The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-05-16
STATE NEWS.
- There is an asparagus farm of eOG
acres near Charleston.


,cres near Charleston.
= Compulsory vaccination is giving
some trouble in the town Of Union.
Judge Willard, formerly chief
Justice of this State, recently died in
= Miss Ann Rice, of Union, has sub
scribcd 100000 to build a cotton mill |
Mt y nitmirc, OH the Seaboard.
= Frank Il. Gary denies that he will
from the gubcrnatorial raco
and says he is in it to the finish.
The Democrats Of Hampton, Gov
crnor McSweeney's homo county, havo
the governor for reelection
= Mr.. John II. Shulcr, farmer and
prominent Methodist, of Lexington
county, has donated $1,000 to the Co.
lumbia Female College.
- Rev. w. L. johnson, OF Bamberg,
has been allowed bail by Justice Pope.
He is the Bamberg minister who shot
young Bcllinger few days ago.
= Mr. G. &. Featherstonc, the pro-
hibition candidate for Governor in
1893, says he will not be q candidate
for the same Office again this year.
In Yorkville Miss Blanche Wilkie
snapped an unloaded parlor rifle at her
caller, Mr.. Frank Jones, and tho ball
passed through the young gentleman's
cheek.
Prof. l.. c. Glenn, of the South
Carolina College, has been authorized
by the United States Geological Sur
vey to get up data on artesian wells in
this State.
Rev. D. j. Brimn, ID. D., professor
Of New Testament Literature and
Exegesis, has resigned his chair in tho
Columbia Presbyterian Theological
seminary.
Several cases of small pox are re-
ported in the Little River section of
Abbeville county. Every precaution
is being taken to prevent the disease
from spreading.
= Bud Ward, n farmer of CAN'T
Township, Grecnville County, died
last Sunday night of small pox. A
wife and seven children survive him
Uuu thCy dIC UIA SiCh Will tAC nuuIc
disease.
- DR.. w. II. Zimmerman will be a
candidate for reelection as State
Treasurer, and he will be opposed by
Mr.. r. II. Jennings, of Fairfield, who
left IN arm upon one of the battle
fields in Virginia.
- The State Dispensary Board Of Di-
rcctors have decided to reduce the in
voice price of liquor to dispensers.
This will not affect the retail prices,
but will reduce the annual amount to
the credit of the general school fund
by $4,000. At the same time the
profits to tho towns and counties will
be increased.
- The war department has filed g
claim against the State for S340, ,0j0, the
amount alleged to be due for the loss
of government ammunition, ETC., seized
in 1850 by order of Governor Pickens
by Col. Cunningham Of tho 18th South
Carolina regiment. This offsets and
exceeds the claims against the govern
ment by the State.
John Rice, cOlOred, an employee
of Ross quarry, in Lexington county,
was instantly killed by heavy piece
Of stone falling upon him. He was
working in IN excavation when part
of the walls caved in and piece of
stone weighing ton or moro fell upon
him, crushing his body to mass tR
pulp ind broken bones.
The Seneca Cotton Mills, OF Sen
ece, now in course OF construction,
will be again increased i'll capacity as
soon as the initial equipment of 15,OC0
spindles and 454 looms are installed.
Plans are being drawn for the addition
and when completed the mill will be
capitalized at 100000 and will have
$1,000 spindles and 1900 looms.
- The Golden Weed, a journal pub
lished at Florence, s. c., in the inter-
ests of the planters, buyers and man.
ufacturers Of tobacco in the State, will
issue "South Carolina Special Edi-
ton" during tho month of July. 1t
will be profusely illustrated and will
contain complete exposition Of the
tobacco industry of South Carolina.
"A commission for q charter was
issued by the Secretary of State in CO.
lumbia last week to the Oconee Elcc-
trio Power Manufacturing Company, Of
Seneca. The company proposes to
develop and utalize The water power
of Conneross Creek and to operate a
cotton mill with the power, which is
also to be offered for sale. The capt.
tai stock of the company is to be $780,
600.
= News has been received of q whale
being found on May 4th, near the ter
minus of tho Conway Seashore Rail-
road, Horny county, few miles below
the North Carolina line. The whale is
dead and appears to have been har-
nnoneG. :: &c o@5 ioo0 ioug anu "a broad
at it's mouth and over fourteen feet
across its tail. The last visitor of this
kind On fhta Cnaak vyoa fn Chor1oatnn