Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-01-26
fire last week. About IS bales of cot
ton were DESTROYED

The boys dormitory of the Spartan
academy at Landrum, was badly dam
aged by fire last Wednesday night.
The origin Of the fire is unknown.
A new flour mill is to be built in
Spartanburg at an early date, COM
pany with a capital of $4,000, having
been orgnized for that purpose.
The first official act Of Governor
Manning last week, was to sign the
commission Of a Beaufort county Of
ficer.
Charlie Jewell, a 11-year- old boy,
was run over by an automobile and
seriously injured near the Poe mill in
Greenville, last week.
]. E. Holmes, coroner Of Edgefield
county, died last Friday, following a
long illness with Bright's disease. He
was about 10 years Of age.
] Dr. R. M. Grim Of the United States
phblic health service has arrived in
Spartanburg to take charge Of the
pellagra hospital there.
Mrs. Douglas Jenkins, wife Of the
American counsel at Riga, Russia,
and a native Of Charleston, died in
Russia last week, following an opera
| tion.
The annual meeting Of the South
Carolina Bar association was held in
Columbia, last Thursday. Hon. Chas.
A. Woods of Marion, was the princi-
pal speaker Of the occasion.
Rev. c. A. Jones has resigned the
pastorate Of the Thomas Memorial
| Baptist church Of Bennettsville. to
become educational secretary Of the
South Carolina Baptist convention.
The dead body Of Joseph Sullivan,
a former soldier in the United States
army, was found in his home on Sui
livan's island, last week, by neighbors
who were attracted to the house by the
cries Of his little daughter.
The town Of Chesterfield was in
darkness several days last week on
account Of the high water in Thomp-
sons creek, which carried away about
forty feet Of the dam Of the Chester
field Light and Power Co.
Representative Joseph A. McCul-
Tough Of Greenville, has introduced
bill in the house providing for an
amendment to the constitution for
equal suffrage. There is small posi-
bility Of the measures passing.
Sheriff Rector Of Greenville county.
has located Ellis c. Blackstone, who Is
wanted in Greenville on charge Of
desertion of his family, in New Hamp-
shire and the man will be returned to
South Carolina in few days.
A committee Of Confederate veterans
one from each congressional district
in the state, which met in Columbia
last week, adopted resolutions asking
the legislature to pension every Con-
fe ierate veteran and every widow of
a veteran in the state.
A negro preacher named Davis, pas
tor Of the Timmonsville circuit, was
drowned in Lynche's river near Tim
monsville, Friday afternoon. The
negro drove into a barbed wire fence
on the river bank and was drowned
before he could be rescued.
A handsome open face watch, stolen
from the cruiser Olympia at the
Charleston navy yard last week, has
been recovered by the Charleston po-
lice, who found it in a pawnshop. The
watch is the property Of an officer on
the vessel, and is valued at $500.
The children of Arthur Blackman of
Society Hill, were horribly burned
last week, when a kettle Of boiling
water was poured over them. The
children were playing on the floor
when the kettle on the stove in some
manner was overturned.
Portland Ned, the famous safe
cracker who, after his pardon by
Governor Blease, escaped from Federal
officers, was last week convicted Of
robbing two postofflces in North Caro-
lima and was sentenced to serve seven
years in the Federal penitentiary in
Atlanta.
Representative Bowles Of Green
wood county, has introduced a bill in
the legislature which asks for four
rural policemen to serve in that coun-
ty. The need for additional policemen
in Greenwood is urged because of the
wave Of crime which has been pre-
vailing in that community.
DR.. B. B. Steedly, chief surgeon of
the Steedly hospital of Spartanburg,
has taken the position Of assistant
surgeon on the medical staff of the
state Baptist hospital in Columbia.
Former Governor Blease has been
appointed a notary public by Cover
nor Manning.
Homer Dabb has been arrested in
Greenville county, charged with burn
ing the barn Of c. P. Barnett Of that
county Barnett found an Illicit dis
tillery, the property Of Dabb, on his
place, and demanded that the owner
remove the same at once. Dabb be-
came angered and shortly afterward
burned Barnett's barn.
Herbert Clayter, Jr., 17-year- old son
Of a Richland county physician, was
shot and instantly killed near Hop
kins, Friday. The young man in COM
pany with several friends, had been
hunting and attempted to unload his
gun while crossing the railway track.
Finding the weapon stiff, he struck
the arm upon the rail to open the
breech when it was discharged, Clay
ter dying in a few minutes.
j. F. Crawford, a travelling salesman
Of Columbia, was seriously injured
while on a railway train near Spar
tanburg, last Thursday, when he was
struck by cuspidor hurled by D. M.
Reaves, a travelling man Of Spartan
burg. Reaves intended hitting a news
butcher at whom he had become
angered. Crawford got in the way
with the above named result. Reaves