Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-03-11
FRIDAY, MARCH II, 1910.

- Chester March 8: 1t is beginning
to appear that George Hemphill, COL
ured. who SO strangely and suddenly
disappeared from his home in the
Wellridge community several weeks
ago. was murdered, every day adding
some new item of proof against Rena
Hemphill. wife Of the missing man,
and George MCCrorey and Henry John
son. who are charged with the crime.
Several days ago a lot of charred
bones that had been found in the yard
were given to DrS. w. B. Cox and \.
Wvlie Moore for examination; and
their verdict was the bones were those
of human. DR.. G. Il. White, dentist.
WAS also present and assisted at the
examination. \ certain piece of bone
he pronounced as jaw and tooth.
Sheriff Colvin and Coroner Leckie
spent Sunday at the H"mphill home
stead and made a careful search of the
premises They succeeded in finding
several finger nails and elected evil
dcnce from negroes in the neighoor-
mood that may prove helpful in Ferret
ing out the mystery.
- Columbia. March 10: \ delega-
ton of eleven prominent negro educa-
tors. claiming to represent the college,
graded and country school educational
interests of the negroes of the state
generally. called upon State Superln-
tendent of Education Swearingen TO-
day and presented n memorial setting
forth the needs of the negro schools
of the state. to improve them so as To
better fit the pupils for training along
industrial and agricultural lines. and
asking for expert supervision of the
negro schools and colleges. Mr..
Swearingen told his callers that he APP
proved of training the negroes along
these lines and of educating them with
proper teachers who would hoy" care
TO a proper attitude Of the negroes to-
ward the whites. but that he would
not agree TO any supervision scheme
unless whites were to do the SupervtS-
ing. He added that a northern phil
anthropiSt had recently called upon
him and offered to provide the money
for such supervision to be directed en-
tirely in accord with Mr.. Swearingen's
views. but that after careful inquiry
among representative negro educators
Of the state he had discovered that
the negro generally would not like
the schools and colleges supervised by
a white man so this ends the negou-
atiOnS for the present
- Spartanburg Journal: Farmers
have no reason to complain of their
treatment at the hands of the recent
legislature. survey of the bills en-
acted into law shows that the general
assembly adopted this session some
very progressive and diversified aSri-
cultural legislation. Provision was
made for the inspection of commercial
foodstuffs. the income to go to the de-
partment of agriculture, commerce and
industry. of which Col. f. J. Watson
is the aggressive head. \ special APP
preparation of $4,000 for the general
expenses of tine department was also
given. this being a splendid recognition
of Colonel WatSOnS untiring and sue
cesSful efforts for the development OF
the state An up to date pure seeds
law. based upon the Wisconsin statute,
was also adopted. For the farm dem
onstratiun work so successfully man
aged i'm the state by Ira w. Williams,
an appropriation of $4,000 to supple
ment the national appropriation, was
made-a good example for other
states. For the great corn show to BE-
held in Columbia this fall. $1,000 was
given. conditioned upon $4,000 being
raised i'm the state at large. And this
is assured. a. F.. Gonzales having
pledged $1,000 of the amount. 1t is also
gratifying to note that the legislator.
appropriated $500 for the support of
the work Of the state Corn Breeders
association. which works along the lines
Of the most progressive of such organ
iZatiOnS in the west