Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-07
SOUTH CAROLINA. NEWS

Ex-Governor Sheppard has recent
ly been elected to the senate to sue
ceed Senator Nicholson, of Edsefeld,
and has taken the oath of office.
News has been received in Lancas-
ter of the arrival in New York Of Capt.
Elliott w. Springs, son Of Col. Leroy
Springs Of Lancaster. Captain Springs
singularly distinguished himself as a
member of the British Flying corps
and Is credited with having destroyed
"a enemy planes in the five weeks OF
his air fighting.
Greenwood, February s.: The
Greenwood Index and Greenwood Jour-
nal, which have both been issuing
afternoon editions carrying full leased
wire news reports, announced today
consolidation Of the two papers and
that after today one paper will be is
sued under the name, The Index-Jour-
nal. The merging Of the two daily
papers will give the new paper a cir
culation Of approximately 5000 and a
mechanical equipment capable Of pro-
ducing one of the best afternoon pa
pers in the state. In addition to the
regular afternoon edition, Sunday
morning edition and tri-weekly edi-
ton will be issued. The following will
compose the organization Of the In
dex-Journal: H. L. Watson, editor;
E. P. Wideman, city editor; R. Nor
ment, news editor; ]. S. Bailey, busi-
ness manager; and G.. w. Gardner, Jr.,
advertising manager.
The Columbia State seems to think
that there will be no trouble about a
two-thirds majority in the house for
calling a constitutional convention. In
its issue of yesterday appears the fol-
lowing: The house yesterday receiy-
ed the Christensen-McGhee concurrent
resolution from the senate proposing
to submit to the people the question of
rewriting the state constitution. The
constitution was written in 1895 and
is in many respects obsolete or encum-
bered with restrictions. This question
is now the most important piece OF
legislation before the lower house and
will likely be reported out by the COM
mittee within the next few days. Con-
census of opinion Is that a two-thirds
majority in the house can be mustered
for the passage of the resolution. If
the resolution should be approved by
the house, the question would be sub.
mitted to the people at the general
election Of 1920. The following legis-
lature would then be required to
frame such regulations, governing the
calling and fixing the time for holding
the convention, which would be IN the
spring or more likely in the summer OF
1921.
Lexington, February 4: Henry
Strickland, q we'll known farmer OF
Swansea section Of this county, was
shot and instantly killed by his broth
er, James Strickland, at about noon to-
day, soon after which James Strick-
land went to his own home about
quarter of a mile away, went into the
house, pulled off his shoes, went out
on the porch and blew out his own
brains. From information received
here over the long distance telephone,
it seems that there had been a grudge
of long standing between the two
brothers. James Strickland, 1t Is sald,
went to the home of Henry today, call
ed Henry out Of the house and onered
to make terms Of peace. Henry agreed
and sat down on the front steps 10
talk the matter over. No sooner, now
ever, according to the report, had he
sat down than James drew pistol
from his pocket and fired. The first
shot missed Its mark, and Henry arose
to get out Of the way, 1t Is claimed,
when a second bullet from his broth
er's pistol killed him instantly. Both
of the men were up in forty and we'll
to-do farmers. Both leave large ram
lilies. The double killing has naturally
caused O gloom Of sorrow to spread
the entire section. An In
quest was held over the two oodles py
Magistrate L. M. Martin this AFTER
noon.
- Chester, February 3: Virgie NC,
Abee, aged IA years, was electrocuteo
when he came In contact with 44,0OO
electric power wire OF the Southern
Power company Saturday near Nitro
lee in Chester county. His body was
severely burned and his garments
were burned to a crisp. Young NC
Abee and his father, Samuel McAbee,
and some other men engaged In hunt-
ing Saturday and after the hunt was
over Virgil stayed behind to take the
dogs home. 1t is Thought that ne
climbed one of the electric wire tow
ers TO see IL he could see the dogs and
that he came too close to one OF the
wires, which caused his death. He fell
Is feet to a straw field below, which
was. ignited by his burning clothes.
It Is impossible for the boy to nave
been shot to death as his body 1ndl-
Gated 70 gunshot wound. That he was
Is substantiated by the
records at the power station, which
show that some object at 12.40 came
in contact with the wires. The tower
with which the boy came In contact
was badly burned and two telephones
were burned out, by the short circuit.
The McAbee family had been living
at Great Falls only a month. They
came from Chesnee in Spartanburg
county.