The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-02-14
STATE NEWS.

Wnlhalla to celebrate the semi-ccn-
tcnial of its foundation.
During the past fiscal year the tax
able property of the State has incrcas-
ed three million dollars.
= The Pee Dee Tobacco Warehouse
Ill Florence WAS burned ~" night last
week. Loss about $4,000.
= The Greenwood Cotton Mill. orrr- |
ating 10000 :iiidics and Isl looms.
proposes doubling its equipment.
The Seaboard Air inc has paid
nearly s'10,O0O in cash for various pieces
of property bought in Charleston.
An express car between Florence
and Charleston was robbed of Il num-
Der of parcels Feb. = no clue tu rob
her.
- The State prolibitionistS commit
tee has recently met in Columbia and
will address Il circular To the people in
Il few days.
= Col. Neal has reimbursed his
bondsmrn for the money they had to
pay ont III the matter of his prnitcn-
tiary shortage.
= Grccnvillc had Il most destructive
fire last Thursday night, the loss ag-
gregating about $500OO. partly covered
By insurance.
1t is claimed that the State dispen-
sary is doing S35, 900 more business per
month for the past few months than
for the same time last year.
: 1t is rumorcd in Charleston that
Armour of Chicago had bought farm
near that city and would erect frrti-
lizer plant to cost Sl00,00O
= Mr.. G. Duncan Bcllinger, of Barn
well. will not run for Congress but
will be a candidate for reelection to
the office of Attorney General.
= Mr.. j. n. Iidlry, of Oconcc Coun-
ty, died ut the home of his daughter III
Jackson County, n. c., few days ago,
at the advanced age of 1O5 years
= The National Teachers Associa-
tion will hold its next meeting in Char
lesion from July Z to ~, inclusive.
Ten thousand teachers are expected to
be i'm attendance and the railroads will
grant unusually low rates,
Last Saturday afternoon John @.
Babb, Mt his stillhousc, two miles
northeast OF Creeilvillc, shot and kill
ed Abe LincC n, a negro who was ad-
vancing on him with an open knife in
one hand and rock in another.
= The Commercial g. Farmers Bank
Of Rock Hill has gone.into the hands
O + Il temporary receiver. This course
was forced upon the bank by unfriend
ly rumOrs and tits said that the bank
will resume business within few
weeks.
- DR.. j. l.. NJ. Curry addressed the
General Assembly and the citizens
generally OF Columbia OH the subject
of education last Wednesday night.
The address was snid to have been one
of the finest ever delivered in the
State capitol.
= Bud johnson. IL negro convict
working for w. A. Neal, was killed by
having II tree fall on him while cut
ting timber in the woods on Mr.. John
Ferguson's place near Pickcns. 1t
seems that Il tree had been cut down,
but lodged, and another tree was cut
in order Ito fell it, which III falling
jumped of the stump and swung
around striking him in the back, kill
ing him instantly.
- Rnmor says that tho ncw county
of Saluda will take the cake when it
comes to the number Of candidates that
will be in the field this year. Old lady
RumOr talks as follows: For Sheriff
she says the ere will be twenty one can
didatcs in the field; for Coroner cigh-
teen; for State Senator eleven; for the
House of Representatives thirtytwo,
and all other offices in the same pro-
portion.
The Republican Executive Com
mittce of the State has appointed
March Goth as the day for the assem-
bling os the State Convention to elect
delegates to the national convention.
The administration of Mckinley was
warmly endorsed. A Republican State
Convention is held only once every
four years, as outside Of Federal jobs,
the only thing for the faithful is to
get elected as Delegates to the national
convention.
An inquest WAS held over the body
Of Willie Robinson, who died at the
city hospital Thursday from IL wound
in the head received by an axe in the
hands of his father. William Robinson,
who lives at Mt. Pleasant, was cut
ting wood in his back yard. His 4
year d.child was playing near by,
when the axe came OF the handle,
striking the child in thc head. lie
was brought to the city by his father
and sent to the hospital. The jury re-
turned verdict that death was caused
from blow in the head by an axe,
ana that the said blow was the result
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