Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-30
HAPPENINGS IN THE STATE
Items Of Interest From All Sections Of
South Carolina.

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South Carolina.
There are several cases Of smallpox
in Charleston.
Fire in Greenville Friday, destroyed
two homes at the Brandon mill and
two at the Carolina mills.
The contract for the erection Of q
new school building in Spartanburg,
was let last week. The building will
cost $3O.1S3.S6.
w. w. Johnson. Judge Of probate Of
|! Union county, has announced his
candidacy for congress from the Ith
congressional district.
Miss Pauline Brown Of Easley, won
first prize in the annual defamation
contest among Pickens county schools.
which was held Friday.
Fire destroyed a dozen small resi-
dences in Prosperity. Newberry coun-
ty, Friday afternoon. The buildings
were valued at about $4,000.
Sixty-one deaths occurred at the
state hospital for the insane during
January and February. Forty-one
deaths were attributed to pellsgra.
In the first regular game played by
the two teams this season, Clemson
college defeated Furman University
at baseball in Anderson, Friday,
to 2.
Prof. w. B. Benson has decliend re-
election as superintendent Of the
Easley schools. to accept a position on
the faculty Of the Bailey Military in
stitute, Greenwood.
John B. Sample, one Of the oldest
citizens Of Greenwood county, died
last week, aged "a years. He was a
veteran Of the war between the Sec
tions.
The Greenville fire department has
already broken all records for fire
calls in that city for March. Twenty
two fire calls were answered from
March 1 to March 26.
Governor Manning has sent a copy
Of the gallon a month law to each
sheriff in the state, with request .
that the sheriffs see to 1t that all
magistrates are made familiar with
the provisions Of the law.
Greenwood Rogers. colored, convict
ed Of arson in connection with the
murder Of George w Younge In Lau-
rens county, several months ago. has
been taken to the state penitertiary
where he will be electrocuted on April
9th.
: M. C.. Bowling, vice president Of
the Citizens Trust Co., Of Augusta,
Ca, which failed in 1912, was arrest
ed at Fairfax, 8. c., last week on
charges Of embezzlement. He refused
to return to Augusta without proper
requisition.
The suit Of w. D. Metts Of Green
vile VS.. J. w. Norwood, alleging dam
ages Of $4,000 on account Of state
ments made by Norwood, following
Mettss appointment as postmaster at
Greenville, has been set for trial on
April %.
Capt. ]. L Wardlaw Of Columbia,
has been elected superintendent Of the
Confederate home, Columbia, to suc-
ceed H. w. Richardson. Mrs. Wardlaw
was elected matron Of the home and
E ]. Derrick, NJ. D., was elected ply
sician, succeeding DR.. F. w. P. But
ler.
w. F. Kay was held up by high
waymen near Anderson last week. A
terrific fight ensued in which his
clothes were cut in numerous places.
Realizing that their would-be victim
was an unusually hard proposition,
the would-be robbers abandoned their
attempt. There has been no arrests.
The town Of Bennettsville has been
considerably stirred up during the
past few days over the appearance Of
a supposed wild man" who has shown
himself at the homes Of several citi-
zens, greatly frightening the inmates.
So far the strange fellow has not been
identified.
M. w. Swami of Bennettsville. has
collected 41,0O0 beer bottles during the
past few weeks He proposes to sell
them to liquor dealers All save
twenty-five barrels Of the bottles which
were secured at McCon, were gathered
in Bennettsville. During the past few
days Mr.. Swami has also gathered
about 1000 liquor bottles in Benefits
Vile
Rev. j. Ross Stevenson, D. D.,
president Of Princeton Theological
seminary. Is to preach the baccalaure-
ate sermon at the Presbyterian col
lege Of South Carolina, at Clinton, on
May 2s. Rev. s. ]. Cartledge Of At
lanta, Ga, Is to deliver the annual SER
mon to the Y. M, c. A., and W. w.
Lewis, Esq., Of Yorkvflle, Is to deliver
the commencement address on We'd
nesday, June 2.
Governor Manning has appointed
Robert M. Burts sheriff of Abbeville
county, to succeed C. ]. Lyon, resign
ed. The appolntee mas never heid
political Office before and the appoint
ment came as a great surprise, since
Burts had not been mentioned in con-
nection with the Office. Sheriff Burts
Is brother Of Rev. c. E. Burts Of
Columbia
Governor Manning has received a
communication from the executive
committee in charge Of the arrange
ments for the state Confederate re-
union, which meets in Columbia, April
% and 20, in which there MS inserteda a
resolution, adopted by the committee,
requesting the chief executive to close
the dispensaries in Columbia the two
days Of the reunion.
Claude N. Sapp Of Lancaster, has
been appointed trustee Of the Cedar