Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-09
HAPPENINGS IN THE STATE
Items Of Interest From All Sections OF
South Carolina.

toms OF INTEREST FROM All SeSs'o''o W
South Carolina.
Darlington has voted bonds in the
sum of $50, 900 to be used in erecting
a second school building.
A petition is being circulated In the
town Of Greenwood, calling for an
election on the question Of compulsory
education.
Three cars loaded with cotton,
caught on fire in Sumter Sunday
morning. The loss Is estimated at
about $4,000.
E. w Watson & Son Of Bradley,
Greenwood county, have filed a petition
in voluntary bankruptcy. Liabilities
are given as s7S,24s, and assets at
$685. q
The state board Of education, in ses-
sion Tuesday, elected Isaac c. Porcher
superintendent of education for Berk-
eley county, and 8. ]. Derrick SUPER
intendent Of Newberry county.
Shortly after evening service in the
Lutheran church Of Sumter began
Sunday night, the electric lights in
the church went out. The services
were concluded in darkness.
DR.. ]. Kier G. Fraser, for nearly
thirteen years pastor Of the Second
Presbyterian church Of Charleston,
has resigned his charge, the resigna-
ton to take effect June /.
President Wilson on Tuesday, gave
j. w. Thurmond Of Edgefeld, a recess
appointment as United States district
attorney for the new western Federal
court district Of South Carolina
A prize fight scheduled to be held at
the Flag Athletic club in Charleston
Tuesday night, was prevented by
Sheriff Martin Of Charleston county,
upon orders Of Governor Manning.
The fifth annual music festival OF
the Choral Art society Of Cocker col
lege, was held at H~artsville, this
week. Numbers Of music lovers from
all parts of South Carolina attended
the festival.
Congressman Joseph T. Johnson OF
Spartanburg, will take the oath Of Of
flee as judge Of the recently created
Federal court for the western district
Of South Carolina before Judge H. A
M. Smith, on April 20.
Official notice Of the sinking Of the
steamer G%reenbrier, on April 2, in the
North sea, by contact with a mine, has
reached the Federal government. The
G%reenbrier carried cotton from
Charleston to Bremen, Germany.
A proposition to issue 100000 ir
bonds to be used in road construc-
ton, was defeated by Union county
voters at the polls Tuesday. The vote
for the bonds was 624 and the vote
against was 1874. Not more than hall
the voters in the county voted on the
matter.
Clinton L. Shealy, a prominent
merchant and farmer and a member
Of the Lexington county grand jury
committed suicide at his store Tues
day, by shooting himself in the breast
with a shotgun. III health and finan-
cial reverses are said to have been
the use Of his act.
The D. N. Smith Department stores
at st. Matthews, were entered by
thieves Sunday night, and a number
of articles Of merchandise were stolen,
During the month of March, $50, 748.-
55 worth of beer and whisky was sold
at the Orangeburg county dispense
ries.
The postofice at Honea Path, in
Anderson county, was robbed Monday
night, about $4,000 in stamps and cash
being secured. 1t Is believed that the
robbery was the work Of professional
cracksmen since the windows in the
building were not shattered by the x
plosion and there was little noise
made. There is no clue to the identity
Of the robbers.
The hearing in the case Of Edward
M. Livingston, charged with perjury
enrolling on the books for the NUM-
cipal primary election for the city Of
Charleston, ward II, club l, as resid'
ing at LOG Cannon street, when 1t Is
alleged in the warrant that he was
| at no time q resident Of 106 Cannon
| street, has been Indefinitely postpon.
ed.
Marshal P. DeBruhl, state code
commissioner, died Tuesday. at the
home Of his niece in Columbia He
was about go years Of age, and a ma
tive Of Abbeville. He served thre'
terms as assistant attorney genera
under J. Fraser Lyon, and was elected
code commissioner to succeed A. ]
Bethea by the last session Of the gen.
eral assembly. Mr.. DeBruhl leaves
one son and one daughter.
The South Carolina Press associa.
ton will hold its annual meeting a
| Chick Springs, June %, 20 and 30
Among those who will be invited t
make addresses are John L.. McLaurin
w. P. G.. Harding, member Of the
Federal reserve board; Rev. j. D. Crair
Of Greenville county; Governor r. I
| Manning: Rev. Plato Durham Of At.
lanta, and Gen. M. L. Bonham Of An
derson.
Governor Manning has appointed
DR.. George F. Sargent, superintendent
Of the state hospital for the insane tc