The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-04-10
STATE NEWS.

= Efforts arc being made all over
South Carolina to reduce the cotton
acreage.
= Illinois has passed bill appru-
priating sa5,0n0 for representation at
aiirsion.
= The Governor continues to receive
reports of smallpox from different parts
of the State.
John L. ioungblood, former treas
urer Of Pickens county, died suddenly
near Pickens. "Wednesday.
= Rock Hill which has never had II
is to vote on the question
of establishing one on the 18th inst.
: = The recruiting sergeant at Colum-
bia has secured twenty four men for
tho United States army since February
Is.
James A. Rigdell has been ap-
pointed sheriff Of Saluda county vice
M. A. Wittlc, deceased. The new
sheriff was chosen by primary.
Senator Tillman has accepted the
invitation to make tho address before
the literary societies of Newberry col
iege at the June commencement.
Sumter's council recently put a
license of s5 on bicycles. A test case
was brought and it has been decided
that the city has no right to tax bicy-
cles.
= Mrs Sallie McLauhclin of Union,
while sitting in front OF the fire, nurs-
ing her two week old grandchild faint
ed and fell into the fire severely burn
ing herself aud permanently destroying
her eyesight.
Three SOphOmores of the South
Carolina college have been suspended
for hazing Freshman. Four other
young men voluntarily confessed that
they participated and similar action
was taken as to them.
The State pension board finished
examining all applicants. and after
working all tho week they left over
for future meeting the other applica-
tions. Many applications will have to
be returned for correction.
- Among the recent graduates of
the Medical College Of South Carolina
arc Misses Emily Victt and Miss ROSA
Hirschman. These young ladies enjoy
the distinction of being tho first ladies
to graduate from this institution
Both are from Charleston.
- Hon. Ii. M. Stackhouso slipped,
fell and b.okc his leg last Wednesday
night at Clemson College. Ho was re-
turning from meeting of the board
of trustees in company with President
Hartzog and DR.. Sloan, who assisted
him to his residence near by
= 1t is reported that the dispensary
at Adams Run, Colleton county, is
$505 short. Mr.. Pate, the dispenser,
has had his clerk, Fuller Beach, arrest
cd and lodged in Jail, charged with the
crime. 1t is said Mr.. Beach denies the
charge and lays it on Dispenser Pate.
The bondsmen Of Mr.. Pate have paid
up the shortage.
- The farmers Of Bamberg county
are the first to acton the cotton acreage
question. They havc resolved not to
increase this year the cotton acreage
and to "plant fully ns many acres in
provision crops rs they do in cotton
and that they will diversity their crops
as much ns possible so as 10 reduce the
acreage of cotton.
- At q meeting Of tho committee of
the trustees of Wofford College. held
Wednesday afternoon, it was decided
to commence at once the rebuilding of
the Alumni Hall building, which was
burned last winter. The raising of
funds is going on and it is though
safe to commence operations. The
local committee has charge Of the
affair.
Camp Barnard Bee, U. C.V., of
Aiken, has notified tho committee in
charge of the coming State reunion
that it will ha Q large number of
veterans at the reunion and that all of
tho men will be uniformed in Confcd-
crate gray. This has started u move
ment looking to the uniforming of
many of the camps to attend tho first
State reunion held in the capital city.
- Mr. A. A. Seigler, OF Beaver Dam
who farms about nine miles north cast
of Aiken, says he has quito curiosity
ut his place in the shape of q hog with
fivo feet. The hog is about eight or
ten months old. On its right fore leg
are two well formed feet aud on it's
left fore leg the foot has five tocs-onc
more than usual. Mr.. Sciglcr pur-
chased the hog of II darkcy about II
week ago and he expects to pnt it ON
exhibition.
w. d. Startling. one of tho men,
bcrs Of tho State board of pensions,
has been informed that man, calling
himself DR.. DeLcon las been going
among the pensioners in Orangeburg
county, armed with q list of tho county
pensioners and representing himself rs