The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-11-03
STATE NEWS.

the State Penitentiary.
Marion county furnished eight
murder cases for the October term of
court.
j. w. Bacot, of Charleston, will
enter the race for Judge against Judge
Benet.
- Saluda county is about ten months
old and has averaged q murder
mouth.
= More rooms have been engaged
at the Aiken hotels for the coming
Gesson than ever before.
= An attempt was made last Friday
night to assassinate Deputy Sheriff
Gaillard, Of Sumter, as he was driving
along. the road.
= Mr.. William Lusk, Of Greenville
county, was badly injured by his
mules running away. His head was
caught between the wagon and load
of lumber.
- Last Friday night Stephen Bry-
ant, convict from Marion county,
committed suicide in his cell at the
penitentiary by stabbing himself in
the throat with pair Of scissors.
= Lynching is feared in Orange
burg. A negro man killed police
man there few days ago aud to pre-
vent Judge Lynch taking hand in
the matter the man was removed to
the Sumter Jail. -
= The committee appointed by the
last reunion Of veterans in Green
vile on the erection of q monument
to the women Of the Confederacy are
called to meet in Columbia on
Wednesday Of fair week.
One Newberry farmer, John T.
McKittrick. has decided net to sell
another bale Of cotton for less than
seven cents, and he wants to know
how many farmers. in the South will
join him in this determination.
- Mr.. Christensen has started 8
cob pipe factory in Beauforttha gives
employment to fourteen hands. South
Carolina cobs are too soft to stand fire
and he imports them from Missouri.
His first car load had 15O, 900 cobs.
Judge j., S. Cothran has gone to
New York to put himself under treat
ment OF an eminent specialist. His
health mas been impaired for some
time, and the Greenville and Abbeville
doctors have been unable to help him.
- Near Kingstree, little colored
boy was sent to hold mule to pasture,
aud tied the halter arouuld his waist.
The mule took fright and for two
miles dragged the boy threuglAwoods.
Yhe rope breks and Che child when
found was unconscious and soon died.
- The much discussed question az
to Greenwood's liability e.. her pTo
rata OF certain mulesAaa6, scrapers
bought by Abbeville county at q cost
OF 1000 about the time, the new
county of Greenwood was formed, has
been decided IL favor Of 0reenHnod
by the commissioners on division Of
property. Abbeviile must assume IL
all. The Edge6eld commissioners
voted with those from Greenwood.
- Farmer c. A. Smith, of. York
county, began experimenting with
celery few years ago. AT first he
attempted only small patch and met
with only success enough to encourage
him to keep trying. He kept on en-
larging his crop and found ready sale
for it in Yorkville, Chester and Rock
Hill. This. year he has an acre in
cultivation, and alta low estimate the
crop on twill be worth not less than
ten baleseof cotton.
"Uncle" William Rose has hosts
OF friends among; the white people,
who have o very tender regard for him,
the veteran Of three wars. He was
very much touched to-day at receiving
official notice from r. s. DssPortes,
Jr., of his election as an honorary
mellberof Camp NIaxcy Gregg, Sons
OF Confederate Veterans. He was
Mhxcy Gregg's faithful body guard
and servant during the war Coluna-
bia Record, 2Sth ult. =
s. A. HarreH,, Of Winona, has in
his possession the, tusks Of wild hog
s.!!sa ~ nini some time ago in the
Pee Dee swamp. The tusks measured
"a inches in lepgthand were dangerous
looking weapons Several attempts
had been made before to kill the hog,
which resulted in the hogs killing
several dogs This time, however,
1AE.- haFFolf anu OuBAuOS Q1u tne WOrk,
but not Until the dog had been cut
nearly half in two. After being dressed
the hog weighed nearly 200 pounds.
@ - AT w. 6. McK Kenzsie C Cos. store
may be seen q relic worth looking at.
0Hs day tthis week one Of our sturdy
ye0manry, who had come to town to
cell cotton. went into the above store
to get something for lunch.. Seeing
q stack Of boxes OF those little fishes
boiled in oil" he proceeded to. ill up.
with them. It took seven boxes and,
o half to fill his spacious craw. He
then offeredst bet thatihe could eat
eight more Of them. If; al ay one weald
pay for them.S The bet Waasiot to ken
up. AS he did not eah the boxes,
they have strung them together as a.
necklace, dn1onss Suns
On last Sunday Afternoon Mr. b. !
p. Duncan and Miss - Adds took
. buggy ride together. On returning
to ths hoMs OF tho young lady s. father,
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