Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-11-19
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

talked about so much Is not an exact
reality yet, but a newly built gasoline
launch, with eight passenger carrying
capacity, Is now plying on the streuD
between Meals Shoals and Lockhart,
making trips at intervals and proving
to be a great convenience to parties
living along the stream. Mr.. w. F..
Carter, who was in the city today,
says the launch was built by Mr.. MINI
rod Sinclair Of Union, splendid arti-
san, and is a gem from the mechani-
cal standpoint. Mr.. Ben Foster Is In
charge Of the launch.
Spartanburg special Of November
Is, to Greenville News: Thomas Bad
gett, a white man who shot and killed
Zerbena Suber, colored, two weeks ago,
was found guilty Of manslaughter, the
jury returned a verdict this morning
after being out all night The defense
claimed the killing was accidental. A
statement made by the woman before
her death stating that the shooting
was accidental was admitted In EVIL
dence. Badgett Is well known in Spar
tanburg and Laurens counties. He Is
an expert bookkeeper. and fine busi-
ness man. His friends regret his trou-
BILE very much.
- Columbia, November 16: Where Is
DR.. Bigham? Is the question that Is
being asked by many. His whereabouts
are unknown. W. B. Avant who was
convicted at the same time with Big
ham on the charge Of killing Mrs. Ruth
Crisp Bigham at MurrelPs Inlet, Is at
the penitentiary, waiting to be muster
ed In pending an aDDeal to the su-
preme court It is said that the time
for filing an appeal with the court Is
out and that both men will now have
to go to prison. It Is said that DR..
Bigham Is in Greenville county. but
this is not confirmed. Tie sentence Of
each is three years, six months. It
Is rumored that Bigham has fed.
Two persons were killed and three
others injured when the Florida fast
mail train Of the Seaboard Air Line
was wrecked two miles south Of Den
mark, about 3 o'clock yesterday morn
ing. The train was thrown from the
track by the removal of rail while
runnins at the rate Of As miles an hour.
The dead are q colored fireman, who
was caught under the overturning en-
yine, and a tramp who was stealing o
ride The engineer and two Of the
passengers were injured. but not seri-
ously. Every effort Is being made to
capture the alleged wreckers. Anotn-
er train on the same road was derailed
by wreckers at almost the same place
several months ago.
Chester, November IA: Another
probable homicide was chalked up
against Chester county Tuesday even
ing. when John Macon, colored, shot
John Winn, also colored, the shoot
ing taking place in the neighborhood
cf Hopewell A. r. p. church and re-
sulting from the too close attention OF
Macon to Winn's wife. Winn met the
happy pair coming down the road, en-
tirely oblivious Of the oman's marital
vows, and undertook to beat his
spouse. Macon Is said to have at
tempted flight, but was pursued by
Winn, knife in hand, when he turned
and shot his Dursuer one bullet TAX
ing effect in the leg and producing a
dangerous wound. while the other clip
ned a piece off the feshy part Of the
little finger. Macon was arrested yes
terday morning and brought to jail to
await the outcome Of Winn'S injuries.
Columbia State: That It is advis-
able to divide the Episcopal diocese OF
South Carolina Is the recommendation
of the special committee Of ten from
the diocesan convention appointed to
report upon the advisability and feasi-
bility Of dividing the diocese, which met
yesterday In the Trinity chapel. AS to
whether II would be feasible and the
matter Of the line Of division were left
over to another session of the COM
mittee which will be called at a later
date. and report back to the diocesan
council to the next meeting. The mat
ter Of ways and means for the division
will be reported on at another meeting
Of the committee. Another bishop will
have to be elected for the Piedmont
counties. The committee is composed
Of the following: Richard l. Manning,
Sumter: II. P. Duvall, Cheraw: Walter
Hazard. Geor-otown: P. T. Hayne,
Greenville: w. r. Gordon, Camden: II.
Fl. Coyington. Sumter: A. R. Mitchell,
Greenvillc: John Kershaw. Charleston:
L. G. Wood. Charleston: john p. Thom-
as. Jr., Columbia. A. M. Law Of Char
lesion. a member Of the committee, was
not present.
Columbia, November II: The an
nouncement that Ellison A. Smythe and
Lewis W. Parker, the cotton mill mag
nate, and Messrs. ]. B. and B. N. Dukes,
the principal men in the Southern
Power company and the American To-
bacco company, have taken over the
Anderson Traction company and will
extend the line on from Bolton through
Pelzer and Piedmont and on to Green
vile and SDartanburs, and possibly la
ter from Spartanburg to Charlotte, Is
arousing great interest throughout the
Piedmont section Of the state, as 1t Is
known that some Of the projectors have
long had in view an interurban belt
line encircling the upper half Of the
state so as to take in the towns men,
toned above on the western half Of the
circle and Laurens, Greenwood and I'm
ion on the eastern half. If this belt
line Is constructed 1t would require
only a short connecting link to put this
system in connection with the nroDos-
ed interlIrban system which will have
Rock Hill as its centre. Officials Of
tho Southern Power comnanv 49, also
interested in the Rock Hill system, and
1t is proposed to extend these line to
Charlotte.
Greenwood special Of November i6,
to Greenville News: The report that
the negro lynched in Cairo, ILL.,, last
Thursday was Greenwood county ne
gro, is believed by a number of people
here. The similarity of names and the
fact that "Froggy" James, who lived
above town mad been to Cairo eives
ground to the belief. At last account
he was living few miles above town
on the farm of Mr. Will Hinton. 1t Is,
and has been since the report became
current, impossible to get in commu-
with Mr.. Hinton to find out
the Greenwood "Froggy" B
here now or not. Chief Of Police Nc
Combs was requested to see II he could
find out about the matter. James was
here late in the spring, living on the
farm of Mr.. Hinton. He figured In a
sensation among the colored people
sometime in May. His wife made up
her mind to leave the farm and go back
north but he did not want her to go.
She came to the depot here, bought a
ticket and just as she put down the
money to pay for 1t, "Froggy." her
husband, who had followed her, grab
bed up the money and ran. She caught
his coat, but he ran out Of that, leaving
1t in her hands. She did not get to
go that day, but went later. Whether
he followed her or not cannot be found
out positively as yet. II his wife Is
still living in Cairo, she will probably
turn up here in few days or write her
people" the story Of "Froggy's death,
IL It Is the same negro.
Columbia special Of November II,
to the Greenville News: Over a half
million dollars represents the saving to
the state Of South Carolina by scalings
from dispensary claims overjudgments
against firms doing business with the
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