The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-04-06
STATE NEWS.

: Near Ridgcway an unknown white
man was run over by train and
killed.
= Mr.. Richard H. McCary, who
died at Clinton a few days since, car
ried an insurance policy Of $50, 1000
= Columbia has thirteen cases of
smallpox. All of the victims are
negroes, who are confined to the pest
house.
i Mr.. Frank Rogus, of Mullins,
Marion county was, thrown from a
wagon, drawn by a runaway horse,
and instantly killed.
= South Carolina raised 3,O61, 900
bushels Of sweet potatoes last year.
This would be about three bushels to
every man, woman and child in the
State.
Vernon Brabham accidentally
shot and killed his cousin, Frank
Jennings. while hunting in Bamberg,
S. c., March 24. Both are 12-ycar-
old white boys.
II. A. McCrecry, one Of Colum-
bias prominent and wealthy citizens,
who died recently, willed the second
Presbyterian church, of which he was
practically the founder, $1,000, to be
paid in semi-annual installments Of
1925 each, due in January and June.
Rock Hill was visited by ter
riblc confagration at an early hour
last Sunday morning. Fifteen store
rooms, filled with goods were laid in
ashes. The loss will aggregate $780,
600. The insurance is 5000. The
origin of the fire is unknown.
"A brother Of the negro Brown,
the supposed frebug, who was lynched
near Orangeburg in January, 1897, has
employed able counsel to sue that
county for $4,000 damages under the
provision Of the new Constitution. 1t
is considered good way to stop lynch
ing, as taxpayers will have to pay for
it.
A young man, George Greenaway,
Of Spartanburg county, elopcd with a.
Miss Waddell, last Sunday afternoon,
but before the marriage ceremony was
performed the father Of the bride
arrived on the scene and was shot
through the stomach by Grcenaway.
The wedding was of course, postponed, !,
and the groom is being held for trial
Gen. John Gary Watts has re-
ceived letter from young lady,
whose name he declined to make pub
lie, Offering her services in case of war
with Spain. The young lady stated
that in the event of war she expected
such assistance would be needed, and
if her services were of any avail she
would be ready to go with the troops.
A well known Republican, who
is in pretty close touch with the pow
ers that be in Washington, makes the
assertion that it has been about finally
determined that Il. NJ. Wallace is to
get the Charleston postmastership,
and r. NJ. Tolbert will be made col
lector Of the port of Charleston. He
said that the appointments would
hardly be announced, however, until
the present war crisis has assumed
definite shape at least.
In case of war, our South Caro-
lima militia officers would receive the
following pay: Colonel $500; lieu
tenant colonel 50, 1000; major. s., 800;
captain, mounted, 50, 600; captain. not
mounted, 1000: first lieutenant,
mounted, 81 500; not mounted, 81 800;
second lieutenant, mounted, Sl,30O:
not mounted 81 400 The private,
however, would receive only SD per
month, and 80 cents il day for rations.
= A negro boy named Richard Dan
ham was drowned by falling into a
we'll on Mr.. r. j. Bakers place, near
Nayesville, last Monday afternoon.
He was missed during the afternoon, /,
but it was supposed that he had run
away from his sister, with whom he
was living, as he had done this before.
Tuesday his cap was found floating on
the water in the well, and his body
was found On the bottom. The Coro-
ner held an inquest Tuesday, and a
verdict was rendered in accordance
with the facts. -.Sumtcr UcroM.
= William Norris of Easlcy Town
ship near Farr Mill, met with sing
uar and fatal accident on last Friday.
While coming to this city his "stcn-
tion was called to a tcrracing in opera
ton on the farm Of }. \. Finlay near
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