Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-08-06
HAPPENINGS IN THE STATE
Items Of Interest From All Sections Of
South Carolina.

Items Of Interest From All Sections Of
South Carolina.
Mrs. A. w. Klutz died at her home
in Chester Tuesday at noon.
The Coneross mill Of Anderson, has
a contract to manufacture asbestos
yarns for several European govern
ments.
Ten negroes were registered in
Richland county last Monday, to vote
in the prohibition election Of Sep
tember IA.
The annual meeting Of the South
Carolina division of the Junior Order
United American Mechanics, was held
in Columbia this week.
Textile workers of Anderson, to the
number Of nearly 1000, have recent
ly formed a union under the auspices
of the United Textile Workers Of
America.
Nat Smith, a 17-year-old boy Of
Mullins, was struck by a passenger
train in that town Monday afternoon,
receiving injuries from which he will
likely die.
According to the state bureau Of
vital statistics, there were 2,418 deaths
in South Carolina during the month Of
June. There were 3,2sS births in the
state during the month.
Rev. Louis ]. Bristow, pastor Of the
Baptist church Of Abbeville, has been
elected superintendent Of the Baptist
hospital in Columbia, to succeed Judge
]. J. Gentry, resigned.
A barn belonging to Oliver Rollins,
who lives near Cheraw, was destroyed
by fire Sunday morning. A negro
named Anderson has been arrested.
charged with burning the building
Tommy Grice, colored, was electro
cuted in the state penitentiary We'd
nesday morning. He was convicted OF
criminal assault upon white woman
in Florence county. He confessed his
crime.
The Willard-Boggs company OF
Spartanburg, has been awarded the
contract for the building Of the new
gymnasium at Winthrop college. The
contract calls for a total expenditure
Of 100000.
w. f. Stevenson of Cheraw, has Of
fered the sinking fund commission
$4,000 for one-half the interest which
the state owns in the property Of the
Richland Distilling company In Co
lumbia-
Country ministers from all sections
of the state are invited to come to
Clemson college August 8, for a two
weeks institute in connection with
the summer school for teachers, farm
ers and Corn club boys.
Five young women Of Lexington.
had a narrow escape from death by
ptomaine poisoning Monday, caused
by their having eaten sausage put up
in oil, as a part Of their MONDAY
lunch.
Governors Locke Craig Of North
Carolina, Rye Of Tennessee, Ferguson
Of Texas, and Stuart Of Virginia, have
accepted the invitation Of Governor
Manning to attend the Southern Com
mercial congress to be held in Char
lesion this fall.
Governor Manning has granted
parole to Robert Kennels, young
white man who Is serving q fifteen
months sentence for housebreaking
and larceny. The parole was granted
in order that the young man might
visit his mother. who Is dying OF pei
lagra in Greenwood.
Edmund H. Deas, Of Darlington, for
many years chairman Of the Repub-
lican state convention, died Sunday
following a brief illness. He was
about so years old. Deas ran Tor
congress several times and at various
times held various government posi-
tions. He leaves considerable prop
erty.
Ida Gon, young white man, was
instantly killed near Blaney In ker-
shaw county, last Monday, when ne
fell beneath q wagon which he was
driving and was crushed to death.
The young fellow was returning from
mill and when storm came up ne
whipped his horses into lively gait.
BY some means he lost his balance
and fell under the wheels, his head
being crushed.
The Seventh Day Adventists, who
are holding a ten day camp meeting
and conference in Spartanburg. have
been unusually active during the last
three days. Numerous meetings have
been held in succession, at which
great deal Of business has been trans
acted. officers have been elected TO
serve during the coming year, regular
services held, and a very enthusiastic
discussion over the proposed Seventh
Day Adventists school, which may be
established at Spartanburg. The fol-
lowing officers have been elected: Ell
der E. H. Shuler, of Columbia, presi-
dent; Thos. E. Pavey Of Columbia
secretary-treasurer Henry Tonjoes OF
Charleston, superintendent Of evan
gelistic colporteurs; Prof. Leo Thiel
Of Atlanta, secretary for educational
departments. Committees have also
been appointed.
The Sam and Edna Parks stock
company, which filed an engagement
at one Of the local theatres last week,
disbanded Sunday morning, following
the issuance of a warrant against the
company for beating a restaurant bill
Of about $50, says Spartanburg dis
patch of Tuesday. But arrangements
were made by which part Of the bill
was paid and the rest satisfactorily
arranged for so that the warrants
were not pressed. The members OF
the company, with the exception OF
one man, left for their homes in the
United States. The remaining men,
ber was really stranded, having no
means to get to his home in Mont