The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-05-14
STATE NEWS.

Union.
( = The name Of Highland avenue in
Greenuille has been changed to Hamp.
ton avenue.
Wn Ting Fang, the Chinese min
isssr, will visit the Charleston expo
sition on May 26. y.
- The earth caved in on a negro
working in gravel pit near Newberry
last week and killed him.
- A plan is under consideration
looking to the building Of an eIec.
trio line between Augusta and Colum-,
bia.
= Greenvi!!e is making extensive
preparations for the State Reunion of
Confederate Veterans in that city in
August.
- Work on the extension of the
Seaboard from Augusta to Charleston
will begin in 60 days and it is to be
completed in year.
- The small town Of Cross Hill.
Laurens county, has newly estab-
lished broom factory. The product of
the factory sells readily.
- According to the will of the late
Mrs. DR.. Maxwell Of Greenwood, Fur
man University comes into possession
OF fer extensive and valuable library.
- Marshal Melton and Collector
Rooster are hanging on the ragged
edge of despair. The former will not
be reappointed and the latter will not
be confirmed.
= The board of trustees of Colum-
bia Female College will meet at the
college June 2 and consider PROPOSE
tions for the enlargement or removal
of the college.
= Grant Stuart and Jonathan
Stuart have been placed in Jail at
Gaffney on the charge of having raised
a$2 bill to 800 and passed the same at
Geffney last Wednesday.
- Three young cadets Of the Kings
Mountain Military Academy we're
drowned on the afternoon OF May 9th,
while bathing in Blacks mill pond,
two miles west Of Yorkville.
- At her home in Florence Miss
Ruth Whitlor was accidentally wound.
ed by pistol which fell on the floor
and was discharged. the ball struck
her ankle and shattered the bones.
- A negro burglar entered the Gro :
fut residence in Beaufort few nights
ago, and was +. Shtened away BY q
lady who pointed her hand in his di-
rection aud he thought she held q
pistol.
- The aggregate claims for rebate
tobacco taxes for this State is S44,-
1880. Collector Koester has rcoeiv-
ed The first installment and the money
will soon be turned loose in South
Carolina.
Bill jackson was accidentally
killed by Andrew Muldrow in Flor
ence county Wednesday night. Mr..
Muldrow was shooting fish and the
negro was taking them out Of the
water for him.
- A commission has been issued
to colored insurance company to be
established in Columbia. It is to
be known as the Capital Insurance
Company and will have capital
stock Of s5, 900.
- Hon. S.. G. Mayfield, Senator
from Bamberg County, has yielded to
the persuaion Of his friends through
out the State and has concluded to
make the race for Lieutenant-Gover-
nor in the coming campaign.
- The postofice at Prosperity gas
entered Monday night and che safe
was completely wrecked by the usa Of
explosives. The robbers secured
about $500 in money and stamps, and
left no clue as to their identity.
The governor has commuted the
sentence of VIM. 81. Hughes, convict
ed in Oconee coui y Of violation Of
the dispensary law AMI sentenced to
three months imprisonment or 5000
fine, to three months or $50. The
petition was largely signed.
DR.. John G.. Kilgo, formerly a
member of the faculty Of Wofford
College, and now president OF Trinity
college, (N., G. y has given to the Pres
ton Literary Society of Wofford Col
lege, sum of money sufficient to
have handsome portrait of Bishop
w. w Duncan made.
- On Sunday night at Camden the
building Of the Camden Electric Light,
Water and Ice Company and two
warehouses Of commission merchants
were destroyed by fire. The loss Of
the company is about $4,000, not
covered by insurance; the other build
ings were partly insured.
- A we'll knoWn insurance com.
pany has hit upon . new scheme 60
solicit business in Columbia. A yer.
satile young woman has been employed
to do the work that is usually done by q
male agent. The idea is somewhat q
novel one, at 3east in q southern city,
and the experiment will be watched
with interest in insurance circles.
The Wares Shoals Company !,
which owns the Wares Shoals Water
Power aud 1900 acres Of land on both
sides Of the Saiuda, is said to have
perfected ARRANGEMENTS To nrncaad To