Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-01-26
souTH CAROLINA NEWS.

Columbia State, Friday: The house
refused to assume the responsibility of
doing anything to remedy the exist
ing confusion In the school laws of
South Carolina for at least another
year. The bill to revise and declare
the school law was indefinitely post
poned. 1t represented two years of
work on the part Of the committee
appointed to draw 1t. Two resolutions
introduced by Mr.. Aver and Mr.. Kirk
land, both providing for holding an
election to amend the constitution as
to levying a 3-mill school tax and al
low each county to fix the amount OF
taxes 1t needed for school purposes,
were killed by the house, The school
laws of South Carolina will remain as
they now are for at least another year.
Chester special Of January "a to
Charlotte Observer: One Of the sad
dest and most tragic happenings In
the county in recent months was the
accidental shooting of young William
Wherry at his home at Lewis Turnout
this morning by his brother, James,
The boys were engaged In shooting at
a mark In the yard with a number OF
COMPANIONS
red. James, who Is 13 years old, was
standing on the steps of his parents
house and William was STOPPING down
In the yard, when the rife in the hands
of James was discharged, the bullet
striking his brother in the upper part
of the head and passing entirely
through. A physician was summoned
at once, but when he arrived on the
scene the boy was dead. William and
James Wherry are the sons Of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. H. Wherry Of Lewis Turnout.
The boy who was shot was Is years
of age and was a bright and manly
fellow. The funeral will be held at
the house tomorrow morning by Rev.
F.. A. brennan Of Lowryville, after
which the body will be laid to rest in
Uriel graveyard.
Columbia Record: During the dis
cussion of the Daniel Clemson college
bill, a message from the governor In
regard to some further alleged errors
in the house journal which he wished
to have corrected, was received. On
page Of the journal of January %,
said the message, the word "explani-
tory" appeared, when the original
showed explanatory" u presume
there will be some objections to cor
recting your journal" said the mes
sage, "but / call this to your attention
in order that you may see that am
still being misrepresented or inten-
tionally misquoted by those who are
printing the journals Of the house. AS
to whether you correct 1t or, not, 1t Is
a small matter to me: but Shall con-
tinue to call your attention to such
errors in order that the people may
see the attempt that Is being made to
injure me by misspelling of words or
improper use of words when the cor
rect words have been used In the mes
sage" The chair assumed response
biity for having the corrections made.
The senate on Tuesday passed to
q third reading a bill prohibiting the
manufacture or sale Of cigarettes in
South Carolina.
The current issue of the Pee Dee
Advocate, published in Bennettsville,
has the following from j. Whitner
Reid, secretary Of the State Farmers
Union: at a meeting Of the State
Farmers Union held in Columbia jan
uary 1911. 1912, the state warehouse
plan. based on the Louisiana plan, was
endorsed by unanimous vote of the
union. The full text Of this proposed
bill is enclosed herewith. The state