The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-05-25
STATE NEWS.

and much damage done. No person
injured.
County Auditor Wm. G.. Eason,
of Charleston, committed suicide in
that city last Wednesday by shooting
himself in the left breast with a pistol.
- Considerable hail fell through
out this section during Sunday night 6
storm. 1t is reported that few
miles north Of here the stones were
sufficiently large to kill chickens on
their roosts Lancaster Rcuiew.
- The Standard Cotton Mills, Rock
Hill. S. c., were put up for sale on
May 10th, according to order Of u. s.
Court. the upset price being $40, 900
No bids were received, hence another
order from the Court will be necessa
ry.
= Court at Saluda ended very alb
| rup:ly last week. There we're soue
complications over the make up Of the
Court that made the lawyers little
l. "jubous' of the legality of trials, and
they by common consent let the Court
adjourn sine die.
= Deputy Sheriff 3. L. Moss cap
tured William r Harris, young
white man on Wednesday and lodged
him in Jail. Harris is wanted in
Webster County Mississippi, for grand
larceny. He broke Jail and came to
Oconce last year aud has been work
ing for Mcssrs. Kilgore & Shirley at
their saw mill near Tokeena, and was
getting along well and had married
since coming out here The sheriff
| OF Webster county has hecn notified
aud Is expected to arrive here in few
days and take his man back. Oconec
Meas.
- Sunday afternoon, about fifteen
negroes assembled under large sweet
gum tree at the foot Of Elmwood ave-
nue., Columbia, s. G., 20 pIay craps
and cards. A thunder shower came
w which stopped the play When
that was over they began again. A
second shower came and charge of
electricity came down that gum tree
and killed two of the players, Lewis
Bowen and James Lucas. When the
others came to and saw what was done
they struck out at lively gate and
could not be caught up with. Only
one remained to tell the story and he
was badly frightened. One of the
dead men held his cards in his hand
and the ether had his hand in his
pocket grasping bis money.
- Oscar Stewart who was shot by
John Stewart on the 9th inst, died at
the home of W. X. Stewart on 18th.
An inquest was held by Magistrate
CHAPMAN last Monday and the jury
found that he came to his death from
the effects of the shot fred by John
Stewart. His remains we're buried
after the inquest at the Lynch bury
ing ground. There were only .wo wit
nesses to the shooting besides the par
Elephants. One witness, Harleston
Rice, testified as to the circumstances
of the shooting, but the other witness,
a brother of the defendant, refused t.
testify and is now in jail. John
Stewart is also in Jail. 1t is not
known whether he will apply for bail
or not.-P;chens Sentinel.
A special dispatch from Rock
Hill to "The State says services at
the First Presbyterian church Sunday
morning were suddenly closed by q sad
calamity. Mr. Andy X. Smith, pres
ident OF the Telephone company and
president and treasurer OF the Electric
Light company, and one Of Rock Hills
prominent business men, suddenly
threw up his hand, gasped, fell back
over the seat and was dead before he
could be carried out Of the door near
which he was sitting. Two physicians
were by him and he had every atten-
ton, but to no avail He never spoke
or made any noise. Mr.. Smith was as
well as ever when coming to church
aud conversed cheerfully with friends
on the way. He was about Al years
old and married.
A reporb came TO Rock Hill on
Monday that WOLF had made its ap-
pcarance insFort Mill and that on Sun
day John Spratt, colored. had quito an
exciting spat with the "varmint.
While oa the way from church nc was
attacked by the wolf, which he believ-
ed to be mad dog. He ran to his
home to get his gun, and afser going
back upon the scene the animal made
another ferocious squirt at him. He
pulled the trigger, report followed,
but his aim was untrue, and Tho wolf