Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-05-18
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS

DIR. Paul H. E. Sloan, treasurer Of
Clemson college, died suddenly Satur-
day morning. He was 7s years old.
IN Miss Annie ]. L. Ensor, for II
years connected with the Columbia
postoffice. has resigned her position.
The Southern Baptist convention
has asked South Carolina Baptists for
$4,000 for home missions, and for
$55, 900 for foreign missions.
Rev. w. P. Marlborough, an evan
gelist Of the Methodist church, well
known in South Carolina, died at his
home at Leesville, Wednesday.
Governor Manning has appointed
John R. Sumter, who, for the past two
and a half years, has been chief Of
police Of Sumter, to the position Of
chief constable of the state
The home Of John c. Pruitt,
eight miles south Of Anderson, was de-
stroyed by fire Monday afternoon. The
residence was valued at $4,000 and
was insured for $4,000.
AT a meeting Of citizens Of Ches-
ter yesterday, 1t was decided to call
an election on the question Of issuing
500, 900 in bonds to be used in street
and sidewalk Improvement.
- Miss Agnes Suber was struck by
an automobile at Long Lane, Newber-
ry county, Saturday and received In
juries from which she will probably
die.
Fire Of incendiary origin destroy
ed two Of the most prosperous stores
in Greenville county Sunday. They
belonged to Hendricks and N. H.
Harris Of Greenville, and were located
five miles from that city. The loss
Is estimated at about $4,000 with
$4,000 insurance.
Governor Manning on Saturday
night wrote the following letter to
Mayor Grace Of Charleston: "In re-
gard to the report Of Chief Of Police
Cantwell, dated April, 1915, to you
and by you transmitted to me, this
parties and places have discontinued
business I, like you, received this
report in good faith and took 1t to
mean that these parties had discon-
tinued business as q result Of the ac-
tivities Of the police squad. On look
Ing into this, however, I find that the
statement Of Chief Cantwell Is errone-
Gus and misleading and will mention
but two instances: L. Williams, who
died some months ago, and M. H.
Aikett, who was burned out. Many
OF the places said to be closed are
selling liquor. This seems 80 serious
to me that 1t should demand an in
vestigation and suggest that you in
vestigate this report. I have not re-
ceived any subsequent reports"
- Fred H. Dominick, assistant at
torney general, left Columbia Satur-
day night for Washington, where he
will appear before the United States
supreme court to present arguments
in the Vaughn and Grant case. He
also will ask the supreme court to
dismiss the appeal Of Will Bethune.
T. U. Vaughn, former superintendent
Of the Odd Fellows home in Green
vile, Is appealing to the supreme
court on a writ Of error, contending
that he was sentenced to be hanged;
that in the interim between the time
he was sentenced and the date set for
his death the mode Of capital punish
ment in South Carolina was changed
to electrocution; that death by the
latter mode Of execution was uncon-
stitutional. Vaughn was convicted in
Greenville Of statutory criminal as
sault and was sentenced to die on De-
cember 20, 1912. He appealed to the
state supreme court on writ Of er-
ror and the judgment Of the lower
court was affirmed.