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

The annual report OF the city
treasurer shows that the expenses OF
the city of Spartanburg for the past
year were S5S,G40.
The Estate Pharmaceutal Board
meets in Columbia next Tuesday and
Wednesday for the examination OF ap-
plicants for licenses.
At the baptism OF John Bclk q
child whose parents lived at Fort Mill,
five grandmOthcrs and great grand
mothers were present.
The tax assessments for lo!D III
South Carolina showan increase OF Sd
GOO, 900 over last year. Over S2,0oo,oOo
of the increase is in persoal property.
Miss Lily Lander, of Clifton, was
accidentally Shot by her brother when
he was carelessly handling pistol;
The ball entered the cheek Inc wound
is not considered dangerous.
"A young man lost his life the
other day near Mountvillc. While
ginning he was caught by some part
Of the machinery and suffered internal
injuries, from which he died.
Five hundred thousand pounds OF
tobacco have already been sold IN
Darlington county from this years
crop. The prediction is that the sum
total will reach four million pounds.
-J.C. Wilkinson. of Barnwell coun-
ty. grew this year 10 pumpkins on one
vine, weighing from 20 to 80 pounds
apiece. The man who can come Lear
that must be "some pumpkins" OF q
farmer.
1t is announced thata York county
man has a bonanza i'll supplying game
cocks for Mexico, one rooster OF that
county having whipped about forty
hottles 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 flllplnos' a.
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 bv blood hounds and is now Ill
iail at Greenwood.
The people OF Marion have pre-
sented Lieut.. Victor Blue with silver
loving cup. Lieut.. Blue is at his
mothers home in Marion enjoying his
honeymoon, as he was married few
days ago to young lady IN New Jer-
scy.
The State Board of Control has de-
cided not to interfere with the beer
dispensers until their terms OF office
eynirc. These terms vary IN differ,
emf cities, but by June next an VIII
be mp aud the privileges Will then
cease.
Joe Alexander, colored convict
who escaped twenty-one years ago;
came to Columbia last Saturday ana
was recognized and arrested, by Ser
geant Swearing. He will have to
serve out his term after his long taste
of liberty.
Snartanburg and Grcenville coun-
ties have long been wrangllng over
the boundary line between the two
counties. The dispute has at last
been settled by the courts and Spar
tanburg wins.
Mr.. Alfred Taylor, of Taylors sta
ton in Crccnville county, had % or 81
acres in corn on the Enoree bottoms
this wear and the average yield was
about III bushels per acre. On one
Dlot the Weld was at the rate OF 13G
bushels per acre.
One day last week negro work
ing at the factory had Il toe run over
by a truck and the end mashed Oft.
The poor fellow picked up the. piece
of flesh and skin and ate 1T saying, II
oin't goin' let nobody have my meat" "
It is needless to say that he enjoyed his
dict.-Clinton NcrS.
= The reported shortage IN the Office
Of County Superintendent OF Education
Rembert of Sumter county turns out
to be a mistake, and was caused by Il
clerical error in his books, which has
becn discovered since the report was
made by the grand jury, much to the
qualification Of the officer and his
friends.
7. Z. Younger, a salesman in a
store in Spartanburg, has been lodged
in the Spartanburg Jail charged with
forgery. It is claimed he forged the
name of w. II, Swain to S40O check
on tho Central National Bank and sent
\ negro with a note to collect the same.
TLc bank refused to pay the check and
by this Younger was entrapped.
The next meeting of the Baptist
State Convention will be held at
Gatt'ney, S. c., beginning, WEDNESDAY
night, November 30. The Baptist
Ministers Conference will meet Tues
day night, November %. me Con- m
vcntion sermon will be preached by
Rev. II. B. Buchholz. OF Chester or by
Rev. w. 7. Tate, OF Willamston, his
alternate.
= Blind tigers are made ont of a va
ricty of material, but it is seldom that
dispcnsary constable develops into
one. Yet cX- Constable Harvey c. Hill
was before Magistrate Mauldin OF
(;rccnville accused of selling whis1cy.
lie owned up frankly. pleaded guilty,
and alu iailiug # 70 pay his 500 fine, went
to the gang for thirty days.
= MIR. +. NJ. Cudd, of Santuc, near
Worthy's ferry, brings lis Il specimen
of the 'lIoon cabbage that Just takes
the rag of the bush in the cabbage
line. 1t is as large us Il cotton basket.
about three feet in diameter and
weighs nine pounds. Mr. Cmdd says
if heads in the winter and is Il fine
variety. He says he has Il garden full
of thcm.-i MON Times.
= The members of the Oc0nec Horse
Swappers Convention are expecting Il
large crowd at Walhalla on next Tues
dav and "Wednesday. The object is
to encourage the raising OF better
stock. to get the people together to
trade their supcrtluous stock, to eX-
change their ideas upon the different
subjects of raising stock, growing va