Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-07-29
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF.
News Happenings Gathered from All
Sections of South Carolina.

News Happenings Gathered from All
Sections of South Carolina.
John H. Lewis, supervisor Of Marl-
boro county, has resigned.
Raymond Boswell. IA, Of Ropers'
Edgefield county was accidently shot
and killed Wednesday afternoon while
playing with a shotgun.
Hundreds of farmers from all Sec
tions Of South Carolina are attendant
upon tire short course for farmers
which Is now being held at Clemson
College.
If influenza runs true to form, South
Carolina may expect another invasion
of the disease this fall and winter in
the opinion Of DR.. James A. Hayne'
state health officer.
Archie Perkins, a negro, escaped
from the state farm in Sumter county,
Friday. The negro left the farm arm
ed with a repeating shot gun and a
Krag rifle.
The Winthrop Summer school at
Rock Hill, came to close last Thurs
day, ana the school was characterized
by the authorities as being one of the
most successful ever held, more than
500 students being enrolled.
Men of the Thirtieth division who
are to hold their first reunion in Green
VILE September 1890, will be present
ed with badges in commemoration OF
their service. Approximately 5000 OF
these badges have been ordered.
Lieut.. COL w. E. Welsh has been as
signed to South Carolina for duty as
nspector-instructor for the National
guard of South Carolina. He will re-
port at Columbia and cooperate wltf
the adjutant general.
Eleven warrants were issued In Col
umbia Friday before Magistrate Mel
ford for Columbians who are alleged
to have given worthless checks, most
of the worthless checks being given for
gasoline.
Chief of Police Whitaker Of Cam
den, has received an anonymous let
ter, believed to have been sent to him
by moonshiners and advising him that
he had best beware. The police CHIEF
was with Constable ]. F. Batesman
when that afficer was shot and NOR
tally wounded a few days ago.
John P. Grace, candidate for mayor
of Charleston had a fight with j. K.
Holleman, manager of sewing
machine company at a political meet
ing in Charleston, Thursday night.
The lie and several blows were passed
but neither Of the belligerents were
seriously injured.
According to L. A. Hawkins, promi-
nent negro Republican Of Columbia
the Union Republican party will likely
put a candidate in the field for the
seat in congress from the Seventh
Congressional district made vacant by
the resignation of Representative A.
Frank Lever.
Hundreds of people attended the
funeral Of the late Congressman j.
Willard Ragsdale. which was held at
Florence Friday. All the members OF
the South Carolina congressional del
egation were present and the attend
ants included ex-Speaker Champ
Clark.
The South Carolina Democratic Exc
cutive committee Is scheduled to meet
in Columbia at noon today to fix dates
for primary elections to be held IN the
Sixth and Seventh congressional dis
trict for successors to congressman
Ragsdale and Lever. w. b. WILSON,
Jr., is Democratic executive committee
man from York county.
A national bank is to be organized
in Beaufort with a capital OF S50'ooo.
The South Carolina branch of the
American Legion, composed of officers
and men who saw service in the late
war is to establish its headquarters IN
Columbia. More than $4,000 South
Carolinians served in the late war, ac-
cording to fighters compiled by the le-
gion.
"The White Shield" Is to be the title
of q statewide organization which Is
being organized for the suppression OF
venereal diseases in South Carolina.
An effort will be made to organize
chapter or local in each county of the
state, all the chapters Of course to be
affiliated with the state association
which will have its headquarters In
Columbia.
Son Stewart, a Columbia negro
pawned a pint Of whisky" to a negro
woman of Columbia for SO. The negro
woman opened the bottle which con-
tanned the liquid in order 20 ascer-
tain whether or not it was real liquor
It was not. Son was arrested and fined
5000 by the recorder Of the city of Col
umbia for breach of trust and vag-
rancy.
Elisha Harper, a 25 year old negro
who recently returned home after serv-
ing overseas, the son of Rev. T. F.
Harper, a respected colored minister
Of Newberry. narrowly escaped lynch
ing Thursday, following his alleged in
suits to a white girl of Newberry. A
mob went to the Newberry jail with
the idea of lynching the negro but She
riff Cannon G. Blease had already
moved him to the state penitentiary
for safe keeping.