The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-04-19
STATE NEWS.

burg.
Adaline Lindsay, colorcd died
at Due West few days ago aged lVz
years.
Orangeburg will this year expert
ment largely with tobacco. They
want something better than four cent
cotton
Governor Ellcrbc improves very
slowly. While he is able to attend
to official business he is by no means
a well man.
- Engineers have begun work Oh
the Congarec at Columbia preparatory
to deepening the channel of the river
and making it navigable
- In anticipation Of the increased
acreage in tobacco this year, number
Of gentlemen have begun the building
Of another warehouse in Manning.
Mr.. August Reckling, the Oldest
Knight of Pythias in the State, died
! in Columbia few days ago. He was
81 years of age and il most excellent
citizen.
- The Secretary of the Navy has
ordered the cruiser "Raleigh," just
returned from Manila, to visit Charles
ton during the Veterans Reunion
next month.
- Capt. G &. Wells, prominent
lawyer and Confederate veteran, died
at his home, in Grecnville, from u
stroke Of paralysis. Tuesday morning,
lth instant.
Last week in Grccnvillc Miss
Minnie Pollard sued John Jenkins
for $1,000 damages in breach of
promise suit and was awarded a vcr-
dict of $500
= The State Phosphate Commits
sion will meet in Columbia next Mon
day to elect Phosphate Inspector.
There are FIVE candidates fer the po-
sition, which pays salary of 81 500
year.
&C. b. Smith. of Columbia, and
Paul Trapier Haync, Of Greenville,
have been appointed second lieutcn-
ants in the regular army from this
State. Both are graduates Of the Cit
adel and members of the same class.
- In the last few years many car
loads Of beef cattle have been shipped
from this State to Virginia and Mary
land markets. The demand will in
crease and the price will advance, for
cattle are soarcer North and West
than for several years.
- Mr.. Thomam j. Thackman, for
many years State armorer, died in Co.
lumbia. He was armorer before and
during the war, and since that time
until few weeks ago, when he was
retired from Office. Since then he has
been in declining health up to his
death
- Mr.. g. w. Andrews, of Green
wood, had servant with him in the
Confederate army who was faithful
and true as steel to his young master,
facing every danger and providing ra-
tions when the government failed to
do so. This old negro is now abou,
eighty years of age and Mr.. Andrews
furnishes him with rat;ons every month
as reward for his faithfulness dur
ing the perilous times Of war.
= Rev. Robert Anderson Fair died
in Savannah, Ga, on Tuesday, 11th,
at the residence of his son, Rev. Jas.
i. Fair, pastor of the Independent
Presbyterian church, at the age Of
about 80 years. In the civil war he
was Lieutenant Colone! Of the Seventh
South Carolina Regiment, and at the
close Of the war entered the Presby-
terian ministry, in which he remained
faithfully and ably for many years.
The interment took place at Long
Cane, in Abbcville county.
= On last Wednesday near Dacus-
vile DR.. w. c. Black, of this city.
assisted by Drs. Jesse Morgan and W.
NJ. Ponder, performed surgical opc-
ration on lady % years .old of more
than usual interest. They removed
an ovaron tumor (cyst) weighing 40
pounds, and they say that all symp-
toms now indicate that the patient
will recover. A tumor of such pro-
portions is very rare affection in Il
young unmarried woman and its re-
moval is serious and difficult matter.
GrecariUc NewS.
- Smallpox is gradually being
stamped out in this State. During the
past two winters it has been epidemic