Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-08-02
SOJITH CAROLINA NEWS.

South Carolina Won.
Mr.. w. L. Noise, of Sumter, who
went to Monteagle, Tenn, as the rep
resentative of South Carolina in the
southern collegiate oratorical contest,
held there on July 2Sth, says the Sum-
ter Item, came out with flying colors,
winning the medal over a number of
competitors who represented the varl-
Gus colleges of the south. Mr.. Noise
has a series of victories in oratorical
contests to his credit this year. He
won the right to represent Clemson col.
lege at the intercollegiate oratorical
contest held at Due West. At Due
West he won the medal and the honor
of representing the state in the south
ern oratorical contest at Monteagle,
and now be has carried off the honors
for his state against the strongest COM
petition.
Anonymous, Therefore Idle.
Anderson special of Friday to The
News and Courier: A letter was re-
ceived yesterday by Andrew Todd, for
merly editor of the Anderson Journal ,
in the nature of threat that the Ne
groes here would soon sweep this city
thirty strong unless work or food is
given them at once. The letter was
deciphered and handed to Chief of Po-
lice Dillingham;, who in turn presented
it to Mayor Hood. The writing was
barely deciphered, but the epistle set
forth that country Negroes were hired
in preference to the city colored indi-
viduals, and to keep the wolf from the
door the city Negro would have to
begin stealing for a livelihood. No
name was attached. The police au-
thorities do not fear serious outbreak,
but their eyes are wide open.
Still Building Them.
New and Courier Another big cot
ton mill is projected in the state. This
time it is to be built at Easley, in Pick
ems county, and the capital stock is to
be 100000. The corporators are
d. F. Bradley, w. H. Pickens, VIM.
Hagood, of Easley; ]. NJ. Geer, oi
Greenville, and ]. E. Hagood, of Char
lesion. This makes about eight big cot
ton mills chartered in the state in the
past seven months of this year, and is
another evidence of how this state is
outstripping all others in the manufac'
ture of cotton. If it keeps up South
Carolina will soon lead the whole
country in this industry. Already no
other southern state compares with
her in the same line. The whole Pied
mont section is alive to the possiblli-
ties in cotton manufacturing. Most OF
the new mills are being established in
that section of the state.
Death of Mrs. Elizabeth NJ. sadler.
Lancaster special of Sunday to the
Columbia State: Mrs. Elizabeth M.
Sadler, one Of the oldest and most re-
spected ladies of this place, died on
the 9th instant. She was lifelong
member of the Presbyterian church,
being the last survivor of those godly
men and women who organized the
church here about 70 years ago. She
was the daughter of the late Colonel
James Harvey Witherspoon, Sr., and
his wife, Jane Donom, the former hav-
ing removed from Williamsburg coun,
ty to the Waxhaw settlement in this
county about the year 1900. Her
brothers and sisters were, Sarah Dun
lay, Mary Wardlaw, Nancy Thorn
we'll, Colonel l. D. Witherspoon, Sr.,
Colonel James H. Witherspoon, Jr.,
Hon. George McC. Witherspoon, and
Rev. A. J. Witherspoon, D. D. Her
remains were inferred in the Presby-
rian graveyard yesterday afternoon at
4 o'clock. The funeral services were
conducted by her pastor, Rev. Chal'
mers Fraser, assisted by her nephew!
Rev. James H. Thornwell, D. D., and
Rev. H. B. Pratt, d. d.
From Cheraw to Lancaster.
Columbia State: The management
of the Chesterfield and Kershaw Rail
road company, the proposed road from
Cheraw to Lancaster, is working
quietly, but it is believed, effectively
towards having the road built at ar
early date. The promoters are salts
/ fed that it will be profitable invest