The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-08-29
STATE NEWS.


made 100 gallons of molasscs From, i;
acres of land
TN persons were Frustrated by the
heat III Charleston one day last week.
and two of them died.
The Secretary OF state has granted
IL charter To the Limestone Mills -,
Gailncy, capitalized II, Seo0, 900.
- Adam Bonds, IL negro living in
Laurcns county. sho, his wife tI,,ou.h
the body with Il pistol and killed her.
He is in Jail.
- George ID. Tillmnn never wore an
"vcrcoat. and his successor. w. j. Tai
bert, has never worn Il pai of cuffs,
according to the Aiken Recorder.
Miss lacobi, OF Florence, has
sued the school trustees of that town,
because of her discharge as Il teacher
the ground of discharge being that she
was Jewrss
oi'lcial figures obtained from the
State dispcnsary show the shortage
and brca"agc reported by the Winns-
D0rO dlspcnsary for fourteen months
amounted to 81 ,i29.
- In the Greenville prize wheat con-
test the largest yield from one acre of
land was within Il fraction of 20 bushels.
made by boy under twenty years of
age. The next highest prize went to a
lady.
- The South Carolina Press associa-
ton will meet ut Harris Springs the
18th of September, to continue in scs-
sion three days; after which there will
be an excursion to Old Point Comfort
and Virginia Beach.
| - While working ut Il fire in New
berry early Sunday morning, Henry
Johniken, II negro fireman, was knock
ed down by Il live wire and died in
few minutes. Comrades who attempt
cd to rescue him were badly shocked
\ son of John Gibson, who lives
ON Saluda river about nine miles from
Grecnvillr. was struck by lightning
Saturday afternoon ut about 4 O'Clock.
lie was knocked scnsclcs. for brief
period, but, otherwise, was uninjurcd.
IF the Carolina preachers want to
get even with Senator Til!m.am," Yo-
marks the Charleston Past, "lct them
employ the Rev. Samuel Porter Jones,
OF Georgia, to meet him on the stump.
That would be batting worth see
ing"
= The State Democratic Executive
Committee will meet Friday night, for
the purpose of counting the votes and
selecting presidential electors There
nre nine to be chosen, two mt large
and one from each congressional dis
trict.
In fire at Hamburg few days
ago the old wooden building used
by tho Hamburg bunk in antebeiIum
times was burned. This bank Tat one
time had capital of $780, 1000, and was
regarded as the strongest institutions
of the kind in America.
Ground has been broken for the
erection of the buildings of the Clear
Water Bleachery g. Manufacturing
company, at Clear Water, new station
located four and one-half miles from
Augusta, Georgia, OH the C.. G. g. A.
division Of the Southern Railway.
"A Darlington man has made tho
discovery that as rule the young
people Of to-day are ignorant of the
causes which brought about the up
rising of the Red Shirts in 1876, and
the manner in which the State W. re-
deemed from the radicals....H He calls
for reunion and for some one to get
up history Of those stirring times.
= Last week Mr.. l.. a. Fellcrs, of
Newbcrry county, reported to the gov
ernor the existence OF CHAMBERS among
stock in Ncwberry county. The report
has been forwarded to President Hart
zog, OF Clemson College, with tho re-
quest that he send veterinarian to
look into tho matter and take proper
steps to prevent spread of the disease.
During the thunder storm which
passed over Greers on the night Of
August 10th, Mr.. T. Burton was in the
Victor Mill standing on water pine
and putting pully on shafting; he
was struck by lightning, knocked Off
the pipe, but he managed to get to the
floor. He was carried home by friends,
but next morning was able to go to
work again.
= The latest snake story is thus told
by the Santuc correspondent of the
Union Times: Mr.. Bob Stevens is the
champion snake killer now. Last
week he killed fifty-three in one day.
He found large highland moccasin,
killed it, and young ones eight inches
long began crawling....out of the old
ones mouth, until fifty two had come
and been killed.
- DR.. Miles Walker showed the re-
porter a day or two ago remarkable
freak Of nature in the shape of a stalk
of corn that is not more than five inch
es in height and which matured rea-
sonably perfect ear. 1t is the result Of
an experiment that Dr.. Walker has
been conducting for several years. He
seeks to produce CROSS between sugar