The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-04-26
News Paragraphs.

- This country has 100000 farms
having $1,000, 900 acres, and valued at
sl2, 900 1000, 600.
- The current year is the centennial of
the'cotton gin, which Eli Whitney invent
ed in 1903.
- Forest fires have destroyed consid-
erable valuable timber in North Carolina
and Virginia.
- is said the cotton crop of Texas will
be fifteen to twenty per cent. larger than
it was last year.
The General Assembly ofthe Presby-
terian church in the Southern States will
meet at Macon, Georgia, on the 18th of
May next.
- A doctor in Kansas has produced a
plant called 'tpotomato," which is cross
between tomato and potato, and will
yield both fruits,
"A Hungarian sharper swindled a
widow out OF 5000 by personating st. Pc
ter. Such credulity is refreshing to
the public though distressing to the Wild
oW.
- At the monastery at Belmont, n. c.,
Julian Woodcock was stung on the face
by spider. His face is now swollen out
of all proportions and serious results are
feared.
~ William B. Moore, an industrious
farmer of Laurens county, was acciden-
tally drowned on the 18th inst, while
fishing in small pond near the city OF
Laurens.
| - New York not long since substitu-
ted electricity for the gallows in capital
punishment. The state has recently
passed law abolishing capital punish
ment altogether.
- Seventh Day AdYentists are making
converts rapidly at Chestertown, Md.
They have been holding meetings for
some time past, and the people are great
ly stirred up.
- It is stated that on the 10th inst. Ed
ward Pardridge, we'll known Chicago
wheat speculator, lost about one million
dollars BY an adverse market forced by
rival manipulators.
AT Wheeling, w. Va, awoman and
her babe died of fstarvation while the hus-
band of the woman was lyingin drunk
On stupor. The woman had not tasted
food for more than week.
- Mr.. Robert Todd, who has farm
near Charlotte, N. c., in dispute with q
woman over the ownership Of mule,
was savagsly attacked by the woman and
severely beaten by her.
There are 100000 bachelors in the
United Statesmen over the age of thir-
ty who have never been married. There
are too many of them. That country is
the happiest where there are fewest bach
elors and old maids,
- At Pilot Point, Tex, DR.. Wylie's
three-year son swallowed two nickels
and has since been unable to eat solid
food, The child is very sick and q
surgical operation will probably be per-
formed,
- Mrs. John Budner, of Reaver Brook,
near Blairstown, N. j., gave birth to four
children last Thursday morning. Two
of the babies are boys and two girls.
Mrs. Budner is the wife of young far
mer, and is but sixteen years OF
age. Both mother and children are doing
WELL
~ Comptroller General Ellerbe has is-
business done in this State. There are
twenty-nine life-insurance companies
operating in South Carolina. The total
amount of life insurance up to
December, 1892, was $33, ,534, ,774. The Mu-
tual life heads the list with SS, los, 1891. The
Equitable follows with S7,0S9,371; Now
York Life, 5,3o9,975; Mutual Reserve
Fund, s., ,0Is,6 and SO on from million
down to few thousands in other compa-
MES. The forty-nine fire companies
have risks amounting to Sl5,926, $40.
Very few companies have over Sl,OOO,o1 600
in the State. Fifteen accident companies
have policies amounting to 50 1909, ,7S7. Tho
largest has s796,5OO, the next STA, 900,
and so on down to $lS2 by plate glass
insurance company.-C0lnmbia Register.