Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-06-29
HAPPENINGS IN THE STATE
Items of Interest From All Sections of
South Carolina.

Commander w. ]. Terhune, captain
Of the Charleston navy yard, Is under
going treatment in a hospital in Wash
ington, D. c.
John Pearson, colored, is in Jail in
Bennettsville, charged with criminal
assault upon the wife Of colored
minister Of that town.
The thirty-ninth annual meeting of
the South Carolina Pharmaceutical as
sociation is to be held at Chick Springs
on July and 8.
The town of Bennettsville was Wis
tied by heavy wind storm Monday
afternoon, which caused property loss
Of several hundred dollars.
B. A. Rigdon, a mail carrier Of
Greenville county, was fired upon by
unknown parties while carrying his
mail last week.
The Pacolet Manufacturing COM
pany Of Pacolet, Spartanburg county,
proposes to spend $125,00O in the erec-
ton Of tenant houses on it's property.
W. B. Cooper, proprietor Of a saw
mill in Dillon county, was shot and
seriously wounded by one Of his en-
ployes last week, following a quarrel.
The annual meeting of the South
Carolina Building e Loan association
was held in Columbia last week.
Chick Springs was selected as the
place for the next meeting.
1t is reported that change Of venue
will be asked for in the trials Of Ernest
Isenhower, James Rawls and Jesse
Morrison, charged with the shooting
of Sheriff Hood of Fairfield county.
Greenville is to hold a municipal
primary on July 6. c. S. Webb and
T. F. Hunt are the candidates for
mayor. There is much interest in the
approaching election.
Govan Oswald, a white man, was
electrocuted at Caayce, Lexington
county, Friday. The man had taken
hold of an electric wire which was
heavily charged.
F. T. Hendricks of Leesville, Lex
ington county, was, last week, select
ed president of the North and South
Carolina Seed Crusher's association
which was in session at Old Point,
Va
william Barnes, an employee of. the
CRANKY mills in Columbia, was acci-
dentally. shot and killed near the mills
Wednesday night, when a shotgun
which he was carrying was discharg-
ed.
Many Anderson merchants are
closing their stores each day from 10
to II o'clock in order that their en-
ployes might be enabled to hear the
sermons Of the famous evangelist,
Baxter McLendon.
At a called meeting Of Enoree pres
bytery held at Greenville Friday, Rev.
j. S. Lyons, Jr., Of Greenville, Rev. j.
F. Ligon Of Wofford, and Rev. c. D.
Fulton Of Kobe, Japan; were granted
license to preach.
The Spartanburg Hotel company
proposes to erect a seven story hotel
in that city at a cost Of 1925, 900.
Work Is to be begun right away. The
building has already been leased for
twenty years to c. F. Long Of Grand
Rapids, Mich.
Miss Josephine Kirkland, substitute
mail carrier at Swansea, was painful
ly injured last week, when her horse
became frightened and ran away. She
will very likely recover from her in
juries.
The annual field trials Of the Vir-
ginia Carolina Field Trial associa-
tion will be held near Spartanburg
in December. Nearly 100 valuable
bird dogs Of high pedigree will be
brought to Spartanburg to participate
in the trial events.
Officers Of the Augusta-Aiken Rail-
way and Electric corporation have
given notice of increase Of the capital
stock Of the road from s1,5OO,OOO to
81, 100000. The road extends from
Augusta to Aiken, a distance Of 2S
miles.
James A. Hoyt, speaker Of the house
Of representatives, has called an elec-
tion to be held in Greenville county
on September IA, to elect a successor
to Allen r. Hawkins, recently resign
ed, as a member Of the Greenville
legislative delegation.
About 1000 people gathered at Chick
Springs park, near Greenville Thurs
day, to celebrate a reunion Of the de-
scendants Of the first families Of
Greenville county. A picnic dinner
was served. Among the speakers were
Governor Manning, B. H. Morgan, W.
c. Taylor and Dr. z. T. Cody.
The fiftieth anniversary of the
priesthood Of Bishop Henry P. North
rop Of the Roman Catholic church at
Charleston, was celebrated at the
of st. John the Baptist,
last week. Practically all
Of the South Carolina clergy Of the
Catholic church participated in the
After several hearings, the state tax
has decided that it has no
to assess and equalize the
corporations Of the state this
year. and that the assessments made
by the various county boards early in
the year will have to stand. 1t is esti-
mated that about fifty bankers were
in Columbia last week attending the
hearing Of the commission.
Gen. H. H. Newton of Benefits
vile, commander of the South Caro-
lima division, United Confederate Vet
Grams, has appointed the following
staff officers: j. E. Larisey, Charles
ton, adjutant general and chief of
staff, with the rank Of lieutenant