The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-11-01
STATE NEWS.

tlon VIII nnlu ltS SHOW THIS year from
December 26 to @th inclusive.
= The annual report of the city
treasurer shows that the expenses of
the city of Spartanburg for the past
year were $5S.Gi0.
The Estate pharmaceutal Board
meets in Columbia next Tuesday and
Wednesday for the examination of APP
plicants for licenses.
At the baptism Of John Bclk Il
child whose parents livcdat Fort Mill,
five grandmotlcrs and great grand
mothers were present.
= The tax assessments for 1879 in
South Carolina show an increase of 81.
G00. 900 over last year. Over S2,000OOD
of the increase is i'll persoal property.
= Miss Lily Lander. of Clifton. was
accidentally Shot by her brother when
he WAS carelessly handling Il pistol.
The ball entered the check The wound
is not considered dangerous.
"A young man lost his life the
other day near Mountville. While
of the machinery and suffered internal
injuries, from which he died.
- Five hundred thousand pounds of
tobacco have already been sold i'll
Darlington county from this years
crop. The prediction is that the sum
total will reach four million pounds.
JIG. Wilkinson, of Barnwcll coun-
ty. grew this year 15 pumpkins on one
vine, weighing from 90 to so pounds
apiece. The man who can come near
that must be ''sOme pumpkins" of
farmer.
= 1t is announced thata York county
man has Il bonanza i'll supplying game
cocks Tor MEXICO, one rooster OF that
county having whipped about forty
battles and won ten thousand dollars
for his owner.
- 1t has transpired that under the
war revenue bill Converse College will
have to pay 10 per cent OF the legacy
left to it by Mr.. Converse, toward pay
ing for the war against the FilipinOs, II
clear loss of $4,000.
- Thieves broke into the store Of
simmons Bros. at Hodges, and then
set fire to the building to conceal the
crime. One negro was tracked to his
home by blood hounds and is now i'll
Jail ut Greenwood.
sented Lieut. Victor Blue with silver
loving cup. Lieut.. Blue is at his
mothers home i'll Marion enjoying his
honeymoon, as he was married Il few
days ago to young lady i'll New Jcr-
scy.
- The State Board of Control has dc
cidcd not to interfere with the beer
Dispensers until their terms OF office
expire. These terms vary i'll differ.
ent cities, but by June next all will
be up aud the privileges will then
cease.
- Joe Alexander, n colOrcd convict
who escaped twcnty-one years ago;
was recognized and arrested by Ser
geant Swearing. He will have to
serve out his term after his long taste
Of liberty.
Spartanburg and Grconville cOun-
ties have long been wrangling over
the boundary line between the two
counties. The dispute has Mt last
been settled by the courts and Spar
tanburg wins.
- Mr.. Alfred Taylor, Of Taylors sta
ton iii Gfccnviiic county, mad 25 OF 80
acres i'll corn on the Enorce bottoms
about III bushels per acre. On one
plot the yield was ut the rate of 1856
bushels per acre.
- One day last week a negro work
ing at the factory had Il toe run over
by truck and the end mashed off.
The poor fellow picked up the piece
of flesh and skin and ate it saying, ."
amt gOin' let nobody have my meat"
1t is needless to say that he enjoyed his
dict.-Clmton NcTs.
= The reported shortage in the Office
Of County Superintendent OF Education
Rcmbcrt of Sumter county turns out
to be mistake, and was caused by u
clerical error in his books, which has
been discovered since the report was
made by the grand jury, much to the
qualification of the officer and his
friends.
r.. L. Younger, salesman in n
store in Spartanbnrg, has been lodged
in the Spartanburg Jail charged with
forgery. 1t is claimed he forged the
name Of w. II. Swain to $; 400 check
negro with nc . collect the same.
The bank refused to pay the check and
by this Younger was cntrappcd.
= The next meeting of the Baptist
State Convention will be. held at
Gatfncy, S. c., beginning. Wednesday
night, November 90. The Baptist
Ministers Conference will meet Tues
day night, November %. The Con-
ventiom sermon will be preached by
Rev. W. II. Tate, Of WiIlamston, his
alternate.
= Blind tigers are made out Of va
ilCty VI Hlutciiii, Dtt ~ lS ScltOul tIltU
dispensary constable develops into
one. Yet cX- Constable Harvey G. Hill
was before Magistrate Mauldin Of
Grccnvillc accused of sellin'; whiskcy.
He owned up frankly, pleaded guilty,
aud failing to pay his 800 fine, went
to the gang for thirty days.
= Mr.. L. NJ. Cudd, of Santuc, near
Worthy's ferry, brings us specimen
of the Koon cabbage that just takes
the rag off the bush in the cabbage
line. 1t is as large rs cotton basket.
about three feet in diameter and
weighs nine pounds. Mr.. Cudd says
it heads in the winter and is fine
Of thcin.-Tni0n Times.
= The members of the OcOnce Horse