The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-08-10
STATE NEWS.

gress in the Fifth District.
- The crop reports from every Sec
tion of the State are very encouraging.
"A York county boy, Will Erwin,
lost his life in Cuba with the Rough
Riders.
: Bamberg county, it seems, is to
have county court, which will con-
vene each month.
"A recruiting station for the Third
regiment of volunteer engineers, Unit
ed States army, has been opened at
Spartanburg.
= Hardy Smith, negro boy, went
to sleep on the railroad track nine
miles from Sumter, one day last week
and he is still asleep.
AT recent meeting Of thesboard
of directors Of the Lutheran Theologi-
cal Seminary, it was decided to perma-
nently locate the school at Mt. Pleas
ant, suburb of Charleston.
: Maj. John Gary Evans, now sta
toned at the military rendezvous at
Miami, Fla, has appointed Mr.. james
NJ. McMaster, Of Columbia, as his clerk,
position drawing good salary.
= Governor Ellerbe has been in
formed by the War Department that
all debts incurred by the State in
mastering in volunteer troops will be
paid by the Federal Government.
"A modern ginnery and cotton seed
oil mill will be built forthwith at
Westminster. The plant is capital
lied at $4,000, and the equipment
will be thoroughly up-to-date insevery
detail.
Engineer Willis johnson, who
was injured in the wreck on the North
eastern road near Columbia on July
26th, died last Friday night in Colum-
bia from the effects Of the injuries re-
ceived.
More rain fell in South Carolina
during the month of July than had
been precipitatedYduringsthe previous
six months. This is remarkable
statement, but it is made on authority
of the weathe. bureau.
Mr.. W. G. Calhoun, n,sof Hampton
county, is the champion watermelon
grower of that section, ifsnot of the
State. He has 300 acres planted, and
expects to ship It's 7car loads, the
weight of the melons averaginggfrom
40 to so pounds each. One weighed
671 pounds, aud there were many OF
that size.
= There have been SO manyaincen-
diary fires recently in Greenwood that
the sheriff, Mr.. R. r. McCaslau, has
felt constrained to bring the matter to
Governor Ellerbe's attention, and the
Governor has offered rewardIof $3.50
for the apprehension with proof to con-
vict of the guilty parties.
1t was rumored.in this city this
morning that a family living near
Blythetown had been the victims Of
hydrophobia for several days by reason
of drinking the milk Of a cow which
had this disease. 1t was reported that
the victims were poisoned, but as yet
no fatalities have occurred--Colsmbiio
Register, 5th inst.
Dick Simpson, colored man OF
Cross Hill, about fifty years old, COM
mitted suicide by hanging himself in
the county jaila this morning at 3
o clock. He was confined for breach
of the peace of Cross Hill. He had
shown signs Of mental alteration for
several days. He contrived a rope
with his under clothing andssuspend-
ed himself from the iron bars of
window.-Laurens Advertiser.
While the sale Of the Rita cargo
was going on in Charleston gentle
man bid s15 on box, not knowing
what it contained, there being no tag
on the box. The purchaser at once
priced off the top and to his surprise
found that it contained two very fine
breachloading guns. He was offered
one hundred dollarsSfor the two but
refused, as single gun could scarcely
be purchased from the makers at that
figure.
AT the suggestion of Colonels
Jones and Thompson, Gov. Ellerbe
has decided upon this scheme to facll-
itatc the raising Of the eSecond regi-
ment: Whoever will raise thirty-four
men. a third of a company, will be
given a commission. When the COM
papy is completed they will be muster
cd in and the Governor Will say who