Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-04-10
FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 1914.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

SOU n CAhOIINH NE"o.
- District Attorney Weston has Sc
lected Senator b. w. Crouch. Of Saluda,
as his assistant.
1t Is stated that Mayor John i.
Grace, OF Charleston, Is to be candi-
date for congress from the First dis
trict.
j. c. Spivy, merchant and planter
Of Conway, has dug some new Irish
potatoes from seed planted in Febru-
ry. The potatoes are somewhat small
er than hen egg.
John E. Jefferys, a well-known cit
izen Of Gaffney, died in the Gaffney
native Of the Union section OF Chero-
kee county, and was in the SD year OF
his age.
= In the case Of Mrs Isabella F. Cliff
ton, as ADMINISTRATIVE OF the estate Of
James Leroy Clifton, deceased VS.. the
l.. & C.. railway, for $50. 900, a Chester
county jury has given the plaintiff a
verdict for $4,000.
- Mattheson's bank, Bennettsville,
has gone into liquidation, after a few
months Of existence because 1t devel-
ops that there Is no room for 1t, there
being several other banks in the town.
The capital stock was only $4,000.
The bank was entirely solvent.
- The Anderson Daily Mail prints a
Washington dispatch to the effect that
the war department has revoked the
order settling upon Charleston as the
place for the annual militia encamp-
ment and that the matter is now in
the air with strong renewed hope for
Greenville.
- Mr. John o. Darby, supervisor Of
Chester county, died at his home in
Chester, last Monday night, aged "a
years. Mr.. Darby was a Confederate
veteran, and has been held in high es-
TEEN among his people all his life. In
addition to his wife, who was Miss Sal
lie Jones, he is survived by the follow
ing children: Mr.. William A. Darby;
Mr.. John g. Darby Of Lewisville. Ga;
Mrs. Davis Anderson; Mr.. Jones Dar-
by; Mr.. c. E. Darby; Mr.. Graham Dar-
by, Mr.. Theodore Darby and Miss Azu-
ba Darby.
Mrs. Susan Memminger died at
st. Joseph Inflrmary in Atlanta, last
Tuesday, aged II years. She had been
living with her son DR.. w. w. Mem
minger, rector Of All Saints church
Before her marriage she was Miss Su-
san Mazyic, a descendant Of the origi-
nal Hugenot settlers Of Charleston.
She was the mother Of seven sons, of
whom five survive. They are DR.. W.
w. Memminger, of Atlanta; II. E.
Memminger and c. g. Memminger. OF
Florida, Judge R w. Memminger, Of
Charleston and Lucien Memminger,
American consul at Rouen, France. 'H
- Greenville April Z: A unique case
is on trial in common pleas court. the
estate Of the late James p. Medlin su-
ing the county for damages to the ex-
tent Of $1,000. 1t Is alleged that Med
Inns death resulted from injuries sus-
tanned when his wagon turned over on
the Cox bridge road sometime ago and
throwing load Of brick on his body.
fracturing his skull and otherwise mu-
tilating his body. The condition Of the
road at the point where the accident
occurred, is charged with the mans
death, and the executor OF the estate Is
suing on behalf Of the widow and chill
dren.
- Columbia special of April 8, to the
Greenville News: Representative c.
N. Sapp Of Lancaster county, while
here today confirmed the report that
he would not be in the race for con-
gress in the fifth district against Mr..
Finley, but would probably stand for
the state senate from Lancaster. Mr.
Sapp said no politics were being talk
ed in Lancaster now, but the people
were hard at work. The withdrawal OF
Mr.. Sapp leaves the race In the fifth
district between Congressman ID. E.
Finley and Representative w. +. Ste
venson. While here Representative
Sapp called in at the Office Of Govern
or Blease and talked with the chief
executive for some time. Mr.. Sapp Is
one of the lieutenants Of the Blease
forces and in the last house conducted
several Of the administration fights on
| the floor.
- Columbia special Of April s, to the
Greenville News: Nothing Is known
at the office of the adjutant general
| here over the reported reconsideration
by the war department Of its decision
to hold the maneuvers Of the ninth di-
vision Of militia at Charleston. An
order for the holding Of these maneu-
vers in the vicinity was issued under
date of April 1st and that order is In
the hands Of Adjutant General Moore.
When told of printed reports in the
up country to the effect that Green
vile was interested In securing this
encampment and that the war depart
ment had revoked its decision to hold
the maneuvers at Charleston and the
matter Is again open, the adjutant
general said he had not heard Of the
matter before. There is considerable
interest among the National Guard
relative to this matter. No stock Is
taken in reports that fight on Char
lesion has been started by national
guard officers in Columbia. No indi-
cations of any such movement have
been seen here. at