The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-11-21
STATE NEWS.


ed by many of the colleges of this
State is giving universal satisfaction.
- The report of the superintendent
OF the State Hospital for the insane
shows an alarming increase in insanity.
= Charleston has decided not to
have gala week this fall as every
body is doing what can be done for tho
exposition.
The Secretary of State will pub
lish in his annual report complete list
OF all county officials for South Carolina
"a very sensible innovation.
= The Legislature convcncs under
the Constitution the 2nd Tuesday in
January and the month coming in on
Tuesday, the General Assembly will
convene next year OH the earliest pos
sible day. They will have 90 days in
January and ought to be home by the
10th of February.
- Miles Cureton killed Ned Parks in
the upper pat Of Grccnville county ON
November 9th. The latter charged tho
former with stealing pair of trousers
and Cureton drew pistol and shot
Parks, the bullet entering near the
heart. Both were negroes.
= To her other industries Greenville
is about to add another one, that Of
gold mining. 1t is reported in the
Greenville NerS that nuggets have
been picked up in the plowcd ground,
in certain section of tho county and
that one negro picked up one for
which he received S12O.
= The matter of the shortage of the
late Allen F. Free rs treasurer of Barn
we'll county has been settled MP. An
execution was issued against the sure
ties, and, as the amount realized from
the estate was ample to pay up the in
debtedness to Barnwell county, the
matter was soon adjusted.
= The Yorllville graded school build
ing was destroyed by fire last Friday
| about II o'clock. Tho cause of the fire
WIGS accidental. Tho building was the
property of private individuals and
was valued Mt about $4,000. There
was $4,000 insurance on the building,
but none on the furniture.
"A negro named Albert Bethca bas
been arrested Mt Sellers for robbing the
| mail pouch at that station. The pouch
had been hung out for train 90, and the
! negro knew that there was register
ed package containing thirty dollars
in It, so he bought five cents knife
for 20 cents and took the pouch down
and cut it open.
A sad accident occurred in Lau-
rens County near Babbtown. Two
little children of Mr.. Ebert Marler,
boy and girl, about six years old were
| playing in the cotton rress. By Some
| accident the loose cotton became ignit-
ed and the children lost their lives.
The eldest, boy, managed to scramble
out, but died soon after.
Mr.. Harry Adams, of Congaree, is
the owner Of very prolific COW. Re-
Gently this bovine wonder gave birth
to twins, which is rather unusual oc-
currence, but in this case it is particu-
larly wonderful inasmuch MS the COW
gave birth to twins last December.
Congaree is getting up reputation in
this line. These arrivals make the
fourth set OF twin calves born in that
place within year.
= The official report of the legisla-
tive examining committee as to the
condition and operation of the State
dispensary for tho quarter ending Aug.
81 has been fled with the governor.
The assets were3 S026,S20. including
among the main items $142,5O3 cash in
bank. S190,080 stock on hand in the
State dispensary, $210,144 merchandise
"a hands0t county dispensers. Expen-
ses and losses were $05,G47; gross p:o-
fits Ss7,272.
= The next legislature will elect q
judge for the seventh circuit and tho
following gentlemen have already en-
tered the race: Judge ID. A. Town
send of Union who desires to succeed
himself; C. P. Sanders of Spartanburg;
Ellis G. Graydon Of Greenwood. 1t
has been published that Col. j. w.
Ferguson, of Laurens, and D. E. Hyd-
rick, Of Spartanburg, will doubtless
enter ere long.
= The keen sense Of smell rs we'll as
OF danger possessed of Mary Bridges
saved her life in Laurens few nights
ago when the fuse attached to pile of
dynamite under her house was burning.
The woman rushed into the street. A
moment later the Town was shakened
by the explosion and the house shattcr-
ed. Two months ago the house the
woman was living in was blown up.
She had gone visiting and so escaped.
There is no clue to her enemy.
= Plasco Bradley and Tom Gibson
are the names of two young men who
lived Mt Clifton. Spartanburg county.
Neither was of age. They had dis
agreement about somc matter and in
going out of church, Gibson in walk
ing down tho aislo hrushed oroinst