Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-16
HAPPENINGS IN THE STATE
Items Of Interest from All Sections Of
South Carolina.

Items Of Interest from All Sections Of
South Carolina.
Florence Is the first city in South
Carolina to have a jitney bus.
The case Of Albert Tolbert, convicted
in Greenwood last week for the mur-
der of his wife, has been appealed to
the supreme court.
George Hodges, one Of the oldest
citizens Of Horny county, Is dead, at
the age Of SO years. He leaves sixteen
children.
A petition asking for compulsory
education has been filed with the clerk
Of court Of Spartanburg county, sign
ed by more than LOO voters.
The Greenville board Of charities
and corrections, has reelected w. r.
Neely as jailer, and T. e. Pike as su-
perintendent Of the Greenville county
home.
Eighteen young women received di-
plomas as graduates Of the Baker
training school for nurses in Charles
ton, at the first commencement Of the
institution, held Thursday night.
H. M. Greer Of Belton, for many
years proprietor Of the Belton hotel,
one Of the most noted hostelries In the
state, died last Thursday, aged 81
years.
The South Carolina railroad COM
mission has issued an order permit
ting the Southern railway to discon-
tinue trans No. 43 and A, between
Atlanta and Charlotte.
Mill Creek is the first shool district
in Richland county to secure q majori-
ty Of the registered voters asking for
compulsory education under the law
enacted by the recent legislature.
According to advices from Columbia,
the fight for the creation Of Hayward
county, proposed to be formed out Of
parts Of Aiken and Edgefield coun-
ties. is to be renewed.
w. ]. Goodlet was fined $500 in the
court of general sessions for Green
Vile county, last week, upon his be-
ing convicted Of selling LIQUOR. Two
hundred dollars Of the fine was sus-
pended during good behavior.
Oss Irby, a negro, died in Green
vile Thursday, as the result Of pistol
wounds inflicted by Clint Carter, col
ored. Irby was shot while he was at
tempting to phone for q policeman to
protect him from Carter.
Lewis w. Parker. formerly presi-
dent of the Parker cotton mill merger,
a 100000 corporation, ant who for
the past few weeks, has been practic-
ing law in Greenville, Is In q critical
condition In q Baltimore hospital. It
is reported that he Is suffering with
cancer Of the throat.
]. F. Pace, a special officer Of the
8. A. L. railway, was arrested In Co
md
held under 5000 bond, on a charge Of
assault and battery with intent to
kill Pace Is alleged to have attempt
ed to draw q pistol on a policeman
when the officer arrested him for dis
orderly conduct.
Fourteen young men Of GreenVlle,
rested in that city last week on charg-
es of playing "keeno," q gambling
game, in Greenville pool rooms A
fine Of $25 was imposed In each case
and some Of the youths had five charg-
es against them. The cases were work.
ed up by two detectives hired by the
city.
G. D. Brown, superintendent Of ed
ucation Of Newberry county, has ac-
cepted the appointment as supervisor
Of mill schools, and win enter upon
his duties July II The position Of su-
pervisor Of mill schools was created
by an act Of the last legislature. The
salary attached to the position Is 81
900 per annum and $500 Is allowed
for travelling expenses.
Fire in Columbia, Friday, destroy
ed the Masonic temple, inflicting losses
insurance. The brunt Of the loss fell
hn o T Ry-xro
had their quarters in the building. The
bookstore Of the r. L. Bryan Co.,
which was established in 1874, was
destroyed, but will be re-established
Immediately. The type forms for the
state senate permanent journal, which
were in process Of publication by the
Bryan company, were destroyed by the
fire along with the copy. AS result
Of the loss there will be much delay
in getting out the journal In bound
volumes. The origin Of the fire Is un-
known. It is understood that the Ma
sonic temple will be rebuilt.
Greenville News: The city Of
Greenville owes the hoboes the most
abject apologies, that Is, all who have
been captured and fined the usual 30
80, which is the customary medicine
handed out to those who ride into the
city fare-less and who get pinched for
doing so, and the officers pinch good
many. For the lengthy past the ho-
boes have been sent to the streets In
most cases. for 80 days, simply be-
cause they didn't have the necessary
$50 to avoid such. Naturally had they
had that amount, they would have
purchased q ticket and hence wouldn't
have been hoboes. /. was discovered
yesterday morning during the session
Of recorders court, that there Is no
such ordinance to the effect that one
shan't hobo. or course one can't beat
q hack fare or a street car ride;
but beating the trains into the city is
perfectly legal, 80 far as any city
laws to the contrary are concerned, or
at least the officers Of the court were
effect yesterday. It Is estimated that
several hundred hoboes have been
caught redhanded, as 1t were, and af-
ter hotfooted chases for the most
part and when tried received the SEN
tence which deprived them Of their
liberty without due process Of law.
Had the hoboes been able to employ
attorneys, very naturally some Of them
would have been able to find the stat
ute did not exist; but not having the
necessary coin, they went lawyer-less
and put in thirty days making little
ones out Of big ones. The fact that
the time Of the hoboes amounted to
nothing does not change the fact that
they were robbed Of 1t illegally.
Columbia State, Saturday: The
special committee Of the senate, ito
investigate and report on economies
that might be effected in the state
printing and the advisability Of es-
tablishing a state printing plant" or
ganized in Columbia yesterday, by the
election Of C. D. Lee Of Darlington,
as chairman md Niels Christensen of
Beaufort, as secretary. The third
member is Louis Applet Of Clarendon.
The secretary was instructed to ad-
dress a letter to the head Of each state
department, asking for a list Of all
state institutions and one to each Of
the county supervisors, asking for a
statement, giving the total amount
spent each year, exclusive Of all ad-
vertising for all printing, giving sep
arately, in so far as 1t Is possible, ap-
proximately the amounts for pamph-
let's, for ruled blanks and for office
stationery, and a letter to the secre-
tary of state in each state Of the
Union, asking for copy Of laws reg
ulating the public printing. The sec
retary was also instructed to cause