The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-12-20
STATE NEWS.

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"A Presbyterian church with fifty
members has been organized at H0d-
/ ges.
= There are twenty -four cotton mills
in Spartanburg County, and every one
is making money for the investors.
Last Saturday night in Pickens
County West Head shot and killed Joe
Kelly. Both are white and recently
had a fight.
The report of the Misunderstanding
committee has been printed and dis
tributed to the legislators through
out the State.
When you,visit the cities of Green
Vile and Spartanburg do not spit on
the sidewalks, as both cities now
have alaw prohibiting it.
Comptroller General Derham fig
ures it ont that each school childs
share of dispcnsary profits for every
year amounts to 154 cents.
= 1t is claimed that the State dispen-
sary is doing $4,000 more business Per
month for the past few months than
for the same time last year.
Rev. A. T. Jamison, who was
recently elected superintendent of the
Connie Maxwell Orphanage by the
Baptist State Convention has accepted
the position.
"A large number of North Western
people will buy land and settle in
South Carolina this winter. A grow
ing colony is located and doing well in
Horny county.
= The principal undertaken in
Greenville says that within the past
six years he has buried the bodies OF
seventy three persons who came to
their death by violent and unlawful
means.
= Capt. G.. Wash. Shell died sudden
ly at his home near Laurens last Fri
day afternoon. aged 6S years. He was
we'll known throughout the State, and
had served in many positions of honor
and trust.
- Mr.. John H. Inabinet, an aged and
respected farmer, was killed by his de-
mented son, VIM. Inabinet, near
Ridgeville. The slayer, it is stated.
has several times been in the hospital
for the insane; he is now in jail.
= Mr.. w. H. Townsend, of Barnwell,
has been appointed to succeed Capt. c..
E. Sawyer as Solicitor of the Second
Circuit. Capt. Sawyer resigned to
accept position in the U. S. army and
will go to the Philippine Islands.
The Southern Railway Company
has issued a general order declaring
that all employees of the company
must stop using cigarettes or resign
their positions. This order is appli-
cable only to the South Carolina divis-
ion.
Governor McSweeney has arrang-
ed to borrow $4,000 for the State board
of health with which to fight the small
p0x until the general assembly takes
up the matter. A case of smallpox is
reported at Nheeler's Hill, a suburb OF
Columbia. 1t is thoroughly isolated.
The passenger train which bore
the prominent officials of the Southern
over the new road from Columbia to
Savannah, has record left behind 1T.
At one time during their trip the indi-
Gator showed that they were moving
at the rate Of seventy four miles per
hour.
The Western Carolina Game Pro-
tectivc Association, OF Greenvllle,
reports that since September 1st the
Association has paid for 300 dead
hawks at the rate of 25c. apiece. The
object is to rid that section of the cOun
ty of hawks, owls and other such quail
hunters.
= 1t has been discovered by Pink
erton detective who was working on
the express robbery that occurred in
Columbia last year, that two negro
workmen on the pavilion at Shandon
recently found nearly two thousand
dollars, which they appropriated and
invested.
= The Greenville Ncrs of yesterday
says: "The Rev. w. B. Johnson and
Mrs. Harriet Cantrell, both Of Gran
duer pOstOffice, who were married
there last Thursday by the Rev. }: E.
Mullinax, arc both 70 years old. They
are we'll and favorably known through
out the country"
DIR. Andrew Wallace. of Greenville.
has been appointed by the State Board
of Health to take charge OF the small
poX situation in the up country, and he
has power to enforce vaccination
wherever deemed necessary. At pres
cnt no great complaint of smallpox is
heard in the up country.
= After so long time work has
been started on the construction OF the
home for Gen. Wade Hampton, which
is to be located ut the corner of Barn
we'll and Senate streets, Columbia.
The committee in charge proposes to
have Il neat and comfortable residence
erected in the shortest possible time.
Benjamin J. Doolittle, Il farmer,
Of Parksvillc, S. c., left Augusta the
other night on the South Carolina
train. Bath is his nearest railroad
station, but the train he was on did
not stop there, so he jumped off. He
fell on his head and broke his neck.
He was about forty years old and leaves
/, family.
: AtlIcath Springs. Lancaster coun
ty, on the South Carolina and Georgia
extension, the depot platform, II num-
Der Of cars and 400 bales OF cotton
were burned, together with Il white
man named Sutton from Blacksburg.
In the evening Sutton was drunk,
about the town trying to get
lodging. No one would take him in his
condition. He was seen to |
get into IL box car loaded with cotton.
rhatwas the last thought of the man
ill his charred remains were taken
,ut of the car. He is supposed to
AVE started the fire with a spark from
lis pipe. The cotton was fully in