The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-12-01

= Thieves nd<burglarS are Keeping
the police and sheriff of Grecnville
busy.
R. McGowan Hill, of Abbeville,
recently shipped one hundred bales Of
cotton from that town direct to Rus
sia.
= 1t is said that Hon. w. C. Nc
Gowan has said he will not oppose
Governor Ellerbe for reelection next
year.
A Florence county farmer is rails
ing pineapples and Marlboro farmers
are raising oranges, lemons and ba-
nanas.
Mr.. George W. Tolbert has been
appointed postmaster at Seneca, S. e.,
in place Of Mrs. Emma Harper, re-
moved.
D. R. Crawford, of Goldville,
Laurens county, lost his barn and
twelve mules by fire on the night Of
the 25th.
The friends of Judge j. S. Goth
ran will be panied to know that he is
critically i'll in New York where lse
went to consult specialist.
-Newbold has been safely placed
in the Spartanburg Jail. He refused
to talk to reporter about his case,
but said he would have statement to
give the press soon.
Mr.. A. G. Merrick, of Walhalla,
has been appointed Deputy Collector
Of Internal Revenue for this District.
Mr.. Merrick held this position under
She Harrison administration.
No one has yet applied for the
$3.50 reward offered by Governor Ell
lerbe for Newbold. There is some
question whether anybody is entitled
to it. It was offered for the capture
of Newbold, but as a matter Of fact
nobody did that-he simply gave him
self up and took his time about doing
it.
= The home Of c. A. Britt, Of
Sandover, was burned down last
Wednesday night. The house had
recently been remodeled and was con-
venient. The fire caught from a spark
and everything was burned. the family
not saving even change Of clothes.
There was no insurance, ,-Abberiltc
Medium.
= The Register says there we're
conferences and wire-pulling, without
end, and an allotment of Offices, just
as if the people had nothing to do
with it, during Fair week, and the
following prominent gentlemen are
spoken Of as probable candidates for
Governor: E. L. Archer. Spartanburg /;
Col. 0. L. Schumpert, Leon j. Will
liams, Judge Buchanan, L. D. Childs,
w. C. McGowan, "Uncle" George
Tillman, Senator Harrison, of Green
Vile Col. D. D. Tompkins, Congress
man Talbert, Judge Hudson and prob
ably others.
: The comparative table Of total
earnings and tonnage among the rail
roads Of the State, made public by the
railroad commissioner for the month
of July, 1896 and 1897, shows the
twerty-eight roads Of the State to be
doing first-rate business. The total
earnings for this month in 1897, was
1888, ,699.18 as against $545 ,6O4 SO for
the same month last year. The total
increase was $49,071.97, while the
decreases amounted to only 6,023.21;
the net increase was therefore S43,
048.76, and the per cent. Of net in
crease 7.89.
= We have heard report to the
effect that few days ago white man
who lives down on the 9. & W. G.
railroad, tied his little boy to the
track to be run over by the train for
the purpose of obtaining damages out
of the road. The child was discovered
in time to stop freight train which
was the first to approach the place
where the little fellow was bound to
the track, and when asked about how
he came there, said his father had
tied him to the track-Greenwood
Jommal.
= Yesterday that gallant old warrior
,who bears the distinction Of having
been the most dashing of all the
cavalry commanders of the late war,
Gen. Wade Hampton, was in the city
Gen. Hampton rode in from Millwood
on horseback. He sat his saddle like
the true cavalryman he is He ap-
peared upright and graceful on his
spirited sorrel thoroughbred and
seemed as much at home as if in
chair. Those who saw him pass mar
yelled at the sight, for Gen. Hampton
has reached ripe old age.--Columbia
State, Nor. 2G
= Mr.. Charles Benham was burned
to death at his home in Sumter on
Thanksgiving Day. Mr.. Benham was
an old man and had been sick for a
long time. He was in such condition
chat he could hardly stir, but yet
could sit up. His wife went out on
Thursday morning and left him sitting
in chair by the fire. When she
returned the house was full Of smoke,
and the body of her husband, burned
almost to crisp, was lying on the
floor the chair was partly burned, as
was the bcdclothing. How it happen
cd is not known, but it is supposed