The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-10-17
STATE NEWS.

- The gross income of the railroads I
Of the State for the year ending June
70 was oger IS, 094 09oG4,GG11. G1X
Secretary Holloway reports that
entries to the State Fair arc coming in
and he is kept busy.
"A negro's hog in York county turn
ed up pot of old Englieh geld IL his
roofing few days ago.
Scores of farmers in Darlington
county will realize 800 per aero from
their tobacco crop this year.
= A farmer in Florence County hnd
four acres in tobacco this year. and sold
his crop few days agn for s?oo.
~. B. Odom, a colOred barber of
johnston, was nominated for Congress
Dy the Republican convention in Aiken.
The machinery for the Easley cot
ION mlli is fast being placed in position
reyolve.
- The membership Of the Christian
Temperance Workers in this State
numbers more than 200 women and
children.
Work will soon begin Oh the bar
racks for the United States soldiers at
Sullivan's Island, the land having been
| condemned.
One Marion farmer is out more
than thousand dollars because he
contracted last spring to sell his cotton
crop at seven cents.
More than ona hundred girls are
boarding out at Winthrop College on
account of the crowded como 'ti0n of
the buildings. The now dornitory is
badly needed.
"A few daya ago an operative in
the Union cotton mill was stung by q
spider. In n short while signs Of blood
poisoning set in, and within twenty
four hours he died.
In Columbia last Thursday even
ing Mrs. Allen, the aged mother of City
Auditor JOS. r.. Allen, while walking
across room, slipped and fell, tho fall
resulting in q broken thigh.
There will be no more Saturday
holiday ut Winthrop. The authorities
have, decided that it would be better
for all concerned that the weekly holi-
day shall be Monday instead Of Sntur-
day.
| - kershaw county is having diff
Guilty in getting @ candidate for sheriff
nominated. There Was u contest after
the second primary and now the defeat
ed candidate is going to contest the
third primary.
- The Governor has pardoned +. f.
Thackston, Of Greenvjlle, who was
three years ago sentenced to five years
imprisonment for murder. ThackstOn
| is twenty five years old and member
OF prominent family.
The Harris Lithia Springs property
has been sold to syndicate of Phila-
| dolphin and Augusta capitalists, Mr..
Harris retaining considerable block
OF stock in the company. The capital
stock of the concern is to be 1926, 900.
i
number of rewards for tho arrest Of
parties wanted for killing in this State
1t would appear from the number Of
| fered that n pretty good portion of
those who commit hOmicides manage
to get away.
President Wii6orn, who has been
travelling the State in the interest of
the Cotton Growers Association, says
the movement is being enthusiastically
supported. The convention to meet
be largely attended.
=. Three years ngo X. r. Milan, Of
against the Southern road for injuries
to carload of horses. The railroad
the sheriff Of Newberry seized a train
as it stopped at the station. He chain
ed the engine to tie track and held it
there Tor four hours, ut which time the
money was paid.
While Capt. c. F. Camp. passen-
ger conductor on the Asheville, Spar
attempting to put off his train bois-
ferrous and drunken white man at PscO-
let depot who would not pay his fare,
the man seized Mr.. Camps left hand in
his mouth and bit it badly. Mr.. Camps
arm is swollen, his hand having been
poisoned by the bite.
A horrible homicide was commit
ted in tho Longtown section of Fu.- =
field county. A difficulty arose be-
tween two negroes, husband ard wife,
which resulted in the death of the for
mer. After shooting her husband four
times the woman was not satisfied, but
picked up i Ratchet and severed the
head from the body. She is now in the
county Jail at Winnsboro.
Two young white men. friends CT
Governor McSweeney and Gentiles,
will marry ladies Of the Jewish faith at
kingstree October 1st. They have de-
cided that neither priest nor minister
shall ofiiciate and have invited the
governor to attend the double wedding
and Ill capacity of chief magistrate
perform the ceremony. Governor Nc
Sweeney has accepted.
- The possibilities Of farming are
demonstrated by James Cantaulou, of
Edgeficld county, who works one mule
on small tract farm. The past two
seasons have been hard on both corn
and cotton, bat last year Mr.. Cantaulou
made GOO bushels of corn and nine !ea!cs;
of cotton. This year, despite the dis
astrous season, he has made ten bales
of cotton and 700 bushels of corn, or q
crop worth $3.50, with one mule.
- Mr.. John 81. IIunnicutt came very
near being killed on last Saturday, 9th
instant, at the hands of Jessie Julian,
who, it is said, without provocation,
while at his own dinner table, Hunni.
cutt being his invited guest, drew his
pistol and fired, the bal! striking his
victim on the top of his head on right
side, the leaden bullet cutting its way
through the hair. skin and muscles TO
the bone, without breaking the skull.
MIR. Julian lives near Old Pickens, in
OcOnee county. Mr.. Hunnicutt has
sworn. out n warrant against Julian,
charging him with assault and battery