The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-10-02
STATE NEWS.

Ihere Will be twenty-five acres
OF midway at the Charleston exposi-
ton.
Cotton receipts all over the State
are very light; much behind the re-
ceipts last year.
A recruiting station for the
United States army has been opened
in Spartanburg.
- On account Of the protest Of
many of her best citizens, Spartan
burg has called off the proposed car
nival.
The government expenditures
for the Charleston naval station on
the Cooper river will amount to about
$4,000, 900.
A. Frank Lever, of Lexington,
received the nomination for Congress
from the seventh District in the Sec
ond primary.
- Work of harvesting the rice in
the coast countries is now going on
night and day and Sunday, too, in
some instances. The danger from
storms is now greatest.
Rev. DR.. z. T. Cody, pastor Of
tn. First Baptist CHURCH of George.
town, Kentucky. has been called to
the pastorate of the First Baptist
church Of Greenville to succeed Rev.
DR.. Chas. s. Gardner recently resign
|. ed.
- The family of Jones Castleberry
have begun suit against the Phoenix
Bridge company for $4,000. Mr..
Jones was killed few weeks ago by
the falling of bridge the company is
constructing over til, Conearee near
Columbia.
=. A passenger train on the South
ern railroad ran into the rear of q
freight train near Columbia Wednes-
day night. Five persons were injured
and Eve freight cars burned. the
freight, it is said, was running on the
passenger trains 8 time.
The strike in the Whaley mills,
in Columbia seems to have been set
tied by both sides stopping the fight
and neither asking aany questions
about unions. The most of the old
operatives have been taken back.
- Plans are maturing looking to
the establishment Of an oyster can
ming plant at Bulls Bay, near Char
lesion this winter. The matter is
being pushed by the management of
similar enterprise situated in Savan-
nah.
Governor McSweeney has restor-
ed r. E. Stansill, Of Bamberg his
citizenship. He was convicted when
quite young Of forgery and sentenced
to seven years In the penitentiary.
He desires now to join the United
States army and begin life anew.
On good authority it is stated
that Jvdge O. w. Buchanan will not
stand for re-election to the bench in
the third judicial circuit. One of his
friends in another county has made
the positive assertion tthhat tthhatt nfr. B2-
chanan would withdraw. However.
there is nothing official.
- Jessie Ashworth, Of Greenville
county, aged ninety-four, has invited
Clinton Moore, Of Transylania county,
North Carolina, aged ninety-three
years, to join him at the Old Field
Rock in South Carolina in November
to have big hunt and o ripstaving
old time generally. How is this for
plucky Picdmonters.
- 1t is proposed to have q COM
petitive drill and battalion parade at
Columbia during Fair week, and the
committee will make the arrangements
as soon as the finance Committee fixes
the amount that will be available for
prizes. The present purpose is to
get two OR three of the best companies
in each Of the three regiments to en-
ter Jhc contest and give an exhibition
drill.
- Rche-s Gr..Pss77 al i5.ycar oid
negro, near Cowpens, shot and killed
q two-year-old child Of Mary John.
son. The child was crying and ORA
per threatened TO kill it, if it did not
quit. He got q single barrel shot gun
and fred, the shot entering the head
of the child causing instant death.
Draper says the shooting was acci-
dental. He was arrested and is in
prison.
Some time ago s. w. Mitchell,
OF Hickory Grove, York county, en-
tered suit against the local camp of
Woodmen of the World, end also the
National order for $15, 900 on account
of certain injuries received while he
was going, through the initiation cere-
mony. After that complaint was
made be had to undergo surgical
operation and owing to injuries he
asked leave to amend the complaint
and fix the damages at $4,000.
u. T.. "A. Belue Of Laurens. re-
ports the strangest coincidence Of late
months. Last fall he was raiei.e
three fine fox hounds when the presi-
dental campaign was going on. He
named them Brysn, Mckinley and
Roosevelt. On election day Bryan
disappeared and has not been at home
since. On the day President McKin-
ley was shot the second dog. BIoKin-
ley. disappeared. He will now watch
the third fn see what the naIu s,,raa;