Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-05-16
PALMETTO GLEANINGS
Items of Interest From All Sections OF
South Carolina.

South Carolina.
Seneca, May l.: Baylus Palmer, an
aged white man, was struck by light
ming and instantly killed near his
home a few miles from Westminster
Yesterday evening late. Palmer was
the father of Lou Bc!cher, and father
in-law of Robert Belcher, who were
connected with the killing of Consta-
BILE Corbin ia this. county several
years ago.
= Anderson, May ID: The jury re-
turned q verdict Of not guilty" in the
case of Sherman Browning, charged
with the killing of his father, c. M.
Browning, at Piedmont, october y.
Witnesses testified that the elder
Browning was drinking and had
threatened the life of his son, and
that he struck the young man over
the head with q bottle.
= Florence, May 12: l.. B Warner, a
swftchman on the Atlantic Coast Line
freight yards was killed here last
night when he was caught between the
bumpers of the locomotive tender ana
a box car which, ii is said, he was at
tempting to couple. Warmers body
WAS pierced by the bumpers. When
extrcatcd he was in an upright posi-
tion. He was carried to the hospital
and lived two hours. Warner was 20
years old.
- Greenwood May -: A smashed
motor truck, an empty extract bottle
and fancy hair comb, all lying by the
side of the road at q dangerous curve
at Salak, near Greenwood, told the
story this morning Of a party in
stolen truck which ended in disaster,
The truck, belonging to an advertising
company of this city, was taken from
a residential section carly last night.
Whether the occupants of the truck
were seriously injured is not known. d.
Columbia, May II: Nathan Rosen,
one of the IA prisoners wounded by
(the guards in the quelling of a mutt
ny of $50 convicts at the South Caro-
lima penitentiary Monday afternoon,
died tonight at Columbia hospital.
Washington, May II: The War
Finance corporation today announced
that from May 8 to 10 inclusive, it had
approved advances to banks in South
Carolina amounting to $4,000, to be
used in loans for agricultural pur-
poses.
Bennettsville, May Is: Politics in
Marlboro county have attracted some
attention while only one positive an
nouncement is made for Offices, there
is a manifestation of earnestneSs. and
seriousness in regard to the political
situation. Senator d. d. Mccall will
not be candidate for reelection
from Marlboro county and r. l.. Free
man has announced that he will make
the race. Mr.. Freeman is editor of the
Pee Dee Advocate and largely interest
ed in farming.
- Orangeburg, May 12-W. K. Sease,
former insurance agent of Columbia,
is being sued by the Guardian Fire IN
surance company for an accounting
and asking Judgment for the sum of
'$2O,OOO. The papers were filed today
with Sheriff r. Fulton Dukes OF
Orangeburg county for service. X. b.
Herbert of Columbia is attorney for
the plaintiff An affidavit of the sec
retary of the insurance company sets
forth that it was the evident inten-
ton of the defendant 10 defraud his
creditors.
- Saluda, May II: Horace Harmon,
u year old son of +. S. Harmon OF
the Emory section of the county, was
so badly crushed late Wednesday al
ternoon by tractor rearing and fall
ing back on HIM that he died about Il
o'clock that night without regaining
consciousness. He was badly bruised
about the head and a spoke of the
steering wheel pierced his chest. II
seems that he had a harrow hitchcd
to the tractor and in going from one
field to another, attempted to ascend a
small cmbanllmcnt when the accident
occurred.
- Orangcburg, May II: Notice Of in
tcntion to appeal WIS served today in
the case against Cal los Corbctt. Cor
bctt was convicted last week Of man
slaughter, in connection with u charge
Of murder Of Julc Cooper, and was
sentenced TO serve IS years in the
state penitentiary. In September, 1920,