The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-12-10
STATE NEWS.


ed himself.
- Six Mormon elders are making
thorough canvass Of Spartanburg
seeking converts to their faith.
The four cotton mills of Marl.
boro County have been merged under
one control with million dollars
capital.
- Baylis Russell, of Greenville,
raised second crop Of oats this fall.
Volunteers came up after harvest and
headed out.
A negro has been arrested in
Knoxville, Tenn, for The murder Of
sne sheriff OF Union county in this
State Is years ago.
a most drastic ordinance against
fireworks has been passed in Wal
halla. There will be no celebration
OF christmas there this year.
Joe Robinson, oolored boy of
Chester county, was instantly killed
while out hunting. His gun went off
while he was blowing in the muzxle.
= Gus Arnold, a white farmer of
greenwood county, shot and killed q
negro while returning from hunting.
The negro was drunk and attacked
him.
j. L. Carson, of Greenville, sued
the Southern road for $I5,0 900 dana.
gees received when he was in the cm.
him $500. ~
u Soloman Carlisle, negro. yas
shot through the head and Instantly
killed by colored woman in York
county. The woman claims that f.
was accidental.
g. Hugh Salesbee, an old gea-
tleman of Spartanbnrg county, drove
in front of passenger train and was
killed instantly, as the train was max
ing fast time. His grandson, q small
boy, jumped and escaped.
- A negro at Jonesyille on Thurs
day night stole mule from one man.
q wagon from another and o bale Of
cotton finn @ third and carried it to
Spsrtanburg. There he became fright
ened and ran off and left the property.
= The famous goat case in the
York county court resulted in o mis-
trial for the second time. s. p. Mitch.
ellis suing the Woodmen Of the World
for damages received at the hands Or
head OF the goat while the brethren
were initiating him.
F. A. Stewart, Of Spartanburg
County, reports that a Tenant on his
farm feised 145 bushels Of corn on an
acre snd half Of land this year. About
thrce.6fths Of it was upland, the bal.
ance bottom. He cook no sneo;al
pains with it, as he was not try ing for
special crop.
- Nathan Stewart q negro near
Glendale, made will and left all his
property to his friend, John Smith.
with whom he lived the last year. In
his sickness Smith took good care Of
him. Stewart had nosfamily. he
owned 30 acres Of land worth sl60O
and had money ia the bank.
There are several candidates an.
nounced for code commissioner. the
place made vacant by the appointments
or assistant attorney general. Law
yers FROM all parts Of the State are
announcing themselves for the place
and endeavoring to secure the support
Q? their delegates. The position pays
$4OO year for ten years.
"A correspondent Of The State
writing Of. the court at Edgefield. ssys:
'.Ihe docket seems to be o wild mass
OF cases, small and great, against the
Southern railroad. ali babier, white
and black and yellow, of either sex.
are born nowadays predestined to
sue the Southern railroad Il seems
TO amount TO o horrible and irreprea.
sible MANIA
= 4 freight wreck occurred on the
Spsrtanburg and Asheville division
Of the Southern railway, near Campe.
bello, last Thursday morning. While |
the eouthbound freight train was
crossing the trestle over Morrow |
creek, the rails spread and the entire
train, with the exception Of the engine |
and caboose, left the track and was |
precipitated to the creek below. EIGHT
cars we're demolished, but fortunately (
no one wss injured.
- The incoming Secretary Of State.
]. Z. CAN'T, has been working for
some time upon q plan for securing
10 be hung in the State capitol nor.
traits OF sii the governors of South
Oarolina from colonial days down to
he present time. In the meantime
40 has besa trying 20 locate as far as
,ossible the whereabouts .of existing
portraits. His idea ia To- have aill.
!uch given over to the custody OF the
state and failing In that to have copies
made, getting the Legislature 20 make
10 appropriation therefor. He be-
ieyes that recent governors and their
riends will give their portraits If re.
luested for this purpose.
Quite sad accident occurred at
Nashville on Wednesday afternoon
bout three O'Clock, in which three
{ J. 2. Roach g little girls we're blown
p; one killed and two seriously in
ured. Last Fall Mr. Roach was rid
og the mail between Cashville and
Woodruff. On one OF his trina ha