Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-09-07
PALMETTO GLEANiNos

PALMETTO eLEANINes
Current Happenings and Events
throughout South Carolina.
Clemson college begins its term this
week.
Spartanburg people spent $4,000
for automobiles during the month Of
August.
Lawrence Kiley, a 3-year-old child
Of Charleston was run over and killed
by an automobile las week.
The Commercial bank Of Greenwood,
has purchased 100000 Of 80 year, s
per cent bonds Of the city Of Green
wood. The money will be used in
street paving.
State constables operating in
Charleston under the direction Of
Sheriff Martin, seized 13,40O bottles Of
beer and a large quantity Of whisky
during the month Of August.
Jess Mcneil, a negro, was electro
cuted in the state penitentiary last
Thursday morning. He was convicted
in Marlboro county for killing his
wife. He made no statement before
his death.
An operation upon Ray Raines,
Columbia child, in the Baptist hospital
in Columbia last week. resulted in the
removal from the child's lung Of
key that is used to open cans. The
child will recover.
John H. Earle Of Greenville, son Of
the late United States Senator Earle
and himself former railroad COM
missioner died Friday morning as the
result Of self-inficted injuries the
previous Wednesday. He was 43 years
Of age.
The Charleston county dispensary
board has purchased $250,000 worth
Of WHISTLES and beer in anticipation
of the states going dry in the prohi-
bitional referendum election on Sep
tember IA.
Clarence Black. young white man
Of Jonesville was instantly killed FRI
day afternoon when he was run over
by Southern railway train. The
young man was riding motorcycle
and was unable to get over a crossing
before the arrival Of the train.
Mrs. Beamguard Wise Of Calhoun
county, committed suicide last week
by cutting her throat with a carving
knife. She was about % years Of age
and had been married six years. III
health is supposed to have been re-
sponsible for her act.
The warehouse at Trenton, owned
by Senator Tillman, was taken into
the state warehouse system last week,
according to a long distance tele-
phone message to Senator McLaurin
from ]. G. L. White, deputy commits
sioner. The papers making the trans
fer were signed by Senator Tillman.
Governor Manning has issued a
proclamation for an election on the
question Of the recall of Mayor c. E.
Danner and Councilman w. F. M.
Marcher Of Beaufort. The election
which will be held September 2S Is
the result Of the mayor and council
mans action in discharging the city
manager Of Beaufort some time ago.
r. L. Black, coroner Of Greenville
county was found guilty Of malfeas-
ance in Office last week. 1t was proved
that the coroner had been arrested
on the charge Of being drunk and dis
orderly a number Of times. Unless the
coroner resigns his office and an
nounces that he will not stand for re-
election, 1t is said that fine and
prison sentence will be put upon him.
A coroner's jury last week returned
a verdict to the effect that Hattie
Smith, colored came to her death at
the hands Of Phillip Trapp, colored.
Trapp has fled. Hattie Smith was the
wife Of Jules Smith, colored, who was
shot in the Fairfield court house
several months ago at the time that
Sheriff Hood and Clyde Isenhower
lost their lives. The negro woman was
shot and killed as she sat in her home.
The killing Of the woman is said to
have no connection with the Winns-
boro tragedy.
]. E. Haynes Of Ridgeway while
walking over his farm recently came
upon IL rattlesnakes summing them
selves among pile Of rocks, and sue
ceeded in killing the entire family.
Ten were young rattlers and the other
a full grown snake having eight rat
ties. Mr.. Haynes only the day before
had killed large highland moccasin.
In addition to these sn.,Kes which he
killed he captured several weeks ago
large rattlesnake over five feet long
and having IL rattles. He caught the
snake by means Of pronged stick
and still has it imprisoned in a wire
covered box.
county newspapers tiiS "cSh Soh-
tain several rattlesnake stories. James
NJ. Wood of Murphy, Pickens county,
is recovering from the bite Of a snake,
presumably rattler, which had
chased the family cat from beneath
the floor Of an outhouse. Mr.. Wood
was bitten while trying to coax the
reluctant grimalkind back into the
hole after rats. S. w. Wilburn, fed
eral inspector Of cattle, killed at Null
berry, in Kershaw county, a rattler
six feet four inches in length and
having IL rattles and a button. Strom
Cothran treed a five foot rattler on
the Jack Reel place near Edgefield
and laid him low with rifleshot. The
snake had ten rattles and a button. 1t
Is about time for Lexington county to
come to bat with a snake story.
Verdict Already Awarded.-"I re-
member" said Lord Eldon. Justice
Gould trying a case at York, and when
he had proceeded for about two hours