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

= 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 murder a
month.
More rooms have been engaged
at the Aiken hotels for the coming
season 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 q: 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 and 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 monument
to the women of the Confederacy ara
called to meet in Columbia on
Wednesday of fair week.
= One Newberry farmer, John T.
McKittrick, has decided not 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 a
b pipe factory in Beaufortthat gives
e -,ployment to fourteen hands. South
Carolina cobs are too soft to stand fire
and he imports them from Missouri.
His first car load had 100000 cobs.
- Judge J. S. Cothran has gone to
New York to put himself under treat
ment of an eminent specialist. His
health has 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. arounld his waist.
The mule took fright and for two
miles dragged the boy througFwoods.
The rope broke and the child when
found was unconscious and soon died.
= The much discussed question as
to Greenwood's liability for her pro
rata of certain mulessano scrapers
bought by Abbeville county at cost
of $4,000 about the time, the new
county of Greenwood was formed, has
been decided in favor Of Greenwood
by the commissioners on division of
property. Abbeville must assume it
all. The Edgefeld commissioners
voted with those from Greenwood.
= Farmer G. A. Smith, Of York
county, began experimenting with
celery few years ago. At first he
attempted only small patch and met
with only success enoug b 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 it will be worth not less than
ten balessof cotton.
= "Uncle'' William Rose has hosts
of friends among the white people,
who have very tender regard for him,
the veteran of three wars. He was
very much touched to-day at receiving
official notice from R. S. DesPortes,
Jr., of his election as an honorary
member of Camp Maxcy Gregg, Sons
of Confederate Veterans. He was
Maxcy Gregg's faithful body guard
and servant during the ar.-Co1um-
bia Record, 2Sh ul.
S. A. Harrell, of Winona, has in
his possession the tusks Of wild hog
killed by him some time ago in the
Pee Dee swamp. The tusks measured
Z! inches in length and 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,
Mr.. Harrell and one dog did the work,
but not until the dog had been cut
nearly half in two. After being dressed
the hog weighed nearly 200 pounds.
At W. C. Mckenzie & Co.'S. store
may be seen relic worth looking at.
One day this week one of our sturdy
yeomanry, who had come to town to
sell cotton, went into the above store
to get something for lunch. Seeing
a stack of boxes of those little fishes
boiled in oil" he proceeded to fill up
with them. It took seven boxes and
a half to fill his spacious craw: He
then offered to bet that he could eat
eight more of them if any one would
nay for them. The bet was not taken
up. As he did not eat the boxes,
they have strung them together as a
ecklace.-Piedmont Sun.
- On last Sunday afternoon Mr.. B.
p. Duncan and Miss - Adds took
buggy ride together On returning
to the home of the young lady father,
Mr. Andreu Adds Mr.. Duncan went