Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-02-18
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.


Lowryville, New Bethel and Liberty
Baptist churches, has accepted a call
to churches in Virginia, and will be
succeeded in his late work by Rev. R.
S. Brock of Clinton, who will enter up
on his work next Sunday.
- Edgefield special Of Feb. 16, to
the Columbia State: The mothers Of
Edgefield sent by express this morn
ing to B. r. Tillman, United States
senate, a wreath Of white hyacinths,
tied with a bow Of black crepe. 1t Is
rumored that Mrs. Lucy Dugas Till
man, with the two children, will re-
turn to Edgefield the end Of this week.
The whole community will turn out en-
masse to greet her with a band from
Augusta. A reception will be arrang-
ed in her honor at the residence Of
one Of the most prominent citizens. e
- Spartanburg Herald, Wednesday:
BaScom Usher, Of Marlboro county,
the champion boy corn grower, has
entered Wofford college fitting school.
There Is not another boy in South
Carolina, nor perhaps has not been
for many years, about which so much
has been said and written. Newspa-
pers have written about him from one
end Of the United States to the other,
and wherever corn is grown, farmers
have heard Of the Marlboro youth
who raised 1921 bushels of corn on
one acre Of land. Possibly no more
distinguished youth has ever entered
Wofford. The story Of Bascom Usher's
triumph is familiar to the people Of
Spartanburg. Prof. Ira w. Williams,
state supervisor of farm demonstra-
ton work, when he addressed the corn
convention at the courthouse several
days ago, told the story of the Marl-
boro youth in glowing form. So mod
est and unassuming is this wonderful
boy, that those about him hardly
know of his achievement. When
Headmaster Mason DuPre was asked
last night, If the report were true that
Usher had been enrolled at the Fit
ting school, and was it really the boy
champion corn grower, he replied that
a youth of that name who had won
prize at growing corn had come up
from Marlboro, but that he did not
know about his being the champion.
- Columbia, February 16: Douschka
Pickens Tillman and Sara Starke Till
man have been placed in the arms Of
their mother, Mrs Lucy Dugas Till
man, after an absence of several
months. The children were brought
to Columbia on the early train today
by Mrs. S. S. Tillman. They were met
at the union station by DR.. F. W. P.
Butler and Attorney DePass. An au-
tomobile was in waiting and the party
was whisked away to the Butler home
on Senate street, where an anxious
mother was waiting. When she re-
ceived the little girls, she wept, laugh
ed and drew them close to her. Mrs.
Lucy Dugas Tillman was the happiest
woman in South Carolina. Every
mother in the state SympathiZed with
her She has yet announced no plans
for the future, but 1t Is thought that
she will bring suit for alimony and
that the names Of the children will be
changed. Thus has ended one of the
most famous cases that has ever come
before the courts in this state. The
case has attracted more interest than
any other. All day today hundreds
of messages were received by the hap
py mother. She Is thankful and words
can not express her gratitude to the
people of the state for the sympathy
that they have shown her. There was
great rejoicing in old Edgefield coun-
ty, the home of Mrs. Tillman, for ev-
erybody In that county thought that
she should have the children. Mrs.
Tillman will give no interviews. be-
lieving it unwise at this time. She Is
a most womanly and modest little wo-
man and expresses herself with the
words, Il am glad" and she is truly
glad.
Columbia State, Thursday: The
dispensary commission has been called
to meet at an early date when matters
of minor Importance Will be taken un-
der consideration. The Lanahan whis-
ky house of Baltimore, that filed no
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commission, has offered to settle the
overjudgment against them on basis
of so per cent, and to waive the amount
due them on open account. This mat
ter is left in the hands Of the commits
sion. When the commission met sew
eral weeks ago to wind up the affairs
of the dispensary an overjudgment OF
$4,000 was found against the Lanahan
company This firm had claim
against the commission of approx
mately $4,000. According to the neso-
tiations now in process, the firm has
offered to abandon it's claim of $4,000
and pay so per cent Of the overjudg-
ment This would mean the payment
of nearly $4,000 to the commission by
the company and the litigation avoided.
Attorney General Lyon when asked
concerning the proposition Of the Lam
ahan company said that he knew that
such an offer had been made to the
commission, but that the settlement
would be left with them. Notice has
been issued to the members of the
commission to meet in Columbia" said
the attorney general, but | do not
know what matters will be discussed"
Lanahan did considerable business
with the state dispensary and the
claim of this company was threshed
out time and again at the sessions OF
the commission held last spring. Clark
& Clark of Columbia are the attorneys
for the Lanahan company, but 1t Is
said the offer for settlement comes
from Baltimore.