The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-03-16
STATE NEWS.

pointed United States Marshal.
= 1t is predicted that ex-senator
Irby and Ex-Governor Evans will 20
to the Legislature from their respec-
tive counties at the next election.
- Col. W. III. Robertson, colorcd,
Of Charleston. has rendered Adjutant
j. Gary Watts the services of eight
thousand able-bodied colored troops
for service in case Of war with Spain.
= By order of the managers the
Horse Traders Association will meet
at Central S. c., on every Saturday
in each month. Re there if you want
to trade. swap or give away.-FicA-cmS
Journal.
- Rev. John G.. Williams, Of Barn
well, one Of the best known Baptist
ministers in the State, has been
stricken with paralysis in one side
and in his face, and is in Il critical
condition.
= There is a farmer in Union
county, and a good farmer. too, who
has never used matches or kerosene
oil. He reads by the traditional pine
knot and carries fire from Christ
mas to Christmas.
The Prohibition executive COM
mittce of this State has called q State
convention to meet in Columbia April
18th, 1898, to nominate Il State ticket.
The county conventions are called to
meet on April 4th.
- Dispenser Harrison, at Brunson
S. c., has been found short 500 in
his accounts, due to "criminal care
lessncss.' Such crooked careless
ness should be Strengthened out by
the strong arm Of the law.
Wednesday night 4 freight train
onrthc Southern road passed through
G%recnville carrying four huge coast
defence guns. The guns were about
Is feet long and were on two fiat cars.
They were bound for Galveston Tex.
- Mcssrs. George Summers and
George Williams, of Augusta, and
Charlie and Francis Fishbournc, of
Columbia, are preparing to start in a
few days for Omaha. Nebraska, in
tending to make the entire distance
on their wheels, a cross country jaunt
of LOO miles.
- Clemson College has money to
burn. The treasurer has received
$4,000 this season from the fertilizer
tag TAX. at the meeting Of the trus-
tees recently it was decided to appro-
pirate s12 500 of their surplus to the
erection Of a textile mill. Work will
begin on the building at an early day.
- Late Monday night Charles
Anderson, colored, was waylaid and
robbed on Gadsden street near Sydney
Psrt,, in Columbia. He was knocked
down by a blow from behind, his
hands and feet tied. and a rope tied
around his neck. He was robbed Of
S11.15, which belonged to a church
society, of which he was treasurer.
- The State Board of Control last
week purchased the Robertson ware
house near the Union Depot in Co.
lumbia for S1S, 600. They will make
repairs and move the State dispcnsary
stock into it as soon as possible. The
State will save much by this purchase
in the way Of rents and drayage. All
loading and unloading Of cars will be
done from the platforms of the ware
house, thus saving the frequent hand
ling Of goods.
- A beautiful sight was seen in the
streets yesterday. Two old Confede-
rate veterans who in 1861 marched out
under the leadership Of Col. Joseph
Walker, of the then new Confederate
army on the coast, met in the public
square for the first time since they
were On the coast, a period Of 81 years.
One remained in Holeomb Legion, the
other transferring to Hampton Legion.
Their swapping of anecdotes and ex-
periences was interesting and touching
and some Of their conversation would
make good reading matter.-Spartan-
burg Herald.
- Under the new law regarding
supervisors of registration. a question
has arisen in some of the counties
which Is also of interest TO all the
others. It is as to what length of
time the former boards of supervisors
get paid for, and when the pay of the
new boards commence. Comptroller
General Derham, who has received a
number of inquiries along this line,
cakes the position that the tenure Of
Office Of che old boards expired the