Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-06-30
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Investigating Jones.


Investigating Jones.
The state board of control is to in
vestigate charges preferred by Mr.. l..
J. Williams against Colonel Willie Jones
for alleged mismanagement. The un-
derstanding was that the matter would
be entered into yesterday.
CASTOR and scruggs.
The court of general sessions for
Richland county, convened in Colum-
bia on Monday. The solicitor handed
out bills of indictment against ex-Li-
uuor Commissioner Castor and Clerk
Scruggs but on account of an error
made in framing the bills, they were
not considered during the day.
Heroic School Teacher.
A striking case of heroism and self
possession has just been displayed by
a young teacher of Greenville, says a
correspondent. While the pupils were
at play a little boy was bitten by a
poisonous snake. The children were
terrified but the young teacher re-
tained her presence of mind and i'm
mediately sucked the poison from the
wound, which was on the leg. The
child is suffering no i'll effects from the
bite other than slight soreness.
Chester to Have Waterworks.
The Chester commissioners of public
works, last week, effected sale of the
entire bonds-$50, ,O0O-authorized to
be issued by the city of Chester for the
construction of a system Of water
works, sewerage and electric lights.
The entire block was sold to one party,
N. w. Harris & Co., bankers of New
York, for 101 net. This is considered
quite an advantageous deal for the
city. Bids for constructing the work
are advertised to be let on July 2.
Inquiring Into Clemson.
The state board of health has been
called in to try to solve the Clemson
college trouble. That there has been
fever at Clemson seems to be admitted
but what kind of fever it has been and
how it originated are matters of much
contention. Governor Ellerbe has
asked the state board of health to look
into the conditions at Clemson, and
when that board reports it will no
doubt settle, as far as it can, the char
acter of the fever and the local cause
of the outbreak.
DIR. Manly Resigns.
DR.. Charles Manly, who has been
president of Furman university,
Greenville, since 1881, has resigned his
position. In addition to his duties as
president of the college, DR.. Manly
has also been serving the Baptist
churches Of Belton and Seneca, as pas
tor. The trustees desired him to give
up his churches and devote his entire
time to the college. The salary the
doctor received, however, as president
of the college, was not sufficient for
the support of his family, and for that
reason he preferred to send in his
resignation.
Lightning Strikes Six Boys.
At Walterboro, Colleton county, last
Saturday, lightning struck the store of
C. E. Anderson, in which several boys
had taken refuge from the rain. They
took the precaution to shut the doors ;
but the bolt came through the roof,
tearing off shingles and down a center
post. Paul Minus, a bright youth IA
wears old, was instantly killed, and
five others knocked down and stunned.
A pitchfork was hanging on the wall
and two of the prongs were turned and
fused by the hot electric current. Du-
ring the rain storm Negro was driv-
ing a mule on the street. The animal
was killed and the driver escaped.
Took NIorphire.
r. w. Harris, a prominent citizen of
this place, attempted suicide here to-
night by taking 80 grains of morphine,
says a Union dispatch of Monday.
Mr.. Harris is postmaster Of this place,
and has held that Office for the past
four years. 1t seems that ne retired
to his room about 8 o'clock and imme-
diately swallowed the morphine, and
was found by his wife about half an
hour later. Doctors were Immediately
summoned and used every means in
their power to save his life, but the
chance seems hopeless. He is sinking
fast, and will no doubt be dead in
very short time.
Tjpbtninp at Clinton.
The heaviest electric storm in Clin-
toms history overhung that town on
Sunday night, from about $50 to 10
o'clock, says dispatch. Services at
the different churches were conducted
amid constant flashes of binding light
ming and heavy and increasing thun-
der. Considerable hail fell. Just af.
ter services were concluded in the
Presbyterian church, a heavy stroke
of lightning followed the point of its
steeple to the ground over imperfect
conductors, resulting in a heavy shock
to the entire congregation. Messrs.
George Shilleton and Thomas Vance
were knocked speechless and insensi-
BILE. Several of the congregation had
a momentary cessation of heart beat
ing and there was general excitement
Miss Annie Copeland was severely
shocked. Five of the orphanage girls
were helpless for few moments and
one is still needing medical attention.
S. J. Chancey, operator for the Sea-
board Air Line, who sat by his instru-
ments during many heavy storms, re-
ports that he has never seen such a
lenghthy and unintermittent volley of
lightning rs played like gun shots on
his lightning arresters tonight.