The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-07-23
STATE NEWS.

field county.
Leading citizens of Columbia
have established boat line IN the
Congaree river.
DR.. Geo. B. Cromer, of Newber.
~ college, has been elected President
OF the State Teachers Association.
A 81, 200 fire has been caused in
Union by the blowing of burninc
straws under barn into n hens nast
= Storms have been reported in
various sections Of the State attended
66y fatalities from lightning and much
damage by wind.
Owing to the Strengthened condi-
tion OF the county finances in Bam.
berg county the summer term of court
OF sessions and common pleas has
been postponed.
The governor has offered 70.
ward OF 500 for the arrest and CON
viction of Elijah Edwards, duplicated
10 the murder of j. B. Kinard in
Newberry County.
Dispenaary sales have increased
IN charleston to such au extent that
the authorities have ordered the ca.
ttablishment of six new places where
liquor can legally be sold.
"A riot was raised in Orapgeburp
6y the iaborers on the Southern Bell
Telephone company and in the melee
that followed Isaac Smith an innocent
negro, was shot and killed.
= Congressman Sam Lanham. o ma
tive OF South Carolins-srom Spartan.
burg oounty-was nominated by accla-
nation governor of Texas in the State
Convention on Wednesday.
:. At meeting of the board Of
visitors of the South Carolina M;litarv
Academy in Charleston, q slight in
crease was made Ia the salaries Of all
the members of the faculty.
-Messrs. Wilborn and Moblev.
candidates for railroad commissioned
varied the monotony Of the meeting at
Walhaii. BY betting encounter S'
W Mi!born y put up s5 and Mobley cover
- The opening sales of tobacco for
the present season, were made in Ma.
rion Wednesday. The sales Announced
TO over ITO, 900 pounds. The prices
realized were satisfactory to the far.
mers.
Asl5,0 900 fire occurred in Flor
oe enoe Wednesday morning at 4 o clock
Ihe heaviest losers were the Ameri.
can Tobacco company-$8, ,50O-fulIy
insured, as were most of the other
losers. 49, o'Ao'
- Hon. Robert Aldrich, of Barn.
yell, will make an address at tha
Greenville reunion as representative
OF the Confederate Veterans. and r
~. austin, of Atlanta, will represent
the Sons.
a gang of horse thieves has been
operating, ia Aiken County. Upon
the appeal Of many oitiycns the GOV
ernor has offered reward Of 500 for
the apprehension and conviction Of
the guilty party.
- A. E. Prioleau, a oolored mail
route agent, was bound over by the
United States commissioner at
Orangeburg recently, charged with
tampering with the mails that passed
through his hands.
- The friends OF Col. NJ. L. Donald
con, OF Greenville, are urging his name
upon the governor for appointment as
United States senator to succeed Ma
Laurin in case he resigns to accept
the judgeship.
. = Miss Matte Jean Adams. the
flrot woman graduate of the South
carolina college, and teacher for
four years in Meridian College for
women. has accepted tile chair Of
English and Letin in LessvilIe col.
lege.
= On Wednesday o negro named
Toland Workman, while riding on the
top Of @. N. & L. freieht train
went to sleep as the train was an.
preaching Sligh's and rolled of. #
was the mans last sleep, for when he
was picked up he was dead, his neck
had been broken.
!. The large and handsome build.
ing Of the South Carolins co.eduoa.
t!onal institute st Edgefeld burned to
the ground Monday, 18th inst. The
owner 10 Mr.. D. A.. Tompkins. OF
CharEtte. and the building is insured
for $4,000. Prof. Railey's furnish
ings were insured for 90, 900.
A United States pension exami.
nation board will be established in
upper South Carolina, with Green.
vile as headquarters. This board
will consist Of three physicians. This
Will be great convenience for appli.
cants in this section, as heretofore
they have been compelled to 90 either
to Hendersonville or AsheviIIe to be
:. The Oconee County Commission
ers have closed o contract with the
American Road Machinery COMPANY
for one rock crusher, two water
Tanks, two dump carts, two wheel
sorapes and two mule scrapee.
rhie machinery, together with two
engines Two road machines and .go
plows, gives that county q complete
Snd up.to.dnte road makinn nnt6t