Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-11-23
PALMETTO GLEANINGS
Current Events and Happenings
Throuqhout South Carolina.

Current ENehts anu 'aPPe""ss
Throughout South Carolina.
The West End Baptist church Of
Newberry, has issued a call to Rev.
H. w. Stone of Newberry.
DR.. C. ]. Oliveros, a prominent eye
ear and nose specialist of Columbia,
who was we'll known throughout the
state, died last week.
Governor Manning has asked for the
registration books Of the city Of Spar
tanburg following the filing of recall
] petitions from that city with him.
Elliot Sally, colored. was killed at
saw mill in Colleton county last
week when he became entangled in the
shafting and gearing Of the mill.
The steeple of the Baptist church
at Norway was overturned by the
high wind Thursday night. The dam
age is estimated at about $500.
Prof. r. n. Bracket Of Clemson
college. was elected president Of the
association Of Official Agricultural
Chemists in Washington last week.
Sixteen out Of twenty-one appli-
cants who appeared before the state
pharmaceutical board in session at
Greenwood last Thursday and Friday,
were given license to practice.
Greenwood Journal: Taylor brothers
and 20 Of their hands killed 81 rab-
bits last Tuesday on their river plan
tation near Ninety-Six. This Is un-
questionably the record hunt Of the
season in Greenwood county.
Feaster Jones, a well known young
farmer Of Star, Anderson county, was
acquitted in the court Of general ses-
sions in Anderson Friday afternoon
of the murder Of DR.. Lawrence o. NC
Gala. Jones accused DR.. McCalla OF
criminal relations with his. Jones
wife, approached McCalla with pistol,
gave him two minutes to pray and then
shot him dead.
The South Carolina College Press
association, which was held in Spar
tanburg last week, came to a close
Friday night, after selecting Greenville
as the place Of the next meeting. The
winners Of the four medals offered by
the association were announced Fri
day as follows: Best poem. Lucius
Johnson, University Of South Carolina,
The Lassie Ger the Sea-" best
short story, Florence Glass, Converse
college, 1.-The Double Bondage;" best
sketch, Howard Danner, University,
"The Author, Thou Thyself;" best
essay, A. L. Pickens. Furman, 1.-The
Humming Bird"
Nearly 200 carloads OF coal from the
Clinchfield mines arrived in Spartan
burg yesterday over the lines Of the
C. c. & O., for movement over con-
Meeting lines to various southeastern
points, says Spartanburg dispatch
of Wednesday. This is one Of the big
gest coal movements Of the year for the
Clinchfield, though 1t does not break
the records Of the railroad for coal
movement. About 45 carloads came in
Saturday on a special train. to be
moved from this point via the Southern
railway to Charleston where 1t is being
loaded this week on the international,
one of the steamers Of the Clinchfleld
Navigation company, for the export
trade This is the second loading OF
the International at the Charleston
piers. The cars Of coal received over
the C. C. &. contained each about 80
tons Of coal.
Greenville Piedmont. Friday: The
complaints in ten Of the IS condem-
nation suits brought by the United
States government to obtain posses
sion Of a large area Of wooded land
in Oconee county for forest reserves
were filed yesterday in the office Of the
clerk Of court. Another batch Of COM
plants are near completion and, ac-
cording to information from the dis
trict attorneys office, will be filed
probably the first part Of next week.
It Is the expectation Of officials to have
all of the cases in readiness for trial
at the next term Of the Federal court
in February. Thousands Of acres Of
land in the mountains Of Oconee coun-
ty are involved in the condemnation
suits, and il the government gains
control Of the property the owners will
undoubtedly receive much money.
Federal officials have been working on
the cases for months.
The state convention Of the United
Daughters Of the Confederacy, which
was held in Aiken, came to a close Fri
day night, after selecting Union as the
Mrs. ]. L. McWhirter Of Jonesville,
was elected president. Other officers
elected were: Mrs. John Cart, Or
angeburg. first vice president; Miss
Mary Williams. Yorkville second vice
president: Mrs. A. G. Sinclair, Ben
nettsville, third vice president: Miss
Birdie Smith, Greer, fourth vice pres-1
ident; Mrs. ]. w. Mixson, Union, re-
elected corresponding secretary; Mrs.
w. H. Cely. Greenville treasurer; Mrs.
McC. Patrick, Anderson, reelected
historian; Mrs. T. R. TRIMMER. Spar
tanburg, registrar; Mrs. Mollie Perry.
Lancaster, recorder of crosses; Mrs.
Anna c. Ancorum, Camden. auditor.
Miss Mary Poppenheim Of Charleston,
was nominated for president general
of the general division. United Daugh-
ters Of the Confederacy. in 1916. A
resolution indorsing Miss Poppen-
helm was adopted with marked en-
thusiasm and a rising vote.