The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-01-01
STATE NEWS.

broken open and robbed last Friday
! night.
- The big cotton mile in Colum-
bia gave the operatives each Christ
mas turkey.
- The United States government
has installed fine fishing exhibit at
the Charleston Exposition.
A Christmas jail delivery was
planned by the prisoners at Saluda.
Only two, however, escaped.
- Greenville has organized paid
fire department, which will consist of
four companies of five men each.
- Cliff Clanton, white man, for
ged notes on Darlington banks for
5000, got the money, and skipped.
- The exhibit of live stock at the
Charleston exposition it is said will
be the largest ever seen in the South.
j. L. Cratertree, Of Lexington
Co., was killed by a runaway horse
eleven miles from Columbia Thurs
day.
= At Barnwell a negro boy on
Christmas lost one hand and a finger
on the other by the explosion Of
cannon cracker.
- Hugh McElrone, aged 1O3, dad
in Columbia last week. he was ma
tive of Tyrone, Ireland, and lived in
three centuries.
~ It seems to be conceded on all
sides that Spartanburg is going to
win the prize for the best county ex-
hibit,a at the Charleston exposition.
= a disastrous fire occurred at
Bishopville last Sunday morning.
Two large stores and the dispensary,
with all their contents, were Destroy
ed.
Furman johnson. was bhot at
Easley on the Oath by stray shot from
a battle between a policeman, and a
drunken man. He was deaperately
wounded.
Jno. Philips, of Hampto3 coun-
ty, was killed by his wife with an axe.
In drunken frenzy he had attacked
his wife with gun and she struck to
save her own life.
j. NJ. Bell, Jr., supervisor of
0o8VhOAN OhJOyo GuY OlotiuC-
tion Of being the youngest supervisor
in this State. He is only about %
years old, but active, energetic and
hard worker.
= Congressman Lever las intro
duoed bill directing the treasurer Of
the United States to pay tie trustees
of ST.. Stephens Lutheran church in
Lexington $4,000 for injuries done to
it by Sherman s troops in 1865.
R. NJ. Hays, memHe Her Of the
Charleston exposition committee FOR
Greenwood county, has so4e pieces Of
timber for the exposition (which were
gotten out with o whipsaw| some years
previous to 1900. The timber is
sound and the track Of thdwhipsaw is
distinctly shown.
= Salnda is new cohnty town.
blazed out Of the woods and the
stumps on the streets has the appear.
ance Of newground. d few days
ago man was arrested for swearing
on the streets Of that city The man
was indignant AID put inIa plea that q
man was excused for cursIng in q new.
ground.
/ The Spartanburg Journal is au-
thority for the statemeut that there
is another fake Of the endless chain
variety. This time the headquarters
of the concern is alleged to be in CO.
lumbia, and the promotes pre- pose to
deal extensively in rose bushes. The
circulars are o0uched in the usual Ian.
guage to catch the gullible.
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!. The President has appointed 0.
b. Newman, of Chesterfield county,
who graduated atIClemson last June,
second assistant engineer in the row
enue cutter service. Clemson is do
ing o noble work Tor the young men
OF the State, and positions Of honor,
Srust, and profit are open TO her grad
yates in oil the departments OF life.
- The general merchandise store
Of G.. w. Ragsdale, ct Richburg,
Chester county, vas blown up with
dynamite last Thursday night. The
destruction was complete. Several
young men who had sleeping rooms
above the store were out visiting end
so escaped, There is no Glue co the
misoreant. Bloodhouudsf followed the
trail for some distance, but were baf-
He'd.
- The annual inspections Of the
military companies Of che State have
now ell been completed, and Adju-
taut.General Floyd is OF work. pre-
pairing his annual report to the gem
eral assembly. The report this year
will show that the militia is in better
condition than for some years. Gen
erai Floyd expects to make some re.
Communications. however, looking to
the continued betterment Of the ser
- Charleston was visited recently
by the most destructive FIRE that has
occurred since the Hayne street con.
degration. Ten buildings were total.
~ destroyed and several others more |
or less damaged, the total loss being |