The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-09-11
STATE NEWS,

hu OGeOgeDufg county farmer
made 130 bushels Of oats on one acre
this season.
+. - Senator Tillman has had his eye
lauced second time, but he is get.
ting along very we'll.
- The new basis of mill assessments
has raised the ..z valuation Of the
State nearly two million dollars.
- r. B. Williamson, mill opera
tive, died at Columbia Thursday night
from the effect of injuries received in
falling from n trolley car few days
ago.
- Thers are no new developments
in the. Columbia cotton mill strike.
The operatives are quietly leaving for
otheg towns to take places offered
them.
"A wealthy northern syndica 9
has bought. up the swamps Of the Big
Salkahatchie in Barnwell county and
will develop the hard wood resources
thereof.
- Marlboro reports a new cotton
pest, called the Texas sharpshooter
which is doing great damage. It
bores into the boil and causes it to
rot and drop.
The Grand Army of the Repub-
lie will be invited to attend the South
Carolina Interstate and West Indian
Exposition and it is understood that
the invitation will be accepted.
= At Abbeville last Friday night
the furniture establishment Of McDill
& Lyon was almost totally destroyed
by fire, caused by the explosion of q
large lamp in the undertaking depart
-ment.
- Farmers, carry or send the fruits
OF your lahors to the State Fair at Co.
lumbia, OCT. 28th to Nov. 1st, and
you need not exclaim, as many are
heard to do every year, ~ can beat
that"
James Templeton, youngest son
Of w. A. Templeton, died in Able
Vile last Thursday t.ight. He fell
from tree few dayy preceding and
sustained injuries which caused blood
poison.
- While examining pistol at his
home near Gray Court, Clinton
Owings was killed by the accidental
discharge of the weapon. He was
bright, promising youth of sixteen
years.
- Director general Averill Of the
Charleston exposition will go to Wash
ington in few days with Senator
McLaurin to arrange for the transfer
OF the government exposition to Char
leston.
U. S. District Attorney Capers
is after Lieut.. Wearn formerly of vol
unteers from this State, for not turn
ing over vouchers for the purchase Of
certain supplies for the troops. The
amount is 81 ,068.83.
John Anderson, a Greenwood
county farmer. sold watermelon in
Greenwood that weighed So pounds.
1t brought $3.50 and will be sent to
the Charleston exposition. It was
the Girardeau Triumph variety.
When the Liberty Bell is brought
to the Charleston Exposition in De-
cember extraordinary precautions will
be taken to protect it against fire.
independence Hall, in PhiladeIphia.
where the bell is kept, is sacredly
guarded.
= A row occurred at q colored
church at or near Wards on Sunday
and two men and two women were
shot, one man and woman are expect
ed to die, the other woman had two
fingers shot off in attempting TO es-
cape the hot lead .hs. yes fying
through the air.
- Brooks Harley and other wealthy
sporting men of Richmond, Va,
bought the racing rights at the Char
lesion exposition for $4,000. There
were number of bidders. These
people will put Wagener park in fine
shape and have ell the finest horses
that the country Affords.
= The sudden disappearance of
Cashier Lechner, of the Bank of Tim
monsville, is no logger mystery. An
Investigation has disclosed shortage
OF several thousand dollars. The de-
positors will lose nothing, as the CASH
Ter was bonded by security company
to the amount Of $4,000.
- The Secretary of State has grant
ed charter to the Liberty Bank, Of
Liberty, which proposes to do gem
eral banking business on capi.ai
stock of $25, 600. The officers are
Jno. Carter. president; W. Fl. Chap.
man, Vice President; H. Shirley cash
ier, and j. 81. Brown, secretary.
81 Constables Cooley and Alton
were making search for contraband
liqnor rpon the premises of John O.
.Babb, near Greenville, when they
found eight whiskey barrels buried
under the house occupied by Babb.
The barrels weTo empty, but the scent
OF corn whiskey was very strong, and
the barrels we're sunken from six to |
twelve inches under the surface.
- The. State Pension Board held q
meeting Thursday at which the ac.
counts wore finally wound up and the |
report adoptsd. The board, distri-
buted the small balances returned on
account Of deakhs En- arnl;es, SO