Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-12-07
PALMETTO GLEANINes
Current Events and Happenings
Throughout South Carolina.

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Current Events and Happenings
Il Throughout South Carolina.
DR.. w. B. Milwee, a prominent ply
sician Of Greenwood. died last week.
aged SO years.
The Duke interests Of Durham, N. c.
have purchased vast tract of land
near Great Falls in Fairfield county,
which they propose to develop
It is probable that Columbia will be
selected by the United States war de-
partment as a site where civilians will
be trained for army service.
Rev. 8. R. Guignard, rector of the
Episcopal church at Laurens, has ac-
cepted call to become rector Of the
Episcopal churches at Mount Pleasant
and Sullivan's Island, Charleston.
DR.. George BENEFIT Of Columbia, who
has been spending some time in this
country after serving in Red Cross
work in hospitals along the battle line
Of Europe. has again returned to the
front.
A Lexington county jury last week,
1 awarded Mrs. Cynthia Williams
verdict Of $4,000 against the 8. A. L.
railway for the alleged killing Of her
husband by a train Of the defendant
company.
| o. L. Johnson. former mayor Of
| Spartanburg, has announced his can
didacy for reelection against Mayor
]. F. Floyd, who will also stand for
reelection at the primary which is
being held in Spartanburg today.
]. w. Chapman, an engineer employ
ed by lumber company In Colleton
county. is being sought by the sherifr,
charged with the murder Of Alec
Grubbs, a negro. 1t is alleged that
the engineer beat the negro who was
stealing a ride on q lumber train, over
the head with a pistol. crushing his
skull and then threw him into desert
ed field, leaving him to die.
The state board Of law examiners
have admitted the following to the
practice Of law in South Carolina: ].
O. Havird, Newberry; 1. F. Belser.
Columbia; w. G. Mordecai, Charles
ton; w. M. Levi, Sumter, c. C. Stogner,
Hartsville; e. 8. Hemphill, Chester;
]. G. Leatherwood, Greenwood; r. N.
Ward, Greenville.
Important changes In the law gov
erning scholarships In state institutions
are recommended In report prepared
by a special committee Of three after
Investigations covering a period Of Is
months, which was adopted at meet
ing Of the state board Of education In
Columbia Tuesday night. The board
also received the annual report Of w.
H. Hand, state high school inspector
When the dispensaries In Richland
county are closed on December 81,
under the general prohibition act, the
stock on hand will be worth from $780,
900 to $4,000 in the opinion Of L. l.
Bultman, state dispensary auditor The
next legislature will be asked, 1t Is
said, to dispose Of the extra stocks In
the various counties. Several coun-
ties will sell out their stocks before
the first Of the year.
The postoffice department has an
nounced that beginning February !,
rural delivery motor vehicle service
will be placed in operation at Campo
bello where there will be two routes,
and Pacolet where there will be one.
Both places are in Spartanburg coun-
ty. The salary Of the carrier on each
route will be $1,000. A civil service
examination for motor vehicle rural
carriers will be held at these places on
January 8.
Rather than go through life deprived
Of his eyesight, w. r. Pinckney, a
surveyor Of Ridgeland. and foreman OF
the Jasper county grand jury, commit
ted suicide by cutting his throat at
the home Of his brother. near Ridge
land, Tuesday night. Mr.. Pinckney.
had been informed by a specialist that
he would lose his eyesight as the re-
suit Of some infection and the theory
Is that he preferred death to blindness.
He leaves a wife and one son.
Delegates appointed to attend the
conference to be held by the comm's-
sion on Church and Country Life,
created by the Federal Council Of the
Churches Of Christ in America at Co
lumbus, Ohio, December $40, are: DR..
D. G. Phillips, Chester. Rev. A. s.
Thomas, Cheraw; DR.. H. n. Snyder.
Spartanburg; DR.. ]. B. Hunter. Pros
perity; Rev. w. H. Mills, Clemson
College; Rev. Geo. w. Quick. Green
Vile.
The appointments for the house Of
| representatives for the 1916 session
Of the general assembly have been an
nounced by the speaker, James A.
speaker, Miss Kate Cantwell, Colum-
bia. General desk clerk, Ralph Arnold.
| Spartanburg. Journal clerk, r. z.
Crawlie, Columbia Bill clerk, ]. A.
Hammer, Columbia. Pages, ]. T. B.
Sharpton, Edgefield; Lindsay Odmon,
Chesterfield; John Radcliffe, Columbia;
Ernest G. Sharpe, Lexington. Door
keepers, w. N. Austin, Greenville; J.
w. McCreight, Columbia; B. G..
Hoover, Orangeburg. Mail carrier, n.
o. Pyles, Columbia
| Senator Tillman has returned to his
post at the capitol, being one Of those
present at the first days session Of the
Democratic caucus Of the senate last
Monday, says a dispatch Of Friday
from Washington. The senator Is oc-
cupying the same suite Of offices as
chairman of the naval committee that
he has occupied since the contro! Of
the senate passed from the hands OF
the Republicans. These offices are on
the gallery floor Of the senate wing Of
the capitol. the committee room being
within a few feet Of the senate cham
Der. and the senator's private Office
back Of the committee room, COM
manding an admirable view Of the east