The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-01-19
STATE NEWS.

= Mr.. ". G. Moore, of Lancaster,
takes the cake for the largest hog yet.
1t weighed 546 pounds net.
The dispcusary at Eutawville
was destroyed by fire on the night of
the 18th inst. The origin Of the fire
is not known.
COL Benz. d. Cunningham, a
prominent lawyer. died at Greenwood
Jan. 18th, aged 10 years. He was a
member Of the famous Cunningham
family of Laurens.
: Governor Ellerbe has appointed
Bishop Ellison Capers to succeed
General Hagood on the Board Of Nisi-
tors of the Citadel, and Col. Gadsden
to be Chairman of the Board.
= On Dec. 31st the books Of the
State hospital for the insane for the
year 1897 were closed. They make
the remarkable showing Of 40l patients
admitted during the year. This is a
marked increase in the number Of ad-
missions for one year,
= Superintendent n. i. Walker, Of
the Deaf and Dumb Asylum, makes
an interesting report Of the condition
of that noble benefaction of the State.
An appropriation is asked for a build
ing for colored pupils. The health Of
the institution is good.
There were 11S new enterprises
to secure charters in South Carolina
during 1897. Besides, there were 81
companies to secure commissions, but
their organizations have not yet been
completed. The total amount of capi-
tai Of the corporated concerns is S3,-
470, 400.
Este Turner, Jesse Young, Jesse
Ward, Charley Morgan and Trump
Hawkins, who, with Arthur Hawkins,
composed the party which is accused
Of killing Burton Heatherly, near Ii
ma, Greenville county, Dec. 10th,
have surrendered to Sheriff Gilreath.
Arthur Hawkins is still at large.
Mr.. Hunter Henry, farmer Of
Kings Mountain township, shot at and
seriously wounded his mule Christmas
week. The mule ran out Of the sta
BILE past him and kicked as it went
out, and Mr.. Henry shot at it six
times, one shot taking effect in the
mules shoulder. Mr. Henry says he
shot the animal in sclfdefense. =
yorEciIle IcoDan.
1t is more than probable that the
privilege tax on fertilizers this year
will fall off nearly or quite one-half.
The receipts from Dec. 10, 1897, to
Jan. 5, 1898, amounted to s2,267,
while for the same time the year be-
fore the receipts were 1862 80.
This will seriously affect the reve-
nues of Clemson College which re-
ceived last year 100000 from the
privilege tax.
1t is strange what some thieves
will steal sometimes. The Columbia
Register says that somebody entered
the Washington street Methodist
Church and stole from the back of the
pews the name plates of the pew
holders. What the thief could pos
sibly want with them is unknown, as
simply as bits Of brass metal they are
WORTH nothing. The holders were
much mystifed when they found that
all the plates were gone. No one has
any idea who committed the deed.
AZ Camden. on the first Monday
in January, the Cotton Growers AS
sociation Of Kershaw County met,
and after several addresses by leading
citizens, urging the organization Of
the farmers. the following resolution
was adopted Resolved, That it is the
sense of this convention that the lien
law has served its purpose, and we
do. in convention assembled, petition
our Legislative body to abolish said
lien law, to take effect the lst of Jan
uary, 1900.
= Rev. W. S. Sutherland, colored,
is going the rounds enrolling the ex-
slaves into what he calls the 'I.x-
Slaves Petitioners Assembly. He
saws that bill will be presented to
Congress to pension all ex-slaves with
the exception of those who have been
convicted of crime Sutherland re-
ccivcs % cents from each and every
one enrolled, IL cents of which he
keeps for himself and 10 cents for the
officials at headquarters in Arkansas.
1t may be very sharp trick. Ii so it
will prove another forty acres and Il
mule puzzle for the brotherin black.
-.NcrJcrry CoreSpo"dcm Col""1I'"
Register.
\ negro in Grecnvillc was vacci-
mated in very peculiar way i few
days ago. One Of the physicians Of
that city had vaccinatcd some one and
threw the point away, little dreaming
that it would be brought into service
again. a certain energetic colored
citizen picked the point up and used
it for several days as a toothpick. In
short while his lips and Gums began
to pain him and swell up. and it soon
became apparent that the poor man
had unthoughtcdly vaccimatcd himself
by using the point as toothplck. vt
last accounts his lips, naturally large;
were swollen out Of proportion and
causing him much pain.
= There have been no new cases OF
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