Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-23
FRIDAY, OCTOBER %, 1914.
souTH CAROLINA NEWS.


The house on Wednesday killed
the total elimination proposition by a
vote of 81 to 36.
- William Burgoson. a Charleston
| automobile driver, captured six-foot
| diamond back rattle snake. this week.
The reptile was captured by means or
a lasso.
The semi-annual meeting Of the
Eastern Carolina Dental association,
which comprises the counties OF east
ern North and South Carolina, con-
vened in Florence, this week.
A Spartanburg dispatch says that
after picking two-thirds Of the crop.
farmers are plowing under what re-
mains Of their cotton to make way Tor
/ grain sowing.
The two houses passed a concur
rent resolution requesting circuit
judges not to pass foreclosure orders
before October Is, 1915. unless con-
sented to by the mortgagor. The SEN
ate. however, rescinded the resolution.
| Prominent ministers and laymen
from all parts Of the state, are attend
ing the meeting of the Evangelical
| Lutheran synod Of South Carolina,
which Is meeting in Greenville this
week.
- william Burton, aged "a, mill
operative Of Anderson, was run over
and crushed to death by an engine Of
the Blue Ridge railway, two miles east
of Anderson, last Tuesday night Bur-
ton Is supposed to have been under
the influence of whisky.
II C. Shaw Of Greenville county,
has been appointed secretary Of the
| fifth civil service district. with head
quarters in Atlanta, succeeding B. b.
Hare, who resigned to take position
in the United States department Of
agriculture, with headquarters in Co
lumbia.
Herbert Rickenbaker, Calhoun
county farmer, suffered the loss OF his
right arm, Tuesday, when his shirt
sleeve was caught by gin saws while he
was trying to remove a small mass OF
cotton seed which had lodged on a
plank under the gin breast
III. W. Cromer, formerly transfer
clerk for the Southern railway at
Greenville, has been arrested in that
city on a charge Of grand larceny, 1t
being alleged that he Is connected
with the theft Of 1000 yards Of cloth
which was being shipped from Green
vile to Greenwood.
Trade unions Of Spartanburg will
unite tonight in monster rally meet
ing in that city in an effort to organ
ize artisans and laborers in that city,
who are not now organized. .. n.
Coan, district organizer, Of the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor, Is to be the
| chief speaker.
The body Of B. 8. McTindall Of
Greenville, was found in the river near
Erevard, y. c., Tuesday morning. He
had been knocked in the head and
dragged some distance to the river
THE Great Keystone shows" with
which McTindall travelled, have been
arrested en- masse, pending investiga-
ton. The murdered man was about
80 years Of age and unmarried. His
invalid mother and brother, live In
IGreenville.
Between 80 and 40 persons were
| injured, some seriously, when the
grandstand at the Laurens fair grounds
| fell with a great crash at IL o'clock
last Tuesday. 1t Is estimated that
| 500 or 900 people were on the stand
when the accident occurred, and 1t Is
little short Of a miracle that no lives
| were lost outright and that more
were not hurt. A dozen or more OF the
| injured were rushed to the Julia lroy
sanitarium, others were treated on
the grounds, while others were taken
| to their homes in the city.
- Columbia, October 21: The senate
late tonight adopted the house concur
rent resolution to send two members OF
each body to Washington to confer
with Secretary McAdoo on the $685.
900, 900 cotton bond Issue. The speak
er named w. F. Stevenson and George
w. Dick to represent the house while
the senate members are ]. w. McCown
and Robert Lide. The senate commit
tee left for Washington this afternoon
and the house members will go In the
morning. Congressman Lever was
wired to make an engagement for the
committee with Mr. McAdoo.
- Columbia, October 20: The SEM
ate in executive session this afternoon,
confirmed the following appointments
of Governor Blease: T. ]. Strait OF
Lancaster, as superintendent state
hospital for insane; ]. D. Bivens or
Ridgeville; F. R. Hunter OF Newberry,
and A. H. Dean Of Greenville, to be
members Of the board Of regents, state
hospital for insane. K. P. Smith or
Anderson, to be solicitor Tenth cir
cult; w. r. Koon Of Glover, and d. b.
Puerifoy Of Walterboro, to be mem
bers Of state board Of education. Su,,
pervisors Of registration In several
counties were also confirmed. Dr.
Strait Immediately resigned as sena-
tor from Lancaster county and the
resignation was accepted by the SEN
ate. He succeeds DR.. ]. w. Babcock
as superintendent Of the asylum.