The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-09-17
STATE NEWS.

During rain storm at Beaufort
last week horse was instauly killed
by lightning.
= Several counties in the State will
have their third primary election to
complete their county tickets.
What was probsbly the first pub
lilo library in the United States was
started in Charleston, s. g., in 1749.
- Col. WallGoe, recently appoint.
collector cs the port of Charleston. :.
died at his home in Sumter last Thurs.
day night.
1t is said that Captain Hayward
has already selected his private seo-
retary and rumor points to j. e. Nor.
ment as the man.
- Santuo in Union county has q
negro. Tom Jones by name, so years
Old, who climbs trees backwards and
comes down headfrst.
- A proposition has been made to
the navy department TO make Port
Royal station the permanent head
quarters for torpedo Goats.
= Julius Foster, colored, charged
with the murder OF Lewis White q
year ago, has been brought from Mas
sachusetts to Greenwood to stand his
trial.
= The governor has offered a re..
ward Of $50 for the capture and con-
viction Of Will Sullivan, who killed
Frank Beeks in Laurens County last
month.
- Fort Motto, Orangeburg county,
reports that more than half the cot.
ton has been gathered and tha: the
railroads are blocked for want Of cars
to haul it off.
Last week near Verdery, Green
wood County, Lem Bishop kilsod John
Herd by hitting him on the head with
e rock. Both negroes were drunk.
Bishop is in Jail.
- The pos.offiee at Statesburg.
sumter county, mas moved one mile
from the town to the house Of the
postmistress. This is the first move
the Office has made in 125 years.
= Capt. A. w. Hudgens cs Easley
made the successful guess Of the num-
Der OK ba.es Of cotton made in the
United States last year and received
from the Atlanta Constitution 81 800.
= Dispenser Stevenson, Of Wins
boro, has refused to resign and give
place to VIM. Harden the new dispeu-
sor recently elected. The matter will
be turned over to the State Board Of
Control.
A stock company is now being
formed for the purpose of purohasin9
and developing Chick Springs near
Greenville, and making it health re-
sort. The capital stock Of the com.
pany will be $100, 900.
Edward Parsons, callman OF Eu.
gine Company No. 2 in Charleston,
was electroouted early Wednesday
morning BY coming in contact With
live wire which had fallen across the
street near the engine house. 4
= a pine tree eight feet in diameter
at tho base, which is eaid to be the
largest tree ever cut from the Pee Dee
river swamps, was recently sawed at
kibler & Koy's mill at Hunts Bluff.
The tree made three long saw !cgs.
Freight No. IL on the G. &W..
q. Railway was wrecked near Green.
wood Thursday afternoon. Eight cara
were derailed and burned. The CON.
duot0r, engineer and two train hands
are reported hurt, hut not seriously.
&C. "A. Woods Of Ma.;es Was uuau.
imoueiy elected PRECEDENT OF South
Carolina College last Friday after.
noon. He is E lawyer, we'll educated
and OF good business qualifications.
IL is not known whether he will accent.
= A slick rascal has been operating
In Lexington County. He has been
selling. .''ggiee cheap, asking for
the freight in advance. The farmers
who bit have not seen the buggies.
the man or the money they advanced
for freight.
The Union county dispensary
was voted down and out in the recent
election by about 205 majority. Many
good people all over the county voted 4
against it on the grounds that for
several years past it has been manag-
ed little better than regular old.
style grog chop.
- = The bodyIof an unknown negro
woman with her throat cut and right
hand mutilated was found in St. An
drews Parish near Charleston Wed.
nesday. The body was found lying
behind o log in the woods near the
road. There is no. clue as to who oom-
mitted the deed.
a citizen near Milletyille, Barn.
we'll county, was recently treated
Handsomely 5J some Northern ma
bobs, who intent on hunting, had
come down last winter and partaken
,f his hospitality. Tho three who
came each cent him his check for one
hundred dollars.
- In Union last week 1e--so high.
;aad moocasin entered th. bed OF |
cat and litter OF kittens, bit them all,
and lay down to sleep. The snake
was killed, and the felines were dosed
freely on strong Vfiiskev and milk