Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-06-12
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

| Josh Ashley tells the Anderson
| Daily Mail that he will not be can
didate for the house Of representatives
this year.
| - Seven indictments have been re-
turned against B. Monroe Weeks, for
mer cashier of the Peoples Bank OF
Aiken. Previous to the consolidation
Of the Peoples Bank with the Bank
| of Aiken q year ago there was an al
legged shortage OF $4,000 in the bank
of which Weeks was cashier and the
| indictments grew out Of this. Weeks
has surrendered and been released on
bail.
- The annual meeting of the South
Carolina Teachers association Will not
be held this summer as Is customary
Instead, the executive committee of
| the organization, at their meeting in
Columbia recently, decided to hold
the convention of teachers this year
during Christmas, when all Of the
schools would be closed for the holi-
day season. Though this is an eX-
pertinent in South Carolina, the mid
winter holidays have been tried sue
cessfully in the other states OF the
union, where such associations exist.
The gathering will be held in Colum-
bia, and an attractive programme has
already been arranged for the conven-
| ton.
Carolina Spartan: General Man
ager M. ]. Caples Of the c. c. and o.
road, was in the city last week. He
reports that the road will be running
to Marion by the 18th Of July and
the regular passenger service would
| be established by the middle of Au-
gust Engineers are at work between
haXy
have run several trial lines I'm the di-
rectiCn of Spartanburg and Gaffney.
| The inclination of the company seems
to be to come to Spartanburg, but the
grading for the fifteen miles at this
end is heavy and expensive. On the
Gaffney route they can follow the
ridges between the head waters OF
Thickety and certain creeks running
| to Broad river and not cross any wa
ter. There would not be a bridge, or
ten foot cut on the line,. If properly
run. 1t is along the old Charleston
and Cincinnati survey made seventy
years ago when John G. Fremont was
in the corps Of engineers.
Columbia State, Thursday: Evi-
dence was discovered Tuesday morn
ing Of an attempt to steal the eXamin-
alton questions prepared by the state
examination held yesterday by the
board. The papers were IN the care
Of Dr. Mary T.. Baker and at her Of
flee on Banding street, Monday night
she, on leaving her office, took them
with her into the residence and the
next morning the valise in the office
in which the papers are usually kept
was found open and drippings Of cam
die grease were found over the table
and floor. showing that a search had
been made for the coveted questions.
4 member Of the state board yester-
day recalled one year when a set of
questions prepared were discovered
and printed copies afterwards were
sold to those who wished to buy them.
Should the thief be discovered he will
be prosecuted to the fullest extent of
the law.
- Columbia State. Thursday: The
jury in the trial of Wade H. Sellers.
charged with the murder of Consta-
BILE James p. Farmer, failed to reach
an agreement after a deliberation of
more than Is hours, and at $50 yes
terday morning the court ordered a
miStrial. The jurors were divided
from the time they entered the jury
room until they came out, some favor
ing a verdict of manslaughter. others
an acquittal A number of ballots
were taken but after the second there
was no change, the jury standing eight
for acquittal to four for q verdict of
manslaughter to the very last. When
court recenvened at $50 yesterday
morning Judge Gary asked the sher-
iff to tell the jury to come into the
court room. They filed in and took
their seats i'm the box. The clerk of
court. Mr.. ]. Frost Walker. pOlled the
jury. all twelve men answering to
their names. They were then asked
if they had agreed upon a verdict.
I'VE have not" replied Foreman Kir-
by. Judge Gary thereupOn instructed
the foreman to hand up the record in