The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-11-15
STATE NEWS.

-CnarlestOnS annual Fall Festival
Deglns next Monday and continues
through the week.
- The opening of the federal courts
IN COlumDla mas been postponed from
Nov. 90 to December Il,
= Clemson won in the football con
test In Columbia Thursday. The score
stood, Clemson "a. Carolinas 0.
- The politicians are warming I'M in
Laurens. 1t is said that Col. Irby is
gong to run for Congress in the Fourth
district.
- DR.. +. y. Presslcy has been elect
cd to succeed the late Rev. VIM. \,
Grier as president of Erskinc College
at Due " est.
= The Spartanburg Board of Health
have recommended to the city coun-
Gil the passage of nn ordinance pro
hlbiting splitting on the sidewalk.
II DR.. MaXcy Lee, of a well known
family OF Darlington, who killed his
father some time ago, has been found
guilty OF murder with Il recommends
ton to mercy.
- 1t is stated that GcnM. G. Butler
has been retained as counsel for the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad sys-
tenn at Washington, with salary of
$4,000 per annum. That is better
than politics.
- 1t is announced that. commencing
December 10, 1899. tho Southern Rail
way company will operate through
train service over its own new line via
Columbia, Perry. Blacl1ville and Allen
dale, >. T., to Savannah, Ga.
= A lamp exploded without seem
ing cause ut Shandon near Columbia.
negro boy was covered with burn
If m md Il S<I
celved III horrible agony. When will
we get an oil inspection bill in South
CarOlina?
The State Dispensary has lust
made its last quarterly report. 1t
turns into the public school fund of
the State S4S,413.7G. This om0unt
does not include the profits that go to
the Counties and towns in which the
dlspcnsaries arc located.
The fifth cotton mill in the i'm
Inediate vicinity OF Greenville will be
built IN tho next few months. Stephen
greene, the famous mill engineer from
Brandon mill, and work will commence
Immediately.
Mrs. w. A. Curry suffered q
vicious attack from her milch COW at
her home in Fairview, Grcenville
county, Sunday morning and received
serious and perhaps fatal Injuries.
She was attacked while trying to save
the life. of her little grandchild at
which the COW was running.
Secretary of State Cooper has re-
ceived Il letter asking him for copy
OF the coat Of arms or seal Of South
Carolina, as it is desired to use the
design in some iron freize work,
which is to be nsed in decorations Of
Carolina will at least have that much
at the exposition.
- The barn of NIr. j. J. Haley, of
Oakway. Oconee County, containing
four mules and one horse, 5000 to 5000
bundles. Of fodder, two buggies and
one set Of harness, wore burned up on
Tuesday morning, November 7th, 1899,
between one and two o'clock. Origin
OF the fire unknown, but supposed to
be incendiary.
- The late DR.. w. NJ. Grier of Due
West made, as he supposed, his will;
but alas! it had but two subscribing
witnesses. The instrument of writing
was, OF course, refused probate. To
be q will the writing must be signed
by the testatOr and by three witnesses
IN presence OF each other.
- The historic old ok tree at
Winnsboro. s. c.. -unde. which Lord
CORVALLIS camre1 during the Rev
Olutionary var from October, 1880, to
January, 17bi, has been killed by the
excessive drought end heat. Tho tree
stands IN the yard Of the Mt Zion
school, and u table is to be made out
OF IL FOR the school libaiy and souvenirs
for its alumni.
Mr.. w. d. Whitmire of Greenville
oil. M 11 l.
leaving his boarding house. His pistol
fell on the steps and exploded, the ball
entering his left thigh and ranging up-
wards. lodged near tho hip joint. The
wound is not considered dangerous,
and is pronounced by the attending
physicians to be severe flesh wound,
but it will disable the recipient for
some time.
The Court of General Sessions at
Walhalia was abruptly terminated
grand jury had been illegally drawn.
The motion was made by Attorney
George +. Prince, representing Will
liam Powers. charged with murder.
The county commissioners had allow
ed each chairman of the eight town
ships to select his quota of jurors and
each deposited the names in the box,
IN the absence of tho members of the
board.
:. "A. f. Brady was shot ana serious
ly wounded on the street in Abbeville
by VIM. Gates. Brady had been
abusing Gates for having arrested him
about two years ago, when the latter
was marshal of Abbcville. They were
going out of town to settle the diff
Guilty when Brady suddenly assaulted
Gates with knife. and the latter
fired five shots, each taking effect.
Brady was wounded in the neck,
shoulder, stomach and both arms.
Gates was arrested and is in the Jail,
but it is generally believed the shoot,
ing was done in self-defense.
Members of the end South Caro-
lima regiment of the Spanish war held
an enthusiastic reunion in Columbia last
Thursday. Colonel Willie Jones pre-
piiicii and delivered n feeling and ma