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

burg; 46I students are enrolled.
In Edgeiela County the other
night an old white man of "a married
young lady Of 20.
Superintendent Of Education Nc
Mahan has arranged for fine summer
school at Winthrop College.
- Mormon missionaries are making
such headway in Hampton County
that backwoods church is likely to.
be built soon.
Gov. Ellerbe is not doing as well
as was expected at Summeryille,
though there is nothing alarming in
his condition.
Mrs. John Sutherlin, who lives
in the upper part Of Greenyille Coun-
ty, presented her husband last Friday
with three vigorous and hearty boys.
The Governor has offered re-
ward of sl5o for the capture and cor
viction Of the negro fend who CON
mitted rape on Mrs. Williams Of Green
Vile.
DR.. a. Coke Smith will preac!.
the commencement sermon before the
South Carolina College and Judge J.
IT Hudson will deliver the baccaIau-
reate address.
On Lieut.. Governor McSpeeney
has fallen the pleasant duty Of deliv-
ering the address Of welcome at the
Confederate Reunion to be held IL
Charleston next week.
Commissioner Vance has turned.
over the State Dispensary to Mr..
Douthit. He had on hand $4,000
in cash, $4,000 stock at State dispenA
sary and s2l, 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
thermore that he is out Of politics and
will stay out.
While Magistrate was hearing
case in Greenwood a few days ago
Constable Rook's pistol fell from his
pocket and was discharged, the bail
going dangerously near the head Of !
one Of the witnesses.
Col. S. W. Vance, late State Lii
quor Commissioner, who was defeated
for reelection by Mr.. J. B. Douthit,
has been elected State Phosl hate
Commissioner, defeating MIR. A. W.
Jones. the present cncumbenty
A convention of all Southern Ly-
ceums and lecture courses will be held
in Charleston on May 1lth and 18th.
The object will be to cooperate in
the sec. cement Of lecture courses and
to extend the Lyccum system in the
South.
The faculty Of the South Caro-
lima College has given the 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.
DR.. John 7. Wightman who went
from this State about Is 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 so years.
= On last Monday morning Martin
Welborn shot and 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.-Pickens Sentinel.
Counterfeit silver half dollars Of
the year 1876 are being circulated in
the city of Columbia. It's 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 betrays it.
self.
Great preparations are being
made in Cherokee for the big celebra-
tion which is TO take place on the
Cowpens 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