The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-07-20
STATE NEWS.

IN Walhalla from August lst to 9th.
= The Court .sf General Sessions
convened in Grccnville last Monday.
- The crop reports from every see
tion Of the State is very encouraging.
John c. Sheppard announces
himself candidate for the State sen.
ate from kdycicld.
Rev. John 0. Wilson l.u, been
appointed Presiding Elder Of the Co
lnmbia District. to succeed the late
Rev. j Walter Dickson.
Charleston will invite the Con
Tcderatc Veterans. sons Of Confederate
Veterans and the Dangh,cr, Of the
Confedcracy TO hold tiipir annual re-
unions in that city next year
Heavy rains have visited all parts
OF the State during The past wccl; am!
III some places the precipitation was
heavier than il has been for several
years.
Governor I.llcrbc has granted ii
full pardon for Policeman Campbell,
OF Spartanburg, the slayer Of j. \.
Pcttigrew, Il drummer, and for which
he was tried, convicted of manslaugh-
ter and sentenced. last June to two
years in the public works of Spartan
burg county
The board of trustees of the
South Carolina College, at it's last
meeting elected to the chair of ancient
languages in that institution Prof G.
w. Balm, as professor of English, Prof.
G. \. Wauchopc, lately Of the Univer-
sity of Iowa. These gentlemen will
east lot among the people of this
State.
Commissioner Vance gives notice
to all the druggists throughout the
State that he has raised the pri &c of
alcohol from $3.50 to 50 60 Il gallon in
small quantities, and in barrel lots
from S2.40 to S2.45 :: gallon. The
raise is due to the advance in the
market during the last sixty days of
II cents gallon.
- The award for the publication of
the Southern Christian Advocate for
fouryears from January lst, 1899, has
been made to the Columbia State, which
was the lowest bidder Eight bids
werc considered by the Publishing
Committee, and the contract was given
to The State because it was much be-
low any other contestant.
During very severe electric
storm recently there were number Of
casualties near Plantersyille. On
Sandy Island one negro was killed. on
upper Waccamaw three negroes were
severely shocked. on lower Waccamaw
near Georgetown one negro was killed,
two shocked, on Pee Dee one OK was
killed and negro shocked.
= The cotton ginners in and around
Barnwell will have their presses alter
ed to pack the growing crop.into stand
ard sized bales, 54x24 inches. G,,Whilc
the bales will not be quite as h .avy
they will be of improved size and the
better protected from the weather and
dirt, and the saving in sfrcights alone
ought to be 75cts for each bale for the
farmer 8 pocket. t.-Barm,vcN PsopIc.
- Mr.. j. l.. Price, Of NIeCorni.k,
was in the city Monday andopaid the
Msfc.r pleasant call. Hcgivcs an en-
couraging report of the work at the
old Dorm gold mine. The lessccs, Dun
lap & Beggs, are meeting withsmuch
success. Week before last they took
out $1,000 worth of gold. They are
working from - to 25 hands ut pres
cnt, but will put on IA larger force
later. 1t is also their intention to
purchase new and improved machin-
cry Grccnmood Lndcr.
- In February, 1896, Charles p.
Barrett, an attorney at Spartanburg,
:. C., was convicted in the United
State District Court on the charge Of
defrauding the United States Govern
ment and using the mail to dcfraud
citizens, and was sentenced by his
Honor w. II. Brawley to eighteen
months in the penitentiary at Colum-
bus, Ohio. From the sentence Bar
rett appealed. Now moro than two
years after the sentence the Court of
Appeals has handed down decision
affirming the judgement below and
Barrett is in the Spartanburg Jail, from
whence he will be taken to Columbus,
Ohio, to serve his eighteen months
sentence in the pcnitcntiary.