Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-11-30
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

The state convention OF the United
Daughters Of the Confederacy, meets
in Newberry today for a four days
session.
Daniel E. Motley, wanted at Lake
City on the charge Of embezzling $10,-
900 Of the funds Of the Lake City Trust
company, was arrested at Woodtown,
N. j., Saturday, where he was employ
ed by negro farmer Motley admit
ted his identity and said he was glad
to be caught.
-Thos. ]. Craft and Thomas Whittle,
two white prisoners, made their escape
from the Lexington county Jail early
Friday morning by saving the lock
from an iron barred window. Craft
was under life sentence and was await
ing the result Of an appeal to the su-
preme court for new trial.
Chester, November 26: But one
hunting accident has been reported
from yesterday in the field. Holmes
Robinson, son Of Mr.. George w. Rob-
inson, a farmer living on R. F. D. 8,
was painfully shot in the hip by Dud-
ley Burns, a colored companion, but
his wound while very painful will not
necessarily prove serious. The negro
was in the rear of the white boy, wnen
in some manner his gun was discharg-
ed, the load entering young Robihson's
hip.
Chester, November 81: r. l. Cum
ningham, who Is Chester county agent
and superintendent of farm demon
stration work under control OF DR..
Seaman A. Knapp of the department Of
agriculture, is receiving reports from
those farmers of this county who en-
gagged in this good work this year. The
reports without exception, show en-
couraging results: as a rule, the yield
of corn is about double, sometimes
greater on the places worked under
the direction of DR.. Knapp, compared
with adjacent land not thus worked.
Mr.. T. c. Duncan, former mill
masnate at Union, was up in the police
court there last Friday for assaulting
Mayor Wagnon. Mr. Duncan attack
ed Mr.. Wagnon at the latters grocery
store because of a dispute about
proposed sewer extension to Mr.. Dun
cans place. The extension proposition
had been up in council and the work
was to be done in short time, but Mr.
Duncan became impatient at the delay
and when he called upon the mayor
and threatened that If the sewer was
not laid in two weeks he would refuse
to pay taxes, the mayor said: Mr..
Duncan. you talk like a fool" The
mayor was sitting at his desk with his
feet up. Mr.. Duncan swore at him and
began pummeling him with his fists.
The mayor did some good kicking while
he was warding off Mr.. Duncan'S blows,
and soon the men were parted without
either having gotten much punishment
They promptly shook hands, Mr.. Dun
can apologiZing and the mayor dis
o1,;, limo r1
Duncan. He told the ex-mill masnate,
however, that both would have to an
swer in the police court.
Columbia, November 81: The Car
olina, Clinchfield and Ohio railway will
ton act of 1909. After several hours
debate the judiciary of this state,
which includes the supreme court JUS
tices and the circuit judges, tonight de-
c.ared the act unconstitutional by re-
fusing the writ of mandamuS. Thus
is ended the legal battle that first saw
the light during the past summer when
Attorney General Lyon gave his opin-
ion that the act was in violation of the
constitution. The charter was refused
by Secretary Of State McCown, and
this action Is now upheld by the court
sitting en- banc. The opinion declaring
the act unconstitutional is by Justice
Eugene ]. Gary, and is concurred in by
Justices d. f. Hydrick, who writes
separate opinion. and G.. A. Woods, and
circuit Judges Ernest Gary, ]. G.
klugh, Geo. w. Gage, G. G.. DantZler
Jno. S. Wilson, ]. w. Devore and R. w.
Watts. The dissenting opinion by
Chief Justice Ira B. Jones is concurred
in by Circuit Judges George z. Prince,
r. w. Memminger, who writes separ-
ate opinion, Robert Aldrich and S. w.
G. Shipp.
Awards of $4,000 in cash prizes in
the Atlanta Journal-New York Herald
national highway good roads competi-
tion were announced simultaneously
by the two papers Sunday morning.
The awards are divided into three
groups as follows: Atlanta Journal,
for counties south of Roanoke, Vir-
ginia-First, $1,000, Guilford county,
North Carolina; second, $500, Spartan
burg county, South Carolina; third.
$3.50, Henry county, Virginia. New
York Herald prizes for counties north
of Roanoke, Va-First, $1,000. Mercer
county, New Jersey; second, $500, JEFF
ferson county, West Virginia: third,
$3.50. Rockbridge county, Virginia.
Southern Bell Telephone county prizes.
for counties south of Virginia. North
Carolina line-First, $3.50. Greenville
county. South CarOlina second, $3.50,
BeSsemer City township, North Caro-
Ira; third. 500. DeKalb county, Geor-
ga. In making their awards the
Judges took into consideration the fol-
low ing conditions: Alignment of roads,
grading. width of roadway between
bitches. width of roadway surfacing;
slopc of shoulders. condition of bitches
and general appearance of roadsides.