The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-06-25
STATE NEWS.

Greenwood proposes to have a
county fair this fall.
= The scheme for permanent ex.
position at Charleston has been aban.
doned.
a charter viii be applied for at
an early date for the new $25. 600
hotel to be erected in Abbeville.
- The South Carolina Pharmaceu-
| tical Examiners have instituted a war
on the unlicensed druggists Of the
State.
- James Brook, an aged negro in
mate of the Charleston aims house.
committed suicide last Wedne sday by
cutting his throat.
= Walter Taylor, a negro convict
working ona chaingang near Florence,
attempted to escape Thursday and
was shot aud killed by the guard.
= An oil refinery company will be
established in Charleston which is
expected to refine the oil Of ali the
independent companies in the State.
- DR.. E. j. Forester, pastor of
the Greenwood Baptist church, has
rendered his resignation and will go
to Washington, Ca, where he has
accepted call.
- lightning struck the new barn
OF Chas. D. Stradley near Greenville
destroying Q horse, two hogs, wagon,
lumber and farming tools. There
was no insurance.
- TIE homing pigeons which G. II.
Brennecke, of Chester liberated on
Sunday, June LIST. at 5.23 in the morn
ing, reached Baltimore, distance Of
400 miles, at 4 40 p. m.
o. The farmers Of Marion County
are already curing Tobacco. One far
mer cured barn in less than 60 days
after transplantig. Tobacco is un-
questionably a quick money crop.
- Greenville has five candidates iI
the State campaign, who are contest
ing for the Offices Of Governor, Adiu-
tant General, Comptroller General.
Secretary of State, and Superinten-
d Mt of Education.
- The A. r. P. church at Pleasant
Hill, Lancaster County, was moved
several inches by severe wind storm
last Sunday afternoon. The pastor
had just pronounced the benediction
when the storm came up.
- Smith and Dennis, the two white
merchants who were accused Of set
tidg fire to their store In Timmons.
vile last year by which many other
stores were burned, were tried last
week at Florence. NIistrial resulted.
- Three negroes were recently
iynched in Colleton county for the
brutal murder of Mrs. w. W. Jones,
the wife of the section master at
Ravenel. The fourth negro implicat-
ed in this murder is alleged to have
skipped.
= AS is customary q number of the
students have been appointed to can
vass the State this summer in tho in
terest of the South Carolina College.
Examinations for scholarships will
will be held in the various counties of
the State in July.
= While playing on the trestle on
the ScsboaTd Air Line railwa, at Ches-
ter, Johnnie Hogg, 12 ueara old, be.
game overbalanced and fell backwards
from the trestle, his head striking the
timbers. He died the following day.
from conoussion of the brain.
- Allison Black disappeared from
York county 80 years ago, leaving a
wife ana one son. The son heard of
him few days ago in Eastern
North Carolina. He has returned to
his old home again. No explanation
has been made of his long absence.
- The State Hospital for the In
cane at Columbie now has 1855 pa
tients, the largest number ever known.
The increase in the past month has
been 81. No mroe patients can be
received until some arrangements are
made for additional quarters. The
institution is now overcrowded.
- The Govel nor has received let
ter from oitizeL Of Colleton county
who says that somebody passed 500
Confederate bill on him. He wants
eli me magistrates of the county re-
moved because they do not know how
to bring action against the man who
didit. The Governor replied that he
had nothing to do with the matter, it
being entirely out Of his jurisdiction.
+ = It is is reliably stated that the
Thornwell Orphanage, at Clinton,
has received gift Of securities worth
fully twenty-five thousand dollars
from an unknown New York friend.
The bonds were sent,through Rioh-
mond party, who stated that the giver.
lived in New York, but wished to
keep his name secret.
W. NJ. Dibble, president of the
Bank of Aiken, was out in his lot
Sunday afternoon, and vas attacked
unawares by large bull, which got
him down and gored him badly. The
bull was beaten off by one Of the farm
hands, who happened to be near. NIr.
Dibble is severely but not fatally in
jured. He was doing well at last ac-
counts.
J.B. Kinard, who lived about
four miles south of Newberry, was
burned to death at an early hour Sat-
urday morning, his house burning
down on him. He was q bachelor,
al Gn ran~o q l.-.I