Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-09-28
PALMETTO GLEANIN6s
Current Happenings and Events
Throughout South Carolina.

PALMETTO GLEANIN6s
Current Happenings and Event,
Throughout South Carolina.
r. A. Dunnford, a 16-year- old boy OF
Charleston, was drowned last week
off wharf in that city.
A cooperative creamery will be es-
tablished in Spartanburg within a
short while.
Mary Graham, a little white girl OF
Columbia, was seriously burned when
her dress caught fire from a jack O. =
lantern last week.
] Tom Anderson, we'll known young
man Of Spartanburg, was seriously
injured in an automobile accident in
Greenville last week.
B. Rivers, a laborer employed by q
Charleston construction firm, was
killed while at work in that city last
week.
Charles F. Lynch, a well known
citizen of Charleston, was seriously
injured last week when he was run
into by an automobile.
H. Y. Hinnant was badly scalded
and Engineer R. c. Johnson was
slightly injured in a wreck Of a
Southern freight train near Columbia
last week.
George w. Rish, q prominent farm
er Of Lexington county. was found
guilty with recommendation to mercy
Of the murder Of J. Calvin Goodwin,
his brother-in-law, last week.
Aiken county has found It neces-
sary to borrow $4,000 with which to
tide over until tax money begins to
come in to relieve stringent conditions
in that county.
Governor Manning last week, honor
ed extradition papers for the return
to North Carolina of Madison Frank
lin, who is wanted there to answer to
charge Of murder. The man is under
arrest at Marion in this state.
Joe Malloy, negro who was con-
victed Of the murder Of two white
boys in Marlboro county several years
ago. will be electrocuted September
20. Four Chester negroes will be
electrocuted the same day.
Col. Ivy M. Maulden Of Pickens.
state bank examiner, and w. w.
Bradley Of Abbeville, assistant bank
examiner, were in Columbia last week
and called on Governor Manning. Col.
Maulden said he would consolidate
the reports Of the conditions of all the
state banks this week.
According to a telephone message
received In Orangeburg last week, Mr.
Tobie Keller, son Of Mr.. Geo. Keller.
residing near Elloree, met death while
bathing in pond near his home yes
terday. by having his neck broken af-
ter having struck the bottom of the
pond while in the act Of diving. The
deceased was about 81 years Of age.
W. J. Bryan, accompanied by John
L. McLaurin, state warehouse COM
missioner called yesterday afternoon
at Governor Manning's ONCE, accord
ing to a Columbia dispatch Of Friday.
They were cordially met by o. K. La
Rogue, private secretary to the COVER
nor, who said that Governor Manning
was at his farm in Barnwell county.
Mr.. Bryan expressed regret at the alb
sence Of the governor. who was unable
to return to Columbia in time to in
troduce the former secretary Of state
ct his lecture last night in the CO.
lumbia theatre.
The largest negro society hall in the
city was crowded last night to hear
leaders Of the "Colored Progressive
club" urge their race to vote for
Messrs. Danner and Marscher at the
recall election next Tuesday says a
Beaufort dispatch Of Sept. %. One
speaker said 1t is reported on the
streets that he is being paid $500 for
his work for these candidates but that
Another leader also denounced another
such rumor in reference to himself.
Both urged their hearers not to sell
their votes. A leader stated that It
was also rumored that 'whites' from
the up country would come down on
election day and prevent them from
voting, but that they must not believe
1t. Several speakers urged that this was
an opportunity that may never come
again and the negroes should stand to-
gether and support those who want
their votes and vote against those who
do not want them. A watch repairer
suggested that his people should think
and act for themselves and not fol-
low leaders, upon which B, H. Hous-
ton, a principal political negro worker,
moved to put the speaker out, which
motion was lost, however. Among
the speakers were ex-Sherin George
Reed, Blythewood, Colt, Chais. Ken
L..