Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-09
HAPPENINGS IN THE STATE
Items Of Interest from All Sections Of
South Carolina.

South Carolina.
A movement Is on foot to erect a
$4,000 hotel in Gaffney.
Mayor John P. Grace Of Charles
ton, who was operated on last week
for appendicitis! is rapidly improv-
Ing.
Rev. DR.. Edward T. Horn, for %
years pastor Of st. Johns Lutheran
church in Charleston, died in Phil
adelphia, Pa, last week.
The town Of Westminster has is
sued bonds in the amount Of $4,000,
the money to be used in improving
the electric lighting plant In the town
Arthur Lee has been elected cap
tain Of the Trayham Guards OF Lau-
who resigned because Of his frequent
absence from the city.
Cornelius Gambrell a negro, has
been bound over to court IN default
Of a $500 bond on the charge Of as.
saulting DR.. e. H. Parks, a ,eWler OF
Anderson, several days ago.
James Gohagen a Bamberg county
farmer, Is in a serious condition In
a Charleston hospital suffering with
paralysis as the result OF pistol
wound In the side received last week.
Essie Burnsides. a negro, shot and
killed his wife in Greenville county
Wednesday in fit Of Jealousy. The
negro also probably fatally wounded
Arthur Jones, a young negro man.
He has been arrested.
Alfred Hampton, youngest son OF
the late General Wade Hampton, has
been appointed assistant commissioner
general Of immigration, by Secretary
Wilson. Hampton has been In the
government service since 1884.
William Friar, white man
pleaded guilty to counterfeiting In
the United States court at Florence
last week. He was sentenced to pay
fine Of 500 and serve six months
in the Florence county Jail.
The case Of ]. H. Buice against E.
H. DeCamp, editor Of the Gaffney
Ledger charging libel, and which was
set for trial at the court OF common
pleas for Cherokee county last week.
has been continued.
L. L. Bultman Of Columbia, has
been appointed state dispensary audi
tor to succeed M. H. Mobley, whose
term has expired. Albert s. FAINT OF
Union, was named as assistant audi
tor. The appointment is for four
years.
The four-year-old daughter Of
John Harris Of Easley died Friday
as the result Of burns received several
days previous. The little tot had at
tempted to put out a fire IN some dry
grass, when she was overcome and
burned.
A verdict of $4,000 was awarded
Mrs. Sophia Hughes in Florence Fri
day against the Atlantic Coast Line
railway on account of the death OF
her husband. The deceased was killed
10y being run over by a railway train
about one year ago.
The home Of former Magistrate
Harrison Ferguson of Spartanburg
was destroyed by fire last week. A
| relative Of the magistrates who was
asleep in the house at the time had
narrow escape from death by suf-
| location.
Sam ]. Nichols Of Spartanburg
has announced his intention to rur
for congress from the Fourth Con-
gressional district in the event Of the
appointment Of Congressman Joseph
T. Johnson as judge Of the newly
created Western district court OF
South Carolina,
A. E. Silverthorne, an employee OF
the Barnwell Lumber Co., Of Barn
| well, entered a voluntary petition In
| bankruptcy in the United States dis
trict court at Charleston last week
| His liabilities were scheduled at $21
1862 and his assets were stated as
| none of any consequence"
While DR.. ]. L. Hamilton, a dentist
| Of Chester, was out of his office few
| minutes last week, thief relieved
| him Of about $50 worth of gold used
in filling teeth as well as a number
Of dental instruments. The thief later
sold part Of the property to other
Chester dentists.
Special constables for the Southern
railway in South Carolina have been
appointed by Governor Manning, upon
the recommendation Of E. H. Coap-
man, vice president and general man
ager. The appointments were made
In accordance with special law. The
constables are to be paid by the rail-
way. The following officers were ap-
pointed: P. Hanley, Charleston; j. L
Sanders, Rock HILL; H. ]. Britt, North
Augusta; ]. c. Seagle, Columbia; T
]. Smyrle, Columbia; ]. H. Lowe, Co.
lumbia, l. Cox, Greenville; r. E. Mil
ler, Spartanburg; L. L. Turner. Spar
tanburg: l. F. Evans Greenville, Jas
Alston, Greenville: H. T. B. Mayes,
Greenville.