The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-02-06
STATE NEWS.

= Slot machines have been seized
by the police OF Charleston as gam
bling machines.
Joe Munday, tho noted evangelist,
formerly q Snowman, is holding a meet
ing in Elcre.ca.
Mrs. Jennie Crane died at her
homo in Pickcns County on the eth
ult., aged 104 years.
- A car load of telephones, made by
tho Sumter Telephone Manufacturing
Co., has been shipped to Cuba.
=. The Governor of Maryland has
appointed q strong commission to re-
preLent tho State at the Charleston ex-
position.
= The first term Of the United States
Court at Florence under tho now Act
of Congress will be held at that place,
beginning March S.
- The Sumter Cotton Mills. Sumter,
have declared four per cent. semi
annual dividend. The report for the
year shows net earnings of 1e4 per
cent.
DIR. A. p. Montague, the president
Of Furman University, was the first
man to send contribution to Wofford
College to rebuild her alumni hall
which was destroyed by fire.
"A marble quarry is in operation
near Cross Keys, Union county, and
the quality Of the marble has been pro-
nounced by experts to be of the best.
The supply is said to be enormous.
"A franchise has been granted by
the city council Of Union to T. C. Dun
can and associates to build an electric
railway in that city. Work is to COM
mence by July 1, 1901, and be finished
in q year.
Columbia is to have new ten
story, steel frame Office building, like
unto the sky -scrapers of New York and
Chicago. This is only one of the many
evidences Of the rapid growth of the
capito! city.
- AT Camden between March II and
IA there will bo grand polo tourna-
ment, which will take place on tho
grounds of the Camden club. Some of
the most noted polo teams in tho coun-
try are to take part in the tourney.
w. X. Powers, who killed John
Richey in Oconee county, in 1899, has
been taken to the penitentiary for n
life time sentence. The circumstances
of the killing were peculiarly atrocious.
Whiskey was said to be main cause.
Tho local board of trustees of the
recently burned Alumni Hall at Wof-
ford have decided to rebuild Mt once.
The $4,000 insurance gives them fund
to start with and it is thought the
friends of the college all over the State
will respond literally.
- The reunion of Confederate. Vet
Grams and Sons of Veterans, will be
held in Columbia, May 8. On May e.,
the s. G. monument at Chickamauga
will be unveiled, and full attendance
is desired. On May %, the great Con-
federate re- union will be bald at Mem
phis.
"A deplorable accident is reported
from Magnolia, Sumter county. Albert,
the 9-year-oid son of Mr.. Lewiston
Lane, got hold of g gun, thought TO be
unloaded, and while playing with the
other children aimed it at the baby,
pulled the trigger, blowing off the
back part of the child's head and pain
fully wounding another child.
= The Confederate Home and Col
lege Association, of Charleston, met
last week in the 33rd annual session.
This association maint ms home and
schoo. for the daughters Of deceased
orindigent Confederate soldiers. About
AZ girls and 20 widows of soldiers are
given home there, and education is
given those outside. The expenses for
the past year were $4,254,67.
The twenty-fourth Annual State
Convention of South Carolina Young
Mems Christian Association will be
held at Sumter, February ID to 18th
instant. All delegates will be enter
tanned by the good people of Sumter,
and tho Railroads will give reduced
rates. All Christian men will be gladly
welcomed whether members of the
Association or not.
Mr. w. c. Roberts, of Buffalo Town
ship. came to the Office of the County
Treasurer to file his application for q
pension. Mr.. w. C. Roberts. of West
Wateree, came into the came place at
the same time for the same purpose.
Both men eyed each other, the recog-
milton was instantaneous, the,' shook
hands for the first timc sincs they
came out of prison in 1865. Both were
captured in the same battle, and were
confined in the same prison. Both ap-
plications went before the Board of
Pensions and both applications we're
approved at tho same time.-Camden
Messenger.
"A little, ragged, dirty, typical
negro boy was riding an old wornout,
hrnt tynv