Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-13
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

- Robert Whitaker, a prominent
Lancaster county farmer, committed
suicide Thursday night, by shooting
himself with a shot gun. III health is
assigned as the cause.
A. F. Conradi, entimologist at
Clemson college, says that the elm
ination Of the cotton crop for a year,
will not eradicate the bolf weevil, for
the reason that the weevil will main
tain itself on other plants.
DIR. Cornelius C. Coleman, for
merly of Dallas, Texas, was installed
pastor Of the Citadel Square Baptist
church Of Charleston, Sunday, sue
ceeding DR.. Howard Lee Jones, who
recently resigned the pastorate to be-
come president Of Coker college,
Hartsville.
- Ringing Bros. circus was attach
ed in Columbia, Friday, on account
OF a damage suit for $25, 900 filed by
Mrs. S. ]. Stevens Of Columbia, al
leging discourteous treatment by cir
Gus employees. The suit was filed
against the Barnum and Baily circus
a year ago, and the Ringing show
was attached on the ground that both
circuses belong to the same people.
- Reese Hough, a prominent citi-
zen Of Cheraw, met instant death
about IL o'clock Friday night, while
ringing the town fire bell. Mr.. Hough
had discovered fire in a store and
went to give the alarm. While doing
this the fire bell which was stationed
at the top Of water tank, $50 feet
high. and which weighed 700 pounds.
fell on him. His body was horribly
mangled.
he f,y L,
Charleston, negro organization
composed of negro boys between the
ages of and 16. has recently re-
turned to Charleston after spending
three months in London, England.
The negroes expected to spend a year
in Europe; but the outbreak Of the
war caused them to return to Char
lesion earlier than they had antici-
pated.
- Senator Clifton of Sumter, has
gotten bill through the senate to do
away with the old eight-box ballot
law and provides for only two boxes
at a precinct, one for Federal officers
and the other for state officers and
the like. The bill was sent over to
the house in the hope that 1t would be
gotten through in time for applica-
ton to this years election. The ar
has served its purpose, and is now a
nuisance.
Judge George E. Prince, holding
court of general sessions in Saluda
county last week. allowed John Glib
son negro, convicted or assault and
battery of high and aggravated ma
ture. and sentenced to pay a fine Of
500. to pay the fine in lint cotton at
ten cents per pound. The negro's
counsel had pleaded that their client
could not pay the fine owing to the
low price of cotton, and the judge
allowed Gibson to bring to the coun-
ty clerk Of court 1000 pounds Of lint
cotton in lieu of the fine.
Greenwood Journal: 1t Is under
stood that John X. Aull, Gov. Blease's
private secretary will be editor Of
the Commonwealth. the new paper
which has been capitalized at $4,000.
The first issue will be published just
before or soon after the legislature
convenes in January. The paper will
be owned by a stock company, the
shares to be only SIS each. 1t was
learned that stock is being taken in
all parts of the state. The plan is to
permit no stockholder to own more
than fifty shares.
- The Columbia and Georgetown
Steamboat company has taken the
matter of the impounding of the wa
ters of Broad river, to the secretary
of war, before whom there Is to be a
hearing today. The complaint Is that
the impounding. of the water at Parr
Shoals leaves the boats Of the Colum-
bia and Georgetown company strand
ed as they are nearing Columbia. The
steamboat company wants at least an
a agreement whereby 1t can have plen-
ty of water as its boats are nearing
Columbia. and is willing to let the
power company have everything
while the company's boats are on the
lower reaches of the river.