The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-03-27
STATE NEWS.

General Edward McCrady's third
volume of South Carolina history has
just been published.
= Senator Tillmnn has heeH elected
anniversary orator of the Commence
ment of Erskine College in June.
A correspondent of the Lnurens
Advertiser noininates c. G. Feather
stone, of Laurens, for Senator to sue
ceed McLaurin.
- Alex. bowers shot and killed jim
Howard, in the Dark Corner of Green
vile county. Too much illicit making
of whiskey and telling on each other.
= Sumter suffered from disastrous
fire few nights ago which destI Dyed
10 buildings valued at about $40, 900.
1t was the most destructive fire the
city has had in many years.
- Cal Greer and Jacob Foster, white
boys, convicted of manslaughter at
Greenville in 1893 and sentenced to
seven years imprisonment, have been
pardoned by the Governor. Both have
consumption.
Thomas T. Breeder, member of
a prominent family of Marlboro coun-
ty, committed suicide. He was sick
with grip and pneumonia. He killed
himself by cutting his throat and then
shooting himself.
"A petition is being presented and
generally signed by the lawyers of the
second circuit, recommending Capt.
Claude E. Sawyer, late solicitor of
that circuit, for appointment to q
judgeship in the Philippines.
William Ford, a negro, entered the
store of Samuel Schwan, at Charleston,
knocked down the proprietor. break
ing his arm. Ford was captured and
lynching would have resulted, but for
the timely arrival of the police.
= Space at the Charleston Exposi-
tion has been set aside for exhibits
from the Philippines, and it is expect
ed that some valuable and interesting
relics from these historical isles will
be on exhibition at this exposition.
Southern train No. "a, northbound,
smashed into double team near
Seneca and killed fine horse snd mule
attached to wagon. The team be-
lOnged to Dickson s. Dickersop. They
were in charge of a colored boy. He
escaped unhurt.
- Miss Henrietta Welsh, of Flor
ence, who is to graduate at Winthrop
College this year, has been rec0mend-
ed by President johnson to the U. 8.
as. one Of the teachers to
go to teach the Filipinos in the public
schools. She has been accepted.
= Trainmaster G.. j. Youngblood,
and detective Witzell, Of the Plant sys-
tenn, were shot at Ashley Junction,
near Charleston. They were pursu-
ing some negro thieves who had been
robbing the station and ono negro shot
thea. Both men are badly hurt.
- Ex-Secretary w. G. Whitney and
Thomas Hitchcock, Jr, have set aside
tract of land at Aiken for
racing purposes. The land cost them
$1,000 and is now valued at S1OO,OO
Mr.. Whitney will bring several OF His
noted horses to aiken next winter.
* John r. Ashe, president OF the
York Cotton Mills, of Yorkville, COM
mitted suicide by jumping in well.
He had been greatly depressed over
the embarrassment of the business of
which he was the head and it was to
this that his unfortunate act was due.
Governor McSweeney and the
Charleston exposition committee of
have received most en-
letters from Governors Of
States, municipal corporations and pri-
vate individuals. Subscriptions are
going in literally and the buildings
are going up in most satisfactory
manner.
- Morris Switzer, Polish Jew, was
arrested in Greenville on the charge of
attempting to burn his own store, in
one Of the best business blocks Of
Greenville. At midnight the police
found @ burning candle in paper box
by combustibles saturated
with kerosene. Switzer had $4,000 in
surance on his stock.
Manuel Haygood, the negro who
from the guardhouse in Green
wood by burning the door, has been
recaptured. Haygooa has been identi-
fled as the negro who assaulted Miss
Hattie Hall in Augusta some time ago.
'Ehe Identification was made by n negro
who was brought from Augusta to
Greenwood by the girls father. Re-
qulsition papers are being prepared for
the feilow'e extradition to Georgia.
= The State board Of pension COM
viii meet on the 1st of April.
1t will then apportion the amount of
the pension fund to go to each of the
classes and take up such matters as
come before it. There are six counties
from which no report has yet been re-
ceived, and If tho reports from these
.lOng since due. are not rece;v-
ed. the unfortunate pensioners may
not get ANYTHING nm acconnt of fho