
business and the election Of officers for
another year. Very little rivalry was
elected: President, Mrs R. D. Wright,
Newberry; first vice president, Mrs j..
A. Campbell, Charleston; second vice
president, Mrs. Thomas Keitt, Glenn
son; third vice president, Mrs. j. c..
Davis, Clinton; fourth vice president,
Mrs. L. NJ. Gasque, Marion; recording
secretary, Mrs. T. H. Dreher, st. Mat
thews; corresponding secretary, Mrs.
s. B. Aull, Newberry; treasurer, Mrs.
M. J. Perry, Lancaster; historian, Mrs.
H. P. Lynch, Cheraw; registrar, Mrs.
G.. E. Graham, Greenville; recorder Of
crosses, Mrs. w. H. Fowler, Yorkville;
auditor, Mrs. Lucy Thomson, Abbeville.
The following resolution, submitted by
Mrs Thomas Keitt of Clemson, was
passed with but four dissenting votes:
Resolved, That the South Carolina
division, United Daughters Of the Con-
federacy, assembled in convention at
Abbeville, S. c., puts itself on record
as objecting to the amendment to the
constitution as passed by the Atlanta
convention permitting the wives OF
veterans, though they be Of northern
n foreign birth, to become members
IF the U. D. c., unless they are quail
fed by the ties of blood for member
ship as required by the rules for other
than the wives Of veterans, except In
cases of women who were wives dur
ing the Confederacy."
Lancaster, December 5: A serious
fire occurred in Lancaster at an early
hour this morning, the alarm being
given about o'clock. When first dis
covered the flames were issuing from
the Lancaster Mercantile company's 8
brick warehouse, in the vicinity OF the
Southern railway depot. The building
was constructed with the regulation fire
walls, which saved half the structure.
The part however, in which the fire
started was entirely destroyed, togeth-
er with it's contents. Another ware
house nearby, owned by the Kershaw
Oil mill and used by the Bennett Gro
Gerry company, was also consumed, like
wise the seed house of the Lancaster
Mercantile company, shed over the
Standard Oil company's tank and about
100 bales Of cotton, As bales Of which
were in q box car on the Southern's
side track and the remainder on the
public cotton platform. Several hum
1red other bales on the platform were
saved with great difficulty. The Lam
caster Cotton OH company also had
about $500 worth Of seed burned, the
loss being covered by insurance. The
other losses were approximately: Lam
caster Mercantile company, damage to
warehouse, $4,000; destruction Of mer-
chandise in same. $1,000. Both build
ing and contents insured. KerShaw OIL
Mil company warehouse burned, $@00;
covered by insurance. Merchandise
DESTROYED in building belonging to Ben
nett Grocery companv. $500. covered by
insurance. Cotton burned, $4,000, COW
cred bv insurance. The cotton belong
ed to the Lancaster Mercantile compa-
nv and the Heath-JOnes company.
Iancaster's volunteer fire derartment,
lust organized, did some effective work
with it's new reels as long as the wa
ter supply lasted. The new waterworks
system will be In onera ton in a few
1avs. when there will be no further
trouble about having plenty Of water
for fighting fire and for other pur-
NOSES as we'll. The origin Of this fire
IS not known.
- Columbia State. December s: Ap-
plicatinn for a charter ny the Carnl'-
ra. Clirrhfield and Ohio road has
been made to the secretary OF state.
This Is the line running from the
oOal fields of Virginia to some point
IN South Carolina, presumably
Charleston, but in the appli"ation for
the route Is not stated.
1t is stated. however, that Spartan
burg Is included in the route. The
"apital stock Is placed at S30.0O0,OOO
and the application Is signed by VIM
u.
ter Of Johnson City. Tenn, A. A.
ph'egan of Bristol. Tenn. The char
ter also states that the line is charter
cd In Virginia, the application here
being to domesticate the line. Ac-
oording to present plans Spartanburg
will be a terminal and another termi-
nal Is a point near Island Ford ferry.
OF the line 10S miles have already
been constructed and the total lergth
is 244 miles. The plans so far call for
at least twenty miles In South Caro-
lima. The head office Is in st. Paul,
Va, and the line at present begins In
Russell county, that state The fee
for the charter filed with the secre-
tary of state is at least $4,000. This
application for this charter Is Of con-
siderable importance to the entire
state. 1t Is known almost officially
that the c., c. & O. line has terminal
plans for the port Of Charleston, pro-
yided arrangements can be made with
that city. The recent banquet in
Spartanburg at which the railroad Of
ficials connected with that and other
lines were present, attracted attention
all over the state and since then 1t has
been regarded as a certainty that
will be one Of the import
ant feeding points on the line and In
fact IL Is DeleNed tnat headquarters
for some of the officials will be es-
tablished here. The railroad officials
with the line are naturally
reticent about their plans, but those
who keep posted on railroad matters
know that the line will eventually go
through this city and continue to the
coast. When a domestic charter Is
applied for the line Of route will be
given. The following from the Sem
incl of Erwin, Tenn, concerning the |
establishment of the shops, will be of
interest: I'VE do not wish to take a |
100 optimistic view Of the future pos !