Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-16
MERE MENTION

MERE MENTION
Jack w. Grimes, said to be 112
years old, was killed by Southern
railway engine at Helena, Ga, FRI
day. 80. The trial Of Porter Charl-
ton, the self-confessed wife murder
er, has been postponed at Como,
Italy, until sometime in 1914. Charl-
toms defense will be "brainstorm" in
sanity. "A German aviator, killed
at Muenster, Germany, Friday. was
the s25th victim Of the game of avi-
alton. The Woman's Taxpayers
League of Ohio, proposed tax on
bachelors and childless wives
A Columbia University professor,
now visiting the Philippines, says that
the public schools Of the islands are
models for the world. .Adolph
l. Kline, a Republican, vice chair
man OF the board Of aldermen, sue
ceeded the mayorality Of New York,
upon the death OF Mayor Gaynor. -.
The agricultural department estimates
that the country's loss due to hog
cholera is $60,000,000 annually. The
department Is now distributing
preventive serum throughout thirty
states. Two automobile bandits
appeared at a bank st Brundige, Ger
many, Thursday afternoon, where
they killed the cashier and looted the
bank, later numbering and robbing
a hotel keeper. Friday morning In
a pistol battle with police, one or
the robbers was killed and the oth-
er captured. The prison commls-
sion of Georgia has recommended 10
Governor Slaton that he pardon 'Dr:
xr fYnAar Qanfannl OF
death for the murder Of his wife
about two years ago.. The ma
tional encampment Of the Grand
Army Of the Republic began at Chatta-
nooga, Tenn, yesterday. From 76,-
600 to 100000 visitors are expected
to attend the reunion. VIM
Evans, q restaurant keeper, was KILL
ed and his wife was fatally wound.
ed at Sedalia, Mo-, Friday. In q pistol
duel. The woman started the shooung
on account of jealousy Of her hus-
nor, dead mayor OF New YORK. ielt
Liverpool, Saturday afternoon, aboard
the Lusitania The funeral will take
place in New York on september
%, Mrs Edna Perkins Godbee,
on trial at Mellen, Ga, last week.
charged with the murder or her d.
yorced husband and his wife, was
found guilty and on Saturday was
sentenced to life imprisonment. $50.
Robt. Anderson sawed his way out
of the new jafl at Taylorsvilie, N. e,
Friday night by the use OF two OLD
knives. .Yeggmen dynamited the
postoffice safe at Concord, Va, FIJI
day night, making their escape with
nor Cox, Of Ohio, gave a state din
ner a few days ago, and led MS
guests on English sparrow pie.....
The chief Of police of Los Angeles,
CAL, says that so-called private de-
tectives operating in that city have
reaped harvest Of 100000 by black
mailing methods. The state board
of health of Kansas has adopted the
slogan Of count the flies, instead
of "swat the fly" as Its slogan TOT
the 1914 campaign against flies.
SLAYER OF a woman and her two babies,
has been sent to the Illinois prison at
Joliet, for life. He Is described as
yeritable "Dr. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde.
w. w. Parsons, president OF
the Indiana state normal school, says
that history Is one Of the most use
less subjects taught in the common
schools. ... Many of the spot cot
ton buyers Of Savannah, Ga, are
predicting II cents a pound for cot
ton...A New York commuter,
travelled a total Of 6S4,376 miles,
making the trip from New York to
New Haven 1,444 times. 80. Three men
were killed at Mason, Ala. Friday In
shot gun duel. A father and son on one
side and a neighbor were the victims.
IA Pittsburg, Pa, man Is asking
for a divorce from his wife on account
of her jealousy. He says that II he
looks at pretty girl on the moving
picture screen, his wife makes MIN
leave the place. When an ex-Catno-
lie priest attempted to lecture on Ro-
manism" at New Lexington, O., Friday,
the mayor of the town ordered. out the
militia to preserve order. The ex-
priest was not allowed to speak. -.
Five men are under arrest in England
I'm connection with the theft OF a $625,-
600 pearl necklace while 1t was In
transit through the mails from Paris
to London. Postal clerks are alleged
to be mixed up in the crime but as YET
none have been arrested. A NUMBER OF
pearls belonging to the missing neck
lace have been recovered by the ponce.
A coroner's jury OF Philadeipnia,
is after a number Of doctors In that
city on suspicion of malpractice. the
immediate cause Of the investigation Is
the death of a young Maryland woman.
Miss Julia Garrett. an aged spins
ter of Philadelphia, who died recently,
left her estate Of $10,000,000 to her bro
ker, Isaac T. Starr. .,...A bee farmer
near Evansville, Ind, estimates his
crop of honey at $4,000 pounds. and
says he will get 20 cents a pound Tor an
of 1t. The syndicate that will build
the yacht to defend the Americas cup
which Mr.. Upton wants so badly, Is
headed by Cornelius Vanderbilt, ]. r.
Morgan and Frederick G. Bourne. ......
In a fight between U. s. soldiers and
Mexican smugglers at Carrizo Springs