Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-11-01
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

News and Courier: DR.. j. l. Fox, who
lives few miles south Of this city.
Monday afternoon brought to town one
Of the largest rattlers ever seen here.
The snake was something over five feet
long and was about three inches in d.
ameter in the middle Of the body. Mr..
Fox found the snake in the road, and
club, Immediately stuffed It and
brought 1t on to town.
Sumter special Of October 20 to the
News and Courier: According to
figures given out Monday by the local
cotton weighers, the cotton receipts for
this season up to October 26 were
s,13s bales behind what they were at
the end Of the same week for October
In 1911. 1t was further stated by one
Of the weighers that 1t was probable
that the cotton crop in this county sold
here would be between 10000 and 35,-
900 bales behind what 1t was last year.
He made this statement on his own OBJ
servation and on the reports given by
farmers who had been to the platform
to have cotton weighed. It is true that
last year the crop was phenomenally
large, but this year 1t is expected to be
correspondingly small In this county.
The average crop sold in the city is
between 10000 and $4,000 bales. Last
year the receipts amounted to $4,000
bales. The farmers at present are SELL
ing their cotton right along, although
recently a good amount Of cotton has
held until the owners can secure better
prices, which are expected to come
from small crop.
There is going to be an indepen-
dent candidate for sheriff in Green
vile. Hendrix Rector defeated j. d.
Gilreath in the primaries by but a
small majority. There was a lot of
feeling in the race, and the grumbling
continued after the official declaration
Of the result. Upon the arrest Of Gill
reath by Rector last Sunday for alleg-
ed completely in the escape Of Vaughan
from prison, the feeling broke out
anew. Gilreath's friends, or some Of
them tried to get him to become an in
dependent candidate in the race. He
was unwilling to make the try. The
excitement and feeling over the whole
affair waxed higher and higher until
Wednesday night there was held a
mass meeting that was attended by
about $50 people. The object of the
meeting was to consider the nomina-
tion Of an independent candi-
date. About twenty-five people made
aneanhaa of rnnra or 1oaa lanofh Tho
keynote Of these speeches was that the
oath Of the primary was absolved be-
cause of the fact that matters have
now risen above the standard Of poll
tics. The question as these speakers
put 1t, Is no longer one of loyalty to a
more or less perfunctory form, but of
loyalty to the manhood, prestige, dig
nifty and welfare Of the county. AS one
Of the gentlemen who addressed the
gathering stated, the call was no long
er one Of politics but Of simple man
hood and decehcy. 1t was pointed out
that the movement on foot Is not one
to split the Democratic party, but to
preserve it from men who would viii
ate 1t, etc. AS the outcome Of the
meeting w. F. Verdin. Of Austin town.
ship was nominated as the Independent
candidate in opposition to Rector.
- COluIIlDld special Ol oClODtT ~ 10
News and Courier: There were about
forty-five members Of the next general
assembly that assembled In the gov
ernors office tonight, for a conference
in response to a call sent out by Mr..
George r. Rembert, Of Richland, the
Blease leader in the last house. The
meeting lasted about two hours and on
the surface seemed to be an effort to
harmoniZe the two factions in the leg
islature, according to reliable informa- |
ton obtained by this correspondent. It
was said that Governor Blease did not
remain after the meeting was called to
order. 1t Is reported that the meeting
did not resolve itself into strictly
Blease organization, it being clearly
understood that those present didn't
pledge themselves to support the ad- |
ministration regardless Of the issues.
The meeting was attended by both
senators and representatives, some Of
both factions being present. The con-
ference was held in response to invita- |
tions sent out some weeks ago by Mr.. |
Rembert to certain members Of the |
general assembly, the professed object |
being to outline a plan for constructive |
legislation during the approaching |
session. 1t Is reported authoratively |
that the conference fell short Of ac-
COIIlpllSHlnB dIly liiiuS diOIlS Tie llIle Ol
constructive legislation, even by way
Of recommendation. It Is further said |
that all that was done expended itself
in an effort looking to the appoint |
ment of committees at the next session |
of the general assembly, the object be- |
ing that the presiding officers of each |
branch be influenced as to the person.
mel Of the most important committees. |
No statements regarding the confer |
ence were issued by Mr.. RemDert or
the governor.
Union special of October 80 to the |
Columbia State: An election in this |
county on the dispensary question will |
be held on the day of the general elec-
tion next week. Th dispensary was |
voted out of this county in 1905 under |
the provision of the old state dispen-
sary law. In 1907 there was another |
election on the subject, in which the
won by small margin, but
there were Irregularities in the election
of fotl tl,,ra @fx &<~I