The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-05-03

night an old white man of n marriet
young lady Of 20.
Superintendent Of Education Nc
Mahan has arranged for fine summer
school at Winthrop College.
Mormon missionaries arc making
such headway in Hampton County
that a backwoods church is likely t.
be built soon
- Coy. Ellerbe is not doing as wei!
as was expected at Summcrville,
though there is nothing alarming i;
| his condition
! = Mrs. John Suthcrlin. who live,
in the upper part Of Grccnvillc Cour-
ty. presented her husband last Frday
with three vigorous and hearty boys.
- The Governor has offered "A re-
ward Of Sl50 for the capture and cor
victon of the negro liend who con-
mittcd rape on Mrs. Williams of Cree
Vile
pr. y. Coke Smith will preac..
! the commencement sermon before the
South Carolina College and Judge y
/ IL. Hudson will deliver the Laccalau
rcatc address.
- On Lieut.. -t;ovcrnor McSweeney
has fallen the pleasant duty of deliv-
ering the address Of welcome at the
Confederate Reunion to he held il.
Charleston next week
= Commissioner Vance has turned
over the Stat" Dispcnsary to Mr..
Douthit. He had on hand $50 ,OOO
in cash, $50 900 stock at State dispen-
sary and sd 900 stock in sub dispen
saries.
= Gen. Butler denies emphatically
that there is any sort of deal, po-
litical or otherwise, between him and
Senator Tillman. He declares fur
thernorc that he is out of politics and
will stay out.
- While Magistrate was hearing
a case in Greenwood few days ago
Constable Rocks pistol fell from his
pocket and was discharged, the ball
going dangerously near the head of
one Of the witnesses.
- Col. S. w. Vance, late State Ii
quor Commissioner, who was defeated
for reelection by Mr.. j. 3. Douthit,
has been elected State Phosl hate
Commissioner, defeating Mr.. A. w.
Jones. the present cncumbent.
- 4 convention Of ali Southern Ly-
ceums and lecture courses will be held
in Charleston on May 11th and 18th.
The object will be to cooperate in
the securement Of lecture courses and
to extend the Lyccum system in the
South.
~ The faculty of the South Caro-
lima College has given tue students of
that institution three days holiday
during reunion week that the college
may attend the celebration in body.
The days given are Thursday, Friday
and Saturday.
I = DR.. John T. Wightman who went
from this State about 10 years ago
and Joined the Baltimore conference
was placed on the superannuated list
at the recent Conference held in
Washington. He had been in active
service 80 years.
- On last Monday morning Martin
Welborn shot aud fatally wounded
Rowland Chastain in Pickens county.
The shooting occurred in the yard of
Mr.. Welborne. Mr.. Welborne imme-
diately came and gave up to Sheriff
Mcdaniel. .-Ifckens Sentinel.
= Counterfeit silver half dollars Of
the year 1876 are being circulated in
the city of Columbia. 1t is such
good imitation of the genuine half
dollar that detection is difficult, but if
scratched with another coin or the
finger nail the soft metal bctrays it.
self.
Great preparations are being
made in Cherokee for the big celebra-
ton which is to take place on the
Cowpcns battle-ground on the 9th of
| May. There will be general holiday
in the country. Many distinguished
men of this and other States will be
present.
= Last Wednesday afternoon light
ming struck one Of the cotton ware
| houses at the Manchester Mill in Rock
Hill. 1t was filled with more than
400 bales of >cotton and this WAS set
afirc. The factory force was soon on
the grounds and succeeded in saving
most Of the cotton. The loss is con.
siderable.
= Gov Ellcrbc has received a let.
ter from Mr.. John +. Hickman, of