Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-12-03
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS

Atlantic Coast Line passenger tram
No. sc, was wrecked at kingstrec at
o'clock last Friday morning. Henry j.
Jaeger of Florence, the engineer, wa'
killed, and also the fireman. Severa
other persons We're injured. Thcr,
were 81 soldiers in Il steel coach, and
all escaped without injury except one,
who was thrown through window
The train WAS going at the rate OF Il
mile a minute when the wreck occur
red.
Governor Richard !. Manning has
been officially notified of the death OF
his son, Major William Sinkler Man
ming, in France. on November 8. From
Il letter from comrade, received al
about the same time as the official
notification, il is learned that Major
Manning was killed by n high cXplO-
sive shell while engaged in rallying his
men in a fierce battle with the Ger
mans. Major Manning was the oldest
of six sons. all in the service, and four
Of them in France. He was 80 years
Of age. and is survived by his widow
and two small children.
1t turns out that Lieutenant Henry
J. Blittcnburg, who was killed in an
automobile accident at Greenvillc last
Tuesday, had two wives. The fact de-
veloped in connection with the ar
rangemcnts for his funeral. The only
wife the Grccnvillc people know. Il
young Arkansas woman, tO whom ht
was married about month ago. want
cd to take his body to Arkansas. HI
had previously told friends that in cas-,
of fatal accident or anything of the
kind. he wanted his body taken to his
old home in New Jersey. He had q
wife and l5-yCar-old daughter there.
His $4,000 insurance was made paya
BILE to Il fraternal organization in New
Jersey. He is said TO have been quit,
wealthy and his New Jersey wife has
an income of $4,000 year from on
of the largest confectionery stores In
the state, which was owned by hu
husband.
AT the last session Of the legisla-
ture provisions were made for the IS
tablishment OF the state industrial
school for girls 10 be managed alOni
lines similar TO the work OF the boys
industrial school at Florence. The act
was approved by Governor Manning
April IL, 1916. Immediately upon tho
approval of the act the governor ap-
pointed the following board of trustees
FOR the school: \. +. Jamison. Green
wood: Dr. J. 4. Hood. Sumter: l.. NJ.
Matthews, Florence; Waiter Is. Will
Der, Charleston: and Il. &. Clary. Gaff-
ney. Shortly thereafter in harmon!
with a section of the act trustees
elected Mrs. J. l.. Cokcr. IIartsvillc:
DR.. Jane Bruce GuiGard Of Columbia.
and DR.. l.. Rora II. CAN'T Spartan
burg. as Advisory committee of wo-
men. Land was decided upon and IN" To-
cation determined. The site is about
eight miles from Columbia on the
Ncwbrrry road on state owned land.
Appropriations for buildings was sup
plcmentCd by a government appropria-
ton of $4,000 secured from President
Wilson at the personal solicitation OF
Governor Manning. Contract for
building was let some time ago. hut
in the nature of the case. building mate
rial has been hard to secure and labor
even more difficult 10 obtain. Consc-
uucntly the work of contraction has
been greatly hindcrcG. The trustees
have announced that they will organ
iZe the work Of the school December
1St, and that arrangement has hecn
made for the operation. Mrs. Fila {.
Perry has been secured as super
intcndent. has in temporary quarters
the work Of the school will he carried
on. The trustees announc" that they
have secured the hotel building. for
mcrly known rs the Win"o property
about one mile cast of Campobello.
The board visited the property last
week and were in conforcnc" thcro
with the newly elected supcrintcnd-
ent. While the work Of constructing
buildings near Columbia will he rushed
with all possible speed. It is believed.
that the work Of the school can bc
conducted with fair degree of com
fort and efficiency at Campohnl'o.