Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-10-26
PALMETTO GLEANIN6s
irrsnt Happenings and Events

Current Happenings and Event,
Throughout South Carolina.
The Charleston Orphan house cele-
brated the 125th anniversary Of Its
founding on Thursday.
The state finance board last week
borrowed $62,400 for the maintenance
Of Clemson college.
The Cherokee county chaingang is
engaged in constructing a new road
between Gaffney and Broad river.
Governor and Mrs. Manning propose
] to tender a reception to all visitors to
the state fair tonight between and
II o'clock.
Claud l. Dawson Of Anderson, who
is United States consulate at Valencia
Spain, has been transferred to Tam
pico, Mexico.
Rev. 8. H. Alexander OF clinton,
one Of the best known colored minis
ters Of the state, who was presiding
elder Of the Greenwood district. died
| suddenly last week.
Members Of the South Carolina rife
team returned to their homes Satur-
day after attending the national COM
petition at Jacksonville, Fla. The
team finished in the seth place.
A number Of weavers Of the Judson
mill in Greenville, are on strike be-
cause the mill management refused to
re-instate several weavers whom they
had discharged.
The Florence school board will soon
begin the erection Of a new school
building in that city, bond issue Of
250,000 which was recently voted for
that purpose, having been sold.
DR.. ]. D. Dreher former United
States consul at Toronto. Canada, who
has been transferred to Colon, Pana-
ma, is spending some time with rela-
tives in Columbia before going to his
new post.
Cadet Noble Of Branchville, stu
dent Of Clemson college. Is In hos
pital in Columbia, suffering from q
broken shoulder said to be the result
Of hazing which he received at Glenn
son a few days ago.
Damon Headen and Lonnie Hey
ward, white men, were attacked by
Barney Leysath and John Robinson,
colored, near Swansea last week and
badly beaten up. Headen's throat was
cut, but he will recover. The negroes
are under arrest.
There are a number Of candidates
for appointment as auditor Of Union
county to succeed T. J. Betenbaugh,
who died recently, leaving an unex-
pired term Of three and half years.
Governor Manning will appoint his
successor in the near future.
The abstract Of the condition Of the
national banks Of South Carolina at
the close Of business on September Q,
as reported to the comptroller Of the
currency at Washington on Friday,
shows the reserves held as 20.76 per
cent; loans and discounts, $28,676,3 1892;
gold coins, s159,s71; lawful money re-
serve, s1,919,615; deposits, $1S,142,S13.
The United States civil service on
Thursday, announced that examlna-
tions would be held in South Carolina
at the following places on December
Z, to secure both men and women
typewriters and stenographers for the
government: Charleston, Chester,
Columbia, Florence. Georgetown,
Greenville, Greenwood, Newberry,
Orangeburg, Spartanburg and Sum-
ter.
Rev. ]. F. Hammond Of the Oakhurst
section Of Lancaster county, was pain
fully cut across the cheek by negro
at Mr.. Hammond's cotton gin in that
county last week. The negro, whose
name Is Jim Leech, was exciting dis
turbance among negroes who were
working at the gin, and when Mr..
Hammond asked him to leave he drew
his knife and slashed the minister
across the cheek. The negro was later
captured and is now in the Lancaster
county Jail.
Orders that will keep the state
militia in Charleston on duty until
November /, were issued by Colonel
H. B. Springs on Friday. Edward
Mcdonald and H. J. Brown, the two
men who were arrested by the police
in Charleston shortly after the shoot
ing which resulted in the death Of
Sidney Cohen and the wounding OF
four other men, have been released
from custody. The situation Is quiet
and no more trouble Is expected.
Thousands Of people attended the
funeral Of young Cohen which was
held in Charleston on Thursday.
Robert McEvoy, the young Green
VILE man who was recently arrested
and lodged in Jail charged with being
an accessory before the fact in the
death Of Annie May Glenn, a 16-year-
old school girl Of Greer, who recently
committed suicide by drinking carbolic
acid after she had discovered that
her lover had played her false, has
been released on bail Of $1,000. In his
statement to Judge Wilson. McEvoy
states that he never in any way insti-
gated the young girl to take her life
and that at the time Of the suicide he
was miles away
A mass meeting Of Columbia citi-
zens on Friday night, by a vote Of
"a to "A refused to adopt the report Of
a citizens committee" which found
that Lewis A. Griffith, mayor Of that
city, had abused the power Of re-
funding fines and that his conduct on
the night Of September IS. in certain
house in Columbia was unbecoming
to his official position and that the
Columbia city council properly took
away from the mayor the position Of
head Of the police department, and
that I'VE are of the opinion that our
city should have mayor whose stand
ard Of duty and propriety to our COM
munity is Of the highest order"
The third triennial conference OF
the National association for the Study