The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-08-02
STATE NEWS.

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burglars are operating in most Of
the railway towns in the upper part of
the State
There are four hourishing roller
Hour mills in the small county of
Ncwbcrry.
An effort is started again to erect
monument to the memory Of Gcu.
NJ. W. Gary
= The annual excursion from
Charleston to the country takes
place OH the 10Th inst
The kissing bug has arrived in
Grecnville. Sheriff Gilrcath has can
turcd one and put him in bottle.
= 1t is reported in Columbia that
new syndicate has bought the Colu.:
bia canal, paying something ike
$500, 900 for it,
- Official announcement has beeu
made that on Oct. lst, 1899, work will
be begun On opening Congarcc river
for steamboat navigation up to Co
lumbia, ;. G.
- The Lowndcsville Oil Company
with capital stock of $4,000 has
been chartered. A. l.. Latimer is
president and treasurer, and A. W.
Barnes is secretary and manager.
- The Fall meeting Of the South
Carolina Holiness Association will be
held at Leesville, S. c., beginning
Monday night, September 4, 1899, and
continuing through the following Sun
day.
Gen. Wade Hampton, who has
been spending some time at Wrights-
vile Sound, near Wilmington, N. c.,
is reported to have beer much invigo-
rated by his sojourn on the coast. The
grand dld hero is now at Dagger's
Springs, in Virginia, where he has
gone to join his son and daughter.
Mr.. w. L. Walters, Of the South
Union neighborhood, has a sow that
has given birth to three litters Of pigs
within one year as follows July %,
1898, fifteen pigs February 90, 1899,
eleven pigs July II, 1899, fourteen
pigs total forty pigs. The SOW is
about four years old.
- The citizens of Easiey have de-
cided to erect cotton mill. The cap
ital stock will be 100000. The fol-
lowing are the corporators S. Il.
Bradley, w. NJ. Hagood, DR.. r. f.
SHivh. ). II. Geer, W. H. Pickeus,
Col. j. l.. Orr and Col. j. T.. Hagood.
Mr.. John NJ. Geer has been elected
president Of the mill
= That was piece of agricultural
enterprise on the part of Mr.. Blalook,
of Laurens county, who hauled water
to the field and had fifty hands plant
ing and watering corn. He is large
planter and plants for crop of 1000
or 1900 bales of cotton as rule, but
fears his crop will be sad failure.
= The tobacco farmers of5Orange-
burg are busy curing their crops, but
it will be several weeks before their
tobacco will be put ON che market. It
is desired to have quantity .aocumu-
late at the warehouse in Orangeburg,
and that there will be an inducement
for number Of buyers to attend the
sale from different parts of the State.
= The automibile and bicycle show
which will be held in Charleston from
Nov. 81 to Oath, promises to be wei.
attended and will attract immense
crowds from South Carolina, Georgia,
Florida, North Carolina and other
Southern States, as all Of the rail
roads will give reduced rates over
wide territory.
- Since the lst of January, 1899,
charters have been issued concerns in
South Carolina representing an aggre-
gate capitalization of nearly So 100000.
Of this amount 50, 1926, 700 represents
new concerns, and $2,613, 900 the cap
ital of organizations increasing their
capital stock a total of 50, ,839, 200,
being gain of 1897 900 compared
with the same months last year.
Maggie Brown, negro, commit
ted suicide in Greenvillc by satura-
ting herself with kerosene oil and set
ting herself on fire. The fire occurred
at 3 o'clock a. m., and every thread of
clothing was burned from her body.
She died in terrible agony at eleven
O'Clock. She was able to talk after a
physician reached her, and to him she
admitted her act, saying that Babe
Walker, her lover, had deserted her
for another woman, and not caring to
live any longer she soaked herself in
kerosene and set herself on fire.
y Ned Murphy, colored, died in
this city Monday. He was about 65
years old. He was born at Due West