The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-05-15
STATE NEWS.

tdupuTS county.
John Gary Evans is building a
S12, 600 residence in Spartanburg.
= The State Conference of Epworth
Leagues will meet at Batesburg, May
1926.
- Thomas Randolph of Lan.ar. Dar-
iington county. died recently at the
age of 102.
= The Mer.c:s are &c make a1i cr-
fort to establish branch of their
church in Charleston.
- The governor has pardoned
Thomas Addess, of Oconeo county.
convicted of violation Of the dispen-
sary law.
- The Southern Educational Asso-
citation has chosen Columbia as it's next
place of meeting. This will be in
December. About 1900 teachers will
attend.
- There was serious wreck Oil the
Southern Railway near Trenton last
Wednesday. Mail agent T.. j. Court
enay was killed. Several others were
badly hurt. The wreck was without
any visible cause.
- Tho State Summer School for
Teachers vii! be held at Spartanbure
from juno Goth to July nth. Board
and rooms may be secured at Converse
College. For rates, ETC., apply to
President B. +. Wilson.
= In Newberry Jesse, tho 7-year old
son of VIM. NJ. Thomas, was drawing
water from well when tho windlass
slipped out of his hand and struck him
on the head, resulting in an illness
which caused his death.
Eight young preachers were grad
uated from the Presbyterian Theolo-
gical Seminary in Columbia last week.
A now mess hall to cost $500 will be
built upon the campus. The seminary
is now in splendid condition.
= During thunder storm rccontly
near Florence, a son of Mr.. Millard
A1ims was struck dead by lightning.
The young boy was in the open tobacco
field transplanting tobacco when the
bolt camo that killed him. The light
ming left marks upon his body.
= Governor McSweeney has received
letter from Fish Commissioner Willis
writing that he had n prospect of get
ting hatchery for this State and ask
ing for the use of the Santcc canal for
the purpose if possible or the dcsigna-
tion of some other good place
On the morning of t'le 9Th inst.
young Eugene Walker, son of Capt. N.
n. Walker, Appleton, while swimming
in the Coosawhatchie river was seized
by five-and-a-half foot alligator and
carried under the water. Recovering
himself young Walker struggled and
ctualIy dragged the alligator on shore
still hanging to his hand, and not until
it's head had been cut off could it's fixed
jaws be pried open.
- Mr.. s. A. Hair, OF BarnwelI Conn
ty, has asclock that has been keeping
good time 62 years. 1t was made in
Hamburg, and the first cost was $24.
Some thirty years ago it was cleaned
by a travelling tinker, who was paid 81
for his work. That's all the money
spent on it. Occasionally in very cold
weather it gets careless. Then the
works are taken out, boiiod in concen-
trated lye water and carefully dried
and tho old timekeeper is all right
again.
= Mrs. Kelley of Charleston, wEo is
now in Italy, has written to Governor
McSwceney several letters on the sub
ject of the silk industry. She has also
sent number Of packages of mulberry
seeds for the purpose of growing trees,
upon the leaves of which the silk worm
thrives. 1t is said that tho climate and
conditions of this State are we'll adapt
ed tn silk worm culture. Any one who
desires to engage in this industry can
secure these packages by making ap-
plication to the governor.
= Leslie Garner, young W. to man
and farmer living few miles from
Jonesyille was out hunting with his
shot gun Thursday and stopped at d
neighbor's house and while talking to
the lady of the house he rested his
right arm upon the muzzlc Of his gun.
The weapon was accidentally discharg-
ed by the hammer striking the piazza
floor, tho whole load entering tho fore
arm and tearing it to pieces from near
found amputation necessary.
For long time South Carolina
has been at great disadvantage be-
cause of the fact that she has had no
means of collecting facts and figures
about her cotton mills, etc. The only
statistics available since the great de-
velopment of the textile industry be-
gan have been what the newspapers
could collect and what could be given
by means of the charter record.
HencefOrth, however, under a new
Act of the General Assembly such in
formation is to be officially obtained
through the tax machinery of the
State, and that it Will be of great value
goes without saying.
The governor has received letter
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