Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-02
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

-Chas. E. Cross, Jr., Of Charleston,
has secured patents on several flying
machine ideas and has been onered
$4,000 for his rights.
The recent election for the annexa-
ton of the Clemson college territory In
Oconee county to Anderson county,
failed to carry and Clemson college Will
remain in Oconee.
In the Greenville court Of common
pleas last Wednesday, Mrs. Georgia
Fonville was awarded $4,000 damages
against the Southern railway for the
killing Of her husband, Engineer Geo.
Fonville in a wreck in Spartanburg
county last year, the train running in
to an open switch.
! At Lexington, Wednesday, the
Jury in the case Of George Nichols,
white, and Elijah Clark, colored,
charged with the murder Of Paul A.
Williams, retired at 1.20 and after fif-
teen minutes deliberatiOn, returned
verdict of guilty Of murder with rec
ommendation to mercy. The defense
offered no testimony. Paul Williams
was Columbia boy 19 years old. He
was killed on a circus train in Octo-
ber.
-. Laurens Deco mber /: The cause
Of Connie Maxwell orphanage was
presented to the State Baptist con-
vention today in a most striking man
ner and the response was most hearty
and sincere. This morning twenty
four little girls came up from the or
phange at Greenwood and were pre-
sented to the convention while Su-
perintendent Jamison was speaking OF
the work at that splendid institution
and many eyes were wet with tears
when he concluded. Within an hour
afterwards DIR. Jamison again took
the platform and announced that he
had just learned by phone that the
convention building at the orphanage
was totally destroyed by fire this
morning but that no one Of the In
mates was injured. DR.. Jamison left
at once for Greenwood, but this al
ternoon the convention took up the
matter and in a few minutes sub
scriptions aggregating more than
1000 were secured to replace the
burned building. Work will begin at
once.
Declaring that irreparable damage
would be inflicted upon the city and
upon a large number Of manufactur-
ers, the city council of Augusta, Ca,
has filed it's answer with the supreme
court Of South Carolina as a result OF
the action instituted by Attorney Gen
eral Lyon for the council to show cause
why the dam across the Savannah
should not be torn down. In substance
the answer holds that the South Caro-
olina supreme court has no Jurisdiction
in the case. It Is also stated that the
city council Is trying to secure the
erection Of the proper fishways which
were first asked by the state OF South
otN
ordered to appear before the South
Carolina supreme court on December
10 and show cause why that part OF
the dam across the Savannah river
which lies in the state of South Caro-
lima and which supplies the canal that
drives many Of the factories Of Angus
to should not be torn down. The at
torneys signing the petition are d. II.
Henderson, C.. Henry Cohen and w. II.
Barrett. Attorney General Lyon said
when the petition of South Carolina
was first filed with the supreme court
that he would not be satisfied with an
order for the erection Of fishway but
that the dam or that part Of 1t In this
state must be demolished.
- Greenwood, December /: The con-
vention building, handsome two
story building at the Connie Maxwell
orphanage, was completely destroyed
by fire shortly after noon today.
Fortunately all the inmates were out OF
the building, being at school, but ev-
cry piece of their clothing was burned
up in the building. The home was
occupied by boys from the ages Of s
to IL years. When discovered the
fire was on the roof of the building
and had made such headway that there
was no hope of saving It, Mrs. c. c.
Mcdaniel, the matron, and her as
sistant, Miss Sherwood, were the only
occupants of the building, and they
were engaged in cooking dinner for the
boys at the time the fire was discov-
cred. The building cost $4,000 when
erected eight years ago, and would
cost $4,000 to replace. Two thousand
dollars insurance was carried. An IN
teresting coincidence is that the build
ing had its inception In motion made
by Rev. w. B. oliver then pastor at
vention, then in session in Greenville
in 1902, raise the money then and
there for q new building and that the
building thus secured should be burn
ed down eight years after while the
convention was in session. Still more
peculiar it burned down while Super
intendent Jamison was engaged in the
very act Of making his report to the
convention. Supplies Of clothing for
the boys will be welcomed and are
coming in from the town now.
In the opinion of Sheriff w. M.
Buford Of Newberry county, all the
sheriffs and deputies in South Carolina
could not have prevented the lynching
of the negro, Flute" Clark, at Little
Mountain last Friday night. Sheriff
Ruford is one of the most daring offi-
cials in this state and what ne says
in this matter should have weight.
Sheriff Buford made his report to
Governor Ansel Wednesday, Sheriff
Buford was not present at the lynch
Ing, according to the report. After
setting out the story Of the attempt
ed assault and the murder Of the
young girl, Sheriff Buford writes In
his communication to Governor Ansel
that he suggested the sending OF men
to ferries and streams, and that a
careful lookout be kept for the sus-
pected perpetrator Of the crime. He
himself went to Flute Clarkes mousse
but he never got to see the negro.
''The negro says Sheriff Buford.
was spirited away. I urged the
mob to turn the negro over as he
would be hung, having already con-
fessed. l knew I was wasting my
breath, for never saw more de-
termined yet orderly body Of men
from 500 to perhaps 1000" Then
a volley at 1915, Of shots, sent from
a distance, sent the negro to his death,
is Sheriff Buford's description of the
lynching. From my investigation.
concludes Sheriff Buford, II believe
the negro. Flute Clarke, killed this
young lady. 1 do not believe all the
sheriffs in the state and their depu-
ties could have prevented this lynch
ing"