Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-09-01
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

The Blease legislative ticket in
Guiding Aull for the senate and Hub
Evans for the house, was defeated in
Newberry county.
Rev. I. G. Stone, pastor Of the
Limestone Street Methodist church.
Gaffney, died last Saturday, after a
long period of failing health.
- Chairman Mack Of the national
Democratic executive committee has
named P. H. Gadsden Of Charleston, as
financial agent of the national commit
tee in South Carolina
Rev Henry Dover, one Of the old
est men in Cherokee county, died on
August "a. He was more than 81
years Of age. He left a wife and four
teen children to mourn their loss. He
was the father of twenty children, OF
whom six are dead. He had one hun
dred and fifty grandchildren and great
grandchildren. He was a good man
and his loss will be deeply felt by the
people Of his community.
- Columbia, August 81: In a case
coming up from the town Of Manning
the supreme court Of the state OF
South Carolina has decided that 1t Is
unlawful to sell ice and meat in this
state on Sunday, holding that the old
English law still prevails in this state
and that only work Of necessity can
be performed on Sunday. The court
holds that it Is not necessary to sell
ice and meat on Sunday unless in case
Of sickness or distress. The decision
will have a wide effect in the cities
and towns where 1t is customary to
deliver ice on Sunday several times a
day
~, he
state Democratic executive committee
met tonight the results were declared
as follows: Gov. Ansel elected and
Smith and Evans in the second race
for United States senate. Capt. Fish
burne, candidate for railroad commits
sioner, was present and entered a
protest against declaring Cansler in
second race with Caughman stating
that Cansler was not qualified voter
and had not enrolled as a Democrat,
when he filed his pledge; and 1t was
after he had called attention to 1t in
Yorkville that Cansler attended to this.
The committee, however, ruled the
protest out on the ground that 1t was
not covered by the constitution Of the
party.
Columbia, August 30: The flood
situation throughout South Carolina
ment. Water in the various rivers and
creeks is falling rapidly and some
progress Is being made in the matter
of repairing railroad and county
bridges. The first railroad train over
the Atlantic Coast Line from Florence
to Columbia since Thursday night, ar
rived here about noon today, being a
few minutes late. The Wateree river
bridge which has been under water for
three days was passed over safely and
found to be little damaged. No trains
are moving north Of Florence owing to
the unsafe condition of the Pee Dee
river bridge The line from Columbia
to Charleston is open by the way Of
Blackville, increasing the distance
about fifty miles. The Southern Rail-
way bridge over Congaree river Is tenn
porarily repaired and trains are NOV
ing into and out of Columbia over that
line. The lines between Columbia and
Spartanburg. and Columbia and
Greenville are still blocked and it can
not be said when traffic will be resum-
ed on these roads. The bodies Of the
little Hinson boy and the negro driver
of Henry Savage Of Camden. who were
when the toll bridge over the
Wateree river at Camden went down
on Wednesday, were recovered today.
Three or four others who were on the
bridge at the same time are still miss
ing. The report of the conditions at
Kingville has been received here to-
night. The Congaree river Is falling
and no doubt the water at that point
is receding. No loss Of life has been
reported there.