The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-12-19
STATE NEWS.
Chambers is suspected among hor
enc -.

ouii1 Oh EusC B0ttery, charleston.
There are sixteen young lady stu
dents in the SoIth Carolina college.
- There have been $50 notaries pub
lie appointed i'll the State during the
past year.
Chancellor Judge w. d. johnson,
OF Marion, has sold his plantation of
1850 acres for S45,0o0.
- Cadet. j. j. A.. Kretzlin, of Clcm-
son College, has broken out with scar-
let fever ia Washington.
- Two cases Of small pox are report
ed on Paris Island, Beaufort county.
Both patients are negroes.
- Part of Lexington county has ap-
piied for the right Of an election to be-
come part of Richland county.
Latcr reports from Spartanburg
discredit the statement that the small
pox situation in that city is so serious.
= The work on the State capitol is
progressing satisfactorily and the force
of workmen will be greatly increased
at an early date.
= The white people Of Beaufort will
make an attempt to wrest the govern
ment of the town from negroes at tho
election in January. .
- Harvey Kelley. of Westville, Ker-
shaw county, committed suicide n few
days ago by shooting himself using n
yardstick to pull the trigger.
= The centennial of the South Caro-
lima College is rapidly approaching and
an effort is being made to get up an ap-
propriate celebration Of the event.
= At the recent Methodist Confer
ence at Chester 100 preachers were
given new fields of labor. and 1875 re-
turned to their previous appointme nts.
Tho Supreme Court has just struck
ut the practices of tho legislature in
passing speciel legislation, that is laws
that effect only small section of the
State.
Columbia was the first city in the
State in which automobiles were used
for private purposes, and sbe will be
the first IN which these vehicles will be
kept and rented for public use.
= A colored woman living west of
the town gave birth to two sets of
twins within the period of eleven
months. What other county can show
such record7-Rock Hill Herald.
- Some excitement was caused by
the developing Of q case &C small pox
In the Asylum at Columbia last week.
The negro who broke out with the dis
ease was one who was sent there from
Union Jail.
= Jas. f. Lyles was Kill ed ut Winns-
boro by Amos E. Davis. Both we're
men of prominence. Lyles went to
Davis house and called him out. The
facts Of sensational occurrence are
promised later.
s. T. T. Sims, of Spartanburg, has
given $1,000 to found a scholarship in
Converse College. The scholarship
will be known as the Claude Sims
scholarship in memory of deceased
son of Mr.. Sims.
= The government distillery of II.
ID. Lesley. few miles from Pickens,
was raided by State constables recently
and 400 gallons of whiskey seized. The
managers were caught in the act of re-
failing liquor from the cjstern room.
A gentleman in New5erry has re-
ceived an invitation to marriage
which was announced to take place in
Kailana, Waikiki, OF 1000 miles dis
tant in the Sandwich Islands. The
bride IS Miss Mary Louise Castle,
grand daughter of John Coleman, of
Saluda County.
- The business Of the State dispen-.
sary this year has been the greatest in
it's history. For the II months ending
November 30, the sales to coun-
ty dispensa-ies. it is stated, have
amounted to Si.755. .924.25, which is
S62O,0O0 in excess Of the sales for2 the
entire preceding year. 1oi
= Nellie Kettle, the twelve-year- r-old
daughter of Mr.. L. A. Kettle, OF Grean-.
vile, was busy with some fancy work,
near the fire Few days ago and the
celluloid comb which she wore in Her
hair became too hot aud took Hire. Mrs.
Kettle heard her daughters cries, ran,
to her and took her to pail of water
and kut out the fire, but not until her
hair had been badly burned.
w. E: Clary OF Saiuda county has
in his possession thirty dollar. bill
issued by tho continental congress in
1778. In shape it is almost square and
it Is printed on paper. which very much
resembles that now. used. Recently
a sixty dollar bill issued at the same
time. having much the same appear;
ance, was declared by tho treasury de-
partmcnt to be good money. 4
= Congressman Norton says the to-
bacco crop of this State this year Will
be from 2O.O0O.00o to %, ,00O, 900 pounds.
He says South Carolina has never been 4
officially recognized as q tobacco grow
ing State in spite of this great showing 4
and that he. .will protest to the Secre-
tary oftAgriculture. He says South
Carolina will never get credit until. !.
All exporting company is organized and
n market ika DanHine built. 4
"A; narrowing incident ig- renortad