Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-05-04
HAPPENINGS IN THE STATE
Items of Interest from All Sections Of
South Carolina.

Items of Interest from All Sections oi
South Carolina.
1.-The Times" is the name Of a paper
which is to be started in Johnston, by
j. Rutledge McGhee.
Six hundred Spartanburg people
attended the Chapman-AlexandeI
meeting in Charlotte, last Thursday.
Farmers in the Maiden section OF
Laurens county have lost more than
thirty hogs by cholera during the
past ten days.
w. T. Magness one Of the most
prominent business men of Spartan
burg, died last Thursday. He was 81
years old.
Rev. ]. B. Heron, pastor Of Flat
Rock Baptist church in Anderson
county, died Thursday morning, aged
60 years.
Byron Holley ST., engineer in
charge Of the construction Of the CO.
lumbia canal, died last week, aged
"a years.
The examination Of applicants for
admission to the South Carolina bar
will be held in Columbia June 7th
and Sth.
The Hammond book store of
Charleston, Of which Isaac Hammond
has been proprietor for more than
fifty years, has been sold to Henry B.
Kirk.
| The state firemen's tournament is
to be held in Greenwood May 1S, 19
and 20. More than $1,000 will be Of
fered in prizes in the various events
of the tournament.
Marion B. Loyless Spartanburg
youth, was struck on the temple by a
pitched ball during a baseball game
between a Spartanburg team and
Cowpens, at the latter place Friday.
His condition is critical.
A debate on the question, Resolved
that Adam and Eve were expelled
from the Garden Of Eden for eating
the forbidden fruit" was held at Cedar
Springs, Spartanburg county, Satur-
day night
A freight train on the Spartanburg
and Asheville division Of the South
ern railway was derailed near Campo
bello, Friday morning. The engine
plowed its way through a steep en-
bankment into a corn field. None Of
the crew were hurt.
Steve Parthemos, Greek confec-
toner and soft drink seller Of Able
ville was fined $50 last week, for
selling soda water on Sunday. The
fine was reduced to $40 upon the
Greeks promise to never be guilty
Of the charge again.
The South Carolina Dentists asso-
citation closed it's annual meeting in
Columbia Thursday afternoon. Chick
Springs was selected as the place Of
meeong for next year. DR.. E. G. Quat-
tlebaum Of Columbia, was elected pres
ident of the association. T..
w. w. Smoak has resigned as ed
itor or the Intelligencer, a morning
daily newspaper published in Ander-
son. H. M. Glenn, city editor of the
Intelligencer, has been elected man
aging editor. Mr.. Smoak will take
charge of the Walterboro Press and
Standard.
Judge ]. T. Johnson Of Greenville,
has announced that he will appoint
Broadus M. Knight, clerk Of the new
western district Federal court. Mr..
Knight has been clerk Of the senate
naval affairs committee and was for
merly secretary to Senator Tillman.
The new clerk has the power to name
a deputy clerk, which officer has not
yet been named.
Lawrence Brown, young white
man. is in Jail in Charleston. charged
with passing worthless checks.
At the annual meeting Of the Grad
uate Nurses association which was
held in Greenville last week, Miss
Mary C. McKenna was elected presi-
dent for the ensuing year. The as
sociation will meet In Columbia next
year.
Sumter Item: Mr.. J. G. L. White,
assistant to J. L. McLaurin, cotton
warehouse commissioner, was in the
city on Wednesday in conference with
number Of farmers here and in the
surrounding country relative to taking
over a number of private warehouses
under the state warehouse system. It
Is reported that several warehouses
were turned over to the state commits
sioner.
Mrs. Mary K. Sinclair, wife Of
Upton Sinclair, the prominent social
ist, has filed suit against a number Of
newspapers, alleging that a report Of
her arrest for making demonstration
in front of John D. Dockefellers
home in New York about a year ago,
was false. Among the papers sued Is
the Columbia Record, against which
damages In the sum of $4,000 are
asked.
w. ]. Nichols, former member of
the North Carolina legislature, and
who has recently been released from
Leavenworth prison after serving a
sentence for using the mails with in
tent to defraud, has been re-arrested
and brought to Greenville. He Is to
answer a charge brought against him
In 1910, it being alleged that he used
the malls with intent to defraud in
connection with the organization of
trust company at Greenwood.
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