The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-11-12
STATE NEWS.

general, has appointed W. II. Town
send OF Barnwell as his assistant.
Camden had six thousand dollar
ire few nights ago. The fire started
oy the explosion of kerosene lamp.
- The contract fer tie Confederate
monument at Greenwood has been
awarded TO John X. Leavell of that
city.
- A 100000 rice company, which
might be called q rice trust, has been
organized in Charleston. It will raise
and sell rice.
1t is probable that the Columbia
ana Georgetown Boat company will
nave at least two steamers in opera
tion by January 1.
Fine kaolin beds have been found
IN Kichland county, IA miles south of
Columbia. and joint stock company
is forming for working the beds.
- The colored State fair will be
held in Columbia from the 18th to the
Zlst OF this month. A. r. Hampton,
general manager, says they will have a
fine exhibit.
= Sheriff r. e. Ellison Of Wins.
boro had his pocket picked of 1920
cash and checks amounting to $115 on
the capital grounds in Columbia dur
ing the State Fair.
j. L. Riser, the mail clerk who
was injured in wreck on tlc South
ern railway last September, has been
given a verdict by Newberry Jury
for $4,000 damages.
The Atlantic Coast Lumber COM
pany, which has been doing an i'm
mense business in Georgetown and
Williamsburg counties. has gone into
the hands of receiver.
= DR.. e. II. Goldberg, a jew, and
Miss Maggie Cobb, a gentle, both of
Bennettsville, ran away on Monday
and were married by Rev. G. B.
Smith, Methodist minister.
- Darlington County has the honor
OF having the first namesake Of the
popular South Carolinian, Gov. Hey
ward, who has just been elected chief
magistrate by fattering vote.
- On last Sunday at a colored
campmeetiDg, four miles north of St.
Matthews, Bill Key was shot and
instantly killed by Bill Keith, Both
the killed and the killer are colored.
= The dead body of r. B. Kline, a
white man, was found in ditch at
Elko last Thursday. Benjamin and
Arthur MoCurley afterwards telephon-
ed the sheriff that they killed Kline
and offered to surrender.
= Herman A. Meyer, a Charleston
boy 19 years old, fell under the cars
at Kingville while stealing ride from
Columbia to Charleston and had both
legs cut off. He died before reaching
his widowed mother in Charleston.
A man named Rhodes is in the
Walhalla Jail charged with bigamy.
He married daughter Of DR.. Brown
ing, OF Seneca, having eloped with her
into the State Of Georgia. He is said
to have wife and several children.
= Isaac McGee of Florence County
is young land renter farmer, but he
will soon own place of his owns
This year he planted his first tobacco
crop--6ve aores-and after paying ali
expenses he had $500 left clear profit.
= The negroes in Georgetown and
Beaufort counties in this State were
completely shut out in the recent
election for the first time since the
war. Full Democratic tickets FOR
county Offices were elected in both
counties.
= Little Furman, the eleyen-year-
old son Of Mr. Frank Ulmer, who lives
near Cameron, accidentally ran nail
in his foot on Friday, October "a. and
died ON the following Tuesday from
lock jaw. Blood poison set in almost
immediately, and nothing could stop
it.
Who would have thought fifteen
years ago that the farmers Of Darling
ton county could have raised any other
crop than cotton for which they would
receive about $500, 600. It is estimat-
ed that they will receive about that
amount this season for their tobacco
crop.-Darlington News.
- Nathan Weiss, vice president of
the American Cigar Company, was in
Greenville short time ago and sub
mitted proposition for the establish.
ment Of q Cigar factory. The board
CT trade accepted mis- offer and details
are now being arranged. This factory
will employ about 1000 people.
= The Cheswell Cotton Company
has just let the contract for a big
three-story addition 70 their mill at
Westminster. The Cheswell Mill
was organized three years ago with
$780, 900 capital. W. e. Cheswell is
president Of the mill. The present
equipment is II 900 ring spindles and
800 looms. The work on the new
addition will be started at once.
- Mrs. j. Staff Halford had verv
narrow escape from fire at Barnwell a
few days ago. She had just lighted q
lamp with o bit of burning paper which
she threw down. It fell on the fringe
OF rug which blazed up, setting her
dress on FIRE. Fortunately servants
standing near by had the presence of
mind TO throSz q hnakat nf rzatar on