Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-11-09
PALMETTO oLEANINGs
Current Events and Happenings
Throughout South Carolina.

day. among the rural schools Of the
state.
The Southern Textile Exhibitors as
ISOLATION has been organized at Green
vile, with a capital Of $4,000.
John l. Miller one Of the best known
young men Of Columbia, and a singer
of note, died Thursday, following
long illness.
Secretary Wilson Of the department
of labor, has called a conference OF
immigration inspectors to be held IN
Charleston during the convention OF
the Southern Commercial congress-
September 13 to II.
Officers Of the state negro fair as
sociation were elected last week as
follows: President, ]. H. Goodwin;
secretary, r. W. Westbury; superin-
tendent, B. F. Hubert; treasurer T. A.
Williams.
Rev. w. S. Poyner of Columbia, has
accepted call to St. Andrews Episco-
pal church in Birmingham, Ala Rev.
w. ]. Gordon Of Spray, N. c., has been
called to the charge made vacant by
Rev. Poyner.
C. L. Gooche, former cashier Of the
bank Of Lodge, in Colleton county, is
in Jail at Walterboro, charged with
misappropriating $1,000 Of the banks
money. Gooche claims that the short
age is the result Of errors in book
keeping and that no money has been
taken.
T. Pedrigon, manager Of the Askin
& Marine Co., dry goods merchants OF
Columbia, was fined SO by a magis-
trate last week for violating the laws
governing the hours Of labor for wo-
men in mercantile establishments. He
allowed a woman clerk to work after
10 o'clock at night. The case was
brought by inspectors Of the state de-
partment Of agriculture.
william Cooper, a farmer, was run
down and fatally injured by an auto
mible on the national highway four
miles west Of Spartanburg Thursday
night. He died from his injuries Fri
day morning. A coroners jury return
ed q verdict to the effect that Cooper
came to his death by being run over
by an automobile driven by parties
unknown. Spartanburg county officials
are now trying to locate the occupants
of the automobile.
The following towns have complied
with the Fireman's Fund act and are
entitled to / per cent on the fire in
surance premiums collected on prop
erty within the incorporate limits:
Abbeville, Aiken, Anderson, Bamberg.
Bolton, Beaufort, Bennettsville, Bish-
opville, Blackville, Camden. Charles
ton, Cheraw, Chester. Columbia, Dar-
lington, Easley, Florence, Fort Mill,
Gaffney, Georgetown, Greer, Greenville,
Greenwood, Hartsville, Honea Path,
Kingstree. Lake City, Lancaster, Lau-
rens, Manning, Marion, McColl, Null
Inns, Newberry, Augusta, Orangeburg,
Rock Hill, st. Matthews, Sumter,
Seneca, Spartanburg, Timmonsville,
Walterboro, Winnsboro, Yorkville.
Vim. Bowers, says a Greenville dis
patch Of Friday, who was sacrificed by
his pretty girl wife for her own virtue.
and who is to serve two years for the
Staying Of young Frank Wooten for
alleged alienation Of affections, wept
bitterly as Judge Memminger sought
to reconcile him and his wife that the
domestic breach may be healed. Your
charges against Mrs. Bowers have not
been sustained" said the judge. you
have been oversensitive about her. She
is handsome, ambitious, desiring to
keep herself up. She was indiscreet
in accepting the attention Of young
Wooten, but it went no further than
that. Your jealousy was unfounded.
You must remember that we do not
live in a country where women are
shut up in harems, or where, when they
is natural that women should have
friends among men and 1t Is reasonable
that she should have admirers Of pro-
priety." Impressed and chastened by
the earnest counsel, Bowers said after
he had served his sentence he would
seek reconciliation with his wife.
Columbia Record: Following a con-
troversy between the athletic boards
of the two institutions which resulted
in the cancellation Of game which
was to have been played Friday Of fair
week, the University Of South Caro-
lima has decided to break off athletic
relations for the current year with
Davidson college. Prof. ]. B. Coleman
of the university advisory board, made
the following statement last week:
"As the public is now in possession Of
the facts and has thorough know
ledge Of the points at issue between
Davidson and the University Of South
Carolina, we have decided to make no
answer to DR.. McConnelrs latest as
sertions. We have no desire to drag
on the controversy. The university will
break off athletic relations with Dav-
idson for the current year." This dis
pute arose over the question Of the
eligibility rules under which the game
was to have been played. The uni
versity claimed that the game should
be played by the rules under which
the contract for the game was signed
A list Of players eligible under this
arrangement was sent to Davidson by
Prof. Coleman. Prof. Mcconnell OBJ
jected to the eligibility Of certain men
whose names appeared on this list.
Davidson and Carolina are keen ath-
letic rivals and the meetings between
the two on diamond or gridiron are
always interesting. 1t Is matter Of
regret to the supporters Of both insti-
tutions that the teams will not meet
this year.
Statistics compiled by the South
Carolina burea i Of statistics in regard
to the death from pellagra in this state
reveal two outstanding features Of the