Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-02-16
HAPPENINGS IN THE STATE
Items of Interest from All Sections Of
South Carolina.

B. II. Rawl Of Lexington, has been
elected a trustee Of Clemson college
to succeed w. D. Garrison, resigned.
The present session Of the general
assembly will very likely adjourn
next Saturday, February 20.
The daughter Of Mr.. and HRS. r.
L. Nimmons Of Seneca, died We'd
nesday as the result Of burns sus-
tanned several days previous.
Senator E. D. Smith has accepted
an invitation to make the cam
mencement address at Clemson COL
lege on June 8.
C. w. Wall of Dunbarton, in Barn
we'll county, was shot and seriously
wounded by an unknown negro last
week.
Judge George E. Prince has re-
turned to South Carolina after an
extended trip to California. He Is
holding court this week in Saluda
county.
Marietta Henry, a negro girl was
burned to death near Hopkins in
Richland county, last wee when she
attempted to run through. a burning
broom sage field.
The body Of an unknown white
man was found in a swamp near Hop
kins, Richland county, Friday. The
man was white and appeared to be
about 35 years old.
Curtiss Gillian, w. H. Stinnette
and Dave Mercer have been arrested
in Newport, Tenn, charged with the
murder of Wave Cooper in Green
Vile, some time ago. The men will
be brought to South Carolina for trial.
The Spartanburg chamber Of COM
merce has sem a formal protest to
the Spartanburg delegation in the
general assembly against the passage
of the Graydon "~ffty-car" bill
Mrs. K. L. Seals of Dillon is dead
as the result of burns received when
her clothing caught fire in her home
| several days ago.T The lady was dress
ing n of her children and had her
back to an open Fireplace.
George Stinson a negro living near
| Camden had his leg cut off by a train
last week. The negro was walking on
a tressel when caught by the train
and did not have time to 20 all
parts Of his body from the track.
Hon. William B. Wilson, secretary
of labor in President Wilson's cab
met was the principal speaker at the
South Carolina Settlement and De-
velopment conference, which was held
in Charleston, last week.
Representative tombstone of Rich
land county, has introduced in the
house Of representatives a bill pro-
posing to exempt the South Carolina
Baptist hospital at Charleston. from
taxation.
John Pearson and Frank Biers,
white boys, have been bound over to
Federal court by the United States
| commissioner at Greenville, OF the
charge of making and passing count
erfeit money.
The Anderson delegation in the
| general assembly proposes to intro
| duce a bill this week providing for
the submission to the people of a
project for a $4,000 bond issue to
be used in road building.
c. C, Jerome Of the United States
census bureau has been detailed to
assist in organizing and completing
the machinery for the collection Of
accurate vital statistics in South
Carolina.
Students Of Wofford college,
Spartanburg have begun the pub
LEGATION of a weekly paper devoted
to happenings at the college. The "Old
Gold and Black" is the name of the
new publication, the first issue of
which made it's appearance last week.
Sidney Sturges of DeKalb, Kershaw
county, suffered a broken thigh last
week as the result Of being struck
by a falling tree. The boy was one
Of a party who were cutting trees and
splitting shingles. He is seriously
injured.
A number Of prominent citizens
Of Calhoun county were in Columbia
last week to make a formal request
to that county's representatives in
the Legislature to raise the Calhoun
county superintendent of education's