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

= A dye plant will soon be added
to the equipment Of the Newberrv
knitting mill.
- Revenue raiders DESTROYED a oOO
gallon distillery for moonshine wh;s.
key in Pickens. WIS
sspartanburg sent delegation to |
w ashlngton to try to get United |
States building for that city for a
postotiice.
The students, faculty and alumni |
OF Newbcrry College will attend tho |
Charleston Exposition in a body on tho
second of April.
r. The State B. Y. p. U. Conven.
tion will meet in Gaifncy on Anril
3rd to 9th. Three hundred delegates
will be in attendance.
= The infant daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. Z. Price, Of Delmar, Lexips-
ton county, was drowned Monday even
ing by falling into tub of water.
- The United States senate com.
mittee on public buildings recon-.
meuds that 100000 be appropriated
for public building at Georgetown.
The Odd Fellows Of South Caro-
lima will celebrate in Charleston on
May 18th. The grand lodge will be in
session at that time and delegations
from every lodge in the State are OK
pectcd to be present.
- John McMakin, Clcmson's fam
Gus pitcher, has received an offer
from the Brooklyn League team to
pitch for them during the coming seq
son. He has accepted tho offer and
will close contract with them.
- The cannon fire cracker is q
thing of the past in South Carolina
The legislature has passed law pro
Dibiting their sale in this State. No
cracker over three inches long can be
sold in this State from now on.
= Rev. E. o. Watson, pastor of
Bethel (Methodist) church, Charles
ton, has been elected by the Calhoun
Literary society of Wofford college to
deliver the annual literary address Of
that institution at the commencement
in Juno.
- DR.. Evans, Secretary Of the State
Board of Health, says that he has
more small pox on hand in the State
now than ever before since it became
epidemic. He has sent thousands oi
points for vaccination to Chester and
other infected centers.
= Safe crackers blew open the safe
OF S. j. Taylor, merchant at Greedy.
vile, in Williamsburg county, and
secured over $500, part of it in gold.
A gang OF four good looking white
men was seen in that community
headed toward Charleston.
Laurens may have new hote
before the spring months pass away
1t is said there is scheme on foot IL
which three prominent business men
are interested to erect $25, 900 hotel
modern four story building on the
southwest corner Of the public square
- DR.. James Atkins of Nashville
Tenn, has been selected to delive,
the baccalaureate sermon at the com.
mencement of Wofford College on
June 8. He is Sunday school sec.
retary of the NJ. E. Church, South,
and is one of the strongest preachers
of the church.
- Hugh Kingsboro, 1b-year-old
negro boy, hus been committed to jail
at Laurens to await an investigation
Of the killing of George Kingsboro.
Hugh and George, cousins, were hunt
ing, when in some manner George was
shot and killed. Hugh claims that it
was accidental.
The reward offered for the arrest
and conviction of the robbers who
held up the train of the Southern
Railway ut Fifty-eight short time
ago is one thousand dollars. The
State offers $400 and the Southern
Railway and the Express Company
offers $500, making 81, 600 altogether.
= The woodlands and rail fencing
surrounding the McDougal farm near
Summerville caught fire Thursday
evening. Mrs Webster, who lives
near by, in her endeavor to arrest the
progress Of the fire fell and became
enveloped in the flames. Most Of her
clothing was burnt and she was severe
ly If not fatally injured.
- It is rumored that DR.. David M.
Ramsey, Of Charleston, will accept a
call to the Second Baptist Church in
Washington, D. c., which has been
recently rendered to him. DR.. Ram
sey is president Of the board Of trus-
tees Of Furman University, and one
Of che ablest preachers of his demon
inatiou in this State. He is ma
tive of Greenville County.
- In the lower section of Green
wood County Mrs. Seaborn Rush, O.
married lady about 30 years old, com
mitted suicide last Wednesday by
shooting herself in the head. She
had been in bad health for sometime.
Last year little child of hers was
burnt to death, and four years ago her
first husband accidentally shot him
self while hunting. He was o broth
er Of her present husband.
= The United States weather bu-
reau' report for this State, for 1901