Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-11-17
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

Spartanburg special Of November
13, to the News and Courier: Loretta
Marshall, pretty young chorus girl
Of the Wayne Musical Comedy compa-
ny, which closed an engagement here
Wednesday night, was kissed fair and
square on her lips by young McLaurin,
son Of the former United States sena-
tor, who Is a student at Wofford coll
lege. The kissing took place on the
stage In full view Of the audience, and
was one Of the hits Of the show. Miss
Marshall came before the footlights
and rendered a kissing song. Pointing
TO young McLaurin, who occupied an
orchestra seat, she dared him to kiss
her. The student was game, for as
quick as a flash he jumped on the
stage and gave the pretty little actress
several smacks on her ruby lips.
Gilmore Wright, the young white
man who shot and killed A. G. Kirken-
dali, at Moore, October 16, was tried
in Spartanburg, Friday, the case occu-
pying the entire day. The case was
given to the jury late in the afternoon,
and the jury after remaining out all
night reported that 1t was unable to
agree. A mistrial was ordered. Kirk
endall was a noted blind tiger operator
and had been arrested on the charge
Of violating the internal revenue laws.
him and shot at Wright. Several days
after this difficulty, Wright saw Kirk
endall and his wife driving into Moore
in buggy and he armed himself with
a shotgun, and followed Kirkendall
about six hundred yards. The latter
jumped from his buggy and ran be-
hind negro house. Wright hid In
some bushes and when Kirkendall
came from behind the house he open
nl f~a tY,a tot IL, klok
in Kirkendalps death. At the trial
Wright set up the plea Of self defense.
- Chester special Of November 13, to
News and Courier: The killing Of
ex-senator Edward w. Carmack on
the streets of Nashville, Tenn, on
Monday afternoon will cause particu-
lar regret in Chester county, for the
brilliant Tennessean was descended
from Chester county stock and his
splendid career had been watched with
great interest here. Just when his an
cestors migrated to Tennessee 1t has
been impossible to ascertain, but it Is
we'll known that Senator Carmack was
a lineal descendant, a great-grandson
or a great-great- grandson Of Capt.
William Anderson, a Revolutionary
hero, who lived on the banks Of Fishing
creek in this county and who fell a
victim to a party Of Tories who way
laid and murdered him while on short
visit to his family. Capt. Anderson,
who was also the forefather of the
Andersons, Stevensons, McDonalds,
and others in this county, left three
children, and 1t was from one Of these
that Senator Carmack sprang. Capt.
Anderson was a Covenanter, and some
Of his children were probably among
the vast number Of that persuasion who
left this county during the first and
second quarters Of the last century and
sought more congenial atmosphere In
the central west.
Columbia special to News and
Courier: According to statement is
sued by the Rev. ]. L. Harley, state su-
perintendent of the Anti-Saloon Lea
que, an extensive and vigorous cam
paign Is to be instituted right away.
with a view to influencing the coming
Legislature to either pass a statewide
prohibition bill or provide for submit
ting the issue to the next primary.
The first work will be before the sew
eral religious bodies, which hold state
conventions this fall. Mr.. Harley says
he has arranged for DR.. P. A. Baker,
the national superintendent Of the
League, to address the South Carolina
conference at Laurens on Sunday, the
Goth, and he invites the people Of the
DR.. Baker. DR.. Baker will also speak
in the First Baptist church, at Spar
tanburg, the following Wednesday
night. Mr.. Harley says he has written
DR.. Anderson, the national Legislative
of the League, and Is
confident of getting him to address the
State Baptist convention, which meets
at Union. December s to 13. A state
convention of prohibitionists will be
held here in the hall Of the house OF
on December 3, TO
which every minister Of the Gospel In
the state, all executive committeeman
of the League and every state senator
and member Of the house is invited and
urged TO attend. Mr.. Harley himself
prefers referring the question to the
people This would delay action for
at least two years, insurins the contin-
uance Of the present system In the
meantime When the scheme was
urged in the last legislature 1t was OBJ
iected to on the ground that all the
Legislature could do would be to refer
the subject to the state Democratic
with a request to refer II
II the people The state convention
voted down the proposition by large
ma ajority.