The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-11-05
STATE NEWS.

- It is estimated that the farmers
OF Darlington County will receive
SS00,0 this year for their tobacco
crop.
= A little girl, ten years old, was
shot by an unknown party, near the
Poe mill, in Greenyille, last Friday
evening.
= Walker Edwards, the wife mur-
derer at Laurens, gets off light. The
Judge sentenced him to two years in
the penitentiary.
- The 10TH anniversary of the
founding Of the Charleston Orphan
House was celebrated Oct. 25, by the
customary exercises.
= The farmers and business men
IN Kershaw county have formed com
pany to 60 into the production of to-
bacco on large scale.
= Crazed by liquor, Ben Hender-
son, colored barber Of Chester, made
murderous assault on Policeman
Wright, and was killed.
Rev. Thomas Mundenhall, q ne
gro preacher, was crushed between
TWO box cars at Bishopville while try.
ing to CROSS the track.
j. p. Turner, of Danville, Va,
is trying to induce the farmers Of
Orapgeburg to raise 10000 acres of
tobacco on the cooperative plan.
=! 4 is said that party Of lumber
men from Saltwater, Mich, have an
option on 10000 acres of timber land
in the southern section of the State.
- The Lutheran Synod Of South
Carolina at Little Mountain last week
adopted a resolution declaring against
"close communion" in the Luther
an church.
= John b. Cleveland, of Spartan
burg, has announced that he will
build $4,000 science hall on the
campus Of Woford College for the use
Of the college.
= Those citizens Of. Orangeburg
county who had their crops DESTROYED
by hail in June will make half or
two-thirds Of crop of cotton on their
second planting.
Capt. j. II. Montgomery, presi.i
dent of the Spartan mills of Spartan
burg, fell from the roof Of a new fac
tory that his company is building in
Gainesville, Ca, and was killed.
81 Prof. Woodrow Wilson, ne
phew OF Rev. DR.. James Woodrow, of
Columbia, has been inaugurated presi-
dent OF Princeton University, N. j..
AS child he lived in South Carolina.
- Zuleika Kirby, six years old.
granddaughter Of Maj. A. 81. Kirby of
Spartanburg, was burned to death at
Woodruff on Wednesday. Her cloth
ing caught while she was standing by
the fire.
"A Sumter negro thought he
would have some fun with a China.
man and sent him dead rat wrapped
up in a piece Of paper. The China
man complained to the mayor and the
fun cost the negro $40.
= On last Monday night some safe
blowers got in their work at Cross
Hill. The depot there was entered
and the safe blown open with dyna-
mite. A small sum, $l5, was obtain
ed. There is no clue to the burglars. |
Mrs. Haskell, wife Of Col. A. G. |
Haskell, died at her home in Colum.
bia on Wednesday. Her death was
sudden and was the result Of heart
trouble. She was q daughter of Gen.
K. p. Alexander Of the Confederate
army. She leaves four sons and six
daughters.
Railroad agent Thomas Furz, at
Lena, shot and dangerously wounded
K. .: Long farmer and lumberman
OF Nixville several days ago. Long
became enraged because the agent
would not permit him to move freight
before the charges were paid and fol-
lowed him up threatening to kill him.
Furtz acted in self defense.
= Mr.. G.. Walt Whitman, of Union.
died suddenly Of apoplexy on the 9th
ult. He was known in every section
OF the State as candidate for guber-
material honors in several campaigns,
and while his candidacy was never
taken seriously, his speeches often
afforded amusement to his audiences.
- Some young men were rocking
the dwelling Of man by the name Of
Wages who lived near the old Con.
garee mill in Columbia. While they
were enjoying the fun and just about
the lime shey were smashing the door,
Wages fired on them with q shot gun
seriously. if not fatally, wounding
youth by the name of Glover.
= The adjutant generals office is in
correspondence with the war depart
ment at Washington with reference to
the new uniform recently adopted by
the United States army, and it is
likely that the State militia will be
similarly equipped soon. The uni
form is dark green and is said to be
much more serviceable than the one
in present use.
= The. school building at Saluda
court, house, q handsome two story