Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-23
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1908.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Gaffney, October 20: NJ K. Street
er, young electrician, while painting
the switchboard at the plant Of the
Gaffney Manufacturing company this
morning at $50. allowed his brush to
touch a live line terminal with the re-
suit that he received $500 volts of cleo
tricity. The young man only liVed
about five minutes after the accident
Mr. Streeter is from Michigan and had
been in Gaffney about two months. He
was a most gentlemanly young fellow
and made friends with all who knew
him. Some of his people are in Ashe-
vile, n. c.. and have been communicat-
ed with. DR.. Pittman, who was sum-
moned as soon as the accident occur
red, stated that it was evident that the
young mans heart was weak.
-Rev. Abel NJ. Chreitzberg, D. D.,
on of the best known and most ven
Grated members of the South Carolina
Methodist conference, died at his home
in Columbia last Wednesday morning,
after brief illness. DR.. Chreitzberg
was born in Charleston, December II,
1920, and was, therefore, in his So
year. DR.. Chreitzberg was presiding
elder of Chester district from 1888 to
1891 and made that city his home. He
was popular with pastors and congre-
cations and was an able executive off,
Ger as we'll as a forceful preacher. In
December, 1892, he applied to confer
ence for a superannuated relation,
which was granted. DR.. Chreitzberg is
survived by his second wife, who was
Miss Harriet Kilgore of Newberry, now
residing in Columbia, and by the
following children: Rev. DR.. Hillard F.
ChreitZberg Of the North Carolina con-
ference, the only surviving child OF
the first marriage, c. K. Chreitzberg OF
Rock Hill: Mr.. A. NJ. Chreitzberg, Jr,
of Washington, D. c., Mr.. II. h
Chreitzberg of Williamson, and Mrs.
George s. King of Columbia,
Columbia State, Wednesday: Hon.
Z. D. Smith of Florence, the Demo-
cratic nominee to succeed to the long
term in the United States senate, was
in the city last night on his way 10
Alabama to make an address on cotton
at the Alabama state fair at Montgom-
cry. He will return to Columbia ana
will speak to the farmers here. Mr.
Smith is convinced that cotton is go
ing higher. There are, he said, many
reasons why this is true. The south
ern mills have been getting supplied
with cheap cotton and will cooperate;
the banks have been collecting on the
paper they considered most volatile;
and finally the law of supply and de-
mand Is sure to govern. Existing
prices are based on the ginners re-
ports, he says, and the crop is not only
very early but is all ginned ana the
succeeding ginners' reports will snow
such a falling off that there will be no
excuses for the Wall street manipuia-
tors to hold the prices down. On TINS
point Mr.. Smith said: 1.-The unpre-
cedented good weather for gathering
and ginning has caused an unusually
large ginners' report which Will ana
does mislead the public. The crop
throughout the belt is more nearly
gathered than at this date any year Tor
years. Besides, spectators and mills
have bought freely around current
prices. These interests will now be-
come bulls. because having bought at
low prices the manufacturer wants high|
priced goods and the Spectator wants
a good profit. These factors joined
with those farmers who can and VIII
hold seems to justify the prediction or
much higher prices" Mr. Smith mas
received wide publicity since he recelv-
ed the Democratic nomination in the
primaries. He has received two ur-
gent letters from the advisory commit
tee of the New York Cotton Exchange
asking him for advice and inviting him
to appear before the officers of the cot
ton exchange with advice and SuggeS-
tions. In view of the part Mr.. smith
took i'm the fight against bucketshops'
he SAYS that he prefers not TO nave
consultations with Wall street cotton
farmers for a while. One or the inter-
esting letters Mr.. Smith has received is
from Mr.. D. ]. Sully, the renowned cot
ton factor of New York. Mr.. Sully mas
visited Columbia. Lately he gave II
out that he had retired. He writes Mr..
Smith that he is pleased to learn that
the Smith nominated to the senate is
his friend the same who addressed the
New York Cotton Exchange quite Vlg-
orously a few years ago. Mr.. Smith Is
getting enough mail these days to nave
the Florence postoffice showed up IN
the list of important offices. And some
mail he doesn't get. There are many
Smiths in this state. and among them
several "E. D." Smiths. Some of these
letters are mere congratulatory notes.
but others are on matters or business
and Mr.. Smith asks his correspondents
TO bear in mind that he has such a
heavy mail and to indulge him little
while in getting the letters answered
Mr.. Smith is anxious to get into the
campaign for the Democratic party.
He said last night that he would give a
great deal to be given an assignment IN
some of the territory where there is a
FIGHT on. Mr.. Smith is in fine health,
has regained much of his Vigor atter|
the arduous campaign and has plcKeo
nm about fifteen pounds in weight.