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

convened in Greenville last Monday.
The crop reports from every sec
tion Of the State is very encouraging.
John c. Sheppard announces
himself candidate for the State sen
ate from Edgcfeld.
= Rev. John 0. Wilson has been
appointed Presiding Elder Of the Co
lumbia District. to succeed the late
Rev. J. Walter Dickson.
: Charleston will invite the Con-
federate Veterans, Sons Of Confederate
Veterans and the Daughters Of the
'Confedcracy to hold their annual re-
unions in that city next year.
= Heavy rains have visited all parts
Of the State during the past week; and
in some places the precipitation vas
heavier than it has been for several
years.
Governor Illerbe has granted q
full pardon for Policeman Campbell,
Of Spartanburg, the slayer Of j. A.
Pettigrew, drummer, and for which
he was tried, convicted of manslaugh-
ter and sentenced. last June to two
wears in the public works Of Spartan
burg county.
= The board of trustees Of the
South Carolina College, at its last
meeting elected to the chair of ancient
languages in that institution Prof G..
W. Balm, as professor of English, Prof.
G. a. Wauchopc, lately Of the Univer-
sity of Iowa. These gentlemen will
cast lot among the people of this
State.
commissioner Vance gives notice:
to all the druggists throughout the
State that he has raised the price Of
alcohol from $3.50 to 81. 90 a gallon in
small quantities, and in barrel lots
from $40 to s2.45 gallon. The
raise is due to the advance in the
market during the last sixty days of
IL 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
were 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 a number Of
casualties near Planrersville. On
Sandy Island one negro was killed; OIL
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 aud 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,While
the bales will not be quite as h savy
they will be Of improved size and the
better protected from the weather and
dirt, and the saving in sfreights alone
ought to be 75cts for each bale for the
farmers pocket.-Ba,mweH People,.
Mr.. j. L. Price, Of Mccormick,
was in the city Monday andopaid the
Mdcc pleasant call. Hcgiyes an en-
,ouraging report of the work at the
Did Dorm gold mine. The lessees, Dun
lap & Beggs, are meeting withsmuch
success. Week before last they took
out 81, 800 worth of gold. They are
working from Is to % hands at pres
,nt, but will put on larger force
ater. 1t is also their intention to
purchase new and improved machin-
,rv -GrccprOOd jndcr.
: In February, 1896, Charles p.
Barrett, an attorney at Spartanburg,
5. c., was convicted in the United |
State District Court on the charge of
lefrauding the United States Govern
nent and using the mail 10 defraud |
,itizcns. and was sentenced by his
Ilonor w. II. Brawley to eighteen
months in the penitentiary at Colum
Jus, Ohio. From the sentence Bar
EFT appealed. Now more than two
ears after the sentence the Court of |
Appeals has handed down decision
the judgement below and
Barrett is in the Spartnburg Jail, from
whence he will be taken to Columbus,
ohio, to serve his eighteen months
sentence in the pcnitentiary.
There is more Cat,rrh in this section of the
~, ~, hau a other diseases mt tOypthcr and
init the last few years was suppos, d to be incur
bile. For Il great many years doctors pronounced
a local disease, and prescribed local remedies,
nd by constantly ia ling to cure with local treat