The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-10-09
STATE NEWS.

ed at Winnsboro while stealing a ride
on freight train
Charles G. Dantzler, Of Oraoge-
burg, will be a candidate for Judge to
succeed Judge Benct.
j. G. Bobe,tson, postmaster at
Cowpens, has been arrested on the
charge OF embezzlement.
~ the Kichland distillery has been
completed aud is now making corn
liquor by the thousand gallons.
- The State Baptist Convention
will hold it's aao;iaa session at Flor
ence this year early.in December.
Spartanburg. county will have a
building for its own exhibits on the
exposition grounds in Charleston.
Stewart Babo, an excellent young
man, was killed by the explosion of an
engine at Merna, Laurens County. J:
Tue governm,n mt has sent a hor.
tioulturalist' to Charleston to arrange
a grass and forage plant display for.
the exposition.
Governor McSweeney has ap-
pointed Miss Lavinia 81. LaBorde
state librarian. There were % apph-
cants for the place.
- The next session Of the South
Carolina annual conference of the
Methodist church will convene in Co
lumbia the 9th day Of November.
- While prowling about her premi-
ses In Union, Charles Bobo, q negro,
was shot By Mrs. A. W. Green. He
was only slightly wounded, and was
arrested by the police.
=. g. There was an attempted robbery
of the Bank Of Georgetown Thursday
at 5 q: IN. by negro burglars, who
secured only $3. They escaped after
being fired at five times.
Commissioners Yerkes has reject
ed the claim of South Carolina for a
refund Of the taxes paid by the State
agents as Wholesale and retail liquor
dedlers, amour sing to over 81 900.
- T. Q. Minis, a young white far.
mer of Williamsburg. vas drowned in
trying to- cross Black. river on We'd
nesdcy night. The horse strayed
from the road. Minis had been drink
ing.
Greenville is to. baye paid fire
department.. Chief Joyner, Of At
lanta, has been there to organize it.
The change from volunteer system
is brought about by such heavy fire
losses as have occurred in GreenviIle
recently.
- An old tramp, feeble and wet,
was picked up aud cared for by some
negroes near Greenwood recently. The
tramp fell sick and when the doctor
examined his person, number Of 500
gold pieces we're found securely SO wed
up in his clothing. It was strange
case.
= The much h-talked-of consolida-
tion charter of the Seaboard Air Line
was issued by the Secretary ce tate
last week. Ine onarter fees amou Mt
ing to $25, ,295. have been turned into
the State treasury, being the largest
amount In fees paid for charter in
this State in long time. ~! s.
- It is stated that Senator Till
mans eye-is almost entirely we'll, and
would have been all right sooner If
he had striosiy obeye6 mis- physicians
advice not to use it in reading. It ia
stated also that he has accepted
large number of invitations IN vatious
States to make addresses this Fall and
that he will leave about the. 18th of
this month on his tour, He, expects
to be away from home q month or
more.
There seems TO be consider
able error in the view held by great
many folks, and especially magistrates,
That citizen who is disfranchised
on account of conviction for crime is
not liable for poll tax. A greet
Hiauy magistrates seem to- think that:
the poll tax and suffrage go hand in
hand. No matter how, often man
may be convicted, If otherwise liable, /
che Attorney general says he has to
pay poll tax or be taken up for mis-
,demeanor.
~ The officers Of the State Agricul-
tural and Mechanical Society sro in
Columbia and are hard at work pre-
pairing for the approaching fair, which
occurs the last week in this month.
President w. D. Evansiis quite con-
fdent that the attendance will be as
large as usual, if not larger; that the
fair will be up TO it's standard and
that the exhibitors will be more gen.
orally distributed. The foot ball
games this year will be great events and
willtakeplace on two days Of the fair.
While excavating on Saturday
in an old cellar at the corner Of Main
and Lumber streets, Columbia, pre-.
paratory to the erection Of d new
building. worAmen employed by Con-
TRAITOR Mo es=s .s.oss uu11ls,sr az
jewels that had evidently been buried
there during the war between the
states. The jewels are marked r.
%. o. +. No. 1. It is interesting to !
note that the No. / lodge in South
Carolina 10 the Charleston lodge.
How fha ia1zala came fo ha hnriad In