The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-04-03
IN, s. c., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1901.
STATE EEws.

= The Legislature of Missouri has
passed a compulsory education law.
Maine and Maryland have both
passed bills apprepriating S25, 5,000 for
exhibits at Charleston.
- At Laurens Will Murray. the nina
Jear-oid son of j. +. Murray, a cotton
mill operative, was drowned in Little
River.
= The Southern States Trust com
pany has been organized at Gatfney
with a capital stock of S25O,OOO. with
the privilege of increasing it to mil
iion.
A case os scarlet fever has doyel-
oped at Clemson, but it is in the fam
lily OF one Of the professors and some
distance from the college. No danger
is feared.a
- Walter w. Abrams, white, was
killed at his homo in Newb, .ry county,
twelve miles north of the city, last
Friday at 8 o'clock by q negro named
Pleas Gilliom.
= The Abbeville Medium says n
handsome woman fell into Long Cane
md when che was Tesuued ten pound
cat fish was found entangled in her
wire hustle. Her husband wanted to
set her again, but she wouldn't consent.
= Mrs. Loula M. Davis ia suing the
Southern railway for sec. 900 on account
of the death of her husband, who was
run over and killed by freight train
near Westminster, on defendants rail-
way, Jan. II, 1900.
2 Last year at Tirzah, York County,
the guano bought by the farmers was
found to be, on an average, of 90 pounds
to the sack short in weight, and this
year an average of IA pounds to the
sack short II weight.
= Tho bust of Henry Tlmrod, tho
South Carolina poet, has been complot-
ed by Valentine, the sculptor, and will
soon be placed upon the pedestal pro-
vided for it in Washington square,
Charleston. 1t is said to be among tho
finest pieces Of work executed by the
great sculptor.
- Charles Lee, young white man,
was arrested in Laursns, charged with
stealing his brothers mule, near Paco-
let. Spartanburg county. The mule
belonged to James Lee, quiet, honest
farmer. Charlie Lee is q bad citizen
and has caused o lot Of trouble.
Tuesday night, March 28th, bur-
glars cracked safe at Clio. Marlboro
county, but got little money. They
stole horse and buggy and left town.
Last Wednesday night the same gang
got 81, 900 from the safe of N. II. Lowry
at Marion. Rev. L. 33.acey lost e550 Of
this amount.
F. ID. Dean, claiming to be the
son of prominent railroad man Of
Chicago, was arrested at Florence on
the charge of obtaining the signature
Of J. H. Eillster, of Spartanburg, to O
note by false pretense. The note was
for 81, ,OO0- Deans father wired 81 900
bond; but the sheriff declined it.. The
young man was taken 10, Spartanburg.
- Gordon Fredericks, Of. Seneca,
was run over by o train on tho Blue
Ridge Railroad. at the Seneca cotton
factory side track last Wednesday and
one leg was cut off. From the beat in
formation obtainable he was knocked
off the top Of the cars by an over head
scaffold about the mill and fell between
the cars. s7 ss - Esssa
Over at Marion a case Of small
pox broke out ut the Hotel where Judge
Earnest Gary was guest. The town
council met and was fixing to put q
Gordon of guards around the house
and hold the guests '..'he Judge and,
Solicitor got tips and skipped success
fully, while the council were drawing
mp resolutions and extending orders.
Governor McSweeney has receiv-
ed O number of applications from vari-
GUS portions of the Stats for appoint
ment 30 tho very important Office Of
State geologist,g created by the legisla-
ture at its recent session. THE office
pays a salary of $500, and $3.50 addi-
tiene4 ;s allowed for travelling expenses,
etc.
f.Arather peculiar case was presen-
ted to the Governor from Spartanburg
the other day in the shape of petition
for pardon. An old man was convicted
Of violation Of the dispensary law and
the jury who tried the case the next
day after rendering their verdict vol
UNFAIRLY presented q petition asking
the mans; pardon The Governor
granted their request.
- The summer school for teachers
will be held in Spartanburg at Con-
verse College, opening June Goth, aud
will last for thirty days. The charge
for, teachers for board and lodging at
the college for tho time will be, $14.
The Stats 'te-chsrs' association willbe
held at the aame place on 18th and 18th,
Immediately preceding the summer
school. ~,
- Roeiing from tho effects of vb;a-