The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-11-29
STATE NEWS.
= Mr. d. A. G.. QUITS, of dispcnsary
fame has locatedin Greenwood to prac-

tlcc law.
There is some talk of Col. Knox
Livingston. of Marlboro, making the
race for Governor.
a commission for Il charter has
been issued to the Seneca Cotton Mills
with a capital Of 100000,
Spartanburg is to have a big show
by the Poultry Association of that city
the last week in December.
The capital stock of the Walhalla
Cotton Mills has been increased to
S15O,DOO and a reorganization effected.
"A murder believed to have been
committed in Greenville ten years ago
is thought to be coming to light. 1t
was case of a woman killing her
husband.
The recent State Fair not only
made enough money topay all expenses,
but after all claims have been paid it
is said there will be neat balance in
the treasury.
The work of organizing Timrod
Memorial Societies throughout the
State has been started and in many
instances is meeting with deserving
success. The colleges are the main
movers.
Mrs. S. Littlejohn, ofSpartanburg
County, has pumpkin vine in his
garden which covers large amount Of
ground and has Al pumpkins which have
an aggregate weight OF i59 pounds.
VINO can beat this9
= During the past week there was
great activity among the cotton mill
men, and nearly a million of dollars
more was pledged to go into cotton
mills in South Carolina.
= Mr.. John r. Cater, who LETT Able
vile G.. II. in 1867, and who had not
been heard from in twenty three. years,
returned to that town last week on q
visit to relatives and old friends. He
now lives at Sheffield, Ala.
= Governor McSweeney has, at the
instance of w. S. Monteith, written to
southern governors asking their CO.
operation in getting through claims
for cotton seized after the war and sold
by the government.
Alta meeting Of the stockholders
of the Richland Mill, in Columbia, the
capital stock was increased from $780,
600 to 100000. The American Spin
ming company, of Grecnville, has also
made an increase Of capital stock from
S125,00O to S350,000.
The barn and stables, in Seneca,
belonging to MIR. H. j. Gignilliat, were
burned last Wednesday night about
eight o'clock. Two good mules, a
yearling and all the contents OF the
building were burned. The origin OF
the fire is unknown.
= Last Friday evening while work
ing in q deep cut on the Southern rail.
way. near Columbia, several tons of
red clay fell, burying Reuben Will
liams, a negro, several feet. 1T was
twenty minutes before they could dig
him out. Both legs were broken.
Allen James, of Columbia, W. F.
Roof, Of Lexington and Il New York
firm, represented by Mr.. Drewry, OF
Batesburg, S. c., cotton mill and after
more than a year of idleness, the mill
will in short while again be put IN
operation.
If Il first class detective or two
were sent unhcralded, without even q
grapevine warning. into this territory
there would, in Il short time, be some
first-class revelations and some Sensa-
tions that would lay the Ouzts-llas-
elden-Scllers racket in 0bscurlty TOR
awhiIc.-Yorhrillc Icoman.
William j. Scott. running the
elevator in IL cotton mill ut Grecnvllle,
while making q trip upward leaned ont
over the side to speak to a workman
below. His head was caught on the
second floor and almost mashed OFT:
Scott was fifty four years old, and
leaves wife and three children.
William Cramer, preacher and
carpenter, eloped with the wife OF L..
w. Cambell, an operative in the Poe
mill at Grcenvile. The wife is mother
of nine children and carried away her
3-months-old girl baby and Il 2-ycars-
old boy, and Cramcr carried along two
of his children.
= A little four year old girl Of Mr..
and Mrs. Will Angland WAS burned to
death last week on "Conncross Farm
The child WAS most horribly burned
and lived only Il few hours. The great
wonder is that there are not more such
accidents. when children are SO often
left alone with no one to keep watch
over them. The little one wasi buried
at Rcturn.-Oconcc Nc,rs.
Tom Collins, colorrtl. guarding
the premises of DR.. NJ. /. Smith. OF
Union, in his absence, detected Il bur
glar attempting to enter the residence
during the night and commanded hm
to surrender. The man ram and Collins
fired three bullets. which took cffrcl.
and the buglar fell and he since died.
He proved to be Ion Hunter, Il negro
just off the chaingang.
= Last Thursday night \. NJ. Ken
ncdy, white. was killed alta negro hot
supper ai \. w Smiths plantation,
four miles from Abbcvilir, by Henry
Burno. They were gambling; Ken
ncuy won the n"groS money ami the
negro shot him through the heart.
Kennedy comes from Il good fHmlly
who live near Troy, bat was Il tllsso-
lntc, dangerous character.
= Capt. Wade T.. Cothian died at
his home in Greenwood 1T the age Of
sixtv-thrcr years. He graduated at
the Citadel i'll lS3'; and in the War
between the States commanded Co. {
,th :. c. Y. He WAS Il gallant and
pntliotic soldier. an honorable man anli
:, useful citizen. Since lS!, he held
the office of Probate Judge OF Green
wood
Alta corn sluchlng al Mr.. Joe
Kcrr,S, who lives about twoniilc' above
WalhalIa. two dogs. one belonging tn
Joe Mccall the other to t.lhcri Morton,
got in Il fight. 1t is reported that Nc
Call tried TO Kill Mortols dog. Then
the owncrS became involved in Il row
| n,.nr thn lln.rs NurtnIl- lIIl Md 'nlI 5