Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-07-09
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

DIR. P. H. Nell has resigned the
presidency of Clemson college. Among
those spoken of as successor Of DR..
Nell is Professor Riggs Of the Glenn
son faculty.
Gov. Ansel on Monday wired Sher-
If Mcmillan to stop a cockfight at Dy-
son in Greenwood county. 1t was
learned that the fight would be on and
Gov. Ansel promptly ordered that the
same not take place. There is state
law with a heavy penalty attached,
prohibiting cock fighting in South Car
olina.
The South Carolina State Press
association in session at Greenville
yesterday elected the following Off
GERS: President, August Kohn, mana
ger Columbia bureau the News and
Courier; vice presidents, William
Banks, of the State, and J. c. Mace,
Of the Marion Star; secretary, r. L.
Freeman, Pee Dee Advocate, Benefits
Vile; treasurer, James L. Sims, Times
and Democrat, Orangeburg; executive
committee, E. H. Aull, E. H. DeCamp
and w. E. Gonzales. The next meet
ing will be at Glenn Springs, this
place winning over Clemson. After
sixteen years, Mr.. E. H. Aull declined
to run again for president, and Mr..
Kohn was unanimously elected.
Gaffney special of July 7, to Char
lotte Observer: AS result Of
falling from a portico early this
morning, Mr.. Samuel Q. Sarratt, one
Of Cherokee's most prominent citi-
zens, lies dead at his home, two miles
north of Gaffney, with a broken neck.
1t is very hard to determine at what
hour 1t took place, as Mr.. Sarratt was
in the habit Of sleeping on the porti-
co Of the second story, and when the
family arose this morning he was
found on the door steps with his neck
broken. However, the body was still
warm when found. 1t is thought
that it happened about o'clock this
morning. Mr.. Sarratt was very wide
ly known all over the county, having
many prominent connections. He was
about SO years old. having lived in
this section practically all his life, en-
gagged in farming. He is survived by
five children: Messrs. ]. E. Sarratt,
Morris Sarratt, John Sarratt; Mrs.
Joe Humphries and Mrs. Wade Hum
Dhries all of this COW
- Camden special Of July Z, to the
Columbia Record: The trial Of the
case of A. L. and c. P. Lindsay for
assault and battery of a high and ag-
gravated nature upon Mr.. Dick Lane,
travelling man stopping at their no.
tel in Camden, was concluded today,
ending in conviction, the jury after
brief deliberation bringing in a
verdict of assault and battery. The
Lindsays were sentenced to pay a fine
of 500 each or serve 80 days on the
gang or in the penitentiary. They
gave notice of appeal, and the case
will come to the supreme court. A
deal of interest has been manifested
in the case on account or the travel
ing men working in this state taking
sides against the Lindsays and talk
ing about the case all over the state.
Attempt has been made to induce the
travelling men as a class to avoid the
Lindsay place, but the hotel is still
running. The fight with the man
Lane started over trivial affair. Lane
left the place to stop at a rival hotel,
and when he came back to get his
mail was insulted, the prosecution al
legged, and assaulted by both the
Lindsays.
Columbia special of July 9 to
the Charlotte Observer: Wade Hamp-
ton Sellers, the wholesale ex-tiger