Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-09-10
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.


Prof. A. R. Banks has resigned his
membership on the state board OF edu-
cation and Hon. ]. L. Glenn OF Ches-
ter, has been appointed in his stead.
Prof. Banks was the ranking member
on the board, and has had quite q
dominating influence in It's proceed
ings. His resignation was sent in be-
cause of his removal from the district
for which he was appointed.
Blacksburg, September 8: Chief of
Police Duncan yesterday arrested
Nora Weston, a negro woman, al
Ninety-Nine Island. She was suspect
ed of selling cocaine to the negroes
working on the Southern Power COM
pany's plant. Upon being searched,
over 100 packages OF cocaine were
found concealed upon her person. she
was promptly committed to Jail at
Gaffney by Officer H. F. Allison to
await trial.
The main building Of the Colum-
bia college, the splendid Methodist in
stitution located about four miles out
of Columbia, was destroyed by hre
yesterday. The building was insured
for $4,000 and the furniture for S10,-
900. The institution owes about $780,
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mortgage. The college was Just ready
to reopen. 1t Is thought that the fire
was caused by the -circuiting OF
electric wires. Arrangements for re-
building have already been COM
menced.
Columbia, September q: The far
mers Of Marlboro county are very IN
terested in agriculture and especially
so of the raising of corn. State super
intendent of Education Swearingen
TODAY received a series Of post cards
from that county with scenes OF the
field, all illustrative Of the fine crops
that are grown in that section OF the
state. The post cards were hung on
the walls of the office Of the superin-
tendent. One of the post cards show
ed several very large ears Of corn
which was marked Marlboro Corn.
Another was a corn field with several
boys standing about, this being mark
ed, Corn raised by boys in corn con-
test, $4,000 stalks to the acre. The
most unique card Of all was the one
with several men in a cotton field, all
eating watermelons and with the fol-
lowing motto. Cotton, Corn and Con-
tentment."
-Edgefield, September s: Col. Jas.
T. Bacon died at $50 o'clock this az
ternoon. The funeral will be from
the Episcopal church, Friday at II
o'clock a. m. Col. Bacon had been Ill
at his home here for several weeks.
Col James T. Bacon was the best
known and most universally beloved
man in the county and his name was
synonymous with all that Is pure, gen.
erous, noble and good. Col Bacon
had attained his 18th year. He was
descended from splendid revolution
ary stock. His ancestors came from
Virginia, where the family had been
prominent among the colonists for
over a century. Edmond Bacon, for
many years a brilliant member Of the
Edgefield bar, and the Ned Brace"
in Longstreet's Georgia scenes, was
his grandfather. Edmond Bacon, al
though a Georgian by birth, in early
life moved to South Carolina and he
with Col. Arthur Simpki.is settled
the town of Edgefeld. He had four
children, the second, Edmond Speed,
being the father of the subject Of this
sketch, his mother being Sarah Bacon,
a cousin to her husband, she having
married twice, her last husband being
the Rev. Arthur Wigfall. The Bacon
family has been closely connected
with the county's and states history.
Col. Bacon had one brother, Hon.
John E. Bacon, who was secretary of
legation at st. Petersburg, when Gov.
Pickens was minister and afterwards
minister to Uruguay and Paraguay,
under President Cleveland, and a full
sister, Mrs. Bakers of McClellanville,
and two half-sisters, Mrs. Kate w.
Cheatham, of this place, and Mrs. DR..
TreZvant. formerly of Columbia. Col.
James T. Bacon was born here and
his long and useful life was spent
amidst the scenes of his nativity.