Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-11-05
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER S, 1912.
SOUTH CAROLINA. NEWS

noon, at the time of the usual dress
parade. Seven hundred boys, twelve
companies, passed in review before
the governor, and they made a cred
liable appearance. Governor Blease
was much pleased with the showing
made by the Clemson boys, and to-
night commended them highly. The
governor was attended by Col. o. w.
Babb, Capt George H. McMaster and
Col Cummins, the Clemson command
ant. The Clemson boys will break
camp tomorrow and return home.
Sumter special of November to
the Columbia State: E. w. Dabbs,
president of the South Carolina Farm
ers' union, indorses Commissioner
Watson's view that 1t will not be nee
essary to hold a Southern Cotton con-
gress this year. Mr.. Dabbs, who since
June has been engaged in a campaign
to provide for better handling and A.
nancing Of the cotton crop, believes
that the bankers hold the key to the
situation. THE important thing" he
said, ''is to hold cotton. To this end,
i have written the committee on rural
relations of the South Carolina Bank
ers' association that 1t is Of Importance
that the supply Of money be adequate
to the demand. / have urged them to
lend money on cotton at the lowest
possible rate, even though it be appar-
emily improbable for the time. l am
also taking up the matter Of holding
cotton through the columns Of the Pro-
gressive Farmer, in which / will con-
duct a department. I will urge farm
ers to market their cotton in safe and
logical way-not dump 1t on the mar
ket all at once"
-Saluda special Of November to
the Columbia State: Prizes aggregat-
oh
Saluda County Boys Corn contest Sat-
urday. Thirty boys of the county en-
tered the contest in the spring and the
meeting Saturday to award the prizes
was well attended, while the exhibits
elected considerable interest Prof.
Haddon Of Clemson college passed
upon the papers presented by the con-
testants showing the amount produced
on the various prize acres the history
Of cultivation, cost OF production ana
the exhibition of the best ten ears. The
prizes were awarded as follows: First,
Fred Carson, gold watch; second, Eu-
gene o. Unger, gold watch; third,
Kirksey Martin, suit Of clothes; fourth,
Mackey Smith, five sacks Of cottonseed
meal, two sacks Of fertilizer; fifth,
Holston Able, cultivator and two sacks
of fertilizer; sixth, Evans Herring, pair
of shoes and hat; seventh, Duane
Rushton, pair Of shoes and plow STOCK;
eighth, R. L. Merchant, pair OF shoes;
| ninth, Ernest Butler, cash $3.50; tenth,
Seba Gregory, cash $3.50; eleventh,
William johnson, plow stock; twelfth,
Willie Stone, riding bride; thirteenth,
Marion Werts, cash 81; fourteenth, J.
T. Watson, two years subscription
county paper. The highest yield was
about eighty five bushels. The aver
age was fifty bushels.
-Orangeburg, November A. This
morning at about o'clock ]. H. Comp
ton was shot and practically instantly
killed by Caesar Holman. Holman is
the stepson Of Compton. Holman shot
Compton with gun loaded with buck
shot. County Deputy Sheriff L. A.
Salley and Rural Policeman T. M. Hall
left this city at 10 o'clock to capture
Holman, but met him short distance
from Orangeburg on his way to this
city to surrender to the sheriff. The
shooting took place at the home OF
Holman, about nine miles from
Orangeburg, in the Fork section OF
Orangeburg county. The story of the
killing is that Compton went to the
home of Holman this morning ana
started q quarrel which ended In the
killing. Compton fired the nrst Shot.
Hollman lodging behind tree. Then
HOLMAN fired, the load taking effect
and causing instant death. Compton
and Holman have been at outs for
some time, and both Compton and Hoil-
nan were in a lawsuit recently in the
Orangeburg magistrates court. Comp
ton has been in Georgia Of late, nav
ing returned to Orangeburg county
only about two weeks ago. Compton
was about 81 years Of age and Holman
is about 27 years of age. The body OF
IN n N
this afternoon after the inquest was
held. The body will be shipped to-
morrow to Fairfax, where interment
will take place Holman will be tried
at the January term Of the court OF
general sessions for Orangeburg coun-
ty.
News and Courier, Saturday: The
Injunction proceedings brought against
the members of the executive commit
tee during the mayoralty election
of 1911 were officially brought to an
end yesterday by Attorney w. Turner
Logan, counsel for the plaintiff. The
case was that of John P. Grace, as
candidate for mayor, against M. Rut-
ledge Rivers, as chairman or the city
Democratic executive committee, ana
the members of the executive commit
tee. The suit was brought during the
campaign, it's object being to have
the executive committee enjoined from
slriking names from the club rolls.
The suit lay in the courts for about a
year, little action being taken on one
side or the other. Attorney w. Turner
Logan yesterday appeared before
Judge Prince and announced his in
tention Of discontinuing the suit and
The case was taken from the docket.
Mr.. Rivers, as defendant in the case,
when asked if he had any statement
to make dictated the following: Il
have always claimed that the charges
had no foundation; in fact that they
were baseless, and the event shows
that my position is correct, in that
the counsel for the plaintiff has an
nounced to the court that the case was
ended, showing that they had no
proof to substantiate their charges"
Asked If he had any statement to
make, Mr.. Logan, as counsel for the
plaintiff, said that the order ending
the case was purely formal, that no
objection on the part of the defend
ants was offered, and there being moth
ing to be gained by merely keeping
the case on the docket it was strick-
en- off; that the charges made against
the action of the chairman Of the ex-
ecutive committee. he said, were we'll
founded was shown by the fact that
the chairman OI the executive COllliliil-
tee was in court when the order Of
discontinuance was taken and offered
no protest.
Columbia State, Tuesday: The old
state dispensary building, located on
Gervais street lot, which was occupied
by the Confederate MINT was sold yes
terday at auction by the state sinking
fund commission to Christopher Atkin-
son of the Columbia Supply company
for $125,500. At meeting Of the sink
ing fund commission held several
months ago a minimum price of $780,
900 was placed on the building. Later
the building was offered for sale at the
price but no bidders appeared. The
first bid yesterday was for 500, 100.
The bidding was lively. The terms of
the sale were $500 on deposit at time
of purchase twenty per cent of pur-
chase price within ninety days, with
bond and mortgage for the remainder,
which is to be paid in eight equal an
nual installments. The dispensary
building is over 400 feet long and fifty
feet wide and was erected about twen-
ty years ago for a cotton warehouse.
When the state dispensary was launch
ed tho building was purchased for a