Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-02-26
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY a6, 1911.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS


IS. T. Carter. state treasurer, has
been elected president Of the Guaranty
Trust company Of Columbia.
Fire in Greenville last night de-
stroyed the main building Of the State
Fuel and Lumber Co., valued at w.
900.
The management Of the Duncan
mill in Greenville, has let a contract
for the erection of forty houses to De
built in the mill village.
A. H. Williams of Lake City, and
Thos. ii. Rainsford of Edgeield, have
been appointed members OF n state
board of fisheries.
The annual convention or the
Baptist Young Peoples Union OF
South Carolina met in Darlington OH
Tuesday, and adjourned yesterday.
The town of Clio was visited by
a destructive fire Monday. caused py
the explosion of an oil stove. PROPER
Nv valued at several thousand dollars,
was destroyed.
S. T. Westberry has been appoint
ed by Governor Manning a memoer9 u
he ichland county dispensary board,
nnon recommendation Of Mayor Grill
fifth Of Columbia
At a hearing in Columbia, Wed
,osdav the South Carolina railroad
commission decided that the western
Union Telegraph company must re-
open an office at Scranton.
IT ia estimated that the sum OF
s7q7 735.40 will be necessary to run
he government Of Charleston during
the fiscal year Of 1915. This approoo
priation will call for a levy OF 81 LIZ
mills.
a forest fire on Paris
near Greenville, which broke out iast
Saturday. destroyed n fourth OF the
trees on the western face OF the
mountain before the flames were eA-
tinguished Tuesday.
Miss Martha Bonham OF ANDERSON
has been appointed as sponsor Ior S she
South Carolina division, U. Z. V. Sne
hos named as her maids Of honor, MISS
Olive MCGOWAN Of Columbia, and MISS
Caroline Sinkler Of Charleston.
PERCY Tompkins, a young
how. whose arms were cut on oy
freight train near Abbev1iie sever,
weeks ago, and who was later tahen
70 a Chester hospital Tor treatmene'
n,au Tompkins left his Canadian
nome 70 avoid services in the Canadian
army.
g A ZONES. William Kay and
Jobn McDonald, white men, were ar,
Vested wednesday and lodged In JAN
OF Walhalla, charged with compllclty
in the lynching Of several negroes at
Fairplay, Oconee county, on Decehh
her 30. There are now six men IN
the Oconee county Jail charged WIFI
completely in the AFFAIR.
a verdict of guilty Of manslaugn-
for was returned against L. EsteZ, d
mill operative, in the court OF genera
sessions for Fairfield ounty this
week. He was convicted OF kllilne an
aged negro woman In tnat co9n ~
several weeks ago. v. Den anu i.
Chalk were acquitted OF complicaty ~
serve fifteen years in the p~enitentiary.
attorney General Peoples in reply.
ing TO question Of r. G.. Causey OF
Rerkeley county in regard to the en-
forcement of the liquor laws mas
ruled that it is the duty OF sneriis
and other officers in rpora
towns as we'll as other sections Oh Ihe.i
counties to enfroce such laws Inc az
torney general also ruled n a a per
son caught by an officer, violating tne
whisky law, Is subject to arrest WIN.
out a warran. A warrant, however, Is
required within a reasonable time
thereafter.
Columbia special Of February ~
TO the Charlotte Observer: One-fourtn
of the companies Of h National
Guard of South Carolina inspected
will be mustered out Of service when
the annual inspections, now IN prog
ress. have been completed, accorolns
TO the assertion of Adjutant Genera
Moore Should this percentage optain
throughout the inspection tour, prop
ably eight to ten companies Will pc
disbanded. These companies wnich
nave been found deficient, were oe-
scribed as having failed to evidence
any interest in the demands or the
war department to increase their et.
ficiency or show any desire to meet
their other responsibilities" POSSIBLY
bearing in mind the doubtful status
in which the National Guard was
placed with the war department wnen
summarily disbanded by Governor
Biease. Adjutant General Moore gave
assurance that Secretary OF wal
rison was disposed to show all con
sideration to, and render all possible
assistance to the militia of this state