The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-10-23

j. T.. Horizons plantation in Broadway
Township, killed a very large rattle
snake last Friday. Several of his chill
dren, accompanied by their dog, were
i'll tho woods near their home, and one
of the boys was about stepping on the
snake, when it struck at him Tho lit
tie fellow was badly frighthued, and,
yelling at tho top of his voice, attract
ed the attention of his father, the 9th
cr children and tho dog. The latter
ran right up on the snake. and WAS bit
ten by it. The dog was very sick for
awhile but soon recovered.
Since the sale Of the Blue Ridge rail
road the State Sinking Fund Commits
sion has begun proceedings tc collect
Back taxes. line suit has not hereto
fore been brought, it is said, because of
the Blue Ridge scrip situation, but the
situation with regard to this tender is
said to be now changed. 1t is easy to
see that this will naturally be resisted.
and that tho present owners bought
the property free of cncumbrance and
with 4 clean and clear title, and that
the Court which sold the property will
see that it's title is protected.
y negro employed at the ginhouse of
Hon. j. Bolton Watson, in Centcrville
Township, met with painful accident
last Friday lmorning. While feeding
tho gin his clothing was caught and he
was drawn against the saws. His right
hand and arm was badly laccratcd, and
his shoulder dislocated. He was also
cut on tho body under the arm and re-
ceived n wound on his head and lips.
Drs. Duckett and Gray dressed the
wounds and were forced to amputatc
two of his fingers. The negro is now
doing well.
The barn on the plantation of w. u.
Spearman, in Brushy Creek Township,
was destroyed last Monday afternoon
by fire. A big lot Of hay, corn, peas
and other farm products we're stored
in the building, together with a num-
Der of plows, mowers and other farm
implements, and scarcely anything was
Raved. The loss is estimated at about
800. on which: there was insurance tO
the amount of $500 in the. Anderson
Mutual Fire. Insurance Co. :, The fire
was first discovered in the roof of the
barn and is supposed to have beer ac-
cidental.
The Piedmont correspondent u the
Greenville MOuntaineer says: "a rat.l-
er strange incident occurred Mt j. T.
Wigingt0n's place over Ill Anderson
County last Wednesday morning. An
abandoned well some thirty feet deer
had been covered with brush. \ negro
was ploughing in close proximity to it,
when, by some means or other, the
horse he was using fell into the aper-
tnre in the ground and went to the
bottom. The we'll was not overly large
round, and the animal wns tight;
wedged in, though it did not seem tc
be injured. At last accounts it had
been i'll it's prison all day without being
released. though efforts: were made tc
rescue it."
The Court of COmtn0n Pleas cOntin-
ued its'session all through last week,
and notwithstanding many cases were
tried. the docket was net cleared, anu
many cases were continued until the
next term, The chse of Elizabeth Bal.
entine Va. w. a. Hammond, suit fol
damages for obstructing stream and
injuring'hcr land, was called Weclnes.
Gov nFtnrnoCn onl ooro,,,o<1 Tho l,o1
ance of the week. 1t was, too, the
most important case heard during the
term. Tho verdict of the jury was in
the defendants favor, but the plaintiff
will carry the case to the Supreme
Court, which will finally settle tht
question whether landowner who
bitches stream through his lands has
the right TO dam it so as to prevent the
sand above from coming down on him
We have received IL copy of tho
Chattanooga IMiIy Yimns, Of tic i1ti
inst, from which VIC clip the following
marriage notice, which, we know, will
be read with interest by tho friends 0i
the bride in the pcndlct0n section
"Miss Annie Simpson, Il prominent so
cicty woman of PcndlctOn, S. C., wht
has been spending the summer in this
city with friends. was quietly married
to Mr.. James +. Wright. Il popular
young South ChnttanOogan, ut the res
idcnce Of Rev. w. NJ. Lingle, pastor OF
the first Presbyterian Church ut Dal-
ton. Ga, on Sunday evening, Oct. q, nj
6o'cfock. Miss Simpson is the daugh
ter of Capt. and. Mrs. J.W. Simpson,
OF South Carolina, one of the best
known and most prominent families of
the Palmetto State. She is quite an
accomplished young woman and her
marriage will come as Il surprise to hel
many friends, both in this city and in
her native State
Last Thursday night was Il red letter
occasion for Chiquola Lodge, knights