Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-09-08
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.


was stated here tonight by one con-
nected with the engineering depart
ment of the G. G. & o. railroad that
the recent record breaking high wa
ter in Broad river may be the means
of saving that company thousands OF
dollars 1t Is this way: The COM
pany's engineering corps now run
ming a line from Spartanburg to Co.
| lumbia down this stream has been
given a very valuable opportunity TO
know just how high the river can
rise, and as a result Of the demon
stration the whole line will be raised
between 10 and Is feet. 1t is said
the recent waters rose over the line
as previously located.
- Sumter Item, September 5: Mr..
| John Gary Evans is spending con-
siderable money to get his literature
into the hands Of the voters Of Sum-
| ter county. A complete poll list or
Sumter county was obtained a few
days ago and today Sumter and Sum-
ter county was flooded with auto
graph typewriter letters from Mr.:
| Evans, endorsing a varied assortment
of campaign circulars. Every voter
in the city and county appears to have
received one of the letters. If Mr..
Evans has sent the letters throughout
the state as he has in this county, the
item for postage alone will exceed
$4,000, to say nothing Of the cost or
| the circulars, envelopes and expenses
incidental to sending them out.
| - Beaufort correspondence Sumter
Herald: The race down here between
Talbird and Christensen was set at
high pace. The father Of the young
senator came from the north long
years ago, and was in the northern
army, for which he nows draws
pension from the government All
possible changes were rung on this
| fact, and the iniquities Of the father
were piled upon the head OF the SON.
Then, too, it was charged that Mr..
Christensen had had a hand in the
graft business, and had been paid
ever so much for doing certain pub
| lie service, and so the charges went
to and fro like a shuttle-cock. On
the other hand, it is still held against
Talbird that he was in company with
the notorious Jim Tillman when he
shot down editor Gonzales. Mr.. Tai
bird declares 1t was q purely accident
al meeting between him and Tillman
Be that as 1t may, 1t defeated Talbird
once before, and did not help him
| this time. So, Mr.. Christensen goes
back to the senate.
- Chester, September 5: Gus Lee
colored, convicted of the killing OF
Lucius Jones at the spring term Of
court in 1907 and sentenced to be
hanged, but who managed by the ef-
forts of his attorney Mr.. w. H. New
bold, to secure a new trial, was this
afternoon found guilty Of murder,
with a recommendation to mercy.
This special term of court was pre-
sided over by Judge Gage. Mr.. s. e.
McFadden assisted Solicitor Henry
with the prosecution. The homicide
was committed in June, 1905, but the
defendant was not arrested until jan
uary of the following year. He was
duly convicted and sentenced; but
the case was taken to the supreme
court on appeal. This tribunal refus-
ed to interfere, and at the next term
Of court Of general sessions Lee was
resentenced. Mr.. Newbold then took
the case to the supreme court on the
ground Of after-discovered evidence,
and the case was remanded for a
hearing at the July term Of this year,
Judge Gage granted the motion for a
new trial, and fixed September as
the date for hearing.
THE State, Monday: Owing to the
fact that the delegates who attended
the national convention Of the Farm
ers' union in Fort Worth, Texas, can
not reach here in time, the meeting
Of the state executive committee Of the
union, which was to be held Tuesday
has been postponed till the 18th inst.
At that time business of great impor-
tance to the union will be transacted.
On the 16 instant at 5 p. m, the county
presidents will meet with the execu-
tive committee here in Columbia. The
object in having the presidents to
meet is to give them a report Of the
national convention which has just
adjourned and to perfect the methods
and means in the efforts by the union
to control the price Of cotton this fall.
This state was represented in the ma
tional convention by President B. Har-
ris of Pendleton, Joseph l.. keitt or
Newberry and T. c.. Willoughby Of
Florence. It will be gratifying to the
many friends of President c. S. Bar
rett to know that he was again elect
ed the national president 1t was
President Barrett who held the South
Carolina association together when
there was danger Of disruption two
years ago.
- Columbia State: The Handbook
of South Carolina" for 1908 issued by
Col. E. ]. Watson, head of the depart
ment of agriculture, commerce and
immigration, is just from the press,
being the second edition Of the work
that shows so completely the states
resources. The book Is most attrac-
lively bound and contains a wealth OF
information on the state as to Its ag-
ricultural, commercial and <marufac-
turing industries, in addition to sta
tistics along other lines. The book
is divided into nineteen chapters
as follows: THE state Of South
Carolina" THE Story or the State"
How the state is Governed" The
Climate" by j. w. Bauer, director Of
South Carolina section, United States
weather bureau service; E. j. Watson,
Tourist Advantages" Geology and
Mineral Resources" by Earle Sloan,
state geologist: 1.-The Water Powers
of South Carolina" by Gadsen E.
Shand, C. E.; Education in South
Carolina" by A. R. Banks, member
state board of education; agriculture,
as follows; cotton, trucking, general;
rice, record crops; silk culture; tea
culture, tobacco, good roads, miscel-
laneous: horticulture, as follows; gen.
eral, fruit growing, pecan groves; live
stock as follows; general and statis-
tics, cattle and hogs, dairying, cheese
making, poultry, Angora goats, sheep;
manufactures, including general man
ufacturing; cotton manufacturing and
special manufacturing; Commerce,
Transportation, immigration and Emil
grafton" population" Hunting and
Fishing" Forestry and Timber Indus
try" by A. C. Moore; THE Principal
Cities" The State by Counties" Sta
tistics and General Information Not
otherwise Classified, THE State at
Expositions" and handbooks.
- Columbia, September 5: More
and more the university authorities
are striving to link the institution to
the common schools of the state. Sew
eral members Of the present faculty
have for years been closely identified
with the common schools-teaching
in the state and county summer
schools for teachers, addressing
teacher bodies and the public on
school matters Realizing that the
high school situation in the state was
far from satisfactory, the board OF
trustees a little more than two years
ago established in the university a
chair of secondary education, and
called to it a man who had taught
for nearly twenty years In the com
mon schools, most of that time In
South Carolina. Prof. Hand began
bv giving half of his time to teaching