Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-09-03
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

Beaufort special to the Charlotte
Observer: Beaufort has white chief
of police for the first time since the
war between the sections, and the ne
groes In this heart of the black belt,
which up to a few years ago when the
district was rearranged, were accus-
toned to sending a negro congressman
to Washington, are puzzled and put
out to understand the strange change.
It seems that the change In the situa-
ton has been brought about gradually
by a class of working whites moving
into Beaufort and becoming voters,
while formerly the aristocratic class
was almost the only white element In
the city proper For some years the
city has been going forward under a
white mayor, but white chief OF po-
lice is as strange and revolutionary
fact as a negro chief or mayor would
be in a thriving city In the Piedmont
section.
= Spartanburg, September 1: The
first fatal accident on the Carolina,
Clinchfield and Ohio railroad since
construction work was begun, occurred
this morning when a construction
train, carrying load OF steel rails and
a gang Of workmen ran over Rome
Wilson, the foreman, and Joe Hender-
son, a colored laborer. killing both in
known negro laborer, cutting off one
| leg. The bodies Of Wilson and Hen
derson were fearfully mangled by the
car wheels. The train pulled out from
Pacolet river camp this morning at 6
o'clock with the workmen and rails
and had gone about three miles to-
wards Broad river when the accident
occurred. A rail slipped from the
front car between the second. The
workmen thought that the entire train
would be wrecked and jumped. Hen
derson jumped between the first and
second car, and was almost cut In
twain. Wilson, in trying to leap to
place of safety, fell between the cars
and was crushed to death.
= Bishopvllle special OF August 81,
to the Columbia State: The Farmers
Institute, under the auspices Of the
farm demonstration work Of Lee coun-
ty, has come and gone and the far
mers of the county ought to be i'm
proved IL they are not. The institute
met at Bishopville last Friday morn
ing at IL o'clock, and 1t took but
short time to discover from the num-
ber Of experts and the range Of their
tdiscussion that here was a big oppor-
tunity for the farmers OF the county.
But they did not attend as they should
have done, though many more came
than were expected. These experts
remained here two days and taught
all who wanted to learn-taught them
how to take "short cuts" told them
how to solve those persistent little
problems that are so often faced, told
them how to do big things, economi-
cally, how to increase the average pro-
duction of the farms, how to decrease
expenses, how to cultivate on less
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how to select seed, how to work the
crop. Almost the whole farm work
from start to finish was discussed by
trained and capable men, each one
having spent years In experimenting
with his subject before talking about
1t and giving advice. 1t would be
useless to try to cover In this article
the ground as covered by the experts.
State Agent Ira w. Williams deserves
great credit for the ability with which
he Is handling this work In the state.
If his institutes in Other counties have
as much genuine merit IN them as was
In this one, 1t is hard to estimate the
good they will accomplish. No far
mer in reach Of one should miss It.
The boys demonstration work, of
which Mr.. o. B. Martin is at the head,
is big thing. The purpose Is to in
spire a love for scientific farming in
the young men and keep them on the
farm, or, better, send them off to an
agricultural college and bring them
back to the farm perfectly equipped.
Twenty-seven boys In Lee county each
has his acre, and next winter or fall
they will have an exhibition at Bishop
lville, when their products will be
judged and the prizes awarded. Mr..
e. B. Boylxin gave the farmers valua-
BILE information on the preparation Of
the soil for the crop. Mr. G. II. Hyde
also enlightened them on corn and the
preparation Of the soil for planting
corn. Prof. Barr Of Clemson gave in
formation on plant culture, while Mr..
A. G. Smith handled the subject of
winter crops. Immediately before ad-
journment, Congressman A. F. Lever
addressed the meeting, showing the
willingness OF the department OF agrt-
culture to hold them. The gist Of his
speech, however, was explained in one
of his epigrams, you want more man
and less mule on the farm" Mr.. Le-
yer is very popular here and Is always
a welcomed visitor. The meeting hav-
ing adjourned, the speakers all left on
the afternoon train for their respec.
tive homes.