The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-10-24
STATE NEWS.

SHotlcstOu ~ SrTaUSlnE 10 nave q
big carnival next month.
Hampton Legion will hold re-
union in Columbia during Fair week.
Grecnville has received some cleo
trio cars, They expect to be running
se11o3.
= Columbia and Richland county ex-
pect to receive $4,000 dispensary pro-
fits this year.
In the neighborhood of forty young
ladies arc candidates for the position
of State Librarian.
: A widow Mt Troy walked ND a few
mornings ago and found highland
moccasin in her bed.
"A Charleston firm, Porchcr a. Co.
won the gold medal for a rice display
at the Paris exposition.
- The Court of General Sessions for
Oconee County oonvcncs ut Walhalla
on Monday. November 5th.
There were 247 iomicides in South
Carolina last year, and most of these
were victims of the handy pocket pis-
tol.
Andrew Simons says that his big
new tourists hotel in Charleston will
DC complete and ready for the exposi-
tion.
Ben Colder, IN old negro, lay
drunk on the railroad ut Allendale and
was killed by the passenger train last
week.
The penitentiary will this year
spend $25,OO0 in permanent improve
ments, all paid out of the earnings since
Col. Meals successor was elected.
Complete, returns in Greenville
county show that in the recent election
on the question Of prohibition the vote
was in favor of prohibition 2,717 to
2,252.
Three negro women held up three
dispensary constablcs in Charleston.
They claimed in the police court that
the pistols that they threatened the
constables with were only toy pistols,
but the pistols were not in evidence.
The railroad rate to the State Fair
will not be changed. The rate is now
one fare for return trip. The rail-
roads say that the former rate of one
cent milo was special privilege
which this State alone enjoyed, and
they cannot continue it.
= Editor Frank p. Beard ono of the
veteran editors of the State, died on
the train from Augusta to his home in
Graniteville the other day. 1Ic died
30 suddenly and 80 quietly that pas
senger in the same seat with him did
not know that he was sitting by dead
man.
= Last Friday at Laurens in an after
cation about a debt Wade H. Godfrey,
n merchant, shot and killed Ed Work
man, colo ed. The killing occurred
about fifty feet from the court house
door during q recess of court. An in
quest was held, and there being evil
dence that the negro assaulted Cod
frey with club, the jury returned
verdict of justifiable homicide.
Governor McSweeney has appointed
the following as delegates to the South
ern Industrial convention which meets
Mt New Orleans: end district-W. II.
Manldin of Hampton; 8rd district-L.
w. Floyd of Newberry; 4th district
w. G. Childs of Columbia; 9Th district
j. j. Hull of Rock Hill; 9th district
II. w. Boucher of Bennettsville; 7th
district. L. Sims of Orangeburg.
Union county has one elderly fam
lily that has not forgot the old-time
ways. They still live in primitive
style; they have tho old-time spinning
wheel and cloth room, which is vet
made to do daily service to the family.
They spin the thread, weave the cloth,
and make their own clothes. This
family is composed of Mr.. james Seig-
ler his wife and two maiden daughters.
Mr.. Seigler is now 81 years of age and
his wife is SO.
= The State says Clemson Colleges
revenue from the inspection tax OF
fertilizer will this year be moro than
usual. Year before last it was $4,000
In 1899, $4,000; and up to Oct. 1st of
this year the receipts since Jan. 1st
mad been &05. .723,40. This revenue is
derived FROM tax of 25 cents per ton
on fertlllZers. AS there will be some
fertilizer sold before the close of the
year for the truck farms and small
grain crops, the receipts will run the
total still higher.
"A traveller in the mountains Of
north Greenville has discovered eggs
laid by one hen that bear letterings or
marks that can pass for such, and they
have attracted much interest. On four
eggs are the we'll defined characters o,
B, s, "A. There is IN inclination to
treat tho hen as political prophecies
and various interpretations to the let
ters have been given, the chief being:
80, Bryan's Star Ascends," and go!
Bryan Assures Safety"
In Charleston few days ago Cap
tain F. Dominick, of fishing smack,
had q fierce fight with an American
whip sting ray, or devil fish, near the
li0htshiD. Cantain Don,;-