The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-10-16
STATE NEWS.

little girl.
- Nearly all the cotton mills in
the upper part Of Of the State will have
exhibits o. the Charleston exposition.
Mrs. Matte Marcus, white wo-
man, shot and killed her husbaud,
Henry Marcus. in self defenae 10 Cam
den.
- Porto Rico will spend s5 900 on
her exhibit in Charleston. The ex-
hibit at Buffalo has been ordered sent
to Charleston.
- The contract for building q ten
thousand spindle cotton mill for, New
berry has been awarded and the work
is to 60 on at once.
|. - The State Fair authorities have
engaged the services of the First Ar
tiliery band Of Charleston for, Fair
week which ensures excellent, music.
- The South Carolina Medical Col.
lege has opened With the largest at
tendance in its history. The fresh
men claas numbers more than 100
men.
= Six blind tiger keepers, including
the notorious Vincent Chioco, we're
found guilty in the Charleston city
cour tand fined $50 each, which they
paid.
T. B. Minis, 80 years old, was
drowned in Black river, Williamsburg
county, while on his way home from
Kingstree. He was under the infu-
ence Of liquor.
- J1dgo Ernest Gary, in Chero.
kee county case, has declared that the
jury law in South Carolina, with the
exception of its reference to Aiken
county, is unconstitutional and void.
- Winthrop College began her sew
en.h year last Wednesday morning
with almost double the usual number
OF students in attendance ard with by
far the brightest prospects in her his
tory.
The State Supreme Court has
decided that levy of one mill road
tax by Board Of County Comission-
ers, in addition to the tax already
levied by the General Assembly, is
legal aud can be enforced.
J. T. Robertson, postmaster at
Cowpens, has been arrested on the
charge of embezzlement. The charge
is that G.. r. Narramore, of Union,
sent q money order to his fife at Cow
pens and that Robertson deducted
certain amount owing him by Nara.
more.
The regents of the State Hospi-
tai for the insane met in Columbia
last week. It was found that there
were 1,118 inmates. The Board de-
were ready to be dismissed. Friends
Of such inmates have been notified to
send for them.
- In Newberry Maffett Hunter, the
12-year.old son Of Mrs. Ida Hunter,
was bitten on che leg 5y 55y5 spider aud
camo near dying from the poison. He
became very sick soon after bitten
and DR.. Glider was called to see him.
The doctor had to work with him sew
,eral hours to keep him alive.
7. III. Lines, Who runs the Gem
Cafe at Greenyille. attempted to oom-
NIT suicide Sunday. Mr.. Lines is
widoWer and it is rumored that he is
inslove with woman in that city to
whom he had proposed marriage and
she rejected him. 1t said that in ad-
dition to his love affair. he was heavily
in debt.
- At a mass meeting Of Marion
county farmers it was resolved that
cotton seed are worth to the farmer as
fertilizer 25 cents per bushel, and
should be exchanged for meal only on
the basis of 100 bushels of seed for
one ton Of meal. They pledged them.
selves not to sell or exchan o fer lese
and urged the cooperation of every
cotton grower ;a s!is State uf ihat end.
Near Branchville, on tho South
ern last Wednesday night, at the
same point where Southern Express
car was robbed about year ago,
single robber made an attempt to rob
the train. He was surprised by the
conductor and trainmen when on the
platform between the passenger and
express eats, but with pistol in their
faces held them back till he stopped
the train and escaped.
Truman Check, tho two year old
Child OF Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Check Of |
the Monaghan Mills, Greenviile, was
killed by an overdose oflaudanum ct |
the home Of its parents Sunday morn
ing. Mrs. Cheek was engaged in Civ
ing her infant, child o few drops of |
laudanum for an infant: complaint.
She placed the bottle containing the |
poisonous medicine on o chair and the |
little two year old boy took it and |
drank. it's contents before Mrs. Cheek
could prevent it.
lss 40 heo oruu reported to the gov
esnor that the magistrate 10 the vi
cinity Of Bfuns0n, with the assist
ance OF his constable. had recently |
gotten in an intoxicated condition,
and while in that condition had met
q negro ON the public road, had severe
iy whipped him and then arrested
him. The governor proposes TO order
Q full Investigation Immediately and
ii the facts prove to be the same as