Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-08-27
PALMETTO GLEANINGs
Current Happenings and Events
Throughout South Carolina.

Current Happenings and Events
Throughout South Carolina.
N. D. Womble has been elected may
or Of the town Of Mayesville, defeat
ing ]. D. Mayes.
Governor Manning has appointed ].
H. Turner and I. B. Carter as COM
missioners Of state elections in Chero-
kee county.
Edward White, formerly clerk in
a Charleston grocery store, has been
arrested, charged with the larceny Of
several hundred dollars from his en-
ployer.
Richland county prisoners have
been transferred from the state peni-
tentiary and the city Jail to Richland's
new Jail, which has only recently been
completed.
Joe Jackson, the famous fielder Of
the Cleveland. Ohio. baseball team,
has been sold to the Chicago American
league team for the sum Of 100000.
Jackson is a native Of Greenville.
Numerous applications for appoint
ment as state whisky gauger to sue
ceed L. M. Fouche, deceased, have
been received at the governors office.
The appointment will be made by
September LIST.
w. R Neely, jailor Of Greenville
county, Is being urged to run for
sheriff by his friends. He was ap-
pointed jailor by the present sheriff,
Hendrix Rector.
Cornelia McCrackin, a negro woman
Of Newberry, has been arrested.
charged with the theft Of the wedding
dress and other clothes Of the New
berry lady for whom she cooked.
Fire in williamson, Anderson coun-
ty. Tuesday morning, destroyed three
houses and caused the death Of Roy
Hand, 12-year- boy who was
trapped in the upper story Of his faith
ers residence.
Miss Matte E. Sammouds, popu-
lar young lady Of Greenville, was killed
last Sunday near that city when an
automobile in which she was riding
with her brothers was overturned. One
Of the brothers was pretty severely in
jured.
David r. Coker Of Hartsville, one Of
he best known farmers in South Caro-
lima, was married to Miss May Roper,
daughter Of Daniel C. Roper, assistant
postmaster general in Washington on
Wednesday.
John Mack, a negro chauffeur. was
arrested in st. Matthews this week,
charged with reckless driving and with
painfully wounding young boy whom
he ran over. The negro is in Jail in
default Of bond.
Sam ]. Nichols and B. A Morgan,
candidates in the second primary in the
race for congress, have filed statements
Of their expenses between the first
and second primaries with the secre-
tary of state. According to the state
ments Nichols spent 5000 and Morgan
$1,69S.
James A. Parler has been declared
by the supreme court to be the super
intendent Of education Of Dorchester
county. In the general election Par
ler received 1872 votes and ]. ]. Howell
312 The latter appealed to the su-
preme court on the ground Of certain
irregularities.
Attorney General Thos. H. Peoples,
upon request of Lieutenant Governor
A. J. Bethea for a ruling on the sub
ject, has given it as his opinion that
the lieutenant governor cannot act In
the absence Of the governor unless the
governor publicly places the lieuten-
ant governor in charge. The ruling
was necessitated by the filing Of a
petition signed by citizens Of Beaufort,
asking the lieutenant governor to or
der an election on the question Of re-
calling Mayor Danner and Councilman
Marscher Of Beaufort, following their
dismissal Of City Manager Horne last
week. After being informed Of the
attorney generals opinion, Lieutenant
Governor Bethea declined to order the
election on the ground that Governor
Manning did not publicly place him
in charge Of the government when he
left the state several days ago.
The army worm, or something SINH
lar to 1t, has made an attack upon the
fine field Of alfalfa on the plantation OF
C. M. Efird near here, says Lexing-
ton dispatch Of Tuesday. The entire
field has been almost completely ruin
ed, the attack being so quick and ef-
fective that the entire patch became
infected before 1t was discovered. This
pest appears to work in droves, and
once a field becomes infected, 1t Is not
long before complete and thorough
destruction follows in their wake.
While Mr. Efird's Is the only field that
has 80 far been attacked, 1t Is almost
certain that the worm will attack
similar crops in the immediate neigh
borhood. Judge Efird, however, ex-
poets to take the initiative. and will
use every means to put stop to the
further spread Of the pest.
Sam ]. Nichols Of Spartanburg, de-
feated B. A. Morgan Of Greenville for
the vacancy in the Fourth congression-
al district, caused by the election OF
former Congressman Joseph T. John
son to the position Of Federal Judge,
in the second primary which was held
Tuesday. Nichols majority Is about
600, according to unofficial returns.
The vote in the second primary was
considerably heavier than that Of the
first approximately $4,000 ballots be-
ing cast. Nichols carried Spartan
burg, Laurens and Union counties
the latter two by very small majori-
ties Mr.. Morgan carried Greenville
county by a majority Of about 1000
and Mr.. Nichols lead in Spartanburg
county by an equally large majority.
Mr.. Nichols, the new congressman
from the Fourth, is the son Of Judge
Geo. A. Nichols Of Spartanburg. He