Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-12-21
PALMETTO GLEANINGS
Current Events and Happenings
Throughout South Carolina.

James A. williams was elected
mayor of Heath Springs last week.
Fire in Summerton Thursday des-
troyed property valued at $4,000.
The largest cargo Of gasoline ever
brought to Charleston was brought
to that city last week on the steamer
Louisiana. The cargo consisted of
1,400, 900 gallons Of gasoline.
One thousand sailors attended an
oyster roast in Charleston last week
held in connection with the meeting
of the Southern Commercial congress
in that city.
Mrs. A. M. Belue and her little
son Manning, Of Campobello, Spar
tanburg county, were bitten by mad
cat last Thursday. The wounded
mother and son have developed no
serious trouble as yet.
Mrs. Tom Holley Of Mccormick,
sufferer from pellagra, attempted
suicide Thursday by jumping in a
we'll. She was taken from the well
which is about 55 feet deep, without
injury save a few bruises.
John P. Colpoys and C. S. Bend
helm of the Federal department Of
labor are in Greenville to see what
they can do toward bringing about
harmony at the Judson mills, Green
Vile, between striking employees and
the mill management.
Harrison Pitts, a white man Is in
jail in Anderson charged with VIOLA
tiSn of the Federal law against white
slavery. It Is alleged that Pitts
brought a young white woman from
Commerce, Ca, to Pelzer, s. c., for
immoral purposes.
The supreme court en- banc Friday
sustained the constitutionality Of the
acts providing for the issuance Of
$1,250,00O in bonds by the Richland
county board of highway commission
ers for the permanent improvement
of the county's roads and for the is
suance of $950,000 in bonds by
Greenville county for a similar pur-
pose, the acts having been passed at
the last session of the legislature.
The Southern Commercial congress
in session in Charleston last week
came to a close Friday electiong the
following officers: President, Samuel
G. Stoney, Charleston; vice president,
w. H. Marshall, Fort Lauderdale,
j. A. Wade, Montgomery, Ala; T. ].
Campbell, West Palm Beach. Fla: E.
]. Watson, Columbia; DR.. ]. H. Pratt,
Chapel Hill, N. c.; DR.. w. McCallie,
Atlanta, Ga; George w. Koiner,
Richmond, Va Thousands Of persons
were in Charleston last week on ac-
count Of the congress.
The Womans Auxiliary of the
Southern Commercial congress Fri
day concluded its session in Charles
ton, with the adoption Of a series Of
resolutions looking for industrial bet
terment and social welfare Of women
and children. The resolutions include
recommendations for legislation
abolishing child labor, enforcing COM
pulsory education, providing minimum
wages and. minimum hours Of labor
laws for mines, factories and mercan-
tile concerns, employing women and
children.
President Wilson on Thursday sent
to the senate the nominations Of the
following South Carolina postmasters:
William Laughin, Anderson; Man.
ton B. McCutchen. Bishopville; ]. W..
Little, Simpsonville, and David B..
Traxler, Greenville. The last was
simply following up a recess appoint
ment. under which Mr.. Traxler has
been acting as postmaster for some
months. The following South Carolina
postmasters, previously nominated,
were confirmed by the senate Thurs
day: George I. Hutchinson, Summer
VILE; W. s. Hite, Batesburg; Jos. P.
QUITS, Edgefeld; M. ]. Stanley,
Hampton; A. A. Stuart, Mccormick;
Jas. c. Jennings Pickens; Levi S.
Bowers, Prosperity. Robert Emmett
| Seibels. of South Carolina. was nomi-
mated by the president to be first
lieutenant in the medical reserve
| corps of the army.