The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-05-03

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- Fifteen hundred years ago the orange
was berry no larger than the wild
cherry. Its present size is the result Of
cultivation.
"A Louisiana woman is suing for a
divorce on the ground that her husband
refuses to chop wood for her and is of no
account at all when it comes to cleaning
up the house.
Mr.. W. g. Gray, of Calhoun, N. c.,
SAYS by his actions, II cannot get along
without wife, He was married again
last week about three weeks after the
funeral of his first companion.
&C. M. Geldt, a German planter, who
is 63 years old, has just entered the agri-
cultural department Of the University of
Georgia. He is supposed to be the Oldest
college student In the country-probably
in the world.
Mary Carthage Of Hobart, Ind, was
found at her homo dead. She had been
living alone and engaged In the raising of
poultry. In sachel under her bed was
found $1,000. She was about so years Of
age.
"A New York man recently found
thief in his room. He caught him and
found to his amazement that it was his
own brother, but with the spirit Of Rru
tus, surrendered him to the police,
Joh1. HendS.& was killed the first of
last week about six x.Qiles above Salem on
Horse Pasture Creek, Pickens county,
by two Mortons. Hendrix was accused
by them with reporting an illicit still.
He was fatally cut with pocket, knives,
and after lingering for two dayShe. .qie91s
"A we'll is being sunk at Wheeling,
Va, which has already reached the depth
of three-qarters OF mile, but what is
causing wonder to geologists is that no
water IS yet struck, although the boring
Is through horizontal strata.
The flagstaff upon which the first
secession flag was hoisted in South Caro-
lima, when the State seeded in 1860, is
still standing. It is fastened with iron
cuffs to the gable end Of the old store
house at Skull Shoals postofice. It is
either poplar or maple wood, and is in
good state of preservation.
The concern which has taken the
contract to feed all who may desire to eat
within the Chicago Exposition grounds
is getting ready to take care OF 10000
people day. 1t expects to use ton
Of coffee day and chicory has taken
jump.
AT Pratt City, Ala, last Thursday
Widow Tate and three daughters were in
room together during thunder storm.
Mrs. Tate went to an open window to
close it, when there was binding flash of
lightning and she fell back dead with her
neck broken. The others in the room
was badly shocked, bnt recovered.
"A customer who was being waited
upon in San Antonio barbershop, said
to the barber that the shampooing fluid
that he was applying to the patrons head
Just then was nothing but soap and wa
ter. The barber declared that the chief
dollar it won't take fire." said the Gus
toner. "All right, boss" said the bar
ber, who was negro, and striking
parlor match, he applied it to the mans
hair, and in an instant it was all ablaze.
The man leaped from the chair, jumped
fence and was seen no more.
What will be the next thing used to
make liquor2 Who would have thought
that whiskey could have heep made in 8
kerosene barrel2 Yet this is one of the
latest devices of the moonshiners in this
County. Last Monday night Deputy
Collector Ensor, in company with special
agent Whitlock and Marshals Jennings
and Bowen, made raid on q still near
Liberty and captured it. The still was
kerosene barrel, about two feet of one
end being sawed off and bottomed with
sheet iron. The cap was made of lard
can, and the worm Of some kind of metal
piping fifteen feet long, and which had
been bent around tree or stump to give
it the right crook. a quantity of beer
was destroyed, but no one was found ct
the place picEruS ,Seutj1leI