Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-01-02
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

The South Carolina Bankers as
alton is urging the state banks TO
apply for membership in the reglonai
reserve system.
Announcement has been made that
Governor Blease will deliver an ad-
dress in the court house at Carney
tomorrow afternoon at O'CLOCK.
Chester, December %: Thomas
Brooks of the WilkeSburg neighbor-
hood was shot and seriously wounded
today George Darby is accused OF tne
shooting. A shotgun was used. both
parties are said to have been lntoxl-
Gated.
A total Of $21, 1,406.S7 in fees was
collected through the office OF the sec
sretary Of state during 1913 for issuing
charters for new enterprises ana g rs
sning commissions, according to hg-
ures made public last Wednesday
night by the secretary Of state, dur
ing 1918 for issuing notaries pupnc
commissioned during the year, ana
s14.626 collected in fees issuing CHAR
terS.
Chester special Of January l, to the
Columbia State: The inquest into the
death of Sidney ]. Ferguson, VINO was
shot to death Friday, December 70, by
Frank Grant, on the formers planta-
tion in the Capers Chapel community,
was held yesterday. A number OF VII
nesses were examined. The following
verdict was rendered: That sidney
]. Ferguson came to ms aeatn troin
eunshot wounds at the hands OF Frank
Grant. and that his father, Will d.
Grant, was an accessory before the
fact" w. H. Grant was released yes
terday from Jail on $3.50 bond.
aInY-
belmont, his son Morgan Belmont,
oliver Islen, the man who races Sir
,Thomas Liptons yacht for America
cnn and Count Veil Castel OF Paris,
violated the game laws Of South Caro-
lima by hunting without license, and
consequently Angus Belmont, host OF
the party paid the fines Saturday, ag-
gregating $500 and purchased licenses
for his party at $40 each. Chief Game
Warden Richardson notified Mr. BEL
mont Of his breach Of the law, ana
the latter consented TO the nne s Osi1ie bie
he was arrested. Mr.. Belmont ana ms
party are hunting on the former
plantation in Hampton county. Ihe
August Belmont place in this state IN
cludes about 5000 acres OF land Whlcn
he uses as a training ground Tor MS
race horses and as game preserve
Mr Belmont is one OF the ieaolnS
CnOrISmen Ol lilc WOlANt Go 49, ~"-'
lon The former is especially Weli
Enown because of his prominence In
nolitics, and his prediction for the
turf He is one of the multi-millon-
aires of New York. The game laws OF
this state make it illegal for any one
from another state to hunt without
license. even though the land belong
to the party hunting. Mr.. Belmont SAID
ne was not aware Of this law, SO was
not conscious Of committing a misde-
meanor in hunting without license
This is the second party OF noTInern
sportsmen to encounter the South
Carolina game laws this season. A
short while ago several members oi
the emerson party left the state on a
special train when Game Waroen
Richardson was after them.
Columbia special of December 80
to the Spartanburg Herald: The in
crease in the value Of property assess
ed for taxation in South Carolina 1ol
1913 was $5,900,777, according to q
statement issued from the office oi
Comptroller General Jones yesterday
The total value of all property as as
sessed was $297,431, ,7S0, as compared
with $291,531, 900. 1t has been esti-
mated that about $2,5O0,00O will be
necessary for the state government
II is not probable that the tax levy
will be increased. The increase in the
EsSse Of real estate for the entire state
esaS $2,091,59 The increase in the
value Of personal property was s3,'
1S6.936. The total value Of the prop
erty in Charleston was $26, 6,46o.4 .4S6, as
compared with s25,601,415 whicn is al
increase Of $S59,071. The greatest in
crease in property for taxation was IL
Richland county. The total value o.
all property this year was 1857, ,1S5
as compared with s1S,352,011 in 1912
or an increase Of $1,526,174. OF this