The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-03-30
STATE NEWS.


Lexington county, that to remove
warts from cattle you have but to
name the animal Mike or Fanny and.
presto. the wart is ~
Work on the %jcttics ut George
tnwn has been begun. An a%ppropri-
alton of $4,000. 900 wss made for
deepening the bar in Winyah bay and
removing deposits or shoals at tho
mouth of rivers entering into same.
The Florence correspondents: &c
the .Nc"S and %t"nricr reports that he
was told the other day that arrests
would soon be made of parties who
took part in the Lake City assassiua-
ton and that all of them are negroes.
= The citizcu> of Greenwood have
had some delay and trouble in build
ing their Court House. and the con
tractor, Mr.. Partcc. has thrown M
the job. The County Commissioners
will complete the work. it is supposed,
by the first Of May.
- James =. Freeman and James
o. Bowen, son Of Col. Il. +. Bowen,
of Briggs, left last week for the Klon-
dixie gold regions. They will be
| absent from this county about two
years. Good luck to you, boys
PcLcnS ./ourmai.
The State Democratic Convention
will be called together in May. They
will r%corganizc then. 1t is probable
that the executive committee. when
elected, will ORDER the campaign to
begin early i'll June. There arc now
10 counties. and it will require nine
weeks to make the rounds, provided
they lose one day iii the week.
= Magistrate ID. Perry Davis was
shot and killed by James Jackson
Wednesday afternoon at Windsor, in
Aiken county, as he got off the train
returning from Aiken. 1t is impossi-
bic TO get particulars O? the killing ut
this time, other than what is above
stated. 1t is known that bad feeling
existed between the two men, the
result of a difficulty about two weeks
ago.
- 1t is reported that Ben Tillman
will take Il hand in the interest Of
Col. Il. Is. Watson who is a candidate.
If Ben does take the stump to advo-
cate Colonel Watson VIC may lock fer
n hot time this summer. "Your
Uncle George does not relish the
idea of a combination trying to double
him and will doubtless make greater
efforts than ever before to get elected.
-Doriing'on Nrms.
- Que Of the most prominent
~clergymen in the State called Us
attention Of the Columbia State to 4
shameful spectacle witnessed on Il
train at S%partanbuig a few days since.
y constable had two prisoners charged
with blockading. One wa, 4 negro
man and the other was a white woman;
the officer had them handcuffcd to-
gethcr- Many strong protests we're
mad" by passengers, IL is said, but
without avail.
- Saturday night some negroes had
a lively, social time on tlc farm Of
II. +. Gray about five miles from
!.aurcfs. About midnight their joy
and hilarity reached a climax, when
lights were cxtinguishcd and pistols
brought forth. 4 general firing bcgau
and continued some time. When
lights were brought it was asccrtaincd
that two were seriously aud perhaps
fatally wounded and six others dis
ablcd.
- In the matter Of the Lake City
jury is that Baker and his infant
came to their death by "gunshot
wounds from parties unknown to the
jury Though a month has passed
since the tragedy, Solicitor j. $. Will
son. of that circuit. has been unable
TO procure a single witness who will
testify that he knows or has any
reason to believe that any one person
whom he can name was in any way
connected with the cold-bloolcd muir
der.
Luther, the little clcvcn-ycar.old
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry McMahan,
who live near Fairvicw church, was
killed neal his home last Thursday
evening by a tree falling OH him and
crushing his skull. The lad was out
with several companions, near the
same age. telling trees and cutting
them up. He attempted to get out Of
the way Of falling tree, but ran in
the same direction that the tree was
falling and was killed instantly. The
funeral was conducted on Friday
| by Rev. J. l.. Mull;nix at Fairview
| church.-Oc0ne News.
= Four car loads of ammunition for