Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-30
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

Newberry Observer: Mr.. G. B..
Summer sold to Mr.. Gist yesterday
bale Of long stable cotton at II cents
a pound. The seed came from the
agricultural department at Washing
ton. He expects to make about twen-
ty-five bales of this kind. He says the
yield is about as good as the short sta
pie. Mr.. Summerss bale that he sold
yesterday weighed 412 pounds and
brought $1,000. The seed brought
$14.40.
Spartanburg, September 90: The
case against Wallace Whitlock, the
Spartanburg Junction merchant,
charged with the violation Of the dis
pensary law, continued to engage the
court of general sessions today What
is beer is the question involved. Boy
den Minis of Columbia has appeared
as an expert in the case, and he has
said that the beverage found in Whit
locks store is beer; at least 1t con-
tains more than per cent Of alcohol.
The case is attracting much atten-
ton. Whitlock is a merchant with
plenty of money. He Is said to have
been in the near beer" business for
number Of years.
Spartanburg Herald: The wife Of
Jerry Waters, a negro living on Hugh
street, complained against him in po-
lice court yesterday. She said he gave
her a beating because she fried ten
cents worth of bacon all at one time.
Mayor Lee is chivalrous and is accus-
toned to impose fine Of $50 upon men
who discipline their wives, even under
such provocation as Waters had. But as
the buxom negress proceeded with the
long -winded recital of her wrongs
Mayor Lee and the others in the stuffy
court room became restless, for there
arose a powerful, penetrating odor.
You buy a quarters worth or soap
and give your wife bath every morn
ing for a week." said the mayor, as he
discharged Waters. And if you don't"
he added, you'll be locked up again."
This is perhaps the most unusual pun
ishment that Mr. Lee has ever meted
out. 1t will be recalled that several
weeks ago he sentenced a man found
guilty of drunkenness to go to church
every Sunday for three weeks. He has
also imposed some staggering fines-in
one instance, $4,000.
- Florence, September q: Flor
ence county is getting to be a corn
growing county, and there Is very
good chance of a Florence county boy
winning the prize for growing the
largest number of bushels on one
acre. Jerry Moore, a young boy FAR
mer OF the Winona section Of the
county, has made over 200 bushels or
as fine corn as can be seen anywhere
on one acre of land, and when the
corn is put through the actual meas
ure process he is going to have a few
more bushels over the two hundred
to his credit. Young Moore joined,
or entered, the boys corn growing
contest this year and he has been af-
ter not only the government prize,
but a great big prize that was offered
by the gentleman who sold the seed
corn. The committee in charge saw
the corn gathered and housed, and
will measure 1t up this week and then
the exact number of bushels that Jer-
ry Moore made on his one acre Will
be made known. There are about
thirty boy farmers in the county in
the contest and county superintendent
of education Allard II. Gasque, who
has charge of this work. is feeling
mighty proud of his boy farmers these
days. especially since the gathering
of the crop has been begun.
Columbia, September 26: Was the
signed statement by the book-keeper
bank, to the effect that he was short
i'm his accounts to the extent of ap-
proXimately $1,000 secured at the point
of a pistol? This is the question that
will have to be decided when the
Hampton county court hears the case
of the book keeper of the bank who
has been charged with embezzlement
to the extent of about $1,000. "A few
days after signing this statement,
saws Giles l.. Wilson, the state bank eX-
amner. in report TO the state treas
urer on the alleged shortage. how
ever the OOk-keeper brought charges
against the cashier, stating that the
cashier was the man who had taken
the money, and that this socalled con-
fession of the boOk-keeper was obtain
ed from him at the point of pistol
The statement is the basis for the
question of whether the cashier forced
the book keeper of the bank to make
a confession as to the shortage. The
report of the state bank examiner as
to the Hampton shortage was made
several days ago to the state treasur-
er. The case was referred to Attorney
General Lyon, who sent the papers to
Solicitor Byrnes to prosecute. The re-
port of the state bank examiner on the
case is of several typewriter pages
covering all of the work. He does not
for once mention the name of any OF
the officers of the bank, referring to
them in their official capacity.
- Anderson. September %: Mary
Gary, a negress, about 80 years old,
last night, placed her two little
daughters aged and 5 years, in a
barrel. half filled with water, rolled
the barrel against her house and set
fire to the house. She then went to
the home of a neighbor, nearly half a
mile distant. and told what she had
done. The fire burned rapidly and In
a few minutes the house was mass
of flames. The 5-year-Old girl man
aged to get out of the barrel and start
ed off for assistance. Before assist
ance came, however. the barrel had
become enmassed in flames and the
little 3-year-old girl was burned to a