The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-05-28
STATE NEWS.

Sumter 80 to nave hrenap's
tournament June Is aud 26.
= The South Carolina college has
just sent out 16 new lawyers.
= An election has been ordered on
the Allendale County proposal for
= Already % candidates havs an
nounced themselves in the new ooun.
ty Of Lee.
Batesburg has voted by a large
majority three mill extra tax levy
for school purposes.
Joe w. Stevens Of Colleton Joun.
ty was struck by lightning and killed
while plowing in field near his home.
The Laurens dispensary has
been re-opened and it is stated that
the alleged shortage has been adjust
ed.
= Lightning struck the cotton
warehouse at Batesville Mill and
over 300 bales Of cotton were injured
by FIRE.
- a baby was given large amount
OF morphine BY mistake at Parksville
Sunday and its life was saved with
difficulty.
- Clemson College has received a
gold medal from the Paris Exposition
for the exhibit of the experiment. sta
tion there.
Sumter, Union, Bamberg, Lau-
rens, Aiken and Greenwood have each
made bids for the removal of Columbia
Female College.
A $1,000, 900 company is formed
tor the control of electric plants, ice
factories, pleasure resorts, etc., of
many of the Virginia cities.
= Congressman Latimer has intro
duced bill for the relief Of the Char-
lesion exposition. The bill carries an
appropriation of $1b0,OOO.
- Mrs. Walker Edwards was found
murdered on her door steps in Lau-
rens. She had quarteled with her hus-
band, who has been arrested.
The Baptists Of this State are
making preparations to build q college
20 the memory of Luther Rice, the
vell-known missionary worker.
- Jim Young was seriousls shot by
an unknown person who stuck gun
through crack and fred at him, on
y. ID. Moore's place near Cokesbury.
= The Wares Shoals Manufactur-
ing Company has made application for
a commission. The capital stock is
s5OO,000, Laurens contributing $780,
- A crowd of 14-year.old boys got
into row with some negro boys at
Rock Hill Wednesday night and three
of the white boys were badly cut by
one of negroes.
A few days ago in York County
Tom McLeave, a negro, attempted to
commit suicide by shooting himself
because his wife had fallen in love
with another man.
= There were 80, 900 people present
at the Exposition last Thursday "Wae-
enner Day" It was holiday in Char
lesion and all the, stores and. public
buildings we're closed.
- The shsrge mas been made against
the constables Of Charleston that they
meet ct night and drink the beer they
have seized which is unlawful. The
matter will be Investigated.
= Spartanl urg was visited last
week by 9 party Of English mill men
who have been making trips to vsri-
GUS cities in the South inspecting the
cotton manufacturing plants.
An attempt was made near B lythe-
wood on che Southern Railway to-
wreck the fest mail train from Wash-
lngton by placing crosstie on the
track. The train was not derailed.
Two negroes tried to burglarize
the store of D. w. Alderman & Sons
at Alcolu one night last week but
were met with a load of small shot.
One was disabled and has been arrest
ed.
- The sum of nearly $40, 900, re-
bates on tobacco revenue tax. is being
in this State. Ifyou have
any claim against Unole Sam on that
account you will soon receive your
check.
- An order has been given by J. B.
Duke, president of the American To-
bacco company. for million dollar
cotton mill, to be located at Great
Falls, on Catawba river, in Chester
county.
- Madison Smalls, negro who es-
,aped from the penitent;ary 27 years
ago, has been capt ared in Flor
ence and carried back to serve out q |
years sentence Of which only six
months remain.
7 - The Stste board of medical exam
ners met last week in Columbia for |
;he purpose. OF examining candidates
lesirouss of practioing .in this State. !
Ehere are 80 candidates, oil male, and |
swo Of them negroes.
The city Of Greenville might
yell be termed city Of cotton mills. |
In addition to her sig large. we'll es-
factories another one is soon |
20 be built. The new mill will be
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