The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-02-19

60. C"yS. A"et saturday evening Senator
SULLIVAN. of Anderson, was the loser of
purse containing something over $40.
lie mas heard nothing Of it since. The
senator was with Col. Thomas Wilson
Oh Salem, who at the same time wos ro.
heved OF leather book contain;ny n
number of railroad passes. The nic,,-
pocket evidently not caring to bother
with the passes threw this book away.
and 1T was found on Monday by n Co.
iumblan. 1t has been returned to its
owner. The work was evidently that
OF professional"
We arc reliably informed, that Mr..
James McGaha, worthy old Confed-
crate soldier who lives near Bclt,p 10
IN almost destitute circumstances. and
Is In actual need Of pension if it can
be obtained. He was II member of the
late Maj. d. l.. Cox's Company. Me-
Gowans brigade, which was ma,ic up
III tho Fork section. If there arc any
Oh Ills Old comrades in the Fork, they
VIII be doing him II great favor by
wrltlng Mt once to w. K. Stringcr, BEL
ton, ). g., and giving such information
as will aid him IL getting his papers in
proper shape to secure tho pension.
Last Friday Oliver Greer, the negro
sentenced to be hanged on March Il
Tor assaulting Miss Kelly. in this
County, made n full confession of his
crime. w. Il. Parker, tho convicted
forger, is confined in tho same cell in
tho jail with Greer, and it was to him
the condemned man made his confess
sion. Parker had been praying with
him and urging him to prepare to meet
his fate. Greer got very excited and
later told all tho particulars of his tor
rible crime to Deputy Sheriff Dilling-
nam, who had gone into the negro's
cell
Last Wednesday afternoon, Just after
dark, S. G. Turner, of Eastertoe, in
Pickens County, was found on the road
side in Centerville Township, near the
residence of Wilton L. Lee, in help
less condition and pretty severely
burned. He was travelling toward An
derson in a one-horse wagon loaded
with shingles. In the front of the wa
gon he had some quilts, and it is
thought the quilts caught fire from his
pipe. When discovered the shingles
and quilts were afire. He was taken tC
Mr. Lees end properly cared for. The
burn was on one of the lower limbs be-
tween the ankle and knee and about
the size of mans hand He was il
good shape next morning except thu
painfulness Of the burn.
The electric lights were turned OF
last Wednesday. About midday many
were startled by their incapd escen
lights, which have hung SO long darl
and useless, suddenly fashin,
out in ,brilliancy, and many were tn,
exclamatiOns, "Look. look, the light
arc on" At night tho streets, residcn
ccs and stores, with their shown
dows 5ook on their former brilliancy
and the wheels of the many industries
dependent upon this wonderful power
began to turn. At no more Opportun
time could the lights have been turne,
on. Slipping, slushing and stumbling
IN darkness through ELch snow ns fel
Friday afternoon and night would hav,
been extremely hazardous, while tn
various industries using electricity
because of the scarcity of coal, th
slow process OF hand labor and the diff
ticulty in securing labor since th
snow, would have suffered great loss
But, best of all, it resto red to worl
many who may have suffered severel,
before the snow disappears.
Capt. j. F. Robertson, section bos
on the railroad between Bolton an,
this city, was fatally injured on Tues
day evening, 18th inst, near the River
side Mills, by being run over by hi
lever car. The car, with Capt. Rob
ertson and his gang Of hands, was jus
starting to Bolton, when one of tn,
negroes was thrown off. In the fal
Capt. Robertson, who was near th
negro, was jerked off, the car ran owe
his body and he wac painfully bruised
about the chest. Drs. Richardson ant
Sanders were called to the suffering
man. ministered to his relief rs far a.
possible and he was carried to his hom,
in Belton. He gradually grew wors,
and fingered until an early hour Thurs
day MOI ing, when death relieved hin
of his sufferings.. His injuries were in
ternai and nothing could be done fo
his relief. Capt. Robertson was abou
45 years of age. and had long been en-
4 gagged as section boss for the South
ern Railway. He was an upright
worthy citizen. and most highly es
teemed By q wide circle of friends, wht
deeply, sympathize with the sorely be
reaved wife and two little children wht
arc left to cherish his memory. Hi
remains were brought to this cit,
Thursday afternoon and laid to rest il
Silver Brook Cemetery by the member.
of Belton Lodge Knights of Pythias, o.
which he was a devoted member.
Last Thursday morning DR.. n. J
Newell was found dead in his bed a.
his home near the southern suburb!