The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-01-19
STATE NEWS.

\. NJ. Z. a. will meet in Columbia
February Job.
- Mr. w. G. Moore, of Lancaster,
takes the cake for the largest hog yet.
Il weighed $40 pounds net.
- The dispeusary at Eutawyillc
was destroyed by fire on the night of
the 18th inst. The origin of the fire
is not known.
= COL Benz. d. Cunningham, a
prominent lawyer, died ut Greenwood
Jan. 18th, aged - years. He was
member Of the famous Cunningham
family of Laurcns.
= Governor Ellerbe has appointed
Bishop Ellison Capcrs to succeed
General liagood on the Board Of Visi.
tors Of the Citadel, and Col. Gadsden
to be chairman of the Board.
- On Dec. 31st the books Of the
State hospital for the insane for the
year 1897 were closed. They make
the remarkable showing Of 401 patients
admitted during the year. This is a
marked increase in the number of adj
missions for one year,
- Superintendent n. +. Walker, OF
the Deaf and Dumb Asylum. makes
an interesting report Of the condition
Of that noble benefaction of the State.
An appropriation is asked for build
ilg for coiorcd pupils The health Of
the institution is good.
= There were 118 new enterprises
to secure charters in South Carolina
during 1897. Besides, there were 81
companies to secure commissions, but
their organizations have not yet been
completed. The total amount Of capi-
tai of the corporated concerns is $3,-
470, 400.
- Este Turner, Jesse Young, Jesse
Ward, Charley Morgan and Trump
Hawkins, who, with Arthur Hawkins,
composed the party which is accused
Of killing Burton Heatherly, near Lii
ma, Greenville county, Dec. 10th,
have surrendered to Sheriff Gilreath.
Arthur Hawkins is still at large.
- Mr.. Hunter Henry, farmer of
Kings Mountain township, shot at and
seriously wounded his mule Christmas
week. The mule ran out of the sta
BILE past him and kicked as it went
out, and Mr.. Henry shot at it six
tiHcS5 oHC SiIOC IdkluS eucCG In the
mules shoulder. Mr. Henry says he
shot the animal III: self defense. -
YoykuiHe Teoman.
1t is more than probable that the
privilege tax on fertilizers this year
will fall off nearly or quite half.
The receipts from Dec. 10. 1897, to
Jan. 5, 1898, amounted to 50, ,267,
while for the same time the year be-
fore the receipts were 1852 SO.
This will seriously affect the rcve-
nues oe Clemson College which re-
coived last year $50, 600 from the
privilege tax.
- 1t is strange what some thieves
will steal sometimes. The Columbia
Register says that somebody entered
the Washington street Methodist
Church and stole from the back Of the
pews the name plates Of the pew
holders. What the thief could pcs
sibly want with them is unknown, as
simply as bits of brass metal they are
worth nothing. The pew-holders were
much mystifed when they found that
all the plates were gone. No one has
any idea who committed the deed.
~ At Camden, on the first Monday
in January, the Cotton Growers AS
ISOLATION Of Kershaw County met,
and after several addresses BY leading
citizens, urging the organization Of
the farmers, the following resolution
was adopted !: Resolved, That it is the
sense of this convention that the lien
law has served its purpose, aud we
do, in convention assembled, petition
our Legislative body to abolish said
lien law, to take effect the 1st of Jan
uary, 1900.
Rev: w. S.. Sutherland, colorcd,
is going the rounds enrolling the ex-
slaves into what he calls the eek
Slaves Petitioners Assembly He
says that bill will be presented to
Congress to pension alex slaves with
the exception of those who have been
convicted Of crime. Sutherland re-
ceiyes 20 cents from each and every
lone enrolled, 15 cents Of which he
keeps for himself and 10. cents for the
officials at headquarters in, Arkansas.
1t may be very sharp trick. IF soft
will prove another forty acres and
mule puzzle For the brother in black.
-Ne,rberry Correspondent Columbia
Register.
A-negro in Greenville was yaoci-
mated In very peculiar way few
days ago. One Of the physicians of
that city had vaccinatcd some one and
threw the point away, little dreaming
that it would be brought into service
again. A certain energetic colored
citizen picked the point up and used
it for several days as a toothpick. In
short while his lips and gums began
to pain him and swell up. and it soon
became apparent that the poor man
had unth0ughtediy vaccinated himself
by using the point as toothpick. At
last accounts his lips, naturally large.
were swollen out Of proportion and
causing him much pain.
There have been no new cases of
smallpox since Saturday and the au-