Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-02
HAPPENINGS IN THE STATE
Items Of Interest from All Sections Of
South Carolina.

Items Of Interest from All Sections Of
South Carolina.
R. r. Hafner has announced his
candidacy for mayor Of Chester.
Receipts at the Greenwood postoffice
during 1914 were $4,000 in excess Of
those Of the year previous.
The steamer Greenbrier, laden with
cotton, left Charleston last Thurs
day, for Bremen. Germany.
| The 117th company Of coast artil-
lery, U. 8. A., now at Brownsville,
Texas, has been ordered to Fort
Moultrie, Charleston.
s. T. Westberry, ]. w. H. Duncan
and James 8. Werner have been ap-
pointed members Of the Richland
county dispensary board.
c. F. Rizer, a merchant Of Bamberg
county, has donated a handsome gym
nasium to the Carlisle Fitting school,
Methodist institution at Bamberg.
The South Carolina Belgian relief
ship st. Helena, laden with more than
1000 tons of foodstuffs, left Charleston
Saturday afternoon for Rotterdam,
Holland.
The strike Of employees Of the Gluck
mill of Anderson, Is still on, not a
wheel in the big mill having turned
since the operatives walked out more
than two weeks ago.
Hon. John P. Grace has announced
his candidacy for reelection as may
or Of Charleston. Maj. T. T. Hyde en-
tered the mayorality race several
weeks ago.
George Harper, we'll known citi-
zen Of Anderson, died at his home in
that city, Friday afternoon, aged "A
years. He was for many years
prominent figure in the South Carolina
Methodist conference.
Farmers and business men Of Flor
ence are considering the erection Of
canning factory in that city. Num-
bers Of farmers have pledged them
selves to plant from five to ten acres
Of sweet potatoes for use in the can
ming factory.
An aged white man, arrested in
Spartanburg Friday, on the charge Of
begging on Main street, was found to
have more than 500 in his possession
when searched at the police station.
He was required to put up q bond Of
SIS, which he forfeited.
David Perkins, young white man
of Chesterfield, shot himself through
the lung with suicidal intent Thurs
day night. He had been drinking
heavily for several days and had de-
clared to several friends his intention
to kill himself The wound will very
likely prove fatal.
Judge M. L Smith has appointed
Augustus M. Deal Of Columbia, Ste
nographer for the court Of general
sessions Of the Fifth judicial circuit.
w. II. McFeat Is stenographer for the
court Of common pleas Of the Fifth
circuit. The additional stenographer
was provided fQra by an act Of the last
general assembly. The salary is 5000
per year.
A young man posing as q son Of
Governor Richard L Manning, passed
a bogus check for IS on an Aiken
merchant a few days ago. The young
fellow also pretended to be q repre-
sentative Of the Manufacturers Re
cord, and talked quite optimistically
Of business conditions. An Augusta,
Ca, paper printed an interview with
the bogus representative The bogus
check and a copy Of the Augusta
paper were sent to the governors pri-
vate secretary.
Members Of the dispensary board Of
Barnwell county, appeared before
Governor Manning last Thursday to
show cause why they should not be
removed from Office. The hearing was
attended by more than fifty Barnwell
county citizens. The testimony Of
several witnesses was taken. Messrs.
B. F. Peoples, v. s. Owens and g. A.
Wise, members of the board against
whom charges have been preferred,
declined to take the witness stand.
The hearing was continued until the
4th Of March.
Governor Manning on last Friday,
telephoned Mayor Grace Of Charleston,
as follows: MY attention has been
called to an article in the public prints
announcing your present programme
for the enforcement Of law after first
Of March. This statement practically
admits that violations Of the laws will
be allowed by the city officials after
that date I urge you to not condone
violations Of the law; neither you nor
I am responsible for the laws on the
statute books, but we are both charged
with enforcing them. Our duty Is
plain"
Spartanburg, Feb. 25: The Clinch-
field Navigation company has been
formed and will have fleet Of vessels
plying in and out of Charleston en-
gagged in coastwise trade. This an
nouncement was made here this after
noon by C. E. Bockus, president Of the
Clinchfield Fuel company, who has
just returned from New York, accom-
panied by c. NJ. Barnett, representative
Of the company at Norfolk. The first
boat Of the Clinchfield's feet has just
been purchased at Ashtabula, a Lake
Erie port, at a cost Of $250,000, and
will be delivered in Charleston early
in May. The vessel has a. capacity Of
5000 tons. In the past the Clinchfield
people have been forced to charter
vessels needed in their coastwise trade
between Charleston and Florida and
Texas ports, but the business has so
increased the decision to operate its
own vessels was reached some months
ago.
Charleston Post, Tuesday: Robert
Smalls, one Of the most prominent
figures Of negro politics in the state,
who died at Beaufort. last Tuesday,
was well known here. He was born a
slave at Beaufort, April 5, 1889. AS q