The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-02-12
STATE NEWS.

w. NJ. Conuor, Of spartanburg,
has been appointed government in y
structor of the Philippines. /
A young men os Beaufort ra
gently caught over 800 fihe trout and {
bass in one night, and sold them FOR 2
The senate committee on public I
buildings has reported fayorah!y on {
the bill appropriating 100000 for
public building at Georgetown.
John Cauthen, the IL ycar.old
son OF Mr.. snd Mrs. A. V. Cauthen,
OF Kershaw, accidentally killed him.
self Wit: pistol, the other day.
- Albert Mann, Is years old Of
chesterfield, o clerk in tho store Of
Mr.. Evans, was shot and killed, the
other day, by Will Brewer, a negro.
= Senator Sharpe Of Lexington has
announced his candidscy for the Office
Of comptroller general. It is under.
stood that Comptroller Derham will
stand for reelection.
- In some Of the eastern counties
OF this State it is said that much Of
the land will lie out this year for
want OF tenants, who can furnish their |
horse, food and rations.
- Congressman Jos, T. johnson Of
the 4th South Carolina district has
introduced 8 bill in congress to return
to the colleges Of tho country the war
tag paid by them, amounting to about
100000.
- Bishop Warren A. Chandler of
Atlanta, Ga, bishop in the Southern
Methodist Church, has been chosen
to address the students Of Newberry
college on Sunday night Of commence
ment in June.
- Marlboro county superinten.
dent of education has instituted
series of lectures on educational sub
jects throughout the rural districts,
to arouse an interest in education
among the country people.
= Admiral Sohley is to be invited
to Columbia. The invitation will be
forwarded by the Columbia Chapter
Of the Daughters Of the American
Revolution. March is the day on
whioh the naval fighter will BIZ asked
to come.
= Phosphate rock mined in South
Carolina in 1901 amounted TO 1855
tons, as. compared with 119, ,208 tons
i in 1900. The State, however, got
!, $23, ,108 in royalties on the shipments,
decrease of but $1823 from the pre-
vious year.
- The bill to establish Lee county
has passed the legislature without
opposition. Some time ago it was
said that the Sumter people were
going to fight the establishment Of the
new county but they have not shown
up in the legislature.
- A little negro girl was burned to
death at Laurens. The child moth.
er left her alone in the house while
she went to spring near by for water.
The child's screams were heard in Q
few minutes, but by the time helr
reached her she was dead.
- The governor has offered re.
ward Of 81 900 For the capture Of Bar.
!, tow Warren, who killed Thomss a.
Watson at Branchville ia August
Warren was tried for robbing the ex
press near Branchville year ago and
: Is supposed to have had hand il
the recent holdup at the same place
!: - The hundreds Of friends in Alb
beville, Of Robert 8. Link, the popu
lar and very efficient postmaster, are
delighted to know Of his reappoint
l ment by President Roosevelt to anoth
, er four years term. He was warmly
l endorsed by Senator McLsurin and
Capt. John G. Capers, district attor
ney.
! = Saturday afternoon Lemuel Rob
ertso1 was shot at by William Vim
cent a; the latters shop in the tow1
OF Kershaw, as the result of war oi
words, and would have been seriousl,
wounded but for the fact that the
l ball etruok his watch in his vest
3 pocket, which DETECTED it from it!
r course.
= William Foster was accidentally
killed by his step-son, Ernest Brown
> lad 13 years old, at Campobello
The boy, who had returned from hunt
ing, was sitting in front Of the FIR;
drying his gun. Foster was near b,,
and while the boy was rubbing the
, ire-arm he struck the trigger and the
load entered Fosters breast killine
him instantly.
= Adjutant General Floyd has
made all the arrangements for "NIili
! tary Day" ct the Exposition, Feb. o.
He expects al least two thousand oi
the state troops to be on hand and
take part in the parade and display
Advices as to the coming Of troops
from other states have also been re
> ceived. The governor and his staf
will be in Charleston on this occasion
and take part in the display.
, = An attempt was made last Wed
nesday morning to set fire to the Caro-
lima Cotton Mill at Greenville. The
night watchman was frightened by the
approach Of two men about two o'clocE