Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-12-17
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

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SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Chester, December 16: Holmes
Robinson, son of Mr.. George w. Rob-
inson, who was shot by Bob Burns.
colored, while out hunting on Thanks
giving day, died at 10 o'clock last
night from the effects of his wound.
The young man was In his 22d year,
and was regarded as a young fellow OF
much promise. His parents are al
most heartbroken over his sad death,
and so Is Burns, the young negro,
who did the shooting. The affair was
an accident, Burns shooting sudden
ly at a covey Of birds as they rose
from the ground and the load Of shot
striking young Robinson in the hip.
- Columbia, December IA: 1t Is pos
sible that corn exhibition will be held
in Columbia In 1910. It Is thought that
at least $4,000 in prizes will be offered.
If the tentative plans are carried out,
not only South Carolina will be repre-
sented at the exposition, but also the
states along the Atlantic Seaboard.
The exposition, II held, would be the
means of stimulating great interest in
the matter Of corn production. At the
meeting Of the state corn contest COM
mission the holding Of the corn expo
sition was discussed. It Is the opinion
Of the commission that the plans that
have been talked Of are feasible and 1t
seems as If the project Is going to be
success.
-Spartanburg, December Is: Through
the efforts of Rev. Crawford Jackson
Of Atlanta, general secretary Of the
Juvenile Protective association, local
branch Of the association was organ
lied at a meeting Of citizens at the
Young Mems Christian association
building yesterday afternoon. The fol-
lowing officers were elected: DR.. D. D.
Wallace, president: DR.. ]. S. Watkins
and Mrs. w. E. Burnett, vice presi-
dents; Hon. w. M. Jones, secretary and
treasurer; Judge ]. ]. Burnett, chief
probation officer; Capt. B. Gallihar, Of
the Salvation Army. Miss Carrie Sond-
ley and Miss Annie Mutch, assistant
probation officers. The first session Of
juvenile court. which will be run In
connection with police court, was held
yesterday and two boys, aged fifteen
and sixteen, arrested for minor Of
fenses, were released under the super
vision Of the probation officers. Sena-
tor H. B. Carlisle Of Spartanburg, is
now drawing up a proposed law ex-
tending Juvenile courts throughout the
state, which will be laid before the
state legislature at its next session.
Columbia, Dec. IA: Active prep
arations are being made by various
committees for the entertainment Of
the visitors to the Laymen's interna-
tional missionary movement, to be held
in Columbia, January II, Is and 19.
There will be very large attendance
and some Of those on the programme
are among the most distinguished in
missionary work in the world. The list
Of speakers has not yet been definitely
announced but the following have been
invited: DR.. A. P. Parker, D. D., of
laymen's missionary movement of the
Southern Methodist church; Col. E. w.
Halford of New York, chairman of the
laymen's missionary movement Of the
northern Methodist church; DR.. H. N.
Snyder, president Of Wofford college;
DR.. w. M. Ainsworth, president Of
Wesleyan Female college, Macon, Ca;
w. B. Stubs, secretary laymens mis-
sionary movement, Southern Methodist
church.; Hon. Joshua Levering, Balti-
more, president Southern Baptist con-
vention; ex-Gov. w. ]. Northern Of
Georgia; DR.. J. T. Henderson, secre-
tary laymen's movement, Southern
Baptist church, Bristol, Va.-Tenn.; Rev.
T. B. Ray, D. D., Richmond, Va, edu-
cational secretary Southern Baptist
convention; Rev. r. J. Willingham,
Richmond, Va, secretary foreign mis-
Rev. w. A. Guerry, Charleston. bishop
Of South Carolina; Rt. Rev. Arthur S.
Lloyd, Alexandria, Va, Episcopal
bishop -coadjutor Of Virginia; DR.. Geo.
B. Cromer, Newberry; j. Campbell
White, New York, general secretary
laymen's movement; Rev. Arthur
Brown, New York, secretary Presbyte-
rian board Of foreign missions; Presi-
dent Rev Walter w. Moore, Richmond,
Va. Union Theological seminary: Rev.
J. S. Moffatt president Erskine college,
Due West; George Sherwood Eddy,
New York.
Columbia, December IA: The state
corn contest commission met today
and awarded $500 in prizes provided
for by the legislature. The first prize
of 5000 went to ]. M. Moss of st.
Matthews, Calhoun county, for the
best yield on five acres. His yield was
500.5 bushels and he made 1872 points
prize for the five acre yield was award
ed to Mr.. Thomas Taylor Of Richland
county, who got 251 bushels and made
6S.S points. Mr.. Taylor's award was
$50. The first prize Of SITS for a one
acre yield was awarded to John R.
Dingle Of Summerton, Clarendon coun-
ty, who got 1887 bushels and made 80
points. The second prize for a one
acre yield was SIS and 1t went to A.
Bascomb Usher Of Marion, who scored
91.7 points. Most remarkable is the
record Of Mr.. Usher, who is a mere
boy. He has won four prizes this year
on his one crop Of corn, the Federal
first prize, on which he Is now spend
ing a week in Washington at the ex-
penses Of the Federal government. a
state prize and two county prizes. The
commission says in its report that he
is doing fine work in corn breeding and
his types are very fine. He won second
state prize last year. Among the i'm
Dortant lessons the commission points
out have been taught by the contest,
in which there were 156 entries repre-
eenting all sections of the state, Is
that corn raising either in quantity or
quality Of yield Is not as much a mat
ter Of quantity Of fertilizers used as 1t
IS preparation Of the soil. The best
Yields We're secured where moderate
amount of fertiliZing was done, the
proper proportion Of barnyard manure
md humus securing the best results
on 81 acres the commission picked out
the total yields was 2.112 bushels the
net profits S2.223.1O, the total cost be-
ing 1891. The average net profit on
these 81 acres was s105.S6 an acre.
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