The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-05-22
STATE NEWS.

oO'Si"i uiAiOuS VI young Sn0u arc
being put into tho rivers in the lower
part Of the State.
Work on tho State House in Co
lumbia is progressing satisfactorily,
having reached tho dome.
= Hon. s. G. Stark of Elberton, Ga,
died 6 Few days ugo. He was the
father of Mrs. b. II. Tillman.
Two white men and negro were
killed by boiler explosion ut saw
mill in Georgetown county tho 10th.
- John Baldwin. II years years old !,
wss accidentally killed near Green
wood OH TIC 18th by tho discharge of
shotgun
= Smallpox in u very aggravated
form is reported in Brookland. Tho
State Board of Health has charge of
the situation.
Col. McCravy, successor of Brooks
Siigh, got hot while talki e politics
with Clerk Bolt of Laurens, and a
fight of short duration ensued.
= DIR. j. II. Thornwell of Fort Mills
will make tho address ut tho laying of
the corner- stone for the new Prcsby
terian church at Clinton the 2sth.
= Aspirahts for Gov. McSweeney's
place are looming mp already. Congress
man Talbert, Gov. Sheppard and
Lieut-Gov. Tillman ere already spoken
of.
"A three and half year old boy
in Horny County, found bottle OF
whiskey few days ago and took q
large drink. He died in convulsions
"a hours later.
Philadelphia will have O big ex-
hibit at the Charleston exposition,
The city will appropriate $4,000 and
will send the liberty bell and other in.
teresting relics.
- John Gosline, colored soldier in
the regular army, died in the Philip
pines not long ago of malarial fever.
He was from Abbeville. He left his
widow $4,000 in cash.
= Captain Tames Evans, ono of the
oldest pilotp =. Charleston. and sur
vivor. Of the Confederate cruiser Ala
bama, died at his home in that city
last Friday morning.
- The Sutro Cotton Mill, Y orkville,
is to be sold at auction. The com
pany has been financially embarrassed
for a year or more, partly rs result of
an unfortunate cotton deal.
"A system of waterworks will be
put i'll at Walhalla. A company with
largo capital is behind the scheme. A
survey is now being made for the best
route from Stumphouse mountain, four
miles away.
Handsome monuments have re-
Gently been erected at Tabernacle
Cemetery about three miles from
Cokesbury, to the memory of Gen. M. F.
w. Gary, Mrs. Gary, the generals
mother, and to Capt John Gary.
Port Royal will probably be Sc
lected as one of tho three torpedo sta
tions to be established along the At
lantic Coast. She will also get the
naval training station and is in luck all
round.
Governor McSweeney has received
from Ambassador Choate letter Of
thanks ordered sent by King Edward
of England in response to the resolu-
sions Of sympathy passed by the last
legislature in regard to The death of
the Queen.
- The negroes are starting q move
ment for the aid Of the negro depart
ment of the Charleston exposition,
They will raise funds md contribute
also to the exhibit. The negro depart
ment, it is said, will be the most COM
plete and attractive of any ever given
at an exposition.
- The certificate of the South Caro-
lima Inter State and West Indian Ex-
position with the great seal of the State
attached and signed. F. w. Wagner,
president, John H. Averill, secretary,
has been sent to Mrs. Virginia D.
Young, appointing her chairman of the
the Woman's Department..
Senator John L. McLaurin has ac-
cepted an invitation to make an ad-
dress at the fireman's tournament in
Newberry Jnne @. Senator Tillman
has accepted an invitation to address
Newberry College one week later.
There is also an effort being made to
get Iillman to reply to McLaurin at
Gaffney.
= Mary Mcdaniel, a coiored girl
about eleven years DID, was killed by
lightning at Lykesland, in Richland
county. She was with her father and
some brothers and sisters in m open
field 1t was remarkable that all of
them should be 80 close together and
that no one else was hurt. The others
were not even shocked.
In Columbia last "Wednesday
night Rev Robert p. Pell, president
OF the Presbyterian College for Wo-
men, found on the front porch of the
main building OF the college basket
in which was baby about three weeks
old. 1t was girl baby, pretty ard