Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-08-11
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

News and Courier "The calm be-
fore the storm" is the label the sail
ors In port put upon the continued
quiet summer weather that they ex-
periepced all the way across the At
lantic and which is still with them.
Officers Of the. Californian, the big
British merchant vessel which is In
from Nordenham with kainit, state
that they never before experienced
on this voyage. They fear that 1t Is
the forerunner Of some West Indian
disturbance. Officers on the British
ships Dulcie, Port Inglis and others,
which have just completed long voy-
ages across the Atlantic within the
past few days, are Of the same opin-
ion. Numbers Of the officers have
visited the local weather bureau Office
for information and in every instance
Forecaster Cole has assured them
that all is safe and that there are no
indications Of a storm. The barometer
readings In the West Indies just now
average about thirty degrees, and the
forecaster says that there Is no use to
begin to hunt cover until the mer-
curry goes below twenty nine degrees.
- Union special of August to the
Greenville News: The JoneSville
Manufacturing company, Of Jones'
Vile, which was sold here today at
noon, was bid in for $125,000 by Mr..
H. j. Haynesworth, attorney Of Green
Vile, for the creditors. These mills
were inventoried at $260,000 with liza
bilities Of $21S,000 and went into
bankruptcy a few months ago. The
mills were consolidated In 1890 being
formed by combining the Alpha Cot
| ton Mill and the Jonesville mill. The
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400 modern looms. The knitting mill
property consisted of the building,
dwellings, and a few machines. Mr..
| ]. ]. Littlejohn was the organizer OF
both concerns and has been president
Of the Jonesville Manufacturing COM
pany since its organization. There were
| only two bids for the property, II. ].
| Haynesworth, attorney Of Greenville
and w. D. Melton, attorney Of Colum-
bia. Sheriff j. G. Long conducted the
sale. The first bid was $4,000 the
other bids being made and the sale
made in five minutes. There were
| about 100 persons present
- Columbia, August 10: Publication
in morning papers Thursday Of affi-
davits tending to support larges
| made edltorially by the Belton Times
and reproduced in other newspapers,
Of incivility on the part OF Governor
Blease toward a young woman, EN-
ployed as ticket agent in the Southern
| railway station at Belton, was follow
ed Thursday afternoon by the sum-
mary revocation of the commissions OF
Notaries Public j. A. Alexander, J. n.
Merritt and ]. A. Horton. Mr.: Alex
ander himself made one of the am
davits and Messrs. Merritt and Horton
attested affidavits in the case. To
each of the three notaries Governor
Blease addressed a letter, as follows:
Some time since you were commits
stoned a notary public by me, under
the constitution and the laws, during
the pleasure of the governor) Your
commission Is hereby revoked, and
any further act performed by you as
such officer will be illegal and in viola
ton of the law. A copy Of this letter
has been filed with the secretary Of
state, and also with the clerk Of court,
who has been requested to cancel
your commission" Governor Blease
was asked what had moved him to re-
woke these commissions. He said he
had not intended to volunteer any
statement, but in anticipation Of such
an inquiry had dictated to his steno-