Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-01-07
TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1908.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

SOU n CAROLINA NEWS
Mr.. A. S. Cory, we'll known and
highly esteemed citizen of Gaffney died
at his home there yesterday: s--.
- Governor Ansel has suspended from
Office. John o. Edwards. treasurer of
Berkeley county, until the accounts Of
that officer can be investigated.
A special election was held in Cher
okee county last Thursday for the pur-
pose of filling out the unexpired term
of w. +. Macarthur, deceased. in the
house of representatives. Mr.. n. w.
Hardin of Blacksburg, was chosen. The
vote stood: N W. Hardin, $685. w. S.
Hall, Jr., 345: w. d. Kirby, 276; Kim
sey o. Huskey, 13S.
Spartanhurg, January g.. j. E.
Brown, alias Ed Brown alias Miller,
believed to be the negro who assault
ed B. F. Henderson, who keeps store
in the suburbs of the city, December
3lst. is a prisoner in the county jail.
He was arrested in Winston Salem
Sunday night by the chief Of police of
that place and. was taken to Charlotte.
where he was delivered into the GUS
,tody Of Spartanburg officers. The as
sault on Mr.. Henderson was most bru-
tai. The old man was struck in the
head several times with hatchet' and
. after committing the crime the assail-
ant robbed the store. The. wounded
man is in the hospital and has never
regained consciousness.
According to the annual report of
Superintendent Griffith Of the state
penitentiary, that institution Is in an
excellent way financially, and the COM
mittee of the trustees after careful
checking the books endorses the re-
suits as entirely satisfactory. The in
stitution started out with q cash bal
ance at the beginning Of the fiscal year
OF $34,562.90 and had receipts during
the year.of $s0.O73.s5. The running ex-
penses were $70,659.53 and permanent
improvements $24,420.9S, leaving cash
on hand Of $29, 9,262.24, with additional
assets Of $5,O5O worth Of cotton on hand
and $500 due from Mr. J. M. Graham,
who operates knitting mill in the
penitentiary with convict labor.
- Columbia special of January 6, to
News and Courier: The Southern's
southbound through train No. 3S, due
to arrive here early in the afternoon
from Washington and Charlotte, which
was running several hours late, was
derailed near Monetta, about half way
between here and Augusta, at late
hour last night, the accident apparent
" being due to a defective rail. No
body was seriously injured. A fireman
received an injured hand and a negro
passenger named Gist from Union was
painfully bruised. The engine, dead
head express car and an accommoda-
ton coach were turned over. A train
sent out from Augusta transferred the
passengers. A wrecking crew prompt
ly placed the track in order.
- Columbia special to the Charlotte
Observer: The report Of the pardon
board submitted to the governor to-
day contained sad note for Walter
Allen, the Greenville mountaineer
life-term convict, who voluntarily
returned to the penitentiary recently
after running away to his consump-
tive wife who had written him a pa
thetic letter about her condition. The
report, whose recommendations were
adopted throughout, said that after
careful consideration Of the case the
Of no
to recommend clemency. The report
was a surprise to those who had kept
up with this case. His running away
was considered foolish, as the pardon
board, which then had his case under
advisement, had intimated that a par
don would be recommended.
Columbia special to the Charlotte
Observer: The father and brothers of
Miss. Sallie Shannon, the pretty little
Brookland Lutheran Sundy school
teacher who disappeared a week ago
after a quarrel with her lover, are
having tough time tracing her. The
Lexington county authorities have
done nothing so far, and the Brook
land town authorities have made no
headway. The Columbia police have
been working on the case with the rel
atives, but not even a hopeful clue
has been uncovered so far. Mr. Shan
non to-day offered a reward of SIS
for information leading to the re-
covery Of his daughter, dead or alive.
The general belief is that Miss Shan
{ofn hn
from the Brookland bridge Sunday
evening, and that her body was carried
into the swamps many miles below
Columbia by Tuesdays freshet.
- Charleston, January 4: The meet
ing which endorsed the memorial to the
legislature asking the repeal of the
dispensary law in Charleston and the
license of liquor business, under con-
stitutional provisions, proved rather a
disappointment. The meeting was at
tended largely by liquor interests, be-
ing made up of corner shopkeepers, Ii
quor dealers and those who had sub
ordinate interests. None of the city or
county officials occupied seats on the
stage and only one member OF the
Charleston county delegation in the
legislature, A. w. Todd sat on the
stage with the speakers. A band of
music helped to kindle the enthusiasm.
Some of the liquor interests seem to
think that the legislature will listen to
their petition, but the public generally
does not believe it. The movement is
thought to be insincere, as it is not be-
lieved that the dealers, if they got a
law to enable them to sell in original
packages under the constitutional linn
itations. would obey the act. and the
same gross violations Of the law which
marked the observance Of the dispen-
sary here would follow. The fact that
the liquor interests are so bitterly OPP
posed to the dispensary and would pre-
fer prohibition is argument to many
people for the continuance Of the dis
pensary system.