Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-02-18


Aiken county is under arrest at Aiken
charged with the killing of Raymond
Bryant. also white Of Aiken.
Tho Cash Cotton Mills Of Green
willie. which went into the hands OF a
receiver several months ago, will DE
re- organized.
- Sam Tucker. Il negro man COM
mttcd suicide Wednesday by stepping
in front OF passing train at Wood
ruff. Spartanburg county.
John e. Greer was on Tuesday y
elected a member OF the house OF rep
rcsc natives from Greenviile county to
succeed Thns. r. Cothran, elevated to
the senate supreme court bench.
The annual meeting Of the Tri-
State Medical Association whose men,
hcrShip embraces the Ca:nlinaS and
Virginia. was hcll in Spnrtanhurg.
This week.
-Adjutant General w. w. Moore o.
South Carolina is in Washington for
The purpose Of checking, il possible.
the plan OF the war department to
transfer. infantry brigade headquart-
ers frcm South Carolina to North Car
olina.
- Senator Crosson Of Lexington
county, proposes to introduce n bill
in the senate 10 make the blowing of
safes in South Carolina where The
blowing Is Committed fn" larceny. 4
crime punishable by death upon cop-
victiOn.
= Edgefield. February IS: Three bur
glars blew open the safe at the pnstof-
flee here about 915 this morning and
got approximately $1,000 in stamps and
$lO9 in cash. They escaped on foot
after being shot ut by the watchm1n
and policeman and returning the fire
At largely attended mass meeting
in the city Of Anderson last Tuesday
resolutions were adopted endorsing and
commencing The action Of Judge SECS
in rcbllking the Anderson grand Juf%
and asking the general Assembly f.
PASS IN act that would give the circuit
Judges power tn remove grand JllrIc*
who decline To discharge their dat IS
&C. Y. Allison. stat" constable Tor
Cherokee county. recently captured
two diStllcrics in tina, county. tnr
distillery was found in the kin%'s
Mountain battle-ground section o:
Cherokee. county and riTty gallon" OF
mash and Il gallon Of liquor were de-
strnycd The other lit was found
near the home Of John Childcrs. ahou;
four miles east OF H.ackshIrg.
~ bill to mair the blowing al
safes in South Cn"nlinI. where tho
hrwinr i: committed for larce1T. Il
crime punished liy death upon con-
wilton is pnndin:: in the senate. The
measure provides THAT "any Person or
persons convicted nf tho crime Of safe
hlowin~ when the destruction or
damage to safes OF vaults containing
money is done Ivy said person or per
sons for the purpose OF committing
larceny, shall bc punished BY death
provided. that the iIry may rc"&H1-
mend to the mercy Of the court. IN
which event t'Ir punishment shall h'
reduced from death To life imprl"on-
mrnt."
-- Spartanhllrg, February Is: While
at work Ht the pumping Siation on me
Southern railway near Wexford. this
county, this morning. w. r.. Arrf"
was attacked 10y two men AMI robbed
OF $g55 Several hours later :'ll"ri:'
Sam Miller caught the hlghway yrnrn
rs they were boarhin. the train on
which the officer was riding scvcr2I
miles from the scene Of the I'u'lrry
TIL" men were Identified by Acree and
$S5i in cash and q rcvuivcr lclnnCinN
to Acrrr were found on the men. The
capti"cs gave their names rs ". T..
Oates and r.. #. Fisher. claimin" thri
were from Charlotte. :tcrrc WAS had
ly beaten by the men, who were armed
with Il strip If leather filed with shot,
Acrec had q revolver. hut WAS unable
iu use it before being beaten into in
scnSihility.
The measure OF The committee on
education rruvi,.ing Tnr the trInStr'
Of Il pupil from Unt. school district tt
| another has been IGoniul in Tie SENATE
as amended. The hill originally called
for tho payment of Il pro rata share
or the cost Of tho operation Of the
school To which the pupil WIS trans
| fcrrrh. but az; amended 10y Senator Nc
Coil eli the pupil or the rupil'S par
rnts ,n iinHnrialIy able 10 do So Hn'
| q further amendment that lrfl Tho
| clause "if financially able 10 do 50" lr
| hf determined Is the boards; nr lrI"-
.-at.i il WAS In&::rd. Senator Clifton:
amendment to prnvrIc that thu IL"
should moi interfere with school Ills
tri"t No II in Sumter county was IH
niara4l in the l,ill. An amendment hl
! Senator WclE: 10 allow credit fnr iht
| t:IvrS pHiri i'm tlr uri"inHl Srlinnl dis
trrt and To provide that these hr rX-
prnlrd in the original district WI.
! tabled.
| - Montana hts :.,l35.97l acres of lunt