Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-06-11
HAPPENINGS IN THE STATE
Items of Interest From All Sections Of
South Carolina.

ItemS OF interest from All oeCt'oHs W
South Carolina.
The city Of Columbia on Tuesday,
by vote Of rs to 1, adopted the COM
pulsory education law.
The school district in which the
city Of Florence is located has adopt
ed the compulsory education law.
Miss Lillian Snelgrove Of Ander-
son, has been elected professor Of do
mestic science at Winthrop college.
Governor Manning has appointed j..
w. Mccormick Of Columbia, mem
ber Of the state board of embalmers.
C. l.. Wilson and John Marshall
have been appointed members Of the
Charleston county dispensary board.
Trustees Of the South Carolina Uni
versity have elected Prof. James B.
Coleman to the chair Of mathematics
to sucteed F. H. Colcock, resigned.
G.. v. Peyton, a railroad employe Of
Columbia, has entered a petition in
bankruptcy. His liabilities are listed
at s48,OS7 and his assets at $50.
BY a vote of IS to 8, the citizens Of
Sumter on Tuesday decided to issue
$4,000 bonds for the purpose Of
building a modern girls school build
ing.
w. P. G. Harding, chairman Of the
Federal reserve board has declined an
invitation to address the South Caro-
lima Press association when it meets at
Chick Springs, June %, 29 and 80.
The University Of South Carolina
has conferred the degree Of doctor of
laws upon Chief Justice E. B. Gary
Of the supreme court, and Prof. A. G.
Rembert Of Wofford college.
Former women students at the
University Of South Carolina have
organized an alumnae association,
with Mrs. Lueco Gunter Of Columbia,
as president.
Thirty-eight young men have re-
ceived certificates certifying that they
have successfully completed the one
year agricultural course at Clemson
college during the year 1914-15.
Negro ministers Of Columbia have
issued a call to negro ministers all
over the state to meet in Columbia
next Tuesday, when a movement in
the interest Of prohibition will be
launched.
The 10th year Of the University of
South Carolina came to a close We'd
nesday with commencement exercises,
including an address by Governor
Manning. Many visitors attended the
commencement.
A coroners jury In Spartanburg
Tuesday, held George Lawter Of
Chesnee, responsible for the death Of
f. c. Malone, young farmer, who
died from the effects Of blow on the
head, administered by Lawter on the
previous Saturday.
At an election held in Gaffney Tues
day to consider the matter of amend
ing the law so as to put the board of
public works under the control Of the
town council, the proposed amendment
was defeated by vote Of 42O to So.
T. w. Little was reelected a men,
ber of the board Of public works
C. K. Chrietzeberg Of Rock Hill, has
been appointed fiscal agent for the
state board of charities and correc-
tions The duties Of the fiscal agent
will be to examine the financial status
Of patients who are undergoing treat
ment in the state hospital for the in
sane and to require patients who are
able to do so, to pay for their treat
ment at the hospital.
There were no bidders when the
property of the Enoree Manufacturing
company was offered for sale in Spar
tanburg Monday under the terms of
the courts recent order. The terms
were No bid for less than s350,O0O
will be considered and each bidder
must first deposit $4,000 in cash or in
a check properly certified by a bank
located in South Carolina"
j. F. Jackson, white, and John
Pringle, a negro, have been arrested
at Coosahatchie, Jasper county, charg-
ed with burning the store Of R. w.
Robert & Son. The men entered the
store with the intent to steal money
and when they discovered that there
was only 50 in the cash drawer, became
so enraged that they fired the build
ing. The loss is estimated at about |
$4,000, with no insurance.
Harry Minis, aged II, and Evelina |