The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-03-09
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The April term of the United
States Circuit Court will be opened in
Charleston on April 4.
- South Carolina has more cavalry
than any other State in the Union and
about one-fourth Of the total cavalry
force of the militia of this country.
A large warehouse at Fountain
Inn, owned by j. w. Givens and
stored with 1900 bales Of cotton,
caught fire Thursday night and the
building and contents were entirely
destroyed.
The people Of Lake City have
had to guard their town on account of
the threatened burning by colorcd
people in revenge for tho killing of
the postmaster. The citizens met in
mass meeting and have denounced
this murder and arson.
- The work of laying the track Of
the. Pickens and Easley road is being
rapidly pushed. Contractor Oliver
expects to have it completed by Sat
urday. 1t is hoped that trains will be
running over the new road within two
weeks.
- Whatever may be the wife's
claims on her husbands worldly goods,
the magistrate at Society Hill, Oar
lington county, does not allow the
husband to handle the wife's property.
Samuel Abrahams, colored, has just
been sentenced to thirty days on the
changing for giving away without
her consent, q bushels Of corn, the
property of Mrs. Abrahams.
- The house of Jack Foster. tenant
on d. b. Davis's place, FIVE miles
west of Abbevillc, was destroyed last
Tuesday by fire. Two little children
were left in the house. Men 81 work
in the field near by saw the flames Of
the burning building. They ran to
the rescue, aud found the clothing
burnt off of q FIVE year old son Of
Jack Foster. The child died in a few
minutes. Yhe building and contents
were a complete loss.
- The Norris Mill at. Catechee has
been running only about 2 months,
but mill men in that section of the
country claim that the mill is equal to
the very best in the State, says the
Textile Excelsior. The mill makes
fue sheeting, 40 inches wide. 72 ends,
80 picks. The mill was started to
spin enough yarn to run the weaving
but they are now shipping about 4 900
lbs. OF Dos yarn q week in skeins.
This production is over and above the
engineer calculation. The Southern
mills out run the Northern calcule.ion.
Senator Tillman passed through
the city yesterday afternoon en- route
to Washington from Trenton. He
seemed to be in fine health. A pas
senger on the train asked him about
the outlook for war. With character
istic energy he is said to have replied:
"If it is proven that the Maine was
blown up by the Spaniards there will
be war in spite of - The Senator
also talked freely with passengers
with whom he was acquainted about
the political outlook, but gave no ex-
preston of opinion as to the result of
the coming campaign.-New and
Courier, 7th.
- Clarendon has recently had an
exodus Of ten white persons, bound
for Colorado, converts of the Mormon
doctrine. They represent the fami-
lies Of S. r. Tobias and james Haley.
A daughter of Mr.. Tobias left about
a year ago with a Mormon elder to be
married in a Mormon temple in Colo
RADIO. She has written such a glowing
description Of her adopted home, that
together with the influence Of the
Mormon elders III Clarendon, the two
families have embraced she Mormon
faith and left for the West. The !
families are well-to-do farmers.-4unl-
ter Herald.
w. r. Bullock was yesterday
suspended from the duties Of the clerk
Of the court of Abbeville county by
Governor Ellerbe. Bullock has been
charged with gross Irregularities in
the discharge of his official duties.
Nothing was known of any official
misconduct until the grand jury rem
dercd its report recently prcferring
the charges against the official. When
the matter was placed in their hands
by the court, a true bill was rendered
and consequently the governor has
done the proper thing in removing
Bullock. His successor has not yet
been appointed Columbia Register,
9Th inst.
Three charming bachelors of
Greenvillc have entered into a solemn
compact with one another. Each one