Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-05-09
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS

- The John P. Grace faction has ro-
organized the Charleston Democracy
this year and 1t Is beginning to look
now as II Grace will stand q fair
chance for reelection to the mayor
atty.
Union May s: A ton of nitrate Of
soda, valued at nearly 500, and wag-
on, worth $125, were completely des-
troyed, and a pair Of mules narrowly
escaped being burned to death as the
result of nitrate of soda catching fire
from lighted match. Mr.. Sam Farr,
of Kelton, came to Union Monday
morning for a load of fertilizer and
got ton of nitrate of soda. When he
was a mile or two north of this city
his son-in-law struck a match in order
to smoke. The match lodged on one
of the sacks of nitrate of soda, and
instantly there was blaze, for the
soda is highly inflammable, and so
rapidly did it burn that the whole load
together with the wagon was destroy
ed, and only by quick work were the
mules saved. The loss of Mr.. Farr
is quite heavy and shows how very
careful persons handling nitrate of
soda should be to see that no lighted
match nor spark of any kind lodges
on the nitrate.
Spartanburg, May 6: Judge Joseph
T. Johnson is seriously i'll at hfs home
on North Fairview avenue, in this
city. At late hour tonight his condi-
ton was considered critical and men,
bers Of the family from other cities,
Were notified to come to his bedside
at once. Judge Johnson has been sur
fering for some time from an attack
Of influenza and had not recovered
sufficiently to be out Of the house since
he first became i'll. Today he was
worse again and friends and relatives
became alarmed at his condition. He
is Judge Of the United States district
court for the Western district Of South
Carolina to which position he was ap-
pointed by President Wilson four years
ago when the district was created.
Prior to that time he had served 16
years as a member Of the house OF re-
presentatives from the fourth South
Carolina congressional district. At the
time Of his appointment as judge he
was second ranking democrat on the
powerful appropriations committee OF
the lower house Of which committee
Representative FITZGERALD Of New
York was chairman. Judge johnson Is
one of the most popular men In the
Piedmont section and the news Of his
grave illness will bring sorrow to
-Greenville May S: The Greenville
and Western, a bankrupt railroad from
Greenville to River Falls, distance of
25 miles, was sold at public sale to-
day by order of the federal court, r.
A. McTyer, of Orlando, Fla, former
president of the railroad was the pur-
chaser. The railroad sold for $4,000.
Mr.. McTyer said he purchased the
road for an investment, and that un-
less he received q bid from investors
for the road as an operating railroad
he would sell it off as junk. The road
will continue, under the supervision
until June /, with daily freight train
service. After paying $4,000 cash for
the railroad, Mr.. McTyer left the city
for his home in Orlando. He will re-
turn the latter part Of the month to
pay the remainder of the purchase
price and be ready to assume charge
Of the road on June 1. This railroad
was first built a number Of years ago
with the intention of extending later to
Knoxville, Tenn. The railroad was =
placed in the hands of receivers about
4 year ago by the federal court, upon
he petition of the Central Bank and
Trust company, at Atlanta, who are
he mortgage bondholders for the rail-
road. A lengthy fight has been car
lied on in the federal courts by the re-
ators living along the road Of the
to prevent the mortgage
from selling 1t off as junk
heir concention being that the rail-
'oad could be maintained as a paying
Investment.