The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-01-16
STATE NEWS.

ton. Port Royal loses.
= There are 10 young lady students
in the South Carolina College.
Jail to cost $500 is to be built
for Kershaw county at Camden.
&C. NJ. Calhoun, of Greenwood, is
writing {. history of Buffers Brigade.
The naval board has recommended
the removal of the station now at Port
Royal to Charleston.
- The 10th of January, which is the
birthday of Gen. Robert E. Lee, is
legal holiday in South Carolina.
- Geo. 8. McCravy. the retiring
sheriff of Laurens county, has been ap-
pointed dispensary inspector at SAL
ary of 81, 500 year.
j. NJ. Brawley. appointment citizen
OF Chester, died suddenly few days
ago at the homo of his brother, Judge
Brawloy, Charleston.
congressman Talbert. ON account
or i'll health, has been granted an in
definite leave of absense from Con-
gress and is now at his homo in Parks
vile.
= They have no mercy on chicken
thieves in Union. The mayor recently
sentenced darkey 120 days on the
chain gang for stealing seventeen
fowls.
- The figures indicate that tho pcni-
tentiary under the capable manage
ment of Capt. d. j. Griffith will make
perhaps the best showing of the State
institutions.
= George r. Webb, of Aiken, is the
first 70 GO from cotton mill to the
Legislature. He was once an operative
in the Langley mill and is AN enthusi-
astic labor man.
= Announcement is made that tho
South Carolina International Sunday
School convention for the year 1901
will bo held in the city of Newherry,
Feb. 25-27 inclusive.
= While nm unknown tramp was
painting the standpipe at Chester the
iron hook which held him Strengthened
and he fell hundred feet. He gaspcd
few times and died.
= 1t will be interesting to know that
the pension roll of the State shows
that there are T,707 pensioners on the
rolls. OF this number 1876 are old
soldiers and 8,132 arc the widows of
veterans.
- There seems to be a strong feeling
throughout the Sthte that there is more
genuineability, Intelligence and states
manship in the present general assem-
bly, than there has been in this body
for at least ton years.
- William L. Trenholm, promi-
nent South Carolina, who was comp
troller of the treasury during Cleve-
lands first administration, and since
held several high public offices died
last Friday in New York city.
- Car-Inspector Ozeman of the
Southern shops in Columbia knocked
Foreman Ovcrton down the other day
and beat him nearly to death with q
hammer. The foreman it seems had
reprOved the inspector for neglecting
his business.
- The Hon. p. B. Mayson, member
of the House from Edgefield, will, at
the present session of the legislature,
Introduce bill looking 20 discontin-
uance of the present system of public
road working in the State. and n sub
stitution therefor of the contract sys-
tenn which obtains in many of the States,
and some of the counties in this State.
= The Dorchester Democrat tells of
tho horrihlo daoth &c <ha ill.,. -
old son of Mr.. X. N. Headden of Har-
leyville daring Christmas week. The
little fellow got hold of, n half pint of
whiskey and turpentine mixed and
drank it. The draught caused convul-
sions and paralysis and the little boy
died in great agony.
- The kingstree dispenser has been
arrested and it Is said that the detec-
ti,ves have worked up strong case
against him. 1t appears that he was
drinking the day before the alleged
robbery and was said to have boasted
of having $4,000 in his pockets. 1t
turns out that his shortage will be
$4,000 instead of 81, 800 which he claims
was taken from him.
= The Cherokee Iron company has
been chartered. The object is to de-
vclop iron mines in Cherokee and to
mine and ship the ore. This may be
the pioneer of new industrial de-
velopment in that section of the State.
Iron mines were once in operation in
the upper part of the State, and the
name cold iron district" still clings to
it, thoughnO mines are now in operation.
The capital stock Of the company Is to
be $4,000.
= In the present general assembly as
membersssarc Messrs. Aldrich, Austin
and Sheppard who were members of
the Wallace house in 1876, during the
reconstruction period. Gen. Hemphill,