The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-05-18
STATE NEWS.

n. G.. Gonzales. Editor of The
State, has gone to Cuba.
= The small pox is spreading over
Sumter county-mostly among the
colorcd
= The State Dental Association
meets at Harris Lithia Springs July
18th, 18th and 14th.
= South Carolina now has 45 coun-
ties and it will take 9 weeks for the
candidates to visit each.
= Fire destroyed $4,000 worth Of
business property in Winnsboro, S. c.,
May Z. Insurance 81, 1000.
= Much damage was done in Flor
ence, S. c., May 6, by severe storm.
No lives lost, but several persons hurt.
= Luther Henderson, son Of T. r.
Henderson, who lives in Butler Town
ship, Greenville County, was accident
ally shot and killed last Sunday morn
ing.
= The Democratic County Conven-
tion of Saluda endorsed Col. r. B.
Watson for Governor and the Marl-
boro Convention endorsed Governor
Ellerbe.
: The Columbia Evening Record
is conducting a coupon contes;. 1t
offers sixty dollar silk flag to the
volunteer company receiving the
largest number of votes.
= The barn. stable, two horses,
three mules, carriage, buggy, wagon,
and lot of corn and fodder Of S. i.
McBell. in Grcenvilc County, were
destroyed by fire Sunday morning.
No insurance. The fire was Of incen-
diary origin.
= On account of ill health Mr..
Thomas Addison has been forced to
retire from the management of the
Columbia Register. He has been sue
ceeded by Mr.. w. McB. Sloan. We
wish both outgoing and incoming
managers abundant success.
DR.. Sydney Bivings, of Spartan
burg. was found guilty Of murder and
recommended to mercy for killing Tom
TRIMMER. He committed suicide by
scvcring an artery in his leg with a
case knife. He was clearly an insane
man from drink and opium.
S veral Of the graduates Of Glenn
son College have obtained places as
electricians in the navy The position
is an important one. but there is not
much future to it. However, the
boys were anxious to get a chance
somewhere, and they have taken this.
John T. Stewart shot his cousin,
w. Oscar Stewart, on Eastatoe, in
Pickens county, Thursday, 9TH in
slant, inficting dangerous wound in
right side. 1t is doubtful whether
Oscar Stewart will live. John T..
Stewart has been arrested and lodged
in Pickens Jail.
= Last week Mcssrs. j. c. Wallace
and ". W. Dixon, attorneys for
Mary Ann Wallace, entered suit
against Union county for one thousand
dollars damage, for injuries inflicted
upon their client about two years ago
by mob Of ''back caps, who took
the woman ont and severely whipped
her. Six of the "cappers were con-
yictcd to Is months each, but upon
appeal new trial was granted and
later the cases were mol pressed.
= On last Friday afternoon our
town was visited by terrific wind
storm, which was very destructive to
property in and around town. The
Methodist church stecplc was blown
off and completely demolished. The
Baptist church as. also, the several
colored churches, were more or less
damaged The Opera House was
unroofcd at the west end, and the
scenery and piano were injured by the
rain. 4 GOOD many tenant houses,
trees and fencing we're blown down in
every direction. -lfurion Star
A bolt of lightning struck the
residence of Dir. W. J. Dargan, IN
Towns street, Sunday afternoon, and
did considerable damage. The plas-
terine was torn from the wall in the
hallway and also in an adjoining room.
Several shingles were also ripped
from The roof. Strange to say no one
in the house was hurt or the least bit
affected by the presence of the mys-
tcrious power. The rooms were all
filled with smoke that had about it
the odor Of gunpowder.- ('rYc"riNr