Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-13
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

this year.
- Spartanburg countys first bale Of
new cotton was sold in Spartanhurg
yesterday for 13a.
- ON a petition signed By one-iourth
of the qualified voters of the county,
the GreeuviIc board Of county com
miSSiuncrS has called an election To he
held on the first Tuesday after the
first Monday i'm November on the ques-
ton of establishing the county dis
pcnSary.
- Henrietta Littlejohn was ground
under the wheels of the SOuthcrn's No.
&c at Clifton yesterday. while trying
to cross the track ahead of the train
and against the advice Of her COM
paninns. The cOroner'S jury exon
Grated the railroad employees from
blame and said that the young woman
came To her death through her own
carclcssness.
If Capt J. NJ. Richardson is elect
ed adjutant general, he will not ap-
point Mr.. Brock In a card published
In the Columbia State yesterday, he
said: while | am disposed to CO.
operate with the officers of the militia
of South Carolina in every effort to
improve the service, yet in view of the
recent findings Of the court of inquiry,
| would find myself unable To accede
to the request that Col. Brock be ap-
pointed"
- Columbia State, Sunday: over
100000 represents the actual loss
from fire i'm this state since the first
of the year, according To a statement
made yesterday by the department OF
insurance. The greatest actual loss
by fire was during the month OF July
when buildings to the value of $780,
$50 were consumed There were re-
ported to the insurance department
S5S fires. OF this number it is signi-
fcant that the origin of 40 are un-
| known.
- Gaffney, September Q: 1t will he
| of interest to a great many people TO
learn that the Southern railway has
| compromised with Mrs. Martha Wyatt
who lives i'm this county, in the sum OF
$4,000. 1t will be remembered that
some months ago the New orleans
Limited on the Southern struck a wa
gon in which "Tude" Wyatt and two
of his sons were riding, The father
| was instantly killed and both sons
were injured. 1t was thought that
Mrs. Wyatt would bring suit, as there
was evidence given at the inquest to
| the effect that the engineer blew no
whistle, although the accident occur
| red at a crossing in the road.
Columbia. September Q: The sum
| of $550,000 has been borrowed by the
state treasurer since the first of the
year to pay the necessary expenses of
| the state government. This money has
been secured in three loans of 100000,
5000 900 and $150,000. The several
| loans were made through the Palmet-
| to National bank. of this city. At the
| last session Of the general assembly
| the state treasurer was authorized to
borrow the sum of 100000. This was
an increase of 100000 over the
amount borrowed in 1909. The state
ment was made at the treasurer's Of
| flee that il would not be necessary TO
borrow any more money for the pres
ent year. The first tax money will be
received by November Is.
- Columbia, September 10: DR.. G. II.
Lavinder, who has spent many weeks
In South Carolina investigating the
causation of pellagra, a disease first
recognized as prevailing in America by
| DrS Watson and BabcOck OF Column
bia. has written from Europe, as he
was sailing for home, characteristic
cally cautious note, saying that after
has made discoveries which will ena-
bic the public health and marine hos
pital service to isolate the pellagra
germ and determine it's source. His
conclusions will probably not agree
with those reached by SambOn who
recently announced from Paris that he
had found the carrier of the disease
to be a night flying insect.
In fear of undergoing an operation
which his physicians said was of a
trivial nature, Samuel S. Innes, a
wealthy shoe merchant Of Charleston,
committed suicide Saturday in the
Hoffman house, New York, by shoot
ing himself in the head. His brother,
Charles, who went to New York with
him last Tuesday and who was asleep
| i'm an adjoining room, heard the shot
and found his brother dead on the
floor. For several months the mer-
chant had been complaining of stom-
ach trouble. He was finally persuaded
| by members Of his family to go to New
York and undergo an operation. In
nes was head of the wholesale and re-
| tail shoe firm of Drake, lnnes Co.,
of Charleston, and reputed to be very
wealthy.
- Spartanburg. September 10: That
J
the people of Spartanburg in building
an interurban railroad through here,
which it is expected will soon be a
part of a system covering the entire
| Piedmont, if they will lend their as
sistance. was the opinion expressed
| last night by Aug. w. Smith, president
| of the local Chamber of Commerce
and a director of the Greenville, Spar
tanburg and Anderson Railway COM
Dany, who returned today from the
north and west, where he inspected the
trolley system with other officers OF
| the interurban line. The party had
an interview with Mr.. Duke Saturday.
Mr.. Duke does not want the people OF
Spartanburg to put in more than $l5O,-
900. said Mr.. Smith. This is wanted
as an indication that they will give it
| their support rather than the money
itself. he said.
- GreenVille, September 8: After a
discussion of two hours, the county
Democratic committee yesterday re-
scinded it's former action, in declaring
John G.. Greer a nominee for the house
of representatives, and made John
Harrison member of the county del
egation. Mr. Greer's election was de-
clared void on account of his failure to
file his campaign expense account prior
to the election. Both Mr.. Greer and
Mr.. Harrison received a majority OF
the votes cast for the house of repre-
sentatives, that of Mr.. Greer, however,
being thirty votes NOR" than Mr.. Har-
rison. After the result of the official
tabulation was announced, and Mr..
Greer declared the nominee, a protest
was filed by Mr.. Harrison, on the
grounds of failure to file expense ac-
count. The protest was sustained yes
terday morning. and Mr.. Harrison be-
comes a member Of the county delega-
ton.
Anderson. September 9: An or
dinance has been adopted by the city
council of Anderson, accepting the !
per cent from all premiums collected
10y foreign fire insurance companies
doing business i'm the city, to he ap-
piled toward the better equipment OF
the fire department, under an act
passed at the recent session OF the
legislature. 1t is thought that the
amount to he received by Anderson
from the act will he about 800 per
year. Copies of the ordinance were
sent out by State Fire Chief B"hrens
of Charleston, it being required That
all cities and towns wishing to b"ne-
fit under the new law. adopt such or
dnanccs. The money derived from