Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-30
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS

john Medlock died at the Orr
Mills, Anderson, Friday night, aged
103 years.
Leo G. Holman, president Of the
Peoples National bank Of Anderson,
has announced his candidacy from the
Third district to succeed Congressman
Aiken.
Il E. Carrigan of Society Hill, has
been appointed a member OF the state
board Of charities and corrections,
succeeding L. o. Patterson Of Green
Vile, who Is disqualified from serving.
j. G. Davis, C. H. Mathis and w.
Martin Lightsey have been named by
Governor Manning to succeed B. F.
Peoples, 8. A. Wise and V. 8. Owens,
as the ~dispensary board Of Barnwell
county.
Mr.. August Kohn of Columbia, Is
convalescing very nicely from an OPP
Grafton he underwent about two
weeks ago on account Of appendicitis.
He will probably be able to resume
business within a few days.
-Cablegrams to the young mans
parents, say that Lieutenant Monta-
que Nichols, Of the British army, who
was wounded on March 81, Is In hos
pital at Boulougne, France. His wound
is from a rifle bullet through the
thighs; but there is no further infor-
nation.
George w. Tidwell, convicted Of
manslaughter in Greenville county
several months ago, he having killed
Emmett Walker Of Greenville, and
who was sentenced to serve twelve
years imprisonment, has been granted
bail In the sum Of $4,000 by Chief
Justice Gary. Tidwell will be tried
the second time in May.
Mrs. Lizzie Sloan was awarded
damages in the sun Of 1880 in the
Richland county court OF common
pleas last week, against the ]. G.
White Construction company. on &C
count Of the electrocution Of her hus-
band several months ago while work.
ing for the construction company.
Sloan's death was attributed to de-
fective wiring Of the building upon
which he was working.
- Harry A. Dargan has been ap-
pointed clerk Of the court Of Green
Vile county by Governor Manning, to
succeed the late John M. Cureton.
The announcement closes a warm con-
test for the clerkship in that county.
w. P. Hicks who, with Dargan, was
an applicant for the position Of clerk,
has announced that he will be q can
didate for the office in the primary of
1916.
Three South Carolinians, Miss
Sophia E. Thomas Of Newry, and Leo
Hamilton and A. M. Chapman OF Chap
pells, have each received q bronze
medal and $1,000 from the Carnegie
hero commission Of Pittsburgh, Pa.
Leo Hamilton helped to save George
Kneece, a laborer, from drowning on
March 16, 1912. Chapman assisted
Hamilton in the rescue Of Kneece.
Miss Thomas rescued Eva Gregory, q
June 10, 1912.
- Columbia State, March 80: II
think there will be enough companies
w. Moore, adjutant and inspector
general, yesterday. Gen. Moore has
just completed the annual inspection
of the thirty-one companies Of the
National Guard. Letters from the war
department indicate that n regiment
Is to be abolished in this state. All
companies failing to pass the requir-
ed inspection will be mustered out Of
service. Gen Moore said that many
Of the companies were improved.
Governor Manning has named
thirty-four delegates to represent
South Carolina at the Southern Com
mercial congress to be held in Musko-
gee, Ind. Ter, from April 26 to 80.
The delegates, who are as follows,
will have to pay their w expenses:
j. NJ. Hemphill, Chester; w. D. Odom.
Chesterfield; Jno. W. Lillard, Column
bia; R. 8. Lipscomb, Gaffney; H. B.
Springs, Georgetown; C. 8. Webb,
Greenville; Kenneth Baker, Green
wood; DR.. H. K. Aiken, Laurens; Jno.
r. Roddey, Rock Hill; D. D. Noise,
Sumter; j. Roy FAINT, Union; ]. c..
Duckworth, Williamston; Alva K.
Lorenz, Aiken; Porter A. Whaley, An
derson; Harry D. Calhoun, Barnwell;
D. A. Henning, Anderson; r. c. Hofne,
Beaufort; A. v. Smell, Charleston; j.
L. Mclean, Chester; w. W. Harris,
Clinton; J. E. Norment, Darlington;
r. w. Holcombe, Columbia; Hartwell
M. Aver, Florence; w. M. Lightsey,
Fairfax; T. B. Butler, Gaffney; w. F.
Robertson, Greenville; Luther Ellison,
Lancaster; T. j. Cottingham, Lake
City; w. NJ. Mcintyre, Mullins; Paul
v. Moore, Spartanburg; R. I. Rear
don, Sumter; Arthur T. Hart, York
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