Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-08-12
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

The Spartanburg papers report
that business houses Of the city are
putting themselves in gala array for
the Confederate reunion next week.
- Columbia is to have another large
fertilizer factory with a capital Of
from $4,000 to 100000. The promo
tors are j. j. Lawon Of Hartsville, R.
A. Bratton of Yorkville: ]. T. Stevens
and C. J. Shannon, Jr., Of Kershaw, and
Leroy Springs Of Lancaster.
- Columbia State: Samuel L. Lati-
mer. Jr., of The State left yesterday
for Spartanburg, where he will be
joined by his aunt, Miss Annie Wither-
spoon of Yorkville, for a two weeks
trip through Canada, Niagara Falls
and other northern points of Interest.
Winnsboro, August 10: 1t was an
nounced here today by James Henry
Rice, Jr., the secretary Of the South
Carolina Audubon society, that he had
been appointed field agent Of the Ma
tional Audubon society. The official
notice Of his appointment was received
from T. Gilbert Pearson, secretary Of
the National association. The appoint
ment is for five months and may be
renewed at the end Of the year. The
new work will not interfere with the
duties Of Mr.. Rice as state secretary.
- Columbia State, August II: A
warrant has been sworn out against B.
B. Evans, candidate for attorney gen.
eral. This second warrant charges him
with giving a fraudulent check to
Magistrate Fowles to the amount Of
$19.75. This check was drawn on the
Bank Of Columbia and was afterward
turned down. The warrant was sworn
out by Mr.. Fowles, a magistrate of the
ia IAfA -tsNr u Dz1N H.
check. it is alleged, was given by
Evans in part payment Of his board
bill at a local hotel in a case recently
brought before Mr.. Fowles. Under the
law Evans has 30 days to make the
check good and If he does so the pro-
ceedings will be dropped. Otherwise
criminal proceedings will be pushed.
- The plan to take Andersons airship
to Greenville had to be abandoned.
The ship was sent up Tuesday with
the gas bag but half inflated. Capt.
Wild, in charge, expected the sun to
expand the hydrogen and get things
in shape; but the sun failed to do bus
mess, and the wind soon threw the ci-
gar shaped bag into vertical position.
Then Capt. Wild saw there was nothing
to do but to open the gas valve and
descend, which he did. He was In
great danger for a time, but came
through it safely. All the gas that had
been manufactured at the expense OF
so much time, labor and money was
lost and pretty well discouraged by
this time, the committee in charge ad-
vised that the whole machine be pack
ed up and shipped away.
- Columbia special Of Tuesday to
News and Courier: A farm laborer In
81, 90 NJ 10 MI nf
in Aiken county, was seriously injured
when struck by a rock thrown from
Southern passenger train bearing sew
eral companies Of the First regiment
of the national guard, according to
telegram received at Governor AnsePs
office. Governor Ansel has been ask
ed to make a thorough investigation.
The following is the telegram received
by Governor Ansel from ]. M. Hawley
of Salley: Member of company on
first train from Aiken going through
here today threw rock and seriously
injured one of my men who was az
work near track. Please investigate.
A telegram was addressed to Mr..
Hawley, stating that an investigation
was being made. The following tele-
gram was addressed to Col. w. w.
Lewis, commanding the First regi-
ment: u. M. Hawley Of Salley, Aiken
county, wires Governor Ansel that
member Of company on first train from
Aiken today threw rock and seriously
injured one of his men who was at
work near the track. Governor Ansel
wishes you to make thorough investi-
CATION of this matter and bring soldier
to Justice" Col. Lewis has been sent
copy Of kilograms by letter. and 1t
is expected that he will report to the
governor in the next day or so.
Columbia State: 'The fondest
hope Of my life," said Col. U. r:
Brooks clerk Of the supreme court
and a distinguished veteran, us to see
the statue of Wade Hamnton placed
in the hall Of fame in Washington.
John c.. Calhoun represents the CIVIC
side of South Carolina and Gen. Hamp-
ton represents the military side" Col.
Brooks thinks the statue should be
placed by the state legislature through
an appropriation. In speaking or the
statue Col. Brooks said: Let me say
a word regarding the greatest OF latter
day Carolinians. / want to see his
statue in the hall Of fame at Washing
ton. While the state has already dis
charged, in part, her debt or gratitude
to him by building a monument on the
state house grounds. there Is yer
something more to be done. In tne
hall of fame at Washington each state
is entitled to place statues to two OF
its most distinguished dead. One OF
the two inches assigned to South Car
olina has been filled with the statue or
her greatest statesman, John c. CAL
hOun. Now, would suggest, and urge
II upon the legislature OF the state.
that the oHher niche be given to wade
Hampton, South Cardinals most dis
tinguished soldier. . His statue, more
than that Of any other, Is entltled 10
the place. His effigy would be nj
COMPANION piece to that Of Virginias
peerless soldier, the immortal Lee
Columbia. August 8: The rescue
orphanage is an organization, duly
chartered by the state of South caro-
lima, and located at Columbia, "nlcn
has for it's object the rescuing ana
caring for and rearing Of children VINO
are not eligible for admission to the
various denominational orphanages OF
the state and the education or them
along three lines, moral, physical ana
spiritual, to the end that they may
become useful citizens. That there IS
a great need for such an institution IL
evidenced by the fact that in Colum-
bia alone there are known to be more
than two scores white children living
in immoral surroundings, some OF thenh
in the care of negro women. Inc res
cue orphanage is controlled by DoarG
of directors. business and professional
men of various religious denomina-
tions, but all with one purpose IN view
viz. to see that no white child IN the
state shall be allowed to grow to ma
turity without an opportunity TO pe-
come a good citizen. Up to the present
the management has been able to take
only fraction of the applicants
twenty) for lack of means to defray
expenses: to accomplish the most good
at the least per capita cost, we should
be able to care for not less than htty.
A band of Columbia women has uh-
dertaken to clothe the children by So
Letting gifts of material from mer-
chants and mills and making them up
into garments.
- Spartanburg Herald, Wednesday:
The candidates for the state ofhces
we're heard by about eight hundred
people at the Harris theater yester-
lay. The meeting began at IL O'Clock
1. m. and closed at 2.30 p. m. IL
vas presided over by E. L. Archer