The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-05-21
STATE NEWS.

team mas won nine out OF twelve
games played.
Mrs. D. j. Brook, Of Efingham.
Florence county, was thrown from her
buggy and killed.
- The Laurens dispensary has
been closed, pending an investigation
OF an apparent shortage Of 81, 800.
The president hes .ppc;ns ed
Charles E. Carman postmaster at
Aiken in place Of W. e. Chaffee re-
moved.
The corner stone of the new AS
sociate Reformed Presbyterian Church
was laid in Columbia Wednesday
afternoon.
= Henry Halloman was shot and
killed by his brother-in. law. H. Il.
Brown, in drunken quarrel near
Greenville.'
A line of steamers is soon to be
established on the Congaree and San
tee rivers connecting Columh;a an d
Georgetown.
- Rev. Waddy H. Hudson, q Pres.
byterian missionary to China, is visit
ing his father, w. A. Hudson. in
Greenville after an absence of eight
years.
Jasper Sharpe, young man OF
Lexington County, attempted to com.
NIT suicide at the Grant House in Co.
lumbia, but the doctors managed to
save his life.
"A Confederate monument, to
cost 900, is to be erected during
this year on the public square in
Marion. The money for the purpose
has practically all been raised.
- Governor McSweeney has receiv-
ed for the Irst time an application
for a pardon from municipal court.
He has referred the matter to the at
torney general for his opinion.
LANCASTER county pays into the
State treasury for taxes about SlO,-
OUO, and receives $500 pension mon :
ey and $4,000 dispensary money, thus
coming out ahead Of the game.
j. n. Mcmillan of Fingerv lille.
Spartanburg county, had his hand and
arm lacerated in q gin on Tuesday
afternoon and died from the effects on
Wednesday,. He was So and wealthy
farmer. sa
- Drs. r. L. Branyon, and 81. L.
Todd, of Charleston, and Dr.. Luxem-
burger, Of Greenville, have been drop
ed by the State Dental association for
unethical conduct in advertising the
business.
- A son Of John P. Harvey, of
Monck's Corner, rode out with gun
and rod for little sport. In dis.
mounting and hitching his mule his
gun was discharged and the top of his
head blown off.
- The friends of Chief Justice Nc
Iver everywhere will be glad to learn
that there has been no change for the
worse in his condition since his re-
turn from Baltimore some weeks ago.
= Miss Annie Carroll, who was in
jured By falling off the Charleston
and Seashore railroad company's
wharf at Mt. Pleasant, has been given
a verdic. for $4,000 in q suit for dam
ages brought in Orangeburg county.
- Tho city council of Charleston
has closed a contract for new sys-
TEN of waterworks, subject to the
ratification by the citizens at On cleo
tion to be held in 50 days. The cost
OF the new plant is to be 81 ,25O, 900.
"A swindier, claiming to be a
member of large firm in PhiIadel.
phia, he's svindled severe! farmers
near Lake City out of their straw
berry crop, giving them in exchange
bogus checks on New Jersey bank.
= Representative Lever has been
assured that the house committee will
favorably report his bill for $25, 900
for monument to Gen. Thomas Sum-
ter, the revolutionary hero. It will
be erected in the city of Sumter.
- George Washington, an old fash
ioned white folks" negro convicted
of rape in 1876. has been pardoned by
the governor who discovered case Of
blackmail on the part Of the negro
woman who. secured Washington' 8
arrest.
- Interest seems to be growing in
the annual State summer school at
Rock Hill and the attendance will
probably be larger than it has been.
State Superintendent Of Education
McMahan has made further announce
ment in regard to somo special fea-
lures.
= Proceedings have been brought
before the State Supreme Court to
disbar John T. Duncan, of Columbia,
from praotioing in, the State Courts.
The charge aeemsto be that Mr.. Dun.
CON borrowed money for client on
title that was worthless, the act being
considered entirely unprofessional.
r. Aparsygof revenue officers CON.
sisting Of Revenue Collector E. "A.
Aiken, Of Greenville, and Deputy
Marshals Corbin and Mckinney, Of
Piekens, recently made big haul in
Oconee County, destroying three
distillefy outfits with the necessary
accomplishments and arreating two
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