The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-09-26
STATE NEWS.

ulpnthcrla III York county and the doe |
tors rely mainly a> remedy ON anti |
tOXinc.
Thctc arc charges of irrcgularity |
iii the election of sheriff of Kcrshaw |
ounty and another election has been
ordered on October end.
The Graded Schools in various
parts OF the State have opened for the
fall session and all report largely in
creased attendance.
= The orphanagc children of the
Clinton Thornwcll Orphanngc have
contributed their pennies to the Gal
weston sufferers, amounting to $ll.l0.
a commission for IL charter has
been issued to the Bank of McC Cormicll.
The capital stock Of the bank is to be
$4,000.
= 1t is understood that it has been
definitely decided to set apart Thurs
day of fair week for charleston" or
Exposition" day ut the State fair this
year.
= The Ncwberry cotton mill has de-
cided to run on three fourths time.
The dircctorssay daily operation means
loss of money, ut the present price Of
cotton.
The State pcnitcntiary buildings
are to be practically rebuilt. 1t is to
be built on improved plans, made with
the view OF giving health and comfort
to the prisoners.
- The Laurcns County Agricultural
and Stock Show will be held on October
4th and 5th. \ half mile track has
been built and grand stand and an
exhibit stand will be erected at once.
= The Norris Cotton Mills, of Catcc-
chee, have placed orders for ti,G0o spin
dies and accompanying machines to
make fine sheetings. They are to use
Mason machinery and this order du
plicatcs their present equipment.
= On September 18th iii the Suldutll
murder trial in Grccnvillc Capt. j. "A.
Mooney, Suddeth's attorney, raised the
point that the vcnirc had not been
properly drawn. Judge Atllrich sus-
tanned the point, dismissed the jurors
and adjourned tho court.
BY vote the citizens Of Orange
burg have decided to exempt from the
payment Of all licenses and taxes fol
five years all manufactures located in
the city limits which have capital
equal to or exceeding $4,000.
With the desire of giving her hus-
band true picture Of herself, woman
in Aiken had her photograph taken as
she appeared at her daily houscwork
in her kitchen dress with n baby on
one arm and broom and dust pan on
the other.
- On Friday morning, 14th instant
about two o'clock, Mark Burrell and r.
p. Ray made their escape from the
Walhalla Jail by boring hole through
the wall with brace and bit which
had been smugglcd to them by some
person.
= The weather bureau Of Columbia
has sent out its weekly summary oi
weather conditions and crop rcport
This bulletin states that the corn croI
on M average ls less than half al
average yield, and that the cotton i.
nearly all open and ut least half tho
crop gathered.
The Stewart Contracting Co. has
informally notified the Chickamauga
Monument commission that thesmonu-
mcnt that company has been erecting
on the famous battlefield for the State
of South Carolina has been COMPLETED
except for the inscriptions upon it
These arc to be cut at once. The mon
umcnt Is said to be q handsome one.
- Mr.. Stephan Elmorc passed hit
o0th birthday Wednesday and Mrs. T.
). r. Giles, his niece, gave Il dinner in
honor of the event. Several OF the
Oldest people in the city were present
Among them were: Mrs. Susan Hill
90; Thomas Henderson, 81; Stephen
Elmorc, so; Mrs. Martha Widcman, 70;
Mrs. Stephen Elmorc, H.-Greenmood
! Journal
Jessie Mo-rell, a t2-ycar-old bow,
met a horrible death at Timmonsville.
Tie was working in his fathers cotton
gin, and it Is thought was trying to ad
Just one Of the belts on the shaftipy.
The young boy was caught in the
rapidly turning belt and was thrown
with great force against tho raftcrs.
When picked up he was dead, his
skull being broken open. There were
other bruises on his body.
= Col James II. Tillman, Licutcn-
ant Governor-elcct, the junior vice
commandcrin-c chief of the Spanish
War Veterans Association, announces
that there is to be reunion of the
veterans of the First South Carolina
Regiment Y. S. ", that served in the
war with Spain, in Columbia during
tho coming State Fair. The reunion is
to be held on Wednesday of Fair week
and all members are requested to be
present.
Gov. McSwccncy has granted
pardon to G. j. Allen, the former coun-
- school commissioner of Dorchester
county, who was convicted of forging
a teachers Dny certificate in Nav. 1900.