Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-02-26
HAPPENINGS IN THE STATE
Items of Interest from All Sections o.
South Carolina.

Items of Interest from All Sections Of
South Carolina.
A. K. Lorenz has assumed charge
as postmaster at Aiken, succeeding E.
c. Carman.
Two cabbage plant growers on
tongues island near Charleston,
shipped about 2,SOO,OO0 cabbage
plants last Thursday.
The work of laying the track of the
Charleston & Western Carolina rail-
road which will enter Anderson, was
begun this week.
I Two young negroes have been ar
rested charged with a murderous as
sault upon Thomas NJ. Dodd, IN aged
store keeper in Anderson, Saturday,
and who died Monday evening.
Mrs. Cannon G. Blease, wife of the
sheriff of Newberry county, broke
her wrist and sustained other painful
injuries last Friday when she tripped
over a carpet in her home.
G.. E. Anderson IA been discharged
| after a preliminary hearing on the
| charge of having forged a postofice
money order on the postofice at
Luray, Orangeburg county.
Robbers entered the store of w. o.
| Burkette at Congaree, Richland
county, Sunday night and secured
several pairs Of shoes, clothes n
other dry goods. No arrests have been
made.
Thomas L. Frederick, a white maj
Of Seneca, was run over and instantly
killed by a freight train on the out
skirts of Seneca Sunday morning.
Frederick was under the influence OF
liquor when he met his death.
The new Methodist church at Kings
tree was formally dedicated last Sun
day, in the presence of a large con-
gregation. Bishop Collins Denny Of
Richmond, Va, was the principal
speaker at the dedicatory exercises.
A ginnery and a large quantity of
cotton, seed and other products, n
property of T. w. Keith of Newberry
county, were destroyed by fire Friday
afternoon. The property destroyed
was valued at $1,000 and there was
no insurance.
John L. Barringer, dean of the
mercantile trade of Florence, whose
present business was established In
1877, on Monday sold his large de-
partment store to a Baltimore, Nd,
Co., for a consideration of $4,000
spot cash..
State Superintendent Of Education
Swearingen and Profs. Lueco Gunter
and w. H. Hand are attending the ma
tional meeting of school superintend-
ents which is being held in Cincinna-
ii, Ohio. this week.
The Annual convention of the State
Teachers association will meet in Flo
renee March 25, 26 and 81, A number
Of prominent speakers have been Sc
cured and a large attendance of teach
ers is expected.
M. NJ. Foster who attempted to
burn his own furniture store in OAR
ington. about ten days ago, plead
guilty to malicious mischief when
placed on trial in Darlington, Tues
day, and was sentenced to serve n
year in prison.
E. L. Abbott, the alleged Spartan
burg gambler, who killed Ben Massey,
a negro in S~partanburg Sunday after
noon, has been released from Jail, on
a 5 1000 bond. Abbott claims the negro
was advancing upon him with an open
knife when he shot.
Three o%vercoats belonging to citi-
zens of Anderson were stolen from
the cloak room Of the East Baptist
church in Anderson, Sunday night.
The police department was notified
after the discovery of the theft but
the theft has not been apprehended.
A freight car containing twenty
five bales Of cotton which was being
shipped to Pacolet from Enoree, was
burned in Spartanburg, last Friday.
The flames had evidently been
smouldering for some time before the
fire was discovered.
D. Harrison of Greenville, made the
highest mark in a competitive ex-
animation for appointment to the
| United States naval academy at An
apolis, Md, which was held in Spart-
anburg Saturday. William A. Rice Of
Union attained the second highest
mark.
John H. Porter has been appointed
to succeed himself as postmaster at
Ridgeland, Jasper county. The APP
pointment ends a contest for the
office between a number of candidates
and the situation has been a matter
Of interest to the town and county
for some time past.
II. y. Dukes of Sandersville, Ga,
was on Monday night in a competitive
contest chosen to represent Wofford
college at the state oratorical contest
to be held in Rock Hill in April. Ralph
Syfan of Wofford college won first
honors in the state oratorical contest
at Rock Hill, last year.
While fighting fire in a patch of
woods near Anderson Sunday morn
ing, Roy Burris was seriously wound
ed by a shell which it is thought had
been dropped by some hunter. The
shell exploded after the fire had closed
around it. More than fifty shot were
taken from Mr.. Burris's body.
T. P. Cothran Of Greenwood, has
been awarded the contract for the new
Y. NJ. c. A. building to be erected at
Clemson college. and work on the
building will be begun Immediately.
The building and furnishings will cost
SIS, 900, $4,000 of which sum was
donated by John d. Rockefeller.