Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-03-02
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

his reSlSndtlOu, Ills puIpOSS dS hC soy .
being to retire with Mr.. Roosevelt, hi:
chief, and to relieve Mr.. Taft from en-
barrassment.
"A serious fire occurred last Satur-
day afternoon in the town Of Kershaw
the Inter and separator rooms Of the
Kershaw Oil mill being burned. The
origin Of the fire is not known here
The loss is estimated at $4,000, whlcn
is covered by insurance.
Col. John T. Sloan Of Columbia dleo
on the Southern train at Greensboro
N. c., yesterday morning, while en-
route home from the German hospita
in Philadelphia, where he has been for
some time past Col. Sloan was lieu
tenant governor Of South Carolina for
two terms and was well known
throughout the state.
1t is against the law to own sheep
killing dogs. The general assembly
has passed the following: Section l.
That from and after the 1st day OF
April, 1909, all persons are hereby pro-
hibited from buying, selling, receiving,
giving away, or otherwise owning,
controlling, having or keeping in pos
session any dog or dogs commonly
called killing" and known to
be such. Section 2. That the violation
knowingly, in any one or all respects
of the foregoing prohibition, shall be
a misdemeanor, punishable upon con-
yiction by a fine Of not exceeding one
hundred dollars, or Imprisonment for
not exceeding thirty days"
Greenwood Index: Mr.. Nd. u.
Rowles over at Coronaca, is entitled to
the palm for the record Of rats killed
so far as information has come to the
Index. He said to an Index represen"
tatiye the other day that he found the
rats playing such havoc with his corn
that he had to do something. war
was declared and with six Of his farm
hands the battle begun. In one half
a day 2s7 rats gave up the ghost lSo
of this number being full grown. The
number of wounded and escapes does
not appear in this official report OF the
battle. The most Of the 112 were about
grown, Mr. Bowles says. Mr.. Bowles
figures that he will save a bushel OF
corn a day by this rat killing. If there
are any other rat killings like this go
ing on in the county, the Index would
like to know Of it. This is fine wealth
- g. ~ ,-,t Iillipo time
The business of soliciting orders for
the sale of whisky in this state Is 10
be made dangerous. The general as
sembly has passed the following: Sec
ZION 1. That each and every person.
whether acting for himself or as agent
for any person, firm or corporation
who shall conduct the business OF IL
ouor drummer, soliciting or receiving
orders for interstate shipment within
any county within this state, except as
now authorized by law, any splrltuous'
malt, vinous, fermented, brewed'
whether lager or rice beer, or other IL
auors or beverages, or any compound
or mixture thereof which contains al
cohol and is used as beverage, snail
be guilty OF misdemeanor, and on
conviction fined in a sum not exceeding
one thousand dollars, or imprisoned for
not exceeding six months, or both hne
and Imprisonment in the discretion OF
the court"
-Abbeville Press and Banner: Mr.
John Wilkinson, an honored survivor
of the Mexican war, was in town last
Monday, looking hale and hearty. He
is now as far as we are informed, one
of only two Of the survivors in this
state of the old Palmetto regiment
which placed the first American flag on
the walls of the City Of Mexico. Fred
erick w. Selleck, who now sleeps IN
Upper Long Cane cemetery, was the
bearer Of that flag. After coming
home he sickened and died in 1862.
Mr.. Wilkinson was one Of twenty-nine
out of 100 that went in the company
from Abbeville to Mexico and came
back. A few were killed in battle, but
a greater number died of disease In
cident to camp life, bad water and
malaria. Mr.. Wilkinson, we believe,
is the oldest man hereabout, being now
eighty two. His health Is good, his
appetite is good, and he sleeps as
soundly as babe. Long may ne hVe
to give an example Of cheerfulness and
to teach us the art Of preserving our
lives.
Columbia State, March /: The gen.
eral assembly which has just closed in
some respects presented some remarka-
BILE features. There was little general
legislation, although an unusually large
number of local acts were passed. The
senate and house were in session forty
seven days, which was a week longer
than usual and there was a flibuster
that broke all previous records over
the prohibition bill in the house and
another on the same measure in the
senate. The general assembly passed
a compromise prohibition measure
which will hardly change existing con-
ditions, although few Of the counties
may vote out the dispensaries. There
is no doubt but that at the next ses-
sion another effort will be made to pass
the state wide bill. The general as
sembly passed Mr.. K. P. Smiths bill
requiring corporations to make public
to the stockholders their exact finan-
cial condition. 1t also passed Senator
Mauldin's bill forbidding any corpora
ton from declaring dividends not ac-
tually earned. 1t repealed the lien law
after a very hard fight in the senate.
1t killed the railroad rate law, which
would have made the legal passenger
rate in the state "a cents per mile. II
increased considerably the appropria-
tions for the common schools and pass
ed some important amendments to the
present high school law. 1t passed the
Brice act, making ten hours the legal
day in textile establishments. This act
does not apply in cases of lost time
1t changed and enlarged Commission
er Watson's department, eliminating
the immigration feature and creating a
department Of factory inspection with
the right to appoint two inspectors. II
passed law making the passage Of a
worthless check a misdemeanor. II
provided for a new class room at the
University of South Carolina and ad-
ditional facilities at Winthrop. II
passed an anti i-discriminatinn bill
which would forbid underselling OF
certain products for the purpose OF