The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-09-04
STATE NEVIS.


- The Mullina Stravhsrry Growers
Association will plant about one
hundred acres in strawberries this
fall.
- a statement has been made by
we'll informed peonla The. ..h::s State
will this year have a million bale cot
ton crop.
- Negroes near Due West had 6
rabbit stew barbecue few days ago
which ended in fight and many were
| wounded.
The primary election for the
selection OF o successor to the late
Congressman Stokes will be held Sep
tember 10.
The Lancaster otton mill was
stopped BY high water few days last
week. Tie water was eight feet deep
about the boilers.
"A drunken negro in Chester tried
to ehoot white man the other night
but the nexe day the coroner held an
inquest on the negro.
Rev. A. w. Walker, the "blind
preacher, Methodist minister Of
high standing. died at the infrmary
or the Epworth Orphanage.
= Another brief has been filed by
the attorney. for South Caroline pro-
testing against the payment Of reve-
nue. tax by the dispensaries.
II NJ. Herndon Moore, city attor-
ney of Columbia, has been elected by
the trustees assistant professor Of law
In the South Carolina College.
- Strike Of textile union at Colum-
bia continues. President Whaley
says mills are not materially moon
venienoed and that strikers cannot re-
turn to work.
- Thos. l.. Poole died at his home
at Greenville from the effects, it is
thought, Of an overdose Of patent
medicine. He was q member Of the
firm Of w. q. Poole & Co.
- Thomas 81. Watson, the young
white man who was the chief witness
for the prosecution in the trial of
Barlow Warren, charged With having
robbed an express messenger on the
Southern Railway, was shot and NOR
tally wounded at Branchville by the
man against whom he had testified.
- A passenger train on the Sea-.
board Air Line, seven miles south of
Cheraw, was derailed few nights
ego: due TO the washing away of a
sand embankment.. Fireman Rose
mond was killed and several other,
employees i1jnred. There was q large
number of passengers in. the coaches
but they were not injured.
j. 81. Buchanan, editor of Che,
Chester Reporter, has, received q
message announcing theEdeath Of his
son, John r., of Saltwater, MINI. He
was about "a years old. While fish
ing near Chester, II years ago the boy
disappeared and his whereabouts were
unknown until news Of his death
came. Great efforts we're made to
find him.
Col. T. B. Crews, of Laursns,
has prepared, at the request Of Gov.
McSweeney, sketch Of, the. life Of
Miss Ann Pamela Cunningham, Of that
county. She was author of the paper
signed Southern Matron,'' which
made a great impression in the SOS,
resulting in the,purchase Of Mt. Ver-
non, the home Of Washington, for the
country. 81 elfS s5l
Something new in planting,corn
is practiced by Mr. G. G. Patterson,
near Seneca. When hc is ready to
plant, he soaks his corn one night, in
soapy water, which will kill any in
sect or vermin that might destroy
the grain He says by this method,
he has planted on Thursday anA had
corn up on Saturday. It looks like
this simple remedy would get ahead
of the bud worms. IS ;.
- The suggestion is abroad among
some Of the State Fair officials to
keep the State Fair open in the even
ings dun lg fair week this year. It
is claimed that many who are unable
to attend in the daytime would thns
have an opportunity to attend, and
that the attendance at the Fair at
night would not be such as to inter-
fere with the other evening attrac-
tions Of the week.
Negro stemmers to the number of
100, IN Florence tobacco warehouse,
struck, and in half an hour so new
hands we're installed. 1t was rather
queer strike. Not word was said
TO the management, no grievance was
sent forth, but the leader arose and
began to sing, want ninety cents,
must have ninety cents, and I am
going to get ninety CENTS He walk
ed out and the others followed.
IS -Itis1 understood that the CAL
houn County scheme is soon to be r.
.yi9ed. Several years ago PROPOSE
.tiou was voted on for new county.
formed out Of the upper portion Of
Orangeburg County and part Of Lex
lington County. The proposition fail
ed and It Is stated that it 10 soon to
be revived by the people of st. Mat
seat. The matter has not yet taken
definite shape. y 80 s
f,n 20