Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-07-06
HAPPENINGS IN THE STATE
Items of Interest From All. Sections Of
South Carolina.

Capt. n. Lcc Do"uSit q "Ci hho"H
citizen Of Spartanburg. and Confed-
crate veteran, died last week.
Seven cottages at the Fairfield cot
ton mills in Winnsboro, were burned
Friday. They were valued at $4,000.
Rev. Edgar Kerr of Newberry, has
been elected to the chair of ethics in
the Presbyterian Theological seminary
Columbia.
Cicero Goodwin, colored, was struck
and instantly killed by a through
freight train near Latta, Dillon coun-
ty, early Friday morning.
Pitcher Fillingem and Outfielder
Bankston Of the Charleston team of
the South Atlantic league, have been
bought by the Philadelphia team of
the American league.
James MacFie has been appointed
sheriff of Fairfield county to succeed
the late Adam Hood, deceased. Mac
Fie has been a candidate for the office
in several primaries.
The first tobacco Of the new crop to
be offered for sale in williamsburg
county this season, was sold at Kings
tree Friday. 1t was Of the lowest grade
and brought six cents per pound.
William Bates, a negro chauffeur
was fined $15.75 in Columbia Friday
for the reckless driving Of an auto
mobile, it being alleged that his ma
chine inflicted painful injuries upon q
white woman with whom it came In
contact.
The Spartanburg health league, an
organization which has been in exis-
tence about six years, has been forced
to disband on account Of lack Of funds
In the last twenty-one months, 511
patients have been nursed by the
leagues nurse, Miss Margaret Nesbit
William Gray, colored, known
throughout Newberry county as Chill
ly," who has been porter at a beef
market in Newberry for twenty-four
years, has been obliged to give up
his position on account Of being affiict-
ed with dropsy.
Miss Carrie West, aged 40, commit
ted suicide at her home in Spartanburg
Thursday afternoon, by hanging her
self with a rope in closet in her
home. She attempted suicide about
eighteen months ago by cutting her
throat with a razor.
The body Of a man, later identified
as Edward Bailey, Of Texas, was found
near Ravenels, Charleston county
Wednesday. Blows had been rained
upon his head. Robbery is supposed
to have been the motive for the muir
der.
]. r. Davis, ]. D. Lisp, Lee Carpen-
ter, w. P. Hinson and r. l. MONTE OF
Rockingham, N. c., were fined 500
each in Darlington last week for trans
porting whisky. The men purchased
thirteen gallons Of whisky at the dis
pensary in Florence and were arrested
in Darlington while on their way back
Walker White, the man who shot
Chief Of Police Holcombe Of Green
vile, several weeks ago, inflicting
wounds from which the chief died q
few days later, died in a Greenvllle
hospital Thursday, Of the wounds he
received during his battle with the
police officers.
A train on the Southern railway
carrying fruit and produce, was wreck
ed near Rockton, Fairfield county,
Friday. Four refrigerator cars filled
with cantaloupes were smashed to
pieces. L. H. Matthews, conductor OF
the freight, received serious and prob
ably fatal injuries. A broken beam on
the rear Of the train caused the cars to
leave the track.
A. W. Knight, owner Of the Bam-
berg Herald, was married in Newberry
Wednesday to Miss Caroline Eliza
beth Spearman, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. R. Spearman Of that city. Col
Elbert H. Aull, editor Of the Newberry
Herald and News, and Miss Mae Smick
Of Newberry, were also married at
the home of the bride in Newberry
last week.
During the month Of June the state
department of agriculture shipped out
sufficient nitro-culture to inoculate
seeds for 1000 acres. The culture is
sealed and stamped by the department
and has been distributed in every
section Of the state. 1t Is placed in
bottles known as the lone acre" and
five acre" bottles, which are dated
and sent out with detailed instruc-
tions.
Governor Manning held a conference
with w. H. Dunkin, T. C. Mehrtens
and M. S. Connerly, jury commission
ers Of Charleston county, Thursday
The Charleston blind tiger cases which
recently came before the court OF
general sessions in Charleston were
discussed and the governor suggested
that jurors be drawn by the commits
sioners in which jurors would be gov
erned by evidence.
Harrison Ferguson, former magis-
trate Of Spartanburg, who was brought
into the limelight during the guberna-
torial campaign four years ago on
account Of the ferguson letter" from
Senator Tillman regarding Governor
Blease, has brought suit against the
street car company Of Spartanburg for
$4,000 damages on account Of alleged
injuries received when he stepped
from one of the defendant companys
cars.
Governor Brumbaugh Of Pennsyl-
vania, has refused to honor the re-
QUESTION Of Governor Manning for the
return of Joe Grant, a negro, wanted
in Edgefield county for the alleged
murder of ]. F.. burst, a white man at
Johnson, on April IA, 1906. Counsel
for the negro have made strenuous ef-
forts to keep him out Of the hands of
the law, their main argument in the
proceedings instituted to bring the
negro back to South Carolina, being