The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-06-18
STATE NEWS.

The chinch bug is making its ap-
pearance on the corn in several SEQ
tions OF Chesterfield county.
- The board Of dispsnsary directors
have granted permission for the es-
tablishment Of o third dispensary in
Spartanburg.
Immense quantities Of granite
are being shipped from quarries about
Columbia to Fernandina, Fla, for
government jetties.
= The barn and stables of. WI.
Wolfe, Of Rowesville, Orangeburg
county, were set on fro by lightning
and burned down.
- Cain Ford, oolored man, was
lynched in Colleton county on June
9th. He was charged with the MUIR
der OF Mrs. Jones, near Ravenel.
- D. Fl. Haltiwanger, prominent
young business man Of Batesburg, fell
undcr train at that place Wednes-
day and had his foot crushed by the
wheels.
- Chester is going to build another
school house, the present one built
In 1892 at o cost of S12, 900, being in
sufficient for the accommodation oSthe
children.
Il. n. Gilmore, a wealthy saw
mill man Of Darlington county, COM
mitted suicide by shooting himself in
the abdomen with pistol. he was
45 years old. s.5,s,.s.
- The trustees Of Erskine College
have decided to erect monument on
the college campus to the memory
Of the late president Of the college,
DR.. w. NJ. Grier.
- Extensive forest fires ragged for
about week in the neighborhood Of
Little Mountain, Newberry county.
The fire was left in the woods by
some berry piokers.
- The board Of trustees have deoid-
ed that at the next session Of the
South Carolina college, students must
make 65 on examinations, the present
standard being go.
- The State Hospital for the in
sane is in great need for more roe::: &C
accommodate its patients. The board
of regents is trying to make some ar.
rangeEents to meet the necessity.
- The members Of tie Greenville
hose team have been charged with
cruel treatment of the horse which
pulls their truck. A warrant has
been issued and the case will be tried.
- The United States Senate has
confirmed the nomination Of George /.
Cunningham, OF Charleston, to be
marshal of the district Of South Caro-
lima, vice l.. D. Melton whose term
has expired.
- Aftersn absence Of 80 odd years
an old man, Allison Black, has res
turned to his home in Yorkville neigh.
horhood and has been received by his
wife and child, the latter now. grown
to manhood estate.
James Brock, colcred, an aged
inmate Of the Charleston elmshouse,
killed himself by oaS1Gipg his throat
with razor Wednesday. Melancholy
brought on by failing health caused
him to commit the decd.
- Lightning struck the large livery
stables Of A. W.. jenkins &c Son at
Conway Sunday night setting them
on fire and they together with the
ASoA~Suoo ouV ctau1c VA w. =. IOr.
ter nearby we're destroyed.
Greenwood had a $4,000 fire
Wednesday morning. The building
and machinery of the City Steam
Laundry, two wooden warehouses aud
q brick building belonging to J. and
D. NJ. Spigel were destroyed.
- DR.. j. H. Carlisle has resigned
the Presidency Of Wofford College,
and Prof. H. N. Snyder has been
elected to succeed him. DR.. Carlisle,
however, will remain in the College,
as he has been elected President
Emeritus and Professor of Astronomy.
While on raid for illicit dis
tillers ia the dark corner section Of
Greenville county, United States Mar
shal Alexander Phillips fell from an
embankment to o depth Of 20 feet.
Every bone in his right leg was broken
and his hips aad back were seriously
injured.
- In spite Of the action Of the
State Convention it seems impossible
Co keep the dispensary out Of politics
IN Aiken County. The county exeou.
tive committee. decided TO allow q can
didates for dispensers Is be voted at
the coming primary, using separ.
ate box for that purpose.
An Interesting case has been
decided in Greenville as the result OF
which keeper Of . restaurant has
been made to pay heavy fine for the
sale Of game in violation OF the gsrlS
Law. The suit was brought at the In
stance OF game association. There is
need OF more suoh associations.
l. 1t 10 practically certain that
Clemson college will have o United
States army officer as military COM
mandant at:the beginning OF the next
session. Clemson had West Point
officer Captain Fnller--as command.
ant for several years, but as the out
y break OF the Spanieh var he v7as With