The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-06-05
STATE NEwS.


held in Columbia June 10 and II.
"A negro at Latta has cold S2O0
worth Of strawberries from an acre of
ground this spring.
In Marlboro County Mt a recent
term OF court two violators of the dis
pensary law were fined $1,000.
= DIR. E. II. Murfee, president of the
Greenville Female College, has re-
signed for reasons NOT given r. the
public.
VIM. Anderson, a Greenville lew
elor. has made an assignment to his
creditors. His liabilities are about
$4,000.
= Prof. =. Means Davis, OF Uoium-
bia, who has been prominently men
toned for Senator, declines to enter
tho race.
- The estimate of lors to Spartan
burg county for repairing and rebuild
ing bridges injured or destroyed by re-
cent flood is $4,000.
= Tho Clinton Cotton Mill, not con
tent with making plain goods, is put
ting in now machinery for the manu-
facturc OF finer goods.
Werner Holloway, fourteen-year
old negro, mas beer convicted in Green
vile of trying to burn boarding
house and female college.
= Five OF the whiskey dispensaries
in Charleston have been reopened
The beer places arc still closed and n
beer famine is said to prevail.
"A little son Of Comptroller Gen.
Dcrham has developed case OF small
pox in Columbia. II is thought that
he got it in Horny or OH the train.
Lieut.. Gov. James II. Tillman has
been invited to deliver the literary ad-
dress at the commencement of the
State University of Kentucky this
year
Walhalla is to have an up to- date
system Of waterworks. Plenty of capi-
tnl ia behind scheme to have water
brought to the town from Stumphousc
mountain.
"A memorial tablet has been placed
in Charleston at tho old Hayward
House, where George Washington
stopped on his memorial visit to that
city in May, 170i.
A Bennettsvllle special to the
Ncus and Courier says that Senator
McLaurin is receiving OH nm average
of from so to 90 letters a day from per-
sons who want federal offices.
- Prof. Albert Barnes, of Clemson
College, has made a model gasoleno
engine weighing 200 pounds. 1t is g.
horse power, and is said to be great
Improvement Of any now in use.
- F. Fair Lee, foreman of the Union
Hardwood Manufacturing company.
was run over by car. One of his
legs was cut off at the knee, the other
just above, and the right hand was
ground into pulp.
The appropriations OF many States
for the Charleston Exposition relieves
the financial situation and puts more
than quarter of million dollars into
the great show. Cuba and Porto Rico
will have rare exhibits there.
= At Lake City few days ago Mrs.
Emory Sauls put her six-months- old
baby on the bed and went out into the
field. When she returned tho little
one was out on the floor dead. 1t roll
ed off tho bc6 and was killed by the
fail to the floor.
Several stores and n residence
were burned in Marion Wednesday
night. The further spread of the
flames was stopped by the heroic
action of j. Monroe johnson, Jr., and
Rich Williams, colored. The loss was
about $4,000.
\ At Blacksburg ID. j. Bridges and
A. G. Mintz became involved in Der
sonal difficulty in which pistols figured
very prominently. Mintz was shot in
the right hip, but not dangerously,
while Bridges received two shots, one
in the right shoulder and one in the
stomach. His wounds will doubtless
prove fatal.
The United States government
Will within short time take possess
sion OF the Lawton farm, Chicora park
and other property near Charleston
recently purchased for the establish
ment of naval station, and it is ex
pected that active work on the dry
dock will be begun early in July.
= An interesting case is on hand be-
tween Richland and Kershaw coun-
ties. In 1899 Mrs. John Staurt of Co.
lumbia was KILLED by w. II. Crawford
and ether constables. The case was
moved to Camden. The expenses were
over $1,000 and there is a DISPUTE
about which county stands the ex-
ponse. The position of Richland coun-
ty is that violation of law is crime
against the State, notagainst the coun-
ty. The court is held in the several
counties for convenience.
Governor McSweenoy has pardon
ed John r. Stuckey who was convicted
OF manslaughter in July. 1899, in Spar
tanburg county and sentenced to 10
years in the State prison. Tie case
has been under careful consideration