The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-03-29

= Besides being wealthy man Will.
liam Tell Coleman has one other claim to
the Presidency in the eyes of his admirers.
He has had but sixteen birthdays. He
was born on February 29, 1924.
- Minnie Llebknecht, a German wid.
ow, erazed by want and the fear of being
separated from her three children or see.
ing MeptetadHe, administered poison to
them at tde4home in New York. Two
have died. She is insane.
The Reg. T. W. Pratt, one of the
best known ministers of the Southern
Presbyterian Church, and at one time
president of the Central University of
Kentucky, died at Louisville Saturday.
- A citizen of Arcadia, Wis, called
another man skunk through the
columns of the local newspaper. The
jury awarded a verdict of $1,000 and
costs. The case was appealed to the Su-
preme Court and the decision affirmed.
= Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Miller, of Rice
Lake, Minn., don't know whether to be
proud or ashamed of their first baby. 1t
weighs but pound and a half, its feet
are but an inch long each, and wine
glass will cover its head. 1t is perfectly
formed and healthy.
"A Belgian who recently visited Tex
as declared that the State was capable of
producing food enough to feed all the
people in the United States if the soil
was titled as it is in his own country.
The State has an area equal to Austria,
and could sustain as large popu lation,
which was 36,000,0 Chicago Times.
= Mr.. A. w. J. Byrd, OF Byrd's, one of
our good and staunch old citizens, has
still in his possession the hat which he
wore when shot in the head at the battle
of Chickamauga. The bullet passed
through the hat and came very near put.
ting an end to the wearer's life, as it se-
verely wounded him. MIR. Byrd was then
u member of Company @, oath South
Carolina Volunteers, in General States
Rights Gist's Brigade. The hat is relic
which he may we'll value, and will be an
heirloom to his descendants.-&. George
Neaos.
= A case of tyroxicon at the South
Carolina College Tuesday evening came
near resulting fatally. Major J. S. Gail
lard, superintendent of the college farm,
and four students drank some milk OF the
students mess and were strangely affected.
Shortly afterward DR.. B. W. Taylor was
called in, and by judicious use of the
stomach pump succeeded in saving their
lives. It was found that the milk had
become poisoned by long standing in
can.
Mr.. Abram Moore-better known in
this community as "Uncle Abram"-who
resides near Prosperity, we suppose is the
oldest citizen ofNewberry County. He
celebrated his 92d birthday last Sabbath.
He attended preaching. Though quite
feeble, he always attends divine services
when it is possible for him to get out.
This aged pilgrim, going to church when
he is so feeble as to require assistance in
walking up the steps, is q standing
rebuke to persons in the midst of life
who allow frivolous excuses to keep them
at home.-Prosperity Press and Reporter.
= Colonel John Hawkins relates a
good one on an old time preacher who
was holding forth and attempting to
prove that Moses and the children of
Israel crossed the Red sea on ice; that
the water was CONCEALED and, therefore,
there was no occasion for the waters
being parted as the inspired word has it.
At this point q brother arose and begging
pardon of the preacher for interrupting
him, remarked that "the Red sea was in
the tropics ana never freezes at all" }" and
sat down. The minister resumed by
thanking the brother for the suggestion
and proceeded to make the matter per
fectly clear by explaining to the audi.
ence that when the notable event took
place, there were no biographies nor
tropics either.-Sparta, Ga, 1shmaelitc.