The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-10-22
STATE NEWS.

Charleston will have a gala week
in December.
- In Spartanburg county 157s7
children are enrolled in the common
schools.
Northern tourists are beginning
to arrive in Aiken. The scarcity of
coal has hurried them away.
Charleston 8 city council ia tax.
ing stops 10 convert the exposition
grounds into the proposed city park.
= The Republicans OF the Seventh
congressional District have nominated |
A. y. Dautzler, negro, a candidate
for Congress from that District.
- A deadly disease has become pre.
valent among the COWS in Newberrv.
Eleven have died within the past
week. The character of the disease
is not known.
A Richmond Company was the
lowest bidder for the contract for the
Naval Dry Dock in Charleston. A
Charleston Company was second. It
will cost million and q quarter.
The Baptists Of Greenville are
making preparations for the enter
tainment Of the State Baptist Con
vention, which will meet in the First
Baptist Church there the first week
in December.
=, It has been unofioially announ-
ced that Robert F. jenkins, brother
of Maj. Micah Jenkins. tho collector
of internal revenue for South Carolina.
has received an appointment as depu-
ty revenue collector.
= The citizens Of Newberry are pre-
pairing for the Methodist annual CON
ference, which meets there on Decem-
Der and will be in session about q
week. Bishop Duncan will preside
over the conference.
= Mrs. Sallie Long, wife Of Abra-
h:=a .Aoug, VINO resides Oh Long Nose
6reek, Oconee County, was shot aud
seriously wounded by her tifteen-year-
old son last week. The boy has es-
capped, and his whereabouts is un-
known.
- The Southern Christian Advo.
cate will be published after she first
of January in Spartanburg. The COM
mittee on publication have awarded
the contract to Rev. G.. n. Waddell
and he has awarded tho printing to
the Spartanburg Herald.
Capt. Geo. H. McMaster has been
assigned to duty as commandant of
the South Carolina Military Acade-
my-the Citadel. The duties of this
Office have been discharged most ac-
ceptably by Lieut.. j. Willis Cantey,
a Citadel graduate, who is not officer
of the regular army.
A horse belonging to George
Gathers, colored, Of Wedge6eld, was
frightened by the Atlantic Coast Line
train Saturday evening, and in pulling
back the hitch rein broke and the
horses head struck the ground hard
enough TO rupture blood vessel which
caused the animals death.
- The trustees Of Clemson College
have given their consent for the corps
Of cadets 60 attend the State fair in
Columbia. All depends now on the
efficiency in drilling, and the boys are
80 anxious to 60 that there is little
doubt that they will bring up their
part of the work to very high stand
ard.
= Prof. 8. B. Earle has been, elect
ed assistant professor of Mechanical
Engineering of Clemson College, to
fill the place Of Prof. Barnes, who re-
Gently went to the Agricultural and
Mechanical College Of Mississippi.
Prof. Earle graduated from Furman In
'99 with the. degree Of A. NJ, and
from Cornell '02 with the degree Of
NJ. r. n
- There was meeting of long-lost
brothers at Fort Mill recently. It
was between Mr.. Porter. X. Mull, for
twenty years resident of Fort Mill,
and Dir. Marion Null, Of San Fran
cisco, Cal. The brothers parted at
ahe close Of the war. One returned
to his home in the South; the other
went West, and since that time neith-
er has heard from the other.
- Some Of the finest racing stock
ever seen in this part Of the country
! will be. brought to Columbia during
the State Fair next week. Not only
have the prizes attracted the owners,
but the climate is such that many Of
them will spend the winter there and
! will hare their horses trained for the
next season on the Columbia track,
which is one OF the best in the South.
= R. D. Harbin, who lives seven
or eight miles north Of Easley, was
standing too near the railroad track
last Saturday afternoon and was struck
by the northbound vestibule, No. 38.
He now lies n the Mountain View
Hotel and is attended by DR.. Russell.
Probably no bones were broken, bnt
his right shoulder is in a serious cou-
dition. Mr.. Harbin met with SINH
lar accident ON previous occasion.
--J J. R. Harriaon, cf Bsrnwell, has
recently invented an 'oil comb"
which has already made him both
! famous and rich. A companv in New