Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-02-02
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS

-Ine genera assembly ADJOURNED
Friday night until this morning.
Hugh Byrd, an Edgefield county
farmer, was killed last Tuesday, by a
falling tree.
Five negro prisoners sawed their
way to liberty from the Greenwood
jail last Saturday night.
Two stores at Richburg, Chester
county, were burglarized Friday night,
the thieves carrying off a large
quantity Of general merchandise.
Governor Manning has granted a
reprieve to Tommy Grice, a Florence
county negro, under sentence Of cleo
trocution upon his conviction Of
criminal assault.
j. L. Walker Of Johnston, was
last week, elected a member Of the
house Of representatives from Edge
field county, to succeed ]. P. De-
Laughter, deceased.
THE city council of Columbia on
Saturday, let contracts for the con
struction Of about ten miles Of water
and sewer mains in Columbia. The
contracts call for an expenditure Of
nearly $4,000.
j. H. Suddeth, a brick mason and
wealthy landowner, Of Inman, was
killed Saturday by the discharge Of
a shotgun. It Is not known whether
the wound was self inflicted or not,
The coroner's jury returned a verdict
stating that the man came to his
death through accident, mischance
or misfortune
The doctors Of Spartanburg were
reminded Saturday by Secretary
Copes Of the board Of health, that
there Is a state law that makes
failure On their part to report prompt
ly all cases Of infectious or conta-
gious disease an offense subject to
fine or Imprisonment. The physi-
clans have been ~neglectful In this
matter, but from now on the state
and city authorities propose to en-
force the law and have so warned all
physicians.
Adjourned debate on Senator
Warmers bill to prohibit the loaning
Of money at a greater rate Of inter-
est than allowed by law, provoked
the author Of the bill to charge that
some bankers in Oconee county have
'disobeyed the interest law. He
charged further that such bankers
are thieves" and discussed at length
the definition of the word STEAL" He
Sdlu Indl lHc pIllClpdl ODJCSI VI IiiC
bill was to bring the bankers to toe
the mark"
- Erskine college stands to lose some
2 1000 as the result of the failure Of
the Newberry News and Herald. Dur
ing the time he was treasurer Of Frs
kline college, Mr.. George Meyer bought
$4,000 worth Of stock in the E. H. Aull
Publishing company. Later the Mes
srs. Aull gave Mr.. Mower a third
mortgage for his stock. After quit
ting the treasureship Of the college,
Mr.. Mower transferred this mortgage
to the college. There seems to be no
reasonable probability that the plant
and good will of the Herald and News
will sell for enough to pay the first
mortgage, to say nothing Of the second
and third mortgages, and II this be
the case Erskine college will lose the
entire amount Of its claim.
- Columbia special Of February 1,
to the Spartanburg Journal: The gen.
eral assembly Of South Carolina Is
facing a busy week. Tomorrow after
noon at l o'clock, the house will begin
the fourth week Of the session. The
members are working for adjournment
by February 20. This has been a re-
markab,e session In many respects.
The members have accomplished
much during the first three weeks.
One of the notable measures was that
Of killing the cotton acreage reduction
bill. 1t cost practically $4,000 to en-
act the a at the extra session
last October. Compulsory education,
prohibition and primary laws are
scheduled for discussion this week. All
of these measures will be passed.
Some kind Of compulsory attendance
law will be put on the books. The
voters will be given the right to decide
on liquor or no liquor next September
and the primary rules, which were
adopted by the last Democratic state
convention, will be enacted into law.
The commission appointed to investi-
the missing records will organize
this week and begin the probe. The
records have been placed in the eel
lar Of the state house. Governor
Manning is asking that they be REIN
dexed. There Is much interest in the
report Of the asylum which will be re-
in the house and senate tomor-
row from the governor. Governor
Manning has not announced just what
he will recommend with reference to
at the state hospital. 1t
Is expected that the legislature will
be asked to decide upon a definite
policy for the government OF the in