Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-09-10
(To be Continued.)
PALMETTO GLEANlNGS
Current Happenings and Events
Throughout South Carolina.

Throughout South Carolina.
pastorate Of Grace Baptist church of
Sumter.
Fifty-three men of Greenville have
petitioned Adjutant General Moore to
organize a company or artillery in that
city.
Capt. William E. Gonzales Of Col
umbia, United States minister to
Cuba Is spending some time at his
home in this state.
Tom Creecey, a young white man
was drowned in Lynch's river near
Scranton. while bathing with number
Of companions Monday afternoon. The
body has not been found.
The joint meeting Of the South Caro-
lima Conference for the Common Good
and the State Board Of Charities and
Corrections was held in Columbia this
week. A number Of prominent speak
ers made addresses.
A party of hunters killed ten deer
in the vicinity Of McClellanville last
week. One member Of the party also
killed a rattlesnake which measured
seven feet in length and had fourteen
rattles and a button.
JEFF Scott, and Jessie, his wife, are
in a critical condition in a Spartan
burg hospital as a res lit Of wounds
inflicted by the husband upon his
wife and himself following domestic
quarrel at their home at Inman,
Spartanburg county, Sunday, both will
likely die.
Rufus H. Sem, an insurance col
lector committed suicide in Sumter
Saturday evening by swallowing an
ounce Of poison. Sem had been dis
pondent since his wife divorced him
several months ago. He was a native
of Newberry but had lived in Newport,
KY, before coming to Sumter.
Edward E. Fielder, a prominent
banker Of st. George committed sui
eide in Ashville, N. c., where he was
spending the summer, Monday, by
slashing his throat with razor.
Continued suffering from isomnia Is
believed to have been the cause Of
Felder's act.
o. G. Holleman Of Florence, was
killed when a freight train on the At
lantic Coast Line railway was wrecked
at Ferrebee last Friday night. 1t is
believed that the wreck was caused
by persons who tampered with the
switch in an effort to wreck a passen-
ger train which came behind the
freight.
Employees Of the Columbia Rail-
wa,, Gas and Electric company have
threatened to go on q strike following
the dismissal of two employees of the
company a few days ago. The employ
es' union have demanded Of the street
car company that the two discharged
men be re-instated and the company
has refused the demand.
George Zwingmann, assistant fore
man and engineer Of the Charleston
fire department died in a Charleston
sanitarium Sunday night Of blood
poison which was caused by small
scratch on his hand. The fireman
bruised his hand with a fire extin-
guisher while fighting fer on the
Charleston waterfront several days
ago.
The Richland county dispensary
board has ordered about 100000
worth of whiskies, wines and beers in
anticipation of prohibition carrying
in the referendum to be voted on next
Tuesday. 1t is estimated by the board
that 100000 worth Of whisky will
be sold between now and September
Is and that the balance on hand will
be disposed Of by January l.
R. R. Legare for mayor and ]. B.
Dodd for councilman have filed their
pledges as candidates in the munich
pal Democratic primary called to de-
eide the recall election in Beaufort.
The entries closed Tuesday afternoon.
The incumbents, Mayor c. E. Dannel
and Councilman w. F. Marscher, re-
fused to enter the primary. Their
followers have for several days urged
members of the city Democratic club
to stay out Of the primary. There are
about $50 white voters in the city and
about 10 negro voters The latter are
said to be almost solid for the incum-
bents. In a general election they would
hold the balance of power. This issue
Of white supremacy is overshadowing
the tax matters.
John l.. McLaurin, State warehouse
commissioner, gave out the following
statement Tuesday. 1.-The Edwards
Manufacturing company Of Cincin-
natl, Ohio, has submitted plans to
me for warehouses of from 200 to
1000 bales capacity. The roof Is Of
the heaviest patent lock style, of
galvanized iron-the best thing /
have seen for roofing. I have samples
of this roofing at my office. The sides
and ends are to be Of painted cor
rugated iron. The frame is to be
built at home and the iron shipped
just to fit. 1 am having 100 blue
prints Of each size made and with
the requirements Of the fire insurance
companies so as to secure the lowest
rates Of insurance. Parties desiring to
secure these blue prints can have
them by mailing 10 cents to this office
to cover cost. The price quoted covers
the freight to any point in South Caro-
lima. Write to me at Columbia, send
ing check for material for warehouse
described or instructions to ship with
bill Of lading attached. The prices are
as follows: Two hundred-bale capaci-
ty. $167,.50; 40O-bale capacity, $751;
IA; 6OO-bale capacity. sS25.25; 1000
bale capacity, $637."
Judge Willis S. Knowles, justice OF
the eighth district court of Rhode
Island, was assassinated by an un-
known assassin, a short distance from
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