Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-07
Tuesday, March z, 1922
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS


Craven Hall, in Columbia, was de-
stroyed by fire last Sunday morning
The loss is estimated at between Slo,-
600 and 100000.
James NJ. Cox, ex-governor OF ONO
and Democratic presidential candldate
in the last campaign, is spending
month in Aiken, with his wife ana
daughter.
Ward Thompson was convicted FIJI
day at Abbevillc, on charge OF at
tempted rape on a young woman near
Antreyille. He was sentenced to serve
40 years in the state penitentary.
Mr.. NJ. c. Gault, aged 65, died IN
New Hope Methodist church, near
Jonesville, last Sunday after havIns
made a. talk to the Sunday schooi. Inc
cause of death was apopleXy.
A three story dormltory OF ths
Scbofield normal and industrial schuol
at Aiken. was destroyed by hre carry
SATURDAY, morning. The school was es- @
tablished in 1880 by Qua kers Tor the
education of negro boys.
Greenwood, March 3: a family Oh
a paralyzed mother and five children
the oldest being q girl OF hfteen !lN-
ing in a vacant house on the outSklrIS
of Greenwood without q scrap OF ped
ding or furniture, and subSlStlnS on
sauer kraut and -four, eaten from an
oil cloth on the floor, was recently ols-
covered by the Volunteers OIL America
q charitable organization. steps We're
taken Immediately to take care OF the
destitute family. Children declared
that their father had deserted thein
and officers of the charitable organl-
zation state that he has been traced as
for as Anderson. When found, the
family did not have so much as a, mat
tress to sleen upon, ard the children
lacked ADEQUATE clothing to protect
them from cold.
DR.. James Woods Gabcock, for
MANY years superintendent of the
State Hospital for the Insane, ana
since that time proprietor OF the
Waverley sanitarium, located near Co.
lumbia. died at his home in Pinehurst,
Friday morning at o'clock. Although
he had not been well for several weeks
his death was unexpected and caused
a distinct shock to his hosts or frlenus
not only in South Carolha pu.
throughout the country, where ne @ @hau
wide reputation in mental and nervous
hygiene, The funeral was held IN
Chester at the request Of DR.. BabcocK'
THAT was his native home and he ask
cd that he be buried by the side Oh MS
father and mother. For many years DE-
Babcock was a prominent nSure IN
south Carolina, as head Of the State
hospital and as leader in national
movements for the treatment ana
abatement of contagious diseases. He
was one of the first physicians in the
south, it is said. to recognize peliagra
in December 1907, and was president
oCSOHl1tlOn
study of that disease for several years,
and later secretary of the same Or
ganiZa ton. Dr. Babcock is survived
by his widow, who was Miss Katherine
Guion, of Lincolnton, and by three
daughters, Misses Margaret, Ferlbe
and Alice Babcock, all of Columbia.
After being in Lawson's Fork, of
Pacolet river, near Spartanburg, Tor
about year, practically $1,000 worth
Of Jewels were a few days ago return
ed to Chester Ward, Of the firm OF
Zimmerman g. Ward. The jewels
were found by the miller at Whites
mill in a bill fold on the banks of the
river Just below the dam at Whites
mill. The bill fold had evidently been
submerged in water since II was
placed or dropped where. the miller
found it, or else had been carried by
L.
ed, the bill fold was found half SUD-
merged partly covered with trash.
Upon being opened it was found to
contain Jewels answering the descrip-
ton of those lost by the Ward family
Mr.. Ward readily identified the jew
els. Just before the last music festi-
val the jewels disappeared from the
Ward home, on Converse Heights. A
negro woman who had been employed
to take care of the home while the
family was away was accused of the
theft, and was arrested and lodged in
iail, where she was kept for some
time. She denied any knowledge OF
the Jewels About this time the Con-
verse Heights section of the. city was
terrorized by burglars every nigh, or
two and it was thought that the gang
of thieves operating then had gotten
away with them. How they got into
the stream is mystery.
Columbia special of March 4 from
August Kohn to Greenville Piedmont.
TIE senate finance committee IS mov-
ing along very slowly giving mature
and careful consideration to the cp-
preparation bill. The committee is
having n hard job. There is a desire
on the part of many of the senators
from the house and on the other hand,
there is a sincere desire to grant some
of the many requests for increases
that have been made. The appropria
,tion bill as it came from the house
provides an aggregate expenditure on
the part of the state government Of
$3.50, ,610.SS. Ny. Walker, the efficient
clerk Of the finance committee, has
made a tabulation of the urgent re-
quests that have been made for in
Creases in the appropriation bill, owe"
ard above the items carried in the
house bill. These increases aggregate
60639f6, the largest item of this
requested increase is for the schools
through Superintendent SwearinECn.
ltCmized, the requests for increases
over the house bill are: For penal
and charitable institutions S173,2S5.