The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-10-13
STATE NEWS.

be held in the Presbyterian church at
Darlington commencing on the 22Sth Of
October.
= The Yorkvillc lcomun records
the fact that two of its CORES pondents
fell in love through reading each 9th
ers letters and were married.
= ExGov. John Gary Evans and
Miss Emily Plume, of Waterbury,
Conn, will be married OH December
14th, at the residence of the brides
parents.
= 1t is understood that the Norris
Cotton Mill Co., of Pickens county,
has determined to cos,aiete its plant
as soon as possible, owing to the pros
pect for business.
= A Chester preacher forgot to 20 to
preaching one night last week. That
was once in FIVE years. He ought to
be excused; some church members
forget every Sunday.
= Mr.. Joseph G. Dodgens, of Pick
ems county, says he has a rich gold
and silver mine on his land, on the
headwatcrs of Cane creek. in said
county, seven miles from Toxaway,
n. G. The mine has been partially
opened.
- TIE first cargo Of Western wheat,
100000 bushels, to be shipped to
Europe through Charleston, has beer
received from Kansas City. This is
another evidence that the City by the
Sea is going to be right in the COM
mercial procession.
= There has been more or less talk
lately to the effect that Congressman
Talbert would be a candidate next
year for Governor against Ellerbe.
Upon being asked about the matter by
representative Of the Columbia State,
Mr.. Talbert says he has no idea of
such thing.
The Spartanburg knitting mills
find business so much better that they
have added eight more hosiery ma
chimes and three ribbcrs, giving them
now twenty-one hosiery machines,
eleven ribbers and five loopers, and
enabling them to manufacture 900
dozen of ladies' and children's hose
per week.
= Mrs. Elizabeth Hammett, men,
Der of one of the most prominent
families in Greenvillc county, was
accidentally killed last Saturday. She
was returning in wagon, in company
with friends, from a. meeting in Bates
township. The mules got frightened,
ga:i away, threw her out Of the wagon,
and her head was crushed under the
wheels.
- While under the influence of Ii
quor, Theodore Nc cKenzic, a deaf mute,
30 years cd, s.nd member of re-
spectacle family at Kingstrec. shot
his brother, Walker, in the face with
a gun loaded with powder. Both eyes
were blown out and the flesh lacerated.
Should the wounds not prove fatal,
the mans face will be permanently
disfgured.
This is record breaking season,
particularly among swine and kline.
In further proof of that fact we are in
a position to make the following vera
cions statement: Mr.. j. p. Turner
has on his place one. litter of II pigs,
and two calves Of exactly the same
age whose mother % one and the same
animal. And there may be others in
the county yet to hear fro-- -Flc~cacc
Times.
= The latest railroad news is that
the Southern r. r. Co., will at an
early date. finish up the Pickens rail
road, running train daily from Pick
ems through to Greenville, leaving
Pickens in the early morning and re-
turning late in the evening. This
sounds we'll and if it is put through it
will be much better than it would
were it to stop at Easley. y.-Pckens
Sentinel.
- An investigation of the record
books in the Office of the register OF
mesne conveyance for Greenville
county shows that the books have been
improperly kept during the years 1893
to 1896. This was during the term of
). Thos. Austin and while Seth ".
Scruggs was his clerk. This condition
of affairs has been known to few for
a long time, but the facts will soon
become widely known. Many deeds
now held in the county are not recorded
as prescribed by law, and until the
defects are corrected titles to lands
covered by the deeds will be clouded.
William Lyttlc Of Spartanburg,
was arrested on the charge of counter