Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-02-02
HAPPENINGS IN THE STATE

South Carolina.
An anti-tuberculosis society has
been organized in Greenville.
Seven night schools have been
formed in Laurens county.
The Tribune, a weekly paper pub
lished at Fountain Inn, has suspend
ed publication, due to lack Of suffi-
cient advertising patronage.
]. H. Ross, a carpenter, "a years
of age, died while working on the
roof Of a house in Spartanburg
Thursday afternoon. He leaves a
bride Of two weeks.
Henry G.. Gentry, a popular en-
gineer of the Atlantic Coast Line
railroad, died at his home in Florence
last Tuesday, following an illness Of
only a few days.
A water and sewer system is being
installed in the town Of Mullins. Con-
tractors are working at a great dis
advantage on the installation because
Of the heavy rains.
Cline Price, a young white man, re-
siding in Lexington county, attempt
ed suicide last week by shooting
himself in the chest with a 22-cali-
bre rifle. He will probably recover.
Robert H. Lucas, the oldest men,
Der Of the oldest Masonic lodge in
Charleston, died at his home in Spar
tanburg Friday. He was 80 years of
age.
The "Walhalla Citizen" is the name
of a new paper which has been
launched at Walhalla, Oconee coun-
ty, by w. T. Crews, formerly of
Laurens.
The Y. M. C. A. of Spartanburg is
preparing to hold an old time fid-
dlers' convention in Spartanburg on
February %. Professional fiddlers
are barred from participating in the
contest.
The Spartanburg county delega-
ton has decided not to submit a
proposed bill authorizing an election
on the proposition of issuing bonds
in the sum of $500, 900 for permanent
road improvements in that county.
Senator MCGOWAN Of Florence, has
introduced a bill to allow railroads
to issue passes to sheriffs and deputy
sherifs while d~ischarging their du-
ties. The bill has been endorsed by
the South Carolina Sheriff's associa-
ton.
1t is estimated that more than 500
shots were directed at a supposed
mad dog on the streets Of Woodruff
last week. The dog was uninjured
until he returned to the home of his
owner, where he was dispatched with
a single shot.
The superintendent Of education
of Aiken county has made arrange
ments with the Federal government
whereby an agricultural school teach
er will be employed in Aiken county
public schools during the school year
of 1856.
The North Carolina Pine associa-
ton held their annual meeting in
Charleston last week. The associa-
ton unanimously voted an assess
ment of . 1-2 cents per 1000 feet of
shipped lumber to be used for adj
vertising purposes.
Blythe Freeman, a white man, was
caught in the act Of burglarizing a
store in Greenville early Friday
morning. Freeman was paroled
from the p%enitentiary by former Gov.
Blease in April Of this year, where he
was serving a ten-year sentence for
arsen.
Mills Moore, a white man, has been
arrested in Spartanburg, charged
with stealing grips from the South
ern depot. Thefts of baggage from
the S~partanburg depot have been 60
ing on for some time, and the police
have been putting forth every effort
to catch the thief.
The South Carolina Development
Co., is being organized at Aiken. The
object of the development company
is said to be the encouragement of
emigration Of Swedes and other
Europeans to Aiken county and other
sections of the state.
The heavy rains of the past severe
weeks have caused the Little Pee
Dee river to rise to such a height
that many bridges are in danger of
being washed away. One bridge near
Mullins, which was erected at a cost