Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-07-08
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

Walter Hames, colored, is in the
Cherokee county Jail, charged with
numbering his wife Sunday night by
cutting her throat.
The firm of S. f. True & Co, of
Spartanburg, was placed in the hands
of a receiver last Tuesday with liabil-
tiles amounting to about $4,000.
- Timmonsville had a 100000 fire
loss early Wednesday morning. Four
stores and a hotel building were de-
stroyed There was $4,000 insur-
ance.
- Governor Ansel has agreed to CO.
operate with the governors of the 9TH
er southern states in the suppression
of moving pictures of the Johnson
Jeffries prize fight.
- The first regiment of the National
Guard of South Carolina, will go into
encampment at Aiken on Monday,
July 18th. The second regiment will
encamp at Chickamauga Park, July q
to 80.
- Wrightsville Beach. y. c., July 6:
The fifth annual session of the South
Carolina Cotton Seed CrusherS asso-
citation convened this morning in the
assembly hall of the Seashore Hotel
with about 200 South Carolinians in
attendance. An address was made by
Judge Henry c. Hammond, of Au-
gusta, and also by f. j. Watson,
commissioner of agriculture of South
Carolina. Mr.. Watson stated that he
had been rendered by the national
OF m
and one carrying with it an excel
lent salary. The position being one
recently created for the exploitation
of American goods in the available,
but heretofore closed markets of the
world. He stated that the cotton
seed industry had been deemed Of
second Importance in the list. Mr..
Watson's work. if he accepts and ne
has not yet decided, will carry him
to all parts of the world. The first
announcement in connection with the
position was made today. The policy
decided upon by the United States is
not unlike the active policy of Ger
many in this respect. 1t is under
stood that the salary is over $1,000
per annum and expenses
- The State Rural Letter Carriers
association in session in Newberry this
week, duJOuTllcu Oh l utSudN dlltIIlooll
to hold it's next annual convention in
the city of Florence. r. f. Wicker of
Newberry was reelected president, and
f.. w. Conner of York, was reelected
vice president. Paul X. Crosby of Ruff
fin, was elected secretary: Arthur w.
Hill of Greenwood was elected treas
urer. d. r. Fletcher of Kershaw, ID.
c. Clark of York. and Stanley Burch
of Florence, were chosen members of
the executive committee. There was
a considerable fight on the election of
delegates to the National convention
to be held ut Little Rock. Ark. The as
sociation is entitled to one delegate at
large and three delegates. i'm addition
to State President Wicker. who goes
as a member of the national executive
committee. The following were placed
in nomination: Paul X. Crosby of
Ruffin: S. A. Burch of Florence: A. w.
Hill of Chester; +. p. DeVore of New
berry; G.. =. league of SimpsOnville,
Greenville county: J. T.. Johnson of
Laurens: l.. b. Aull of Greenwood; J.
w. Miller of York; Miss Florence T..
Livingston of North. Orangeburg cOun-
ty: J. T. Campbell of Bishopvlle. The
delegates chosen were: Miss Florence
f.. Livingston. who received +5 votes
of a total of a: Messrs. +. =. DeNOre.
s. a. Burch and Paul X. Crosby. 4.
w. Hill. j. f.. Johnson and l.. Il. Aull
We're chosen alternates. Speeches were
made by Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General DeGraw, Hon. ID. T.. Finley,
congressman from the Fifth district,
and Mr.. ID. II. Winslow. United
States superintendent of road con-
Structiun. Mr.. DeGraw talked of the
split log drag. Congressman Finley
traced the history of the r. +. ID. ser
vice and it's growth, saying that it had
been one of the greatest educators the
country ever had, and spoke Of the
great results which it had achieved in
the Improvement of the roads. The
road question. he said. experience had
that the only feasible
plan of road building was the con-
tract system, free labor having been |
wherever used. ON the |
question uf salaries. he said, he had |
voted for every proposed raise of sal |
ary since he was elected. and said he |
had made a study of the postal ser |
vice and hoped he knew something |
about it, and he had been able to help. |
Mr.. Finley said he had introduced a !