The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-08-24
STATE NEWS.

= Chris. Cannon, young negro.
was hanged in Spartanburg last Fri
day for killing Capt. Blassingamc two
years ago
Harnwell county leads in the
number of candidates for office; Just
forty seven of them seek the suffrage
OF citizens.
= There are nine ne. .oes in tho
Benncttsvillc Jail charged with the in
cendiarism of the postoilice and several
store buildings.
Arch Her, who is master mcchan-
lc ut the Greenwood cotton mill. had
piece OF hammer to fly off aud pcn-
citrate his body.
Greenwood will have au extra
term OF court. commencing the first
Monday IN September, Judge II. G.
Watts to preside.
AS Il result Of the rcccut heavy
rains twcnty-scvcn bridges have been
washed away in Grccnvillc county dur
Ing the past two weeks.
y bicycle meet with other at
tractive features will be held in York
vile in September, under the auspices
OF the local wheelmcn
= The State Railroad Commission
has decided that the Southern Express
Go. must pay for the stamps on the
receipts which it issues to it's custom
err.
= Rev. Chas. Cotcsworth Pinckney,
died at Flat Rock, N. c., last week,
aged 81 years. lie was preacher of
great power and at the time of his
death was pastor Of Grace Church in
Charleston, having served that charge
for half century
- The Clemsop college authorities
have been directed to swear out war
rants against agents of five fertilizer
companies. Samples Of the goods sold
are alleged to be below the standard
required by law. One company, the
Berkley, is Of South Carolina.
Mr.. W. Il. Stokes, formerly of
Carlisle, Union county, S. c., was
found dead on railroad track in Co.
lumbia on Monday night, August 18th.
Whether he was killed by being run
over by a train, or murdered and placed
on the track, is not known. his body
was terribly mangled.
Gorman & Wrights new tobacco
stemmery, at Florence, is preparing
about 10000 pounds of tobacco day
for export. German & Wright export
most of their tobacco to Japan, where
they haye large orders placed. The
stemmery is "big thing" and will
be great factor in building up that
market.
Joseph L. Bcrrier, member of
the Richland Volunteers, left Colum-
bia between two suns last week with
$75 Of the company money, which he
had collected to defray the expenses
of the annual barbecue Of the company.
Berricr has been :. hagman Oil the
Southern railway, but lately he has
been out of work, having for some
reason lost his position. Up toSthis
time he has borne good reputation,
and his friends are greatly surprised
at his present conduct.
- Several young men from Rock
Hill who went to Columbia this year
to run truck and dairy farm, have
met with bad luck. They cultivated
five acres in what they took to be water
melons, the seeds they planted having
been bought from local dealer. The
melons turned out to DC citrons, for
which there is but scant sale in Co.
lumbia, and the young men are conse-
quently much out Of humor and large
ly out of pocket. A suit for damages
may follow.
Mr.. Jonathan G. Hanks, who
lives in the Sandy Flat neighborhood,
was in town yesterday. Mr.. Hanks
came in to draw pension, and if all
pensioners were like him, the county
would be better off. He was born
with the nineteenth century and is
therefore SO years old. 1t was in the
Mexican war that he fought for his
country and for his services he draws
= pension. mr. RANKS is as1spry ana
vigorous % IL he were much younger,
and he looks hale and hearty. It
would be remarkable coincidence IL
he should round out the century
GreenviIlc Mosntaincey.
One Of Marlboro's most promi-
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