The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-10-15
STATE NEWS.

w: w. Graham, magistrate ct
towards, Florence County, fell dead
on g street in Florence one night last
week.
II. r. Tomlinson, of Wadesboro,
n. e., has purchased 1000 acres in
Chesterfield County which he will de.
vote to fruit culture.
Congressman Finley Of York
county, raised 120 bushels of onions
this year On his farm near Rock Hill.
He ecld them at 81 bushel.
= Clemson has decided to import
carload OF registered beef cattle which
will be acclimated here and then fur
nished to breeders throughout the
State.
:. Miss Katherine Hazard Barn
we'll: OF Charleston, was burned to
death On Saturday. Her dress caught
ire while she was cooking something
at q stove.
= Sam L. Bowie, a young white
train man on the Seaboard had his
foot 80 badly mashed between two
oars at Greenwood that it had 10 be
amputated.
- The people of Saluda Court
House are making an effort to have
the Augusta electric railway extend
its lines from Augusta to Trenton and
thence to Saluda.
- The State oonstables raided q
still on the Edisto river near Aiken
last week. It was located in an al
most impenetrable ravine and discov-
cred in full operation.
= The dispensary directors have
graSted privilege to the Spartan Inn
of Spartanburg. This will make six
dispensaries for that town according
to the Spartanburg Journal.
IS. A. Feweil, of Rock Hill, has a
mare mule that has to be milked twice
each day, about quart being drawn at
each milking. This is strange freak
and is altogether unaccounted for.
- The Winnsboro granite quarry
has secured contract to furnish stone
for the Pennsylvania State Capitol
aud the contract will give employment
to large number Of men for three
years.
A destructive fire occurred at
Ninety-Six last Friday night. It orig
mated in the hall used by the
Knights of Pythiss. Two brick stores
were destroyed. The total loss was
about s11 900.
The governor has appointed five
gentlemen to represent this State c:
the unveiling Of monument to the
Confederate dead by the Philadel.
phia Daughters of Confederacy a.
Philadelphia Oct. 25.
- E. A. Nelson, Of Columbia, mat
with death from q curious cause in
Winston, N. g., last week. While
at breakfast he ohoked to death on O
piece of rare beefsteak. He was prin.
ter and 53 years Of age.
- After several months suspensiop
the Keystone Granite Company OF
Paoolet will resume work in short
time on an extensive scale. This
quarry is regarded as one of the finest
in the United States, both as to quail.
ity and quantity.
= A SOW belonging to Alfred Mo.
henna, oolored citizen near Lancas.
ter, gave birth last. Wednesday night
to pig with two natural sized heads.
Each head had its full complement OF
eyes, but one head was short an ear,
The pig died the next day.
Luther Bost, mill operative.
was found on the Southern Railway
tracks at Greenville with his legs and
body crushed by train. his com.
panion, Will Deloaoh. with whom
Bost was last seen, has disappeared
and foul play is suspected.
- A hotel walters strike in Sum.
ter WAS settled by getting walters from
abundance Of such labor. The Sum
ter hotel man 10, however, to make
quite an innovation in this State. He
is going to endeavor to employ white
girl walters.
- The annual meeting OF the South
Carolina Health Association will be
held in Columbia this year during the
first week of the meeting Of the gen.
eral assembly. Nearly all of the
health officers, members OF the board
OF health and oity councils Of the
State will be present.
= The State hospital for tne insane
has just received 700 tons of anthra.
cite coal, laid down in the yard, for
S5. 50 per ton. DR.. Babcook last spring
was reliably informed that the price
OF coal would go up, and he contract.
ed for that many tons, thus making a
great saving to the institution.
The people Of Chester are arrang-
ing for o big veterans rally to be
held on Nov. 4 next. The idea ia to
have Confederate veterans attend
from points in both this state and
North Carolina within radius of 100
miles Of Chester. The governor of
North Carolina will be invited and it
is expected that he will attend. The
governor OF South Carolina will also be
urged to bs there.
= There are ten negro murderers at
large from York county, all Of them
Il.