The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-09-03
STATE NEWS.

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from Laurens.
- K. w. Turner, farmer Of Flor
'ence County, made s467.59 or four
acres of tobacco this season.
- lightning killed valuable miloh
COW belonging to W. D. Lesley, at
Westminster, Few days ago.
- A. l.. Carson, fagman on the
Southern road, had his arm crushed
on between two cars at Spartanburg
last week.
= The information comes from Co.
lumbia that the State treasury finds
itself in debt to the amount Of $780,
OOG this year.
= The examination for beneficiary
cadetships at the Citadel will be held
In the various counties of the State on
September 10.
- The, kaolin and ochre Of Ches-
terheld county is bein,, investigated
with the hope Of finding something
worth developing.
- Lee County enjoys the dubious
distinction Of being the only county
In the State which gave plurality Of
its votes for jim Tillman.
- The question of forming Pee Dee
County from parts Of Marion and
Marlboro Counties is again being agi.
tated by the people of that section.
"A company has been formed in
CIlumbia to develop the water power
on Broad River q few miles above CO.
lumbia., The capital stock is 800, 900.
- The government authorities have
advertised For bids for stone and gran
| lite for the Charleston dry dock. The
amount available for this work is
$850,0OO.
The number Of applicants for ad-
mittance to the Winthrop dormitories
is greatest in excess of the capacity Of
the two buildings and requests are
still being filed.
= Last week Edgefeld, without q
single dissenter, voted to bond the
town for $15, 900 to build new mod
ern school building to replace the one
destoyed by FIRE few months ago.
-Of the 146 newspapers in South
Carolina not one espoused the cause
of James II. Tillman in his race for
the Office Of chief executive Of South
Carolina. This is without precedent.
= While overseeing some repairs
on the guttering Of his house at Ches-
ter Thursday Judge Gage slipped and
fell from the ladder on which he was
standing and broke his left arm just
below the shoulder.
- Constable w. H. Hoy, Of Chief
Fant's division Of the State consta-
bulary, seized at Kemp's station,
some distance above Columbia, thir-
ty kegs Of corn whiskey, each keg con.
tanning Eve gallons.
"A stock company is now being
formed for the purpose Of purchasing
and degeloping Chick Springs near
Greenyiile, and making il, q health re-.
sort. The capital stock sof the COM
pany will be 800, 900. asr'
- Governor Crane Of Massachu-
setts haswritten Governor McSweeney
that he would honor the requisition
made upon him FOR the negro who
is wanted In Greenwood for murder
and who has been captured at Clinton,
Mass. @
A cshlesrsm las been received
at Edgsaeld ann aepg,ngou9SiPg she death Of
Mrs. McNeely In Taku, japan, where
the lieutenant is on duty with the.
United 'tates navy. Mrs. Non Neeleyi
is the only daughter of Gen. M! G.
Butler. szs.s 81 i..'i i..'.. &
- The governor A.s riardaoued Chas.
w. Andersoni convicted in Greenville.
county in September, 1901, of man
slaughter and sentenced to two years
on thechaipgang. Anderson is white
man and has served one year. He,
killed q negro, it ist claimed, in self
defense. q s3ait1
- In some Of the operations at the
Cataeba Power Gompany's plant last
week atfind of three Indian skeletons,
was made. There were in tn egraves
q lot or handsome beade, different from,
any ever found in this section before.
Upon the breast of zone warrior was
found. Q tomahawk.
I - Itis related that certain law
yer at Kershaw, 8. c., Sent Jim Till
man q a'telegram after the result in the !
primary became known, as follows:
Hayward S;;Tillman 2. Hurrah
for Jim Tillman !ns,Jim wired this
reply: Tive wise men and, one fool at
Kershaw. Not concerned about the
others. z : s,s. s:..g@
A meeting Of the State Railroad
Commission will be held September
18th, when the petition from cotton
millpresidents asking for lower freight
rates to Charleston will be considered.
The railroads have been given until
September ] / to file answers and it is
expected that there$will be lively
hearing.
- Mr.. Madison, Heron Of Bishop
vile; who was married nineteen years
ago, has nine children. -Four of them