The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-08-08
STATE NEWS.

Burglars have robbed Gen. Hamp-
TONS residence of clothes and some
money.
= FlOrida's oldest man, fisherman,
recently died aged 1872. lie died while
fishing.
- The next annual reunion of Con
federate Veterans of this State will be
held i'll Columbia.
= a monument to the Indians vino
fought for the Confcdcracy has been
unveiled at Fort Mill.
- Gus Bostick, of Hampton county,
was killed by Il falling limb recently,
the end of which pierced his heart.
= The Newbcrry cotton mill shut
down for week-in order to allow the
operatives q much needed rest, SO tho
mill officers say.
The Walhalla Gun Club Will have
Shotgun Tournament in Walhalln on
Friday, cath inst. Cash prizes to the
amount of $40 are offered. The con-
test is open only to amateurs.
"A we'll authenticated story is cur
rent that the Armours Of Chicago and
the Charleston Mining and Manufac-
turing company are to. erect $780,
600 fertilizer plant near Charleston.
| The German artillery, of Charles
ton, will send 100 men. with bnttcry
of four cannons and n full band to the
Wnlhalla semi-centennial celebration.
| One hundred ormore ladies' will accom-
paDy the soldiers.
: Miss Addie Bradley, who lives
near Field postoiiicc, Pickcns county,
is brave girl. One day last week,
single handed, she killed rattlcsnakc
that measured four feet and foui
inches, and thirteen rattlcs.
- DR.. j. +. Rutlcdgc has entered {.
suit for damages against the town OF
kcrshaw in the sum of $4,000 for tllt
sentence imposed upon him last fal
for practiclng his profession in Tho
town without license to do SO.
In Oconec County last Friday
Brooks Williams shot and instantly
killed John Bigby, both young negroes
Williams accused Rigby of criminally
assaultipg his sister. williams cs
capped and has not been captured.
- Prof. Thornwell Haynes, who was
the principal of the school Mt Central
Pickens county, having been appointed
consul ut ROucn, France, will sail fol
that country ON til 14th inst. He vii
visit the Paris exposition before enter.
ing upon his duties.
- The South Carolina agriculture
experiment station at Clemson Colleg,
has completed it's report Of analyses .
commercial fertilizers for this season
! Three hundred and thirty official sam
Piles have been collected and analyzet
during the past year.
The contract for the completion O
the State capitol has been awarded
and the building is to be completed ty
December 1. 1901, under the contrac
to be signed. The work goes to larg,
contracting company of Pittsburg, Pa.
and the price to be paid is $15S.3OG.
| = Several tobacco farmers have tolt
the Orangeburg Patriot that theil
crops have cost them very little NOR,
than an equal farm of cotton would
| cost; yet if they succeed in curing 6
good article of tobacco they will ge
from $40 to 800 per acre for their crop
In Camden Isaac Mclaughlin sud
denly went crazy and attacked H.
Depass, who he met on the street. Mr
Depass ran into store and securing
baseball bat hit the negro several lick.
on the head. The negro became sc
violent that it took four or five men &C
carry him off.
Work on the main building Of the
Seneca Mill, of Seneca, has commenced
The ground for the foundation was
broken week ago. Pres. L. w. Jor.
dan states that from now on work will
progress as rapidly as possible, as il
is their intention to put the mill in
operation as soon as practicable.
Christina Veal, a colored girl. was
killed at her fathers place about nine
miles from Columbia by mule. The
girl was about nine years of age
While the mule was drinking Christina
got switch and began to play with
chO OuoAACSo OhO VI tuc uululdl. Out
went both heels, one striking the girl
in the head, the other striking her in
the stomach. She was instantly killed.
= The Governor has received q let
ter from gentleman in Vclasco, Tex
as, asking about the county road law in
this State. He desires to get informa-
tion about the plan Of working State
as we'll as county convicts upon the
chain gangs. He asked for Ia copy of
the State laws as to roads, and a.state-
ment rs to it's operation and the re-
suits.
= Lightning struck the Baptist par
sonage at Westminster last Friday
afternoon, at o'clock, instantly kill
ing Henry Simpson, prominent farm
er, and seriously injnring Thomas N.
Hall, lumber dealer, and ii. Alien
Terrell, planter. They were attend
ing Church conference, and were sit
ting on the piazza conversing. when
the fatal afr0ka WQa rQpoiUod Tho