The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-10-31
STATE NEWS.

are reported in Union.
- Charleston cotton receipts arc !
nearly up to that of last year.
The State Baptist convention meets
Mt Newberry December and 9th.
Messrs. Long and Nixon have been
killed by boiler explosion in Hamp-
ton county.
Parts of Fairfield county and
Richland are afflicted just now with
the agents of Mormonism.
The Republicans of Beaufort
County will put out full county ticket
at the genera. election.
Warby Wine, ancgrO, was hung at
Orangeburg last Friday for the murder
of c. J. Pauling, uear Fort Mills.
: Arrangements IRE now being made
for complete telephone circuit con-
meeting Charleston with all the neigh
boring sea islands.
= In Srartenbnrg Mr.. =. L. Carson
mas several soft shell pecan trees now
in full bearing. The trees are about
10 years old.
Unofficial reports say that the
forthcoming census figures will show
that Greenville has nearly 1000 more
people than Spartanburg.
Tom Bolen, an Abbeville man,
who has been missing some time, turned
up at q magistrates court while his
friends were being tried for his mur-
der.
"A colored man died from asphyxia-
tiOn while working in q we'll in Saluda
County, few days ago. This is the
second such death in this State within
fortnight.
ID. B. Werner, master of Greenvilie
county, sold horse to wealthy New
Yorker few days ago for four thous-
and dollars and the purchaser said he
never saw such bargain.
Governor McSweeney has written
q letter to each of the governors of the
States asking them to call attention to
the South Carolina Interstate and
West Indian Exposition and urging
that their States be represented at tho
coming exposition.
- Fritz Dornberg, about 20 years of
age, was crushed to death by Sea
board Air Line train at Greenwood.
He fell from n Charleston and Western
arolina train to the track Of the Sea-
beard, distance of about 20 feet, two
night trains passing over his body.
which was frightfully mangled.
= Superintendent Griffith, of. the pen
itentiary, hassubmittedt to the Attorney
General the question whether cOnvicts
who were convicted Of murder, arson,
rape andmanslaughter could be leased.
The Attorney General decides that such
convicts cannot be "farmed" out.
In Charleston while playing al ound
an elevator shaft in 4-story building
Leroy Webb, years old, lost his foot
ing and fell down the : ovator shaft, q
distance of nearly 100 -eet. His right
arm was brokenil two places and he
| was rendered unconscious, but will re-
cover.
= Crawford j. Gilbert, chief archi-
tect of the Charleston Exposition, has
submitted his plans for the laying off
the grounds and the erection of the
buildings. The plans are elaborate
and call for 24O acres of land. An
avenue to be built up by States and
cities and for sentimental purposes is
included.
Supt. John j. McMahan has issued
letters to county superintendent re-
questing them to sell no moro old books
that may be on their bands. The con-
tract with tho publishers of the new
book adopted by the State board goes
into effect Nov. 1st, and expires in one
year from that date. 1t will perhaps
be better for parents to await the ar-
rival of the new books, since they must
be used after Jily next.
= Mary Britt, an aged negro woman,
was burned to death in q house near
Florence. She was with several of her
small grandchildren. who undertook
to play with her pipe, spilling fire on
the old woman's dress. She was help
less, and they were too small to put
out the fire.
= A sad accident occurred in Che
raw last Saturday. The twelve year
old son of DR.. Thurman was killed by
young horse, The harness had been
taken off the horse and rope tied
around his neck by o servant who
handed it to the boy to hold. He tied
the rope TO. his wrist when the horse
became frightened and dashed off drag
ging the boy to his death.
In this State the rice planters are
harvesting the best crop made in many
years. Reports from the Santee and
other rivers in Georgetown county,
where the most rice is produced, cay
that planters are surprised at the yield.
Land thought to be worn out has pro-
duced flrst-cl rico both in quality
and quantity. The grade of all rice
is unusually high.
The camp and chapter of Sons and
Daughters Of Confederate Veterans at
DARLINGTON have beQun an orpanizad