Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-08-03

HAPPENINGS IN THE STATE
items of Interest From All Sections Of
South Carolina.
Addison Jeffcoat, a 10-year- lad,
was drowned in Crafts mill pond near
Swansea last week.
Rear Admiral Samuel MCGOWAN, a
paymaster Of the United States navy,
is visiting relatives in South Carolina
c. D. Holt Of Spartanburg, collector
for an insurance company, was knock
ed down and robbed in Sumter Tues
day night.
]. o. Freeman Of Greenville, has
been granted a patent on an improved
metallic railway tie, which is designed
to replace wooden ties.
E. M. Lancaster Of the Columbia
police force. has been suspended in
definitely by the mayor for conduct
unbecoming an officer.
Eighty-one boy champion corn
growers Of this state will attend the
agricultural institute at Clemson COL
lege, August to September 4.
Frank Mention, a negro Of Leesville,
has been committed to the Lexington
county Jail in default Of a $500 bond
on the charge Of peddling cocaine.
]. s. Rogers brought to Florence last
Wednesday the first boil Of fully ma
tured cotton which has been reported
in Florence county this year.
Employees Of the weave room Of the
Anderson cotton mills are on a strike
because the mill management has re-
fused to increase their wages.
]. r. Miles, a white man about 36
years Of age, is in Jail in Columbia,
charged with attempted criminal as
sault, his alleged victim being a 10
year-old girl.
Malfino Lorenzo, an Italian sailor,
has been awarded a verdict Of $4,000
against the Atlantic Coast Line rail-
road on account Of injuries which he
received while crossing the tracks OF
the railway company in Charleston.
1t is estimated that between rs and
100 Of the $50 children in the Epworth
orphanage in Columbia are affected
with pellagra. DR.. Joseph Goldberger,
& surgeon Of the public health service
and one Of the best known authorities
on pellagra in the United States. has
been assigned to take charge of the
peilagrins in the orphanage.
George Fuller Of Toccoa, Ga, was
placed in Jail at Easley last week,
charged with breach Of trust in the
handling Of $500, part Of which Is al
legged to have belonged to a lawyer
Fuller's bride Of three weeks, not be-
ing willing to become separated from
him, was locked in Jail with him last
Tuesday night.
The Mount Pleasant dispensary was
e-opened Friday following the depart
ure Of the First regiment from the Isle
of Palms, where they have been in
camp during the previous ten days.
Mrs Frederick Dipener Of Saluda
county, committed suicide Tuesday
night by hanging herself with a rope
made of strips of cloth. She was 81
years Of age.
Stanhope Sans, formerly Of South
Carolina and later editor Of the Japan
Times, Tokyo, was sworn in last week
as a special agent Of the bureau of for
eign and domestic commerce. His spe-
cial duties will be to investigate the
markets for cotton and other wearing
apparel in Japan. The position pays
SO a day and travelling expenses.
1. M. Turbyfll, a well known man OF
Spartanburg, took a bi-chloride oi
mercury tablet by mistake last Mon
day. He has slight chance to recover
The Argentine training ship Presi'
dente Sarmiento, visited the port OF
Charleston last week. 1t was the first
time ship Of Argentina had ever cast
anchor in Charleston.
Governor Manning has announced 6
reward Of $50 for the capture Of Chas
Robin, colored, who is charged with the
murder of Lucius Crittenden, a young
white man at Lowndesville, Abbevills
county, few days ago. 1t was at first
reported that the negro was lyncheo
following the killing Of the young white
man; but later it was learned that nj
had made his escape.
Two negroes attempted to hold ur
and rob Ben Still, a farmer, near
Summerville, as he was returning from
Augusta, Ga, Thursday. The farmer
had sold lot Of chickens in the Geor-
gia city and had considerable money
when attacked. The man killed one oi
his assailants, while the other escaped
The Southern railway proposes tt
spend something like $1,0O0,OOO in and
around Spartanburg within the next
few months the work to include double
Tracking, etc.
At the annual meeting Of the Soutf
Carolina Farmers Union, which was
held in Columbia last week, the follow
ing officers were elected for the next
near: T. T. Morrison Of McClellanville
president, to succeed E. w. Dabbs o.
Mayesville; ]. Frank Williams Of Sum
ter, vice president; ]. Whitner Reid OF
Columbia, secretary and treasurer. M
w. Granting Of Orangeburg, was elect
ed a member of the executive commit
tee, to succeed r. M. Cooper of Wis
acky, who declined reelection. II. I
Morrison was elected delegate to the
national Union convention and John l.
McLaurin visiting delegate to the State
Federation of Labor.
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