Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-20
HAPPENINGS IN THE STATE
Items Of Interest From All Sections OF
South Carolina.

Itenns Of Interest From All Sections Of
South Carolina.
Rev. A. B. Reeves Of Winder, Ga,
has accepted a call to the First Chris
tian church Of Columbia
DIR. s. C. Zemp Of Camden, has re-
signed his commission as surgeon
major Of the South Carolina militia
Yeggmen cracked the postoffice safe
at Scranton, Williamsburg county
Thursday. Two residences were also
robbed.
CONGRESSMAN Joseph T. Johnson as
sumed his duties as judge Of the new
Federal western district court at
Greenville. this morning.
DR.. Anna Howard Shaw, foremost
advocate of woman suffrage in the
United States, delivered a suffrage ad-
dress in Charleston last week.
George Lindstedt Of Orangeburg,
was held up while driving his auto
mobile about three miles from Orange
burg, Thursday night. He was robbed
of his money, a watch and his hat.
John Sims, q white boy Of Green
vile, was knocked down and badly in
jured by traction car near the Wood
side mills in that city Thursday. His
skull was fractured and his condition
Is serious.
BY order Of the postmaster general
the parcel post terminal station es-
tablished in Columbia about year
ago, will be discontinued June 80, be-
cause the station has not developed
enough business to warrant its main
tenance.
]. T. McNeill was on Tuesday elect
ed mayor Of the town Of Lynchburg
jeff Beacham, 81 we'll known painter
Of Greenwood, committed suicide al
his home in that city Thursday. by
shooting himself with a shotgun. Nc
cause was given for the. deed.
Governor Manning has issued q
proclamation for an election to be
held on June 8, on the question Of an
nexing a portion Of Kershaw county
to Lee county. The territory en-
braced in the proclamation contains
7.S9 square miles and has a popula-
ton Of 189.
The police Of Florence have arrest
ed an unidentified white man and are
holding him on suspicion Of having
robbed some postoffice or other place
When arrested, 1908 pennies, $16.O5 In
nickles, 700 cigarette coupons and 9TH
er valuables were found on his per-
son.
Gus Foster, an orphan boy living
with Frank Looper, near Pickens. was
thrown from a mule and killed Fri
day afternoon. He was going to the
field to plow when the mule became
frightened and bolted, the boys leg
being caught in trace by which he
was dragged a mile.
The governor has appointed five
delegates from South Carolina to the
annual meeting Of the American
Academy of Political and Social
Science in Philadelphia, Pa, April 80
and May /. Professors Of history and
social economy from the different
colleges Of the state were selected as
follows: ]. w. Moore. the Citadel;
]. B. Kennedy, Clinton; o. o. Fletch-
er, F'urman; L. c. Galloway. Erskine;
N. w. Stevenson, college Of Charles
ton.
Six million five hundred thousand
postal cards were hauled Thursday
morning from the Charleston docks OF
the Baltimore & Carolina Steamship
company to the United States post
office building and stored in the cell
lar Of that building prior to distribu-
ton throughout South Carolina. The
big shipment constitutes a solid car
load from Washington via Baltimore,
and came to Charleston In the hold
of the steamer Matilda Weems.
A we'll informed South Carolinian
estimated several days ago that the
taxable property in this state will be
increased by about $50.000.000 this
year as a result Of the work of the
tax commission. 1t is commonly
known that millions Of dollars worth
of property Is escaping notice. Chair
man A. w. Jones Of the commission,
Is now collecting some facts and
figures that will prove startling. Many
thousands OF acres of land are not on
the tax books. This state is suffering
from a lack Of equalization of taxes.
The Tux commission will hold fire.
quent meetings in Columbia during
the year.
L. M. Gasque was on Friday, held
by the supreme court to be the So
licitor of the Twelfth judicial circuit.
In 1912, w. H. Wells was elected
solicitor Of the Twelfth circuit for a
four-year term. He died in January,
1913. and on February 13, Governor
Blease appointed L. B. Singleton of
Horny county. to fill out the unexpired
term. L. M. Gasque was elected So
licitor of the circuit in the general
election Of 1914, and was later COM
missioned by Governor Blease. Mr..
Singleton refused to give up the Office,
claiming that he had been appointed
for the unexpired four years. Ac-
cording to the decision Of the supreme
court, which was concurred in by all
the justices, the governor has no
right to appoint for a full unexpired
term when a session Of the general
assembly or n general election inter-
venes.
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