The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-12-22
STATE NEWS.

= Eli Pullman, a noted young
moonshiner, who has been operating
in dark corner Of Greenville county,
has been captured and confined in
jail.
= There has been stored with Mr..
". p. Roof, Of Lexington, by the
farmers Of that county. nearly two
thousand bales Of cotton. awaiting a
rise in the market.
Mr.. George Boliver. young man
about 2S years old, and of one of the
most prominent families in Orange
burg, fell dead on the streets Of that
city. Cause, apoplexy.
= Three negroes escaped from Cam
den jail on the night of the 18th in
slant, by cutting hole in the wall
with a chisel. The jail is said to be
in an unsafe condition and disgrace
to the county.
= Columbia wants an appropriation
from Congress of S250,000 to open
navigation on the Congaree river from
CRANKY to Gervais streets. Hon.
stanyarne Wilson is expected to effect
this happy consummation in behalf of
the capitol city.
= Vina Muckervane, colored, died
at her home about seven miles west
Of Westminster, one day last week at
the advanced are of 115 years. She
was respected by both white and
colored. Her sisters and brothers
were noted for longevity.
"A bold and nervy robbery was
committed in Charleston last Saturday
afternoon. Two well dressed strangers
walked into James Allan & Co.'S.
jewelry store and while one man en-
gagged the attention of the clerk the
other reached into a showcase and
took out tray of diamonds valued at
$4,000. Both men escaped.
= The faculty of Clemson College
has received valuable addition in the
selection of Prof. Ernest Walker as
assistant horticulturist and entomolo-
gist. Prof. Walker is a native Of
Indiana and has been engaged in prac-
tical horticultural work for the past
twenty years.
= President Wilborn is very much
delighted with the work of the Cotton
Growers convention and is satisfied
it will result in much good. He says
the farmers are generally going to re-
duce the cotton acreage. He is very
much pleased with the representation
at the convention.
We nominate L. D. Childs for
the next governor of South Carolina.
We want pure, honest, upright pro-
hibitionist. We want man with a
head as we'll as heart. He is not a
politician, but a gentleman; not a
trickster, but an honest man. Wanns-
boro Ne,cs and Courier.
= The annual report Of the Adju-
tant and Inspector General shows that
the enlisted militia of the State now
numbers 2,942 men. Last year the
enlistment included 1858 names.
During the present year, Is compa-
MES have disbanded The figures
above do not include the naval re-
serves.
= Miss Emily Mansfield Plume,
daughter Of David S. Plume, was mar
ried Wednesday night to Ex-Governor
John Gary Evans, of Aiken, S. c.,
at the residence Of the brides parents
at Waterbury, Conn. The wedding
guests included members of the groom S
family from South Carolina, and rela-
tives and friends of the bridal cortege
from New York, New Haven, Phila-
delphia and Houston, Tex.
"A Washington special says :
"Senator Tillman is sick in bed with
stomach trouble similar to the attack
he had last fall. While his condition
is not regarded as dangerous, he is
quite i'll. and may be too feeble to 60
home for the holiday recess. Senator
McLaurin is still struggling against
typhoid fever, and he will also spend
his Christmas holidays on bed Of
sickness.
Mr.. Mark Toney, who lives about
two miles South Of johnson, S. e..
lost his dwelling and most Of his
household effects by fire at an early
hour Wednesday night. The fire is
supposed to have been caused by
sparks from the stove room. 1t was
only by the strenuous efforts of his
neighbors that the outbuildlngs and
baled cotton crop on the place were
saved.
Col. Robert Aldrich has been in
yitcd to deliver the commencement
address at Clemson college next Feb
ruary. His presence and participa-
ton will add lustre to that magnii
cent OCCASION He is one of the fore
most lawyers of the state and has a
wide reputation as an orator. His
address at Clemson is sure to be elo
quent, polished and full of infornla-
ton C1i"mbio RccorI
= William Henry Richardson, Il
colorcd employee of the Barnwcll Oil
Mill. was found dead on Wednesday
morning Of last week 1t seems his
work was in an outer room and con-
sisted in removing the hulls as they
fell. 1t is supposed that he was
under the influence of whiskey and.