Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-11-12
PALMETTO GLEANIN6s
Current Events and Happenings
Throughout South Carolina.

Current Events and Happenings
Throughout South Carolina.
Chas. E. Taylor was reelected may
or Of Lexington on Monday.
The fall term Of the state supreme
court will open November 20.
Miss Birdie Kay Of Anderson, was
seriously injured in an automobile
accident Monday.
The South Carolina synod Of the
Lutheran church Is in session in New
berry this week.
J The Meals Creek ginnery, one Of
the largest in Anderson county. was
destroyed by fire Monday night.
Governor Manning has appointed w.
E. Shul Of Baltimore as commissioner
Of deeds in Maryland for South Caro-
lima.
A colored man on last Saturday.
! killed an eagle on Little Mountain,
Abbeville county, which measured
feet from tip to tip.
Rev. Bernard Repass has resigned
as pastor of ST. Barnabas Lutheran
church Of Charleston. to accept a pas
torate in Scranton. Pa.
Felix Walker is in Jail in Green
wood. charged with killing Ben Walker
by striking him in the neck with a
rock after a dispute over cents.
Two children Of George Brown, col
ored, were burned to death in a fire
which destroyed his home In Edge
field county, Monday night.
1t is said that 400 operatives Of the
Judson mill in Greenville, have decid-
ed to return to work and that the mill
will resume operations on Novem-
ber Is.
Hon. Joshua w. Ashley of Honea
Path. member of the legislature from
Anderson county, and known all over
the state as Citizen JOSH" is criti-
cally III at his home.
During the month Of October the
Columbia police department made 5s4
arrests Of which ia were for disor-
derly conduct, 101 for helplessly drunk,
Al for vagrancy. Al for violation Of
automobile ordinances and 36 for
gambling.
The student body Of the University
Of South Carolina has adopted q reso-
luton authorizing the president Of the
student body to appoint a committee
to consider the allegations made re-
Gently regarding the eligibility Of the
university football team.
1t is understood that the battleships
South Carolina, Utah, Michigan, Kan
sas, Florida, Virginia, New Jersey and
Rhode Island will be at Charleston
during the meeting OF the Southern
Commercial congress in that city.
December 1917.
T. L Carter Of Columbia, learned
this week that his son, Ira Carter, was
one Of those who perished when the
steamer Arabic, was torpedoed by a
German submarine off the Irish coast
on August 19. Carter, who was about
30 years Of age, had been in Europe
and Africa for several years.
William Jennings Bryan has pre-
sented the state Of South Carolina
highly polished, miniature steel plow-
share bearing the following wording:
ITO the state Of South Carolina from
William Jennings Bryan. Nothing is
final between friends. They shall beat
their swords into plowshares. Diplo-
macy is the art Of keeping cool"
R. M. Fincher aged 70. Of Union
county, had narrow escape from
death Monday when a horse which he
was driving was run down and killed
by railway train. Mr.. Ffncher was
caught up by the engine and carried
some little distance before the train
could be stopped. With the exception
Of a few bruises he was uninjured.
John, alias Monk Stevenson, con-
fessed that he was with the four
Chester county negroes recently cleo
trocuted at the state penitentiary,
when they killed John @. Lewis, an
aged Chester county man, in the court
of general sessions for Chester this
week, and was sentenced to spend the
balance Of his life in prison. Steven
son contended that he had nothing to
do with the killing and only went with
the others because he was led to be-
lieve that they were going Off to
gamble.
According to the annual report Of
the state superintendent Of education.
which will be submitted to the next
general assembly. Barnwell leads the
other counties Of the state in the
amount expended for the education Of
each white child. This county spent
$39.O5 for each white child last year,
and s1.40 on each negro child. Charles
ton county leads in the expenditure on
negro children for educational purpos-
es with $714 per child. York county
spent 1892 on the education Of each
white child in the schools last year,
and s1.93 for negro children.
A petition asking recall election
for Mayor ]. F. Floyd and Council
men c. B. Waller and John B. Fielder
Of Spartanburg has been filed with
Governor Manning by citizens Of
Spartanburg, says Columbia dispatch
of Wednesday. The petition is signed
by 3s2 persons, Of whom 312 are said
to be qualified electors. Mayor Floyd
called at the governors office Tues
day and made copy of the petition
and the signatures. He declared that
he was not worried. Councilman
Waller Is head Of the chemistry de-
partment at Wofford college. Mr..
Fielder is a merchant. At the last ses-
sion Of the legislature an act was
passed reducing the number Of COM
missioners in Spartanburg from four
to two. Under the terms Of this act,
o. T. Gallman and ]. T. Hudson will
retire from office next Saturday. The
other commissioners, under the law.
hold over for two years. The COM
missioners receive a salary Of $1,000