The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-07-27
STATE NEWS.

Tie state Alliance meets in it's
annual SESSION in Columbia to-day.
Columbia is considering IL 500.
600 water works and sewerage system
The pcnitcniiary is Gaining re-
cruits faster than that 2nd regiment
- The Abbcvillc County Survivor $
Association will meet on August 10Th.
Judge W. G.. Bcnct will leave in
Il few weeks for visit to hi; old home
in Scotland
:. VI. Snircs was caught in re-
volvinr belt near I<rrshaw, on Friday,
and beaten t. death.
Good rains have fallen in every
section of the State and tic farmers
are Dragging on their crops.
I'D. King, Negro, was killed
near Hodges few nights ago AS Il re-
suit OF Il row over Il game Of cards.
= At the State campaign meeting
at Hampton. twcntythrcc candidates
spoke to less than one hundred voters.
- Rev. Arthur Crane, the distin-
guishcd evangelist of l'lainfcld, y. j
will begin series of revival services
in Walhalla the lst Sunday in August.
Deputy Marshal Corbin. captured
three men and aTwoman at Walhalla,
who were transporting illicit whiskey.
They had on board 23 gallons of noun
tain dew. The teams were seized and
will be sold by the government. All
hands were committed to jail, but gave
bond.
- In Chester County last week
farmer named Hicklin and two negro
women who were working on his farm,
took shelter under a troc during a
shower of rain. Lightning struck the
tree and severely shocked all three
underneath it.. The man was para
lyzed.
= The State Fircman's Association
will meet in Orapgcburg on August ..
The association was organized in
Grecnville about three years ago, and
is composed Of delegates from many Of
the volunteer fire organizations Of the
State. E The attendance is expected to
be large.
- The congressional campaign in
the sixth district is even warmer than
the present extremely warm weather.
Candidates Ellerbc and Norton are as
sailing each other $ records, and, if the
affidavits brought out by Mr.. Ellcrbe
count for anything, Mr.. Norton will
hardly retain his seat.
-"Unclc Ranse' Thrift, who halls
from the Long Greek section, came
down to Walhalla to be examined and
to offer his services to his country.
He is more than three score and ten
years of age, but says tina, he was ac-
ccptcd when young and now he is old
he should be allowed to do something
in his countrys defense. hrowrc
CuUrirr.
= The South Carolina regiment is
the only regiment in camp ut Chicka-
mauga without rcgimcntal flag. Miss
Perrin, Of Abbcvillc, has begun a
movement to have this deficiency sup
piled and proposes that the people of
the State furnish the men flag of
which they may be justly proud "a
beautiful embroidered one with will
cost $3.50.
= Yorkville, according to the York
vile Ycoman, has made wonderful
recorde~;.h her cotton mi!ls. Speak
ing Of the recent Injecting of the York
Cotton Mills Company, of that place, I
the feomon says: GA dividend of 35
per cent was declared. Is there cot
ton mill anywhere that can beat it 2"
The Woman also adds that at similar
meeting of the Glover Cotton Manufac-
turing Company, another York County
mill, "a dividend of % per cent was
dcclarcd-l2 per cent for improve
mcnts and II per cent in cash.
MiIl1nnc Civon A,uav