Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-05-21
HAPPENINGS IN THE STATE
Items of Interest from All Sections Of
South Carolina.

Items Of Interest from All Sections Of
South Carolina.
Former Governor Blease Is to de-
liver an address in Anderson on May
29th.
The annual convention Of the South
Carolina Underwriters' association
was held at Chick Springs this week.
The annual convention Of the
Southern Retail Furniture associa-
ton Is to be held in Columbia, June
23 and "a.
The first train over the Carolina,
Atlantic and Western railway. which
operates between Charleston and
Hamlet, N. c.. was run Monday.
South Carolina Odd Fellows are
considering moving the orphan home
Of the fraternity which is now To-
Gated at Greenville.
Methodists Of Anderson are now in
the midst Of a whirlwind campaign
to raise $35,000 with which to pay a
church debt.
B. NJ. Byars, farm demonstration
agent of Anderson county, has vac
cinated more than 100 cows during
the past few days to prevent the
spread Of black leg.
Joseph T. Johnson, Jr.. son Of
Judge Joseph T. Johnson Of the
western district, Federal court, has
been appointed an internal revenue
inspector.
The Peoples bank Of Greenwood,
has been named as depository Of the
funds Of the United States Federal
court for the western district of
South Carolina
The liquor sales in the counties
having dispensaries during the month
Of April aggregated s22s,754.T
Charleston county lead with total
Of $47,S05.50.
L. F. Waldrop Of Rock Hill, has
been awarded the contract for the
extension Of the central heating plant
at the University Of South Carolina.
The contract price is $11,565.60.
w. w. Cole, an operative at the
Tucapau mill in Greenville county.
dropped dead at his machine in the
weave room Of the mill Monday af-
ternoon. Apoplexy caused his death.
Greenville county officers destroyed
large blockade distilery at Pump
kintown, Greenville county, Tuesday.
and arrested John Latham, a negro,
who is charged with operating the
same.
Harry Richardson, negro, at
tempted to rob the Office Of the city
clerk of Columbia Sunday afternoon.
He was caught in the act and Is be-
ing held for the court Of general ses-
sions.
Maj. Gen. Moore has announced
that E. M. Blythe Of Greenville, and
H. B. Springs Of Georgetown, recent
ly elected colonels Of the First and
Second regiments, respectively, have
successfully passed the required ex-
aminations
]. E. Swearingen, state superin-
tendent Of education, has announced
the appointment Of Miss Ethel Reaves
and Latta C. M. Wilson of Newberry,
as students for the summer at George
Peabody college, Nashville, Tenn.
The thirteenth annual convention
OF the woman's auxiliary to the board
Of missions Of the Episcopal church
of the diocese of South Carolina, is
in session in Spartanburg this week,
delegates from all sections Of the
state being present The convention
will close tonight.
Curan Alexander, a young white
man Of Pelzer, was found guilty Of
the murder Of his wife in Anderson
last week. Alexander in a fit Of rage
several months ago, cut his wife to
death. He was recommended to the
mercy of the court and sentenced to
life Imprisonment.
John G. Richards and G. McDuffie
Hampton, members Of the South
Carolina railroad commission, will go
to Washington, D. c., next week to
attend meetings Of committees Of the
national association Of railway COM
missioners. Mr.. Richards Is chair
man Of Il e executive committee Of
the national association.
kr,,,lr oo-toip{.o NINA oo11nno
and one quart Of whisky was discov-
cred on the back porch Of an Ander-
son boarding house by officers Mon
day. ]. R. Baldwin, young white
man Of Anderson, is in Jail charged
with the ownership Of the contra
band. He alleges that 1t is the proper
ty of Marvin L. Childs, white man,
who Is serving a Federal court SEN
tence in the Anderson Jail.
James A. Hoyt of Columbia, speak
er Of the house Of representatives,
has ordered an election to be held in
Sumter county on July 13, to fill the
vacancy in the Sumter county dele
CATION on account Of the resignation
Of Representative George w. Dick.
The speaker has ordered an election
for Spartanburg county on September
IA, to select a successor to W. G.
Query, who resigned from the house
of representatives to become a men,
ber of the state tax commission.
Laboring under the delusion that
he was a railroad engineer and had
been signalled to "go ahead" D. H.
Hudson, a travelling salesman Of
Wilkesboro, N. c., jumped from a
second story window of Spartan
burg hotel Monday night and ran
three blocks in his night clothes be-
fore he was arresed by the police.
Hudson was slightly hurt in the knee
by his jump. He was taken to a
hospital and released after an ex-
animation.
That John r. Sumter, chief Of
police Of Sumter, has not been ap-