The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-12-14
STATE NEWS.

= The Baptist State Convention
sill me-, t in Gaffncy next year.
"A commission has been issued to
organize bicycle factory in Columbia
With capital of half million.
The State Legislature will meet
in Columbia on the second Tuesday ia
January, which is the 10th day Of the
month.
: Prof. Charles B. Smith, of Wof-
ford College, has resigned his position
to return to the active work Of the
ministry.
= The militia is beginning to re-
organize and it is possible that: the
State will do better by it than it has
in the past.
y Col. j. W. Floyd, adjutant gen.
cral elect. Says he has not yet selected
his assistant adjntant general. He
has about 40 applications.
= The State DiSpensary isspaying
! $50, 900 a month into the public school
fund and the local dispensaries are
paying similar amount to the cities
aud counties.
l. = Pauline Pratt, colored woman,
was found murdered in the woods near
her home in Gosham township In
Union county, last week. Her hus-
band, Tom Pratt, is in Union Jail
charged with the murder.
= There are several deserters from
the Second regiment whom the officers
would like to find. Three or four ar
rests of soldiers charged with deser-
tioa have been made in Columbia BY
the police and the men were returned
to the regiment.
State Superintendent of Educa-
ton Ma. field says that the reports on
the selection of the State flower are
not coming in rapidly. Only two couu-
ties have reported officially, although
number of schools have recorded
their vote. So far the wild rose and
yellow jessamine are the favorites, with
the former slightly in the lead.
-Itis the belief Of mill men who
have visited mills in many States that
the Piedmont mills fare better than
any they see. They have comfortable
houses, aud they live better than they
did before they entered the mills. The
health of the mill hands is also good.
1t is said.Governor. Ellerbe is in
favor Of having new Inauguration
day, and will suggest to the Legisla-
ture to appoint January 1S as the day
to hereafter install the newly-elected
Governor and State officials, thus
avoiding the past confusion created
by the change 10 our fiscal year.
In Columbia last week Private
| Atkinson, member Of a Tennessee
regiment, disarmed negro who vas
about to shoot Policeman Mcdonald.
whose back was turned to the would
be murderer The negro was then ar
rested. In Court the mayor publicly
thanked the soldier for the'brave act.
"A freight train on the:Columbia,
| Newberry and Laurens road was badly
wrecked at Leapheart, about seven
miles Of Columbia. Nine box cars were
derailed and piled upon each other,
their contents being badly broken aud
scattered. The accident occurred on q
down grade and the train had consider
able momentum. Among the cara
wrecked was one loaded with horses
Strange to say but one of the animals
was hurt, his leg was broken.
: Superintendent of kEducatios
May6eld's report shows that the en-
rollment in the public schools of the
State during the fiscal year was whites
l25, ,lO2; colored l5O,787. OF the
whites the number Of females enrolled
was 81, 1856; males 63,7l6. OF the col
ored 1928 we're females and 7l,551
males. The grand total was $3.50.
The average school term for the pub
lie schools of the State was four
mouths.
The Milford Baptist Church, four
teen miles from Greenville in Neal
township, is minus a fine organ which
c ,st 500, and two pulpit lamps. TIE
congregation are indebted for their
loss to some sneak thief, who visited
the place and took away the property
probably Sunday night, the 9th ct
| last month. The theft was not re-
ported to the sheriff Of Greenville till
Thursday, and very weak clue is
given upon which to.work.
Col. II. NJ. Sims, owho was one Of
the best known and most. highly es-
TENED citizen of South Carolina, died