The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-05-29
STATE NEWS.


may enter the race for tho senate
against McLaurin.
= Some negroes near Clinton, pur-
sued IL horse thief and shot him. He
died from the wounds.
= Bib Harris fell from q railroad
trestlo in Greenville Thursday and
died from injuries sustained.
= The watermelon growers in the
lower part of the State report poor
stands ." :siu early planted fields.
- a new order of clubs has been or
gaized i'll Spartanburg. styled the shirt
waist club. Tho gentlemen are not in
it.
The time was when it was believed
that lightning never struck twice in
the samo place A tree in Newberry
was stripped of its bark one day, and
splintered the next.
George 8. McCravy, the lately
appointed United States deputy mar
shall. had a tisticuft ut Laurens with
Clerk of the Court John F. Bolt. They
were arguing politics.
Speaker w. F. Stevenson, of the
house of representatives, announces
that he will probably run for attorney
general. He has no intention of enter
ing the senatorial race.
"A boiler exploded near George
town, killing two men and wounding
several others. The men who were
killed were blown distance of 100
yards and every bone in their body
broken.
A slick scamp representing him
self as o preacher in good standing re-
Gently went to Greenville and by i'm
posing on the credulity of the people
got call to two churches, but no fled
when he was exposed.
Levi Bell, of Langley, while on o
visit to Columbia recently, fell back
ward and off porch, diatanco of fif-
teen feet, got his head badly injured
by coming in contact with nail stick
ing in plank.
Chief Architect Gilbert of the
Charleston Exposition has issued an
official statement which promises de-
finitely that tho exposition will be
opened on December MS announced.
Some reports to the contrary has been
circulated
-"Uncle" William Rose, the Gov
ernOr's messenger, d veteran Of three
wars and man, who in spite of his
black skin, held position of high re-
gard in the hearts of tho people of the
State, died at his home in Columbia
last Friday night.
= 1t is likely that additional dormi-
tory room will be provided at Clemson
College. The building committee,
Chairman Simpson, Senator Tillman
and j. E. Bradley, recently visited the
college and decided that in view of the
increasing attendance additional room
should be provided.
= Frank Bumgardner was drowned
ncar Clifton while seining with party
of friends. He could not swim and
while drawing the oeine. he stepped
into deep water and drowned before
his friends could save him. It was
night and he was not seen by the other
seiners until he was sinking the last
time.
All county boards Of control have
recived o circular letter from the State
board. conveying information of the
passage OF o rule to the effect that
county dispensers must not employ
their own relatives or those Of mem
bers Of the county board. This rule
was passed at the last meeting.
A party Of men hunting a bear
that had attacked o dog in the yard of
neighboring farmer few days ago,
found large den Of wolves in the
swamp of the Pee Dec. They captur-
ed number of young cubs. The old
ones escaped. There were nunber
of bones of chickens and other animals
around the den.
Rev. l.. D. Bass, native Of Will
liamsburg county. now living at We.h-
ington, D. c., has been convicted of
using the mails to defraud and senten-
ced to three years in the penitentiary
at Moundsville, West Va. He is pas
tor Of two churches in Virginia. He
has taken considerable interest in South
Carolina politics.
Forty-six applicants for medical
certificates applied to the State board
Of medical examiners for certificates
but there was only one of the recent
class of the Charleston college. Cases
will be entered against each one OF
that class who engage in the practice
without certificate. The names will
be give.s to the solicitor Of the circuit.
Carter Crane, an educated negro,
got in piece OF work ut Greenville O
few days ago. Crane is painter. He
is we'll educated, and has borne @ good
character. At the time mentioned he
received check from the trustees of
the graded school FOR OF. Being an
expert penman, he found no difficulty
in raising the check from 81 to 975.