The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-10-24

Miss Polly Hayes died at the home of |
her brother-in-law, Mr.. w. F.. Hayes.
in Vaisnnes Township, on Thursday.
18th inst, at 2 o'clock. For twenty
years or more she had been afflicted |
with bronchitis, but she was not con-
fined to her bld until three or four
days preceding her death. The de-
ceased was O sister of the late Rev.
Baxter Hays. and was in the 18th year
Of her age. She was q good woman,
and highly esteemed by e wide circle
Of friends and relatives. For nearly
sixty years she had been devoted
anu exemplary member of the Baptist
Church. iier remains were inferred in
the Mountain Creek Church-yard last
Friday.
Mrs. Nancy Cox. an inmate of the
County alms-housc, died there last
Friday and was carried to Smith Chapel,
in the Fork, for interment. She was
between seventy five and eighty years
of age, and was Il State nensioncr. Her
husband, Dempsey Cox. Il member of
tho Second South Carolina Rifles, was
killed in the Seven Days battles around
Richmond, ana she had son who
served III the Fourth South Carolina
Volunteers ana III ether coiiiillulis
during the Civil War. She was ma
tive of Ncwbcrry Count, but spent
most Of her life in the Fork section of
this County. She was good woman,
an humble Christian aud had for many
years been member Of the Methodist
Church.
Miss Belle Kcarney, who is to lecture
in the First Baptist Church tonight
"wednesday at 8 O'clock, has won
laurcls wherever she has been heard.
She has travelled in the cause Of tenn
pcrance in England, Ireland, Scotland,
Switzerland, France and Italy, besides
many States of the Union. Miss Fran
ces E. Willard, the now sainted origi-
nator of the w. c. T. o., said of her:
Miss Kearney is one of the most re-
markable young women l have met
anywhere. She has great natural abili-
ties and, best of all, sincere devotion
to God and humanity. She is we'll
equipped with one of the best voices l
ever heard, and beautiful womariy
manntl. Her. speech in Boston in
Trement Temple was tho feature of a
splendid meeting in which Lady Henry
Somerset participated, and who de-
clared that Miss Kearney was q woman
with future"
Last Saturday afternoon there came
near being serious tragedy Mt Port
man Shoals, ten miles west of this city.
That morning d. l.. Arthur, who is
experimenting the work of raising the
dam of the Anderson Power Company,
discharged A. w. Busbin, one of the
rock masons engaged on the work
Shortly after dinner Mr.. Arthur was
standing in the commissary store door
when Busbin came mp and, jerking his
pistol from his pocket, fired ut the
superintendent, tho bullet passing
through Ills hat. Busbin Immediately
ran of. A phone message ereported the
occurrence at once to Sheriff Green
who sent Deputy Dillingham; with his
bloodhound out there. That night
about 10o'clock Mr.. Dillingham; located
Busbin Mt the home of j. II. William.
son, near the Shoals, and, placing him
under arrest, brought him to the city
and lodged him in jail.
The Court of Common Pleas adjourn
ed last Saturday evening, after very
busy weeks session. When we closed
our report last Wednesday the Latimel
insurance case against the Woodmer
of the World had just been given tc
the jury, which returned a verdict in
favor of the defendant. The next case
was that of j. L. Jones, administrator
against the Z. &c. w. c. Il. Il. for s1E,.
200 damages on account of the death OF
his wife. This case was not concluded
until Friday evening, when the jury
returned verdict in favor of the plain.
tiff, giving him S1,?5O damages. The
case of Amanda w. Newberry against
G.. w. and G. L. Anderson, II. NJ. and
II. II. Prince was the last jury case
tried and resulted in verdict in favor
of the defendants. Motions for new
trials were made in both the above
cases but were refused. A now trial
vas granted in the case Of Asbury Har-
ris, administrators, against Anderson
County for $4,000 damages on account
the death Of his son, who was whipped
by party df enraged citizens before
ne was committed to Jail, and which
had resulted in a verdict in favor OF
the County.
Mr.. M. A. McGee, of Honea Path, has
caused little sensation by mysteri.
ously disappearing. He came to An.
derson last Monday in his buggy
accompanied by younger brother
The latter decided to attend the circus
and return home On tiicevening's train
The elder McGee left tho city on hit
return home alone in his buggy about
X o'clock. He was seen passing the
nome of Mr.. John T. Green, about
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