Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-27
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS

- IhODCEl ID. u1SEAOEICii VI Jul bNlilCp
has been elected major Of the Third
battalion Of the First infantry, South
Carolina National Guard.
Miss Lille Norwood Of McBee,
Chesterfield county, was accidentally
run over and killed in that town by a
Seaboard Air Line train, Saturday at
ternoon.
- Edward Barbham, q painter, while
being hoisted to the top Of a smoke
stack at the Roper hospital, Charles
ton. Saturday, fell a distance Of forty
feet and was killed instantly.
- In its final presentment to the
court Of general session last week. the
Spartanburg grand jury recommended
the adoption Of the compulsory edu-
cation law in every district in the
county.
- Sheriff Hendrix Rector and a posse
Of Greenville, are securing Greenville
and Pickens counties for a negro who
Is alleged to have criminally assaulted
a white woman living near Travellers
Rest, Greenville county, Saturday
night.
Tom Pritchard, a young white
man, was convicted In Spartanburg
last week Of assault with intent to kill
Perry Cudd, a liveryman Of Spartan
burg. He was sentenced to serve five
years on the public works, two years
Of the sentence to be suspended dur
ing good behavior.
Governor Manning has paroled
PARROT Milan Of Laurens county,
serving an eight-year sentence upon
his conviction Of assault and battery
with intent to kill. The parole Is ef-
fective during good behavior. Milan
has already served half Of his eight
year sentence.
- Fred Tuck, "a farmer, living at
Boiling Springs, Spartanburg county,
was probably fatally injured in Spar
tanburg Saturday afternoon, when his
mules became frightened and caused
him to be thrown to the ground, a
bale Of cotton which was upon his
wagon falling upon him and break
ing his back.
- Mrs. Corrie Kirby Of Spartanburg,
who was being taken to the state hos-
window Of a Southern railway train
Sunday night. The train proceeded
for half a mile before her absence was
noticed. Mrs. Kirby was later found
sitting beside the railway tracks. With
the exception of a few minor bruises
she was uninjured.
James McCown, 13-year-old son Of
S. A. McCown, q merchant Of Ander-
son, was ~electrocuted In the base
ment of his fathers home Saturday.
The insulation on the thumb switch
attached to an electric light was
broken, and his is believed to have
caused the boys death. His mother
and two men who attempted to rescue
him from the electric wire, were
knocked down by the current.
Rev. John Colvin, a we'll known
negro minister Of the Baptist de-
nomination, and Sam Sanders, col
ored, a deacon Of Prospect church.
near Chester, were shot to death by
Rev. Eley Sullivan, also a negro, at b
church row Sunday. Sullivan Is al
legged to have become Infatuated be-
cause he was not allowed to preach
at Prospect church. The killing Of
Colvin is said to have been uninten-
tional. Will Mobley, a negro, is held
accessory after the fact, his pistol
being used by Sullivan to do the
shooting. Sullivan had not been cap
this morning.
In an interview given out in CO.
last Saturday, Hon. John L.
McLaurin, state warehouse commits
expressed the opinion that the
steady increase in the price Of cotton
was due to investment" purposes.
cotton has been reported
from several cities and towns in the
state during the week. The commits
sioner said that there Is plenty Of
money in New York and that the "A
nanciers now considered cotton a good
In fact, better than stocks
and bonds. The commissions said
that he did not believe that the price
had been increased as a means Of
a larger crop for 1915, but that
there is a real demand for the staple.
Reports reaching Columbia indicate
that England is buying cotton. The
New England mills are said to be
making heavy orders. 1t was also an
nounced by Mr.. McLaurin that, after
negotiations Of several weeks, he had
been able to secure a material reduc-
ton in insurance rates on cotton stor-
ed in cotton warehouses Of the state
system.