Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-05-11
HAPPENINGS IN THE STATE
Items Of Interest from All Sections Of
South Carolina.

| men CluDS Is lO DS Teiu III HHueiSoH.
Governor Manning has appointed j.
r. Bishop, magistrate at Piedmont,
Anderson county, to succeed ]. E. Ri
ley, resigned.
The South Carolina Master Plumb
ers' association is holding its annual
session in Greenwood this week, the
sessions beginning today.
Olin Price Of Orangeburg who was
serving a sentence Of one year in the
penitentiary following his conviction
on the charge of larceny, escaped from
that institution Tuesday.
The Dean public school for colored
children Of Spartanburg, was destroy
ed by fire Thursday. The loss, which
was estimated at $4,000, was fully COW
cred by insurance.
Governor Manning has reprieved
Greenwood Rogers, a negro, who was
to have been electrocuted Friday, un-
til August 4. Rogers was convicted
Of arson in Laurens county.
| A. S. Johnstone of Greenville, has
been elected secretary Of the state
board Of charities and corrections.
The board will elect an assistant sec
retary May 25.
| w. NJ. Eubanks, young white man
who lived near Bonham, Union coun-
ty, committed suicide last week by
shooting himself with a double bar
relied shot gun. Ill health was the
reason.
| Firemen Of Anderson will be ten
dered a banquet at an early date, by
the business men Of the town, in token
of appreciation Of their services in
connection with the big fire in that
city last week.
The Garmany school house in New
berry county, was struck by cyclone
about 100 o'clock Friday afternoon
and completely demolished. Two
teachers and thirty-fve pupils were
in the building, but not single per-
son was seriously injured.
The state borrowing board, which
is composed Of Governor Manning,
Comptroller General Sawyer and State
Treasurer Carter, Is to meet in CO.
lumbia May 21, to consider the ad-
visibility Of borrowing money to run
the state government until taxes be-
gin to be paid in the full. 1t Is esti-
mated that about 100000 will be
necessary to meet the running ex-
| penses.
At a meeting Of the state board Of
education, held in Columbia Friday,
ent Of education Of Newberry county,
to succeed George D. Brown, resign
ed, and Donald Huggin, superintend-
ent Of education Of Cherokee county,
to succeed E. S. McKeown, deceased.
Mr.. Barre will serve until July /,
1917, and Mr.. Higgins term expires
July /, 1919.
The state supreme court on Friday
affirmed a decision Of lower court
that Clarendon county must pay
$4,000 for the death Of Marion Can
tey, a negro, the decision being an in
| depreciation Of what are known as the
lynching statutes. The action was
brought against Clarendon county last
July by Madison Cantey. a relative.
1t appears that Marion Cantey was
being carried to Jail charged with as
sault and battery with intent to kill,
when he was set upon by several men
| who lynched him.
Mills Moore, q white man who was
pardoned by former Governor Blease,
after serving part Of a five-year sem
tence. was arrested in Greenville last
week on a warrant from Shelby, N.
c., charging him with robbery and as
sault. 1t seems that the North Caro-
lima warrant for Moore had been is
| sued some time ago, and a reward Of
| $50 offered for his capture. Three po-
licemen attempted to capture him on
Tuesday afternoon; but the ex-con-
vict eluded them and ran into the
Greenville county Jail where he sur
| rendered, stating that he did not wish
| the policemen to gain the reward.
Sheriff John w. Davis Of Pickens,
captured an Illicit blockade distillery
| in the heart of the town Of Westmin-
ster last Wednesday afternoon, the
still being located less than 100 yards
away from the Presbyterian church.
1t was located in the cellar OF the
| home Of George Love, a white man,
the smoke from the plant being allow
ed to come out of his residence Chin
ney. When captured, the town block
ader had just completed a run of
about twenty gallons Of brandy and
was preparing to repeat the process.
While moonshiners use running water
in condensing the spirits, Love used
| barrel which he had filled with
cracked ice. The still was destroyed
and the operator placed in jail.
Seven persons were killed and scores
were injured in storm which swept
the Pee Dee section Of the state FRI
day afternoon. The property loss will
total 100000. In the town OF Man
ming, Miss Clara Baggett, Beasley Da-
Wis and a negro porter were killed by
falling timbers. A large part Of the
business section of the town, entailing
property loss Of about 100000, was
destroyed. Four persons were killed
in Marlboro county and scores were
injured. The dead are Miss Inez Tart,
Is years Of age, and her younger
brother, an infant child Of Caleb Bra
cy and a negro inmate Of the Marl-
boro county home. 1t Is estimated
that the homes Of fifty Marlboro peo-
pie were destroyed. The county home
is a total wreck. Crops had not suf-
ficiently advanced to be affected by
the terrific wind. The Methodist
church in the town Of Elloree was de-
stroyed by the cyclone, and Mrs. ].
D. Strock of that town, who had
sought shelter at the church, was Sc
riously injured when the building fell.
In the Pond section of Darlington