Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-10-19
PALMETTO GLEANlNGS
Current Happenings and Events
Throughout South Carolina.

Throughout South Carolina.
There are at present 521 students
enrolled at the University of South
Carolina.
Capt. w. E. Gonzales, United States
minister to Cuba, is spending some time
in South Carolina.
The state pardon board acted on 2s
cases last week. None Of them dealt
with capital offenses.
Gov. Manning has appointed w. P
Taylor Of Greer, as coroner Of Green
Vile county, succeeding r. L. Black
resigned.
The supreme court has handed
down a decree denying the right Of the
formation of new county to be
known as Mccormick
C. S. Jones was acquitted Of the
murder of R. L. Williams in the Flor
ence county court Friday. Jones's de-
fense was the unwritten law.
Mrs. ]. F. Thornton of Asheville
was awarded verdict Of $4,000 against
the S. A. l.. railway last week on ac-
count Of the killing Of her husband.
Governor Manning last week, par
doned Charley Landrum, colored, who
was convicted in Greenville county In
May Of obtaining goods under false
pretense.
Governor Manning in conjunction
with a number of Clemson college ex-
perts, proposes to make trip into the
Mississippi valley this week to inspect
boil weevil infested territory.
The Southeastern Life Insurance
company of Greenville, wrote more
than s1,OOO,OOO Of insurance in this
state during the month Of Septem-
Der IA to October IA, inclusive.
Feaster Jones, a prominent young
man Of Anderson county, who last
week killed DR.. l. o. McCalla, his
kinsman, in Anderson, will plead the
unwritten law as his defense.
Charley Logan, a negro who was
electrocuted at the state penitentiary
last week for the murder Of an aged
white woman in Abbeville county
several months ago, confessed his guilt
The Graniteville Manufacturing Co.
operating two cotton mills at Gran.
iteville and one at Vaucluse, in Aiker
county, have temporarily suspended
operations on account Of financial diff.
fcultes.
A masked robber entered the post.
office at Lanes, Tuesday and forced
F. G. Parker, the postmaster, to turf
over to him all the money he had. He
got $35.
During the month Of September state
constables working in Charleston
reported the following seizures: 1915
bottles of beer, 35 one-fourth kegs o.
beer, 25 one eighth kegs Of beer, 1888;
half f-pints of whisky, 562 quarts o.
whisky, IS gallons Of whisky, eigh
pints of whisky. 1S pints Of cordial ant
LAOS whisky glasses. There were 9th
er minor seizures during the month.
G. w. Piegler, IS years Of age, citi
zen Of Greenville, was badly bitten BY
two bull dogs in that city Friday
morning. Mr.. Piegler had gone to tht
home of c. E. Cook to make inquiry a:
to the condition Of Cook, who is suf
fering with cancer, when he was at
tackled by the dogs. He is in a crtica
condition in a Greenville hospital.
A jury in Greenville last Friday re-
turned a verdict to the effect tina
Chief Reuben Gosnell of the Green
vile rural police. was entirely within
his rights in seizing Al cases Of whis
ky and Is barrels Of beer from th'
Charleston G. Western Carolina rail
way on November "a, 1914. The liquo
has since been stored in Greenvill
warehouse and since the .jury's verdict
will within the next few days be pour
ed into Reedy river. The liquor wa
valued at $780,