Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-01-07
LOCAL LAcoNlcS.
Auction Sales.

LOCAL LAcoNlcs.
Auction Sales.
The only auction sale by the clerk
yesterday was house and lot in the
town of Yorkville, sold in the case of
w. D. and A. M. Grist, executors VS.. A.
M. jackson. Bought by L. NJ. Crisis
Sons for $500.
Bethany Woodmen's Supper.
| The Woodmen supper at Bethany
| last Friday night was served at the
residence Of Mr.. Press Goforth, and 1t
was great success from every stand
point. There was an abundance OF
good things including oysters, fried
chicken, ham, eggs, bread, cake, etc.
There were fifty or more guests pres
ent, including members of the To-
cal camp, their friends and visiting
brethren. There were speeches by Mr..
J. C. Wilborn and Mr.. r. N. Plaxico.
carnes Case Compromised.
The case Of Carnes VS.. the Southern
railroad was compromised at the re-
cent term Of the court Of common pleas
for this county, the defendant agreeing
to pay the plaintiff the sum Of $500.
The suit was instituted because Of the
killing OF the plaintiffs wife by an en-
CINE on the Southern railroad near the
Manchester mill, Rock Hill, about three
years ago. The case went before
jury which made a mistrial. The
plaintiff having REMARKED in the
meantime, it was deemed advisable to
compromise.
Will Put on More Hands.
Rock Hill Record: Mr.. w. S. Lee of
the Southern Power company, passed
through the city Saturday morning re-
turning from Great Falls. He advised
the reporter Of the Record that the
work at Rocky Creek was progressing
all right, and that they would In the
next few days put on two hundred ad-
ditional hands at that place. This Is
very encouraging news to the people
Of this section. as the shutting down
of the public works in this part as
we'll as other parts Of the country has
affected business very seriously, and
we trust now soon they they may as
sumo their normal conditions again.
Wants II Abolished.
Mr.. w. P. Boyd Of Point, stopped In
The Enquirer office yesterday and ask
ed for an expression of his views on
the chaingang question, II just want to
say this" said Mr.. Boyd, "the chain
gang Is costing York county about
81, 900 a year, and If it is possible to
show up $2,500 benefit, would like to
see an itemized statement making such
showing. If I had time, would be
pleased to discuss the matter In length,
but as I am in a hurry just now, 1
will ask that you say that In my
opinion the best thing to do with the
chaingang is to hire 1t to some other
county, and If we can't hire 1t, just let
us give it away. We will save money
by the transaction"
Medical Association Banquet.
The York County Medical associa-
ton gave it's annual banquet at the
Yorkville hotel Mrs. M. E. Buggeln
proprietress, last night. There was
splendid spread Of good things, includ-
ing turkey, chicken, tongue, ham, oys-
ters, chicken salad, potato salad, Gel
cry, cranberry sauce, pickles, cake,
coffee, fruits, ETC., and everything was
served In the best possible style. In
vited guests included visiting physi-
clans, local ministers and members qf
the bar. There We're some good
speeches In response to toasts by Dr.
E. w. PRESLEY, Rev. w. c. Ewart, Rev
H. ]. Cauthen, Rev. ]. o. Babin, Thos.
F. McDow, Esq, and others. Every
body present enjoyed the occasion I'M
mensely and much praise went to Mrs.
Buggeln for the manner In which she
acquitted herself Of her part OF the ar
fair. An interesting development Of
the business part Of the meeting was
statement to the effect that prescrtp-
tions for cocaine are being sold to ne
groes in violation Of the law, and res
olution was adopted condemning the
practice as most reprehensibly unpro-
fessional
Takes Issue With Mr.. Wood.
The Columbia State Of yesterday
makes the following comment on the
views Of Mr.. ]. B. Wood on the lien
law as expressed in the last issue OF
The ENQUIRER: ITO the result Of the
lien system,' Mr.. Jas. B. Wood, a pros
porous farmer of York County, attri-
butes the alleged fact that his county
is today making as much cotton ana
corn to the acre as any county In this
union York Is a splendid farming
county, and has good farmers, but Mr..
Wood may find upon investigation that
the high grade yields are not made by
lienors. Moreover, If he pins his faith
to the productiveness Of the lien farm
er he must abide the result in the
whole state. That being true, we ask
him to explain why lien-ridden South
Carolina and Florida have for years
contended with varying success, Tor
the discreditable distinction of pro-
ducing less corn to the acre than any
other state in the union. Mr.. Wood
tells The Enquirer: Take the lien law
away and the small farmer goes into
a. decline. There will certainly be moth
ing to encourage his increase. Where
he is in debt, his lands will eventu-
ally go to sale and they will be bought
I'D by the large landowners Too fast,