The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-08-14

sport racing deer.
Last Friday night, in the Diamond Hill
section of Abbeville County, Ned. Burton,
colored, killed his wife, and then commit
ted suicide by hanging himself with
trace chain from joist of his cabin. Do
mestic trouble was the cause.
Mr.. w. G. Simpson, of Toccoa, Ca, gave
the INTELLIGENCER a call on Monday
He has been spending few days with
relatives in Corner Township, attending
the Good Hope Centennial and viewing
the scenes of his boyhood days.
An infant daughter of Mr.. John D. Da.
yid died on Saturday, 9th inst, after an
illness of ten weeks, aged fourteen months.
The remains were inferred in the Baptist
Cemetery Sunday afternoon, Rev. l.. M.
Rice conducting the funeral service.
Dan. tThompson,i an old and, well
known negro preacher, died in the cry
last Monday morning. he was IN ms
usual health when he retired to beu the
night before having attended Church, and
assisted in the services. lie was ABOUT 10
years Of age.
The fall session of Patrick's Military In
stitute opens September 18th. See adver-
tisement, If you have son to educate,
write to Col. Patrick, who will give you
any information you may desire, and II
YOU will place your son under bis care,
you will never regret it.
Rev. Geo. L. Cook, evangelist OF the
South Carolina Presbyterv, will hold q
.protracted meeting at Erskine School
House in Broadway Township. beginning
next Sunday, at IL o'clock. A cordial in
yitation is extended to the people OF that
section to attend the meeting.
Mr.. viii. Mattison, for several years q
faithful salesman in Mr.. W. F. Barr's
store, has secured situation as traiuman
on the passenger train of the s. Y. r. r.
viii. is an energetic reliable young man,
and will discharge his duties faithfully, in
every position he may occupy.
A tenant house, occupied by Lewis
Sims, colored, on Mr.. 8. G. Majors place,
few miles southwest of the city, was de:
stroyed by fire Tuesday morning. The old
negro lost everything he had in the house:
The fire is supposed to have been caused
by FIRE dropping out OF stove.
On account of wreck on the S. V. R.
R., the passenger train due in Anderson
at 80 p. m. last Thursday did not reach
here until after o'clock Friday morning.
The wreck wes caused by broken truck
on the mail and baggage car, which was
badly damaged. No one was hurt.
The State Board of Medical Examiners
will meet iu Columbia on Tuesday, 10Th
inst; at 8 p. M, for the purpose of exam.
lining all persons who wish to practice
medicine and surgery in South Carolina.
Any persons practicing either medicine
and surgery in this State without license
from the Board will be prosecuted.
Mr.. E. v. Mccoy, who lives in the lower
portion of Pendleton Township, has left
with us sample stalk of his upland corn.
The stalk measures twelve feet in length,
and has two large ears on it. He has an
acre Of which this stalk is an average, and
from which he will gather forty bushels
of corn. He says his entire crop is tine.
A meeting of representatives of the in
dependent oil mills of the State was held
in the city Wednesday 10 confer with
each other in reference to their business.
Among those present we note the genial
faces Of Mai D. F. Bradley, of Easley, a..
j. Norris, OF Edgefield, j. G. Watson, of
Ridge Spring, and B. f. Sloan, of Seneca.
Michael Grady, who has been employed
on the water works and electric lights, was
discharged Tuesday, and that night he
went down to the engine house and cut
the ropes and wires holding up the smoke
stack, causing 1t to fall. The smokestack
was about Is feet high, and it will take
several days to get It up and in shape
again. Grady has been arrested.
The first Photographic contest ever held
by a newspaper closes in this weeks
Frank Leslies Illustrated Newspaper. The
work of the contestants is very fine, and
the successful pictures are printed ln
double supplement on the finest enameled
paper. It is such an artistic number that
we do not wonder that it offers in this
issue its magnificent reproduction Of 1.-The
Angelus" with three months subscrip.
ton for one dollar.
a primary election was held in Hall
Township last Friday to elect Trial JUS
t;ce to fill the unexpired term of W. j..
Walters, deceased. There were three can
didates and SO votes were cast, as follows:
Sam'l Jackson, 10; NJ. w. Spoon, IS; j;
P. Tucker, s.. We congratulate friend
jackson. We know he will wear the title
of Judge with dignity, and at the same tim 3
administer the laws Justly and fairly to all
persons who may be brought into his
Court.
Upon return of the corporators of the
Anderson Ginning and Manufacturing
Company, certificate of charter has been
issued by the Secretary of State. or the
ST. 900 capital stock, So 1000 has been sub
scribed for. The following Board of Di-
rectors have been chosen: p. X. McCully,
J. J. Fretwell, j. L. Glenn, w. G. Wat
son, L., r. Watson and ]. s. Fowler. Mr..
McCully has been elected President, w.
G.. Watson Vice.President, J. l.. Glenn
Secretary and Treasurer, and L. r. Wat.
son Business Manager.
The preliminary in the case Of VIM.
Smith and Andrew Arnold, both negroes,
charged with breaking into Judge Muir.
ray's chicken house about two weeks since
and stealing q lot of fine chickens, was
heard before Justice Quattlebaum Tues
day. VIM. Smith made full confession,
but Andrew Arnold denied knowing any.
thing about the matter. After hearing
further testimony going to confirm the
guilt of the parties, the case wassent to
the Court of Sessions, prima facie case of
burglary having been made out.
The Hopewell pic mic last Friday was
not very largely attended. However, it
was q most enjoyable day. The Young
America Cornet Band was present and
interspersed the speeches with some sweet
music. Speeches were made by Messrs.
Earle, Cox, Breazeale and Bowden, as
candidates for the House, and Messrs.
Glenn and CIinkscales for the Senate, and
Messrs. Murray and Norris for Congress.
Messrs. Watson and Lattimer also spoke.
Most excellent order prevailed all day:
The dinner served was one Of the best OF
the season, and 1t was enjoyed to the
fullest extent After dinner some of those
present felt too full for utterance.
Last Sunday afternoon, about 2 o'clock
the city was visited by heavy doWnpour
of rain, accompanied with considerable
thunder and lightning. During the storm
Postmaster Russell had valuable Jersey
cow struck and killed by lightning. Mr..
Russell had just brought the cow to the
well, which is near the house, to give her
some water. Here he tied her, and went
into the house. In few minutes she was
struck dead. She was struck on the back,
and the current separated and passed down
both hind legs, as there was small streak
of singed hair down both legs. Her udder
was also burned. Mr.. Russell says he was
in his dining room, and the shock was so
great that portion of the plastering on the
walls of that room was knocked of.