Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-01-21
SOUTH CAROLINA, NEWS.


SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
DIR. James Boyce, president of Due
West Female college, was stricken
with apoplexy last Monday night and
was unconscious until Tuesday morn
ing.
The house yesterday killed bill
introduced by Mr.. McMahan to provide
that the privilege tax be paid into the
state treasury to reimburse the state for
the expenses of inspections, etc, in
stead Of allowing 1t to go to Clemson
college. t
= The statewide prohibition bill was
introduced in both houses of the gen.
eral assembly yesterday, in the house
by Senator Carlisle and in the senate
by Representative Richards. 1t Is quite
lengthy bill, and is practically the
same as the one introduced last year.
- The house Of representatives de-
voted some time yesterday to the dis
cnssion of bill to amend the law re-
lating to liens, so as to provide that a
chattel mortgage on crop shall not
be valid unless the crop is up and
growing at the tina the mortgage is
executed.
Aiken, January IS: Judge James
Aldrich is lying seriously Ill at his
home In this city. His condition now
Is considered very serious. Judge Aid
rich served on the bench in the Sec
ond circuit for sixteen years. He re-
signed. two years ago on account OF
Ill health. He hoped that relief from
the arduous duties as Judge would en-
able him to regain his health, but II
has been gradually declining ever since.
= Columbia, January 20: Honor was
done to the memory Of Judge Joshua II. .
Hudson in the chamber Of the su-
preme court today when a number OF
lawyers, friends and relatives Of the
great jurist, gathered to eulogize his
name and work. The exercises were
simple in their nature and the words
spoken in praise Of the great South
Carolinian were touching and sincere.
There were addresses by Knox Living
ston Of Bennettsville, A. G. Brice and
]. K. Henry of Chester, and Chief JUS
tice Jones. Resolutions Of love and
respect were filed with the court by
Mr.. Livingston and were ordered placed
on the records by Chief Justice Jones.
- Camden special Of January IS, to
the News and Courier: This evening
about 4.3O, several Of the prisoners In
Jail overpowered the jailer, John Boone,
and made their escape. Five Of the
thirteen prisoners escaped. They were
Ellerbe Thomas, with a number Of
aliases, charged with fraud In taking
orders for a Chicago house which he
claimed to represent; Milton Banks,
convicted Of larceny and awaiting the
action of the supreme court in an ap-
peal; Sam Green, housebreaking, and
another negro named Truesdel, charged
with housebreaking. Truesdel was re-
captured an hour later by Mr.. John l..
Team. Fields and Banks are white.
Jailer Boone was pretty badly used up.
He is an old Confederate veteran and
stood to his post Of duty faithfully. A
blanket was thrown over him and af-
ter beating him the keys were taken
from him.
Chester special Of January 1S, to
the Columbia State: David Abel and
Biddle Gist, two negro convicts serv-
ing sentences on the county chaingang,
were instantly killed this afternoon,
near the camp, on the York road by
the discharging of stick Of dynamite.
The dynamite was being thawed out
preparatory to blasting when 1t took
fire. Abel attempted to extinguish the
blaze by beating the stuff on tine ground
and this caused q general explosion Of
dynamite. Abel was torn into 1000
fragments, his head and other parts of
his body being thrown to distance Of
125 feet in one direction and other
parts being hurled equally far in other
directions. Gist, while not torn up so
badly, was instantly killed. Guard Ed
Schult was knocked down, but not Sc
riously hurt, although one eye Is in
jured. Two sons Of w. o. Guy, for
mer treasurer Of the county, were WIS.,
iting the camp and were within ten
feet of the spot, where the explosion
occurred, but beyond being knocked
down, they were not injured. Ell Gill,
a convict, was also hurt, but not pain
fully. The convicts had been instruct
ed what to do in case any dynamite
ever caught fire.
Due West, January 10: Rev. o. Y.
Bonner, paster Of A. r. P. church here,
died tonight at 7.30. No greater shock
has ever been visited upon Due West.
Mr.. Bonner had been sick only a few
days. He had chill Friday night and
pleurisy resulted finally developing in
to pneumonia, which caused his deatn
tonight Mr.. Bonner was out on the
street last Friday, being present that
night at a social gathering at j: Z.
Tribble's. Mr.. Bonner was born NO
vember Is, 1843, and graduated from
Erskine college and Erskine Theologl-
cal seminary, later he graduated from
Union seminary, New York. He was
installed as pastor Of the Due West
church in June, 1891, and has done
nineteen years Of pastoral work. he
has exerted potent influence in the col
lege town. He was a warm advocate
of missions and was one OF the best
posted men in the A. r. P. cnurch on
foreign missions. He was member or