The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-09-19
STATE NEWS

knitting mill for Ncwbcriy is
now an assured fact.
The Oconcc News, published a,
Seneca, has suspended publication for
awhile.
Young men are being turned away
from Clemson by the dozen ON account
of lack of room.
1t is said there are ut present one
thousand cases of sore eyes in the
town of Abboville.
= At its meeting in Columbia last
week the State Dlspcnsary Board pur-
chased 5000 barrels Of fire water.
\ negro and horse were killed
ny train ut Il railroad crossing ut
Rich Hill II few days ago.
= Nearly every town and city in the
State is subscribing liberally to aid the
unfortunate people at Galveston,
Texas.
: Hattie Whitcncr, II cOlOred woman
ut Prosperity, on Saturday afternoon
from the effects.
= More than one hundred eases of
hcmorrhagic fever ale reported in
Georgetown land a number of deaths
have occurred.
= Two negroes attempted an assault
on two little white girls in Syaltanl,rg
County last week. Both were arrested
and lodged in jail
Hast week was n good week for
Scarboroughs. One of the name gets IA
seat in congress. pne sheriff in Dar-
llngt0n, and IL third sheriff of Sumter.
= The Secretary of State is after the
Scaboard Air Line to make them take
out charter in this State. The char
ter fee is the thing that scarcs them,
it is immense.
= The court of general sessions is
now sitting in .Grccnville. Mrs. Mat
tic Hughes, now of Spartanburg, will
appear for trial the fourth time for the
murder Of her husband Mt Grecrs.
= Rev. John A. McFarlanc, Of the
South Carolina conference, while
preaching to n big revival meeting in
the Williston church, was stricken
with paralysis and fell spccchless in
the pulpit. He will die.
: The Tucapau Cotton mills near
Wexford. now operating 5000 spindles
and 46s looms, arc building an addition
al mill to have 10000 spindlcs and 80
looms which it is expected TO be in
operation by January, 1901.
= In Columbia last Thursday John
McIver, colorcd, aided Officer Flowers
in the arrest of negro named John
son, and while in company with the
policeman and the prisoner, McGyer
suddenly fell over and was dead.
- Rev. and Mrs. Gilbert Reid, mis-
slonaries in China, and the latter IL
Grccnville woman, wos not killed by
the Boxers as had been supposed, but
Mr.. Reid received shot in the foot by
Chinese bullet but was not seriously
hurt.
= While we'll digger, named Green,
was cleaning out n we'll for Reggie
Littlejohn, colored, in Spartanburg,
the earth and rocks caved in on him,
but it so happened that n large stone
settled just above his head. The stone
held him tightly in place, but at the
same time served to protect him. For
two hours he was engulfed before he
could be extricated. He was only
slightly bruised.
= Mr.. Wiley, one Of The delegates to
the recent meeting Of the South Caro-
lima Presbytery, had his leg broken in
three places at Smyrna church by
jumping out of carriage. IIc be-
came frightened on account Of two
mules to the vehicle bccoming] some
what unmanageable for the moment.
Drs. Hunter and Sem set tho broken
member, and Mr.. Wiley was able to be
taken home or the train.-Newbeyry
Observer.
Tho State Executive Committee
canvassed the returns of the late pri-
mary. Total vote for governor was
SO, 775, and Governor McSweeney's ma
jority over Colonel Hoyt was 1881.
Colonel James Tillman received 1892
more votes than Colonel Sloane for
lieutenant governor. j. II. Wharton
defeated w. ID. Evans, present chair
man of the railroad commission, by g.
800. Lieutenant Governor II. Is. Scar
borough defeats James Norton for con-
gress by 1,071.
K Ono man dead and another NOR
tally wounded is Fairfield County's
record for last weeks primary election.
The murder occurred at Fostervillc, in
what is generally called the "dark cor
ner" Of the county. Johnson Cameron
shot and killed H. A. Stevenson in an
election row. Theother shooting affyay
was at Bythewood, in the sand hills,
where Ed n::::zSoowwo:: n::::zSoowwo::;: was s;Iot in the
leg, some say by his own father, others
soy by John Campbell. The leg was
amputated and Brazewell's condition
is critical. ava
= Harry A. Brown was shot and