The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-04-25
STATE NEWS.


year.
= Several new eases of smallpox
have recently been reported in various
sections of the State.
- Bishop W. w. Duncan will preach
the commencement sermon of Win
throp College the first Sunday in Juuc. |
Tho new naval appropriation bill I,
carries something over quarter of a
million for tho il. Improvement of Port
Royal station.
The Southern Wholesale grocers
have succumbed to the charms of
Charleston and will hold their annual
meeting there in May.
The New Windsor Hotel in Green
vile was seriously damaged by fire
last Sundoy night. The damage is
estimated at $4,000, and is fully cover
ell by insurance.
- Attorney General Bcllinger has
given notice that he will appeal from
Judge Bcnet's decision quashing the
indictments against Col. Neal, lntc
superintendent of, the penitcntiary, for
failure TO turn over public funds
- Laurens seems to be ahead of all
the counties i'll the matters Of candi-
dates. The local papers have more
than column of names OF patriotic
citizens who stand ready to sacrifice
themselves upon the altar of their
country.
A lady member of the Second
Presbyterian Church in Columbia has
paid the mortgage of $4,000 that has
long rested upon that church. Her
liberality has not only cleared all in
dcbtedncss, but leaves n balance Of
several hundred dollars in the treasury
Collector TOlbert was fired from
tho Charleston custom house on the
representations made by the special
agent of the government who went
down there to hunt the blind tiger
that was Thought to be concealed there.
Col. Il. III. Wallace Of Sumter has been
appointed in his stead.
"A hog disease has broken out
among the stock of Aiken farmers. 1t
is not cholera, as the hogs do not lose
their appet tite. 1t renders their hind
legs powerlcss and they drag them
selves about by their forelegs. A num-
ber have died and the farmers are
puzzled to know what to do with tic
disease.
e. Sitgraves, q business man of
Laurens, was before the federal dis
trict court in Greenville last week
for contempt because he did not turn
over $4,000 to his creditors. He told
Judge 3rawley that he had lost the
money ut poker, and when the judge
asked him what the limit was he could
not remember.
- The Grand Lodge Knights of
Honor Of this State met in Columbia
last week. The financial showing was
gratifying. The tofficers for next year
are w. A. Templcton, past grand die
tatOr; j. w. Todd, grand dictator; l..
N. Zealey, grand reporter; j. T. Rob-
ertson, grand treasurer; J.. N. Zealey
and j. w. Todd delegates to the SUI
prcme lodge.
- The postofiice at Lake City has
been re-established and Mrs. Della ID.
Carter, white, appointed postmaster.
This was done upon petitions fled by
practically all Of tho white and colored
citizens requesting re-establishment of
the Office and this lady's appointment.
The colored people submitted q sep
arate petition requesting her appoint
ment. There has been no postoffice at
Lake City since the colored postmaster
there was killed by mob two years
ago.
= The State Treasurer has received
check fer S3,992o0 eco which represents
the charter fee Of the Atlantic Coast
Line Railroad company of Virginia.
This is the largest fee which has been
received by the Secretary of State for
the issuance of articles Of incorpora-
ton in many years. This fee alone
makes the Office of Secretary of.State
almost self-supporting, but the fees
from other industrial corporations will
run the total for 1000 far in excess of
preceding years.
Cora, the four-year-o daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Holden, who
live near Walhalla, was. terribly burn
ed last Wednesday afternoon about
five o'clock, from the effects of which
she died the night following at twelve
o'clock. Mr.. and Mrs. Holden were at
the barn Smelling corn, and tho two
oldest children, who were left at the
house, lighted lamp and became in
volved in scuffle over it, when the
clothing of the oldest was, in somo
way, ignited. When the mother reach
ed the house the clothing was nearly
all b::r::=1:: ::":. the ci,iitiTs body.
Little Cora never regained conscious
ness.- Walhalla Courier.
! "A sad affair occurred last Welnes-
day Afternoon in the Return neighbor-
hood, Oconee County, when Dave
Sanders was killed by pistol shot
from the hands Of Walter Hopkins.
Several young men Of the neighbor-
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