Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-11-20
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS

Rev Byron H. DeMent Of Louis
vile, KY, has been called to the pas
torate of the First Baptist church of
Greenwood.
Capt. H. B. Schroeder, one Of the
most prominent business men OF
Charleston, died at his home in that
city, Monday.
- South Carolina this year marketed
the largest tobacco crop in the history
of the state. Lake City led the state
in the amount of tobacco sold, $685.
500 pounds being disposed Of there.
There was mistrial in the case of
the state VS.. w. S. Chadwick, charged
with the murder of Deputy Sheriff
Lindsay in Greenville. Chadwick has
been granted bail in the sum of $4,000,
- Governor Blease returned to Co.
lumbia, this week after attending the
conference Of governors which was
held in Madison, Wisconsin. Govern
ors Of about forty states were present,
- The dead body of an unknown man
was found on the tracks Of the A. c.
l.. railway near Florence, Tuesday. An
unknown mans body was also found
on a railway track near Barnwell the
same day.
p. G. Sieurin, a Swede, who has
been in the United States about two
months, proposes to establish large
fish hatchery, poultry farm and nur-
sery at White Pond, Aiken county, at
an early date.
jeff Means a negro convicted of
murder in Newberry county this sum-
mer, who was temporarily confined in
the state asylum, Columbia, escaped
from that institution, Tuesday. He
has not been captured.
Roy Gambrel, a 7-year-old boy Of
Pendleton, met instant death Monday
when a mule he was riding became
frightened and ran away. The boy
was entangled in the bride and drag
ged one hundred yards, his neck being
broken.
Eleven counties voted on the ques-
ton of issuing $24O00000 in bonds to
loan on the cotton crop, in the recent
general election. According to returns
filed with the state board of canvass
crs 3,26l votes were cast on the issue
l,T91 against and 1,478 for the bonds
The board of trustees of Clemson
met at the college yesterday. Routine
matters were passed upon. DR.. r. O..
Freely was elected state veterinarian,
and professor of veterinary science to
succeed DR.. M. r. Powers, recently re-
signed. DR.. w. A. Barnett was elected
assistant veterinary professor and
first assistant state veterinarian.
The first fatality Of the hunting
season in South Carolina occurred in
Spartanburg county, Tuesday, when
Monroe Gillard accidentally shot and
killed Will Moss at Pacolet. Gillard
shot at coVey of quail while Moss
was within range Of his gun and the
shot tore part of Mosss head off.
- Directors of the state penitentiary
are considering abandonment of the
chair factory at the institution, be-
cause Of the increased cost Of reeds,
necessary article In the manufacture
Of chairs. Reeds have increased from
II to 65 cents per pound. and practi-
cally all those used have been shipped
from Germany.
james A. Hunter Of Abbeville
former member of the legislature, and
a candidate for lieutenant governor
in the primaries this summer, has
announced his candidacy to succeed
Capt ID. J. Griffith as superintendent
of the state penitentiary. Capt. Grif-
fith's successor will be elected by the
next general assembly.
49,. Governor Blease has issued a full
pardon to T. b. Roach of Columbia,
convicted at the summer term or the
court of general sessions for Rich
land county Of assault and battery of
high and aggravated nature and SEN
fenced to pay a fine of $500 or serve
twelve months on the public works
Roach is alleged to have shot at Lewie
\. Gritnth. mayor Of Columbia.
j. T.. Rlexico was on Wednesday
declared elected township COM
missioner for Cherokee county. over
w. f.. Moss. The appeal to the state
board Of canVassers resulted from IAN
indccislon" on the part OF the Chero-
kee county board OF canvassers. 1t
was charged that many voters partici-
pated in the election without showing
their tax receipts or registration GER
tiiicateS.
A w. Jones. comptroller general.
has refused to pay bill Of $500. the
premium on the $4,000 bond of John
l.. MCLaurin state warehouse COM
missioner. Il refuse to pay the bill
because it is eXorbitant and | refused
to audit the account" said the Comp
troller general The bill for the premi
um on the bond was presented by the
firm of ]. H. Bollin & Son. Of Colum-
bia.