Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-06-09
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

The Glen Ethel Inn and a number of
other buildings in Abbeville. were de-
stroyed by fire last Saturday. The
loss is about $4,000 with 100000 in
surance.
The case of Wade Hampton Sellers
the columbia blind tiger king" for
the murder Of Constable Farmer, has
been in progress in Columbia since
last Thursday and will probably be
concluded today. The probability Is
that Sellers will be acquitted. The
search warrant under which Farmer
was acting was out of date, and Far
mer was not under bond. These ap-
bear as mere technicalities Of a most
trivial nature. considering the other
circumstances: but they will have their
weight very likely in determining the
issue.
- Lieut.. Jas. H. Hammond. of
Charleston. a graduate of the South
Carolina Military academy. is designa-
ted as the successful applicant TO
stand the examination for appoint
ment as second lieutenant in the reg
ular army. Mr.. Hammond was the
winner in the recent competitive eX-
animation held in Columbia, open TO
officers and men of the National
u,
warded to the war department by
Adj. Cen Boyd. He will in few
weeks be required to stand another
examinat ation, both mental and physi-
cal. before receiving the appointment
from the president. Mr.. Hammond is
now battalion adjutant of the Sd reg
iment of infantry. National Guard, OF
South Carolina, with rank of first lieu
tenant.
- In a report made to the comptrol-
Ter of the currency, the national
banks of South Carolina make most
creditable showing. The totals of
their liabilities. and their resources
on May 4, 1908, was $25,561,374.79.
Of the resources $15,056, 6,114.9O is in
loans and discounts. They own bonds,
securities, etc. to the amount of ST.
621.0S29S: banking houses, furniture
and fixtures valued at $637,253.O6;
other real estate to the amount OF
$31.344.65 Among the liabilities,
$4.21O.OOO is in capital stock paid in;
$1.169.61S.S4 surplus fund: $685.
653.64 in undivided profits. less eX-
penses and taxes paid. The total of
the individual deposits is $l1,675.-
33343. The percentage of legal re-
serve to deposits is 1914 The per-
ccntage to deposits of cash on hand.
redemption fund. and due from re-
serve agents is 1914.
Anderson Daily Mail: Clifton
Wallace. Il five year-old boy of sum-
ter. fell into an open sewer ditch, in
which eight feet of water had accu-
mulated. The child'S mother reached
the ditch just in time to see the little
boy go under for the last time and
sink to the bottom. She called fran
tiCally for help and Mr.. w. G.. Pier
son. member of the police force.
who was off duty and at home ran
from his house to the ditch, dis
tance of a hundred yards or more.
Arriving. he could see the boy at the
bottom of the ditch. He lcaped into
the water and after three or four at
temptS succeeded in reaching the
child and lifted him out. Life was
apparently extinct but prompt efforts
were made to rcSuScitate him and af-
ter some minutes the water was eX-
PEELED from the Child's lungs and
stomach and he began To breathe. 1t
was as narrow an escape from drown
ing as he had ever heard Of and but
for Mr.. Persons prompt appearance
on the scene the Child'S life would
have been a forfeit to the open ditch
on which work has been suspended
for several weeks. The water was
pumped out of the ditch and there
will be no more accidents there.