The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-12-08


saries in the State, Of which seven are
in hotels.
IS. P. Burbage, one of Green
ville's most prominent merchants,
died on Saturday 4th inst.
The State has compromised the
famous Beckroge case, and paid for
the trunk, canned peaches, coffee and
shoes.
Early Burns; prominent young
man of Batcsville, while out hunting
last Saturday, accidentally shot off
his left hand.
= Gov. Ellerbe has appointed ex-
chief Of Police Martin sheriff Of
Charleston County to succeed Hugh
Ferguson. deceased.
Mr.. Mayfeld reports the atten-
dance at the State Male Colleges as
follows: South Carolina 1872; Clemson
302: Citadel Academy 130.
= The Supreme Court in Columbia
has set apart Thursday, 10th inst,
for the examination of applicants for
admission to the bar.
Gen. Hampton wants the name
Of every soldier Of his former command
Champions Legion) enrolled, and
hopes that Col. Thomas will get the
historic data FOR that purpose.
Last Wednesday Eugene Smith,
the 17-year-old son Of j. G. Smith, Of
Lowrysville, fell from a load Of cotton
while on his way to Lockhart Shoals,
and broke his neck. His death was
instantaneous.
: The membership of the Grange
in South Carolina only numbers $50
members. The total membership in
the United States is 165, 100. New
York has the largest membership,
10000, and Tennessee the smallest,
$50.
1t is said that Newberry will
have -Four candidates for State officers;
two for Attorney General, Messrs. H.
H. Evans and Cole L. Blease, Hon.
O. l.. Schumpert for Governor and
Hon. j. A. Sigh for Railroad Com
missioner.
- Within the past ten days, says
the Chester correspondent Of the Ne,cs
and Courier, something like half a
dozen destructive fires have occurred
in as many different sections of the
county. 1t is thought that all have
been from the torch of the incendiary-
= Thomas Griffin, cslored train
hand, was killed instantly at Wins
boro last week. He was climbing up
the side ladder on box car while the
train was in motion and his foot slip
ped, in some way, when he reached
the top. He fell between two cars,
and his body was cut in two.
= There will be a convention Of
superintendents of city schools in Co.
lumbia on December Both. The object
Of this meeting will be to discuss best
plans Of conducting schools and try to
so regulate school work that pupil
going from one school to another can
40 on with his studies and not have to
start anew in several branches.
Quite likely the first judicial
circuit is no worse in regard to the
number Of homicides occurring within
its boundaries than other circuits. but
comparison with last year makes a
very bad showing for the circuit. This
circuit is composed Of the counties Of
Charleston, Berkeley and Orangeburg
and the record Of homicides stands !:
1895, 30; 1897, "A.
= Speaking of the fact that kill
ing frost came so late this fall, our
old friend j. II. Bell told US few
days ago that it is net at all remark
able. He says that in 1916 the first
killing frost Of that year was on the
night of the 10Th of December, and
that on the day before the cotton
fields we're full Of blooms. .-Edgefeld
Advertiser.
= Outside of the city limits of
Greenville hast week State Constable
Lafar captured "blind tiger wagon,
mule and thirty gallons Of corn whis-
key. A. c. Houston, the owner,
after race aud tussle, was arrested
and taken to Greenvillc. A crowd Of
persons were present sampling the
whiskey when the constable arrived
on the scene, and enjoyed the race
between the constable and Houston.
"A special dispatch to the Colum-
hia State says negro boy was burned
to death on Capt. D. II. Salley's place
at Salley one day last week. 1t seems
that the boy and two others were
sleeping in corn crib when it caught
fire from cigaretts, it is supposed.
The two older boys Immediately took
to their heels and saved themselves,
while the other, more unfortunate,
was cut off from escape and perished
in the flames. Both arms and legs
were burned off, and the body horri-
bly, disfgured.
A singular fatality has followed
the Cover family. They came from
Maine to Grcenville more than 40
years ago. David NJ Cover was in
business in that city 1858 to SO. He
returned to Lewiston, Maine. n few
days ago he was burned to death in
his home. Our readers remember
that r. G. Cover was drowned in the
French Broad a few years ago, while
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