The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-03-05
STATE NEWS.

- Tillman FULLER, citizen Of Lau.
rens county, was run over and killed
by freight train near Waterloo.
= A whole family was rendered un.
conscious by the escape of coal gos
ln their residence in Columbia last
week. ''
- The court crier of Sumter conn.
y and another negro have been arrest
ed Tor breaking into some railroad cars
and stealing from the A. G. L.
Zion colored church Of Spartan.
burg, completely collapsed from the
weight OF tho heavy snow which col.
leeted on the roof during the big snow
recently.
Thieves broke into the Seaboard
AIR Line depot at Chcraw on Satur-
day night and cut open the mail
pouches that the night train had left
there, getting about 800 out of let.
ters.
= An effort, which is meeting with
much success, is being made to build
capital stock will be 5000, 900, and of
this amount 100000 has been cub.
scribed.
= VIM. G. Whitney is entertaining
quite q distinguished party at his
residence in Aiken. Lord and Lady
Algernon Lenox, Sir Edward and Lad '
Colebrook and Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus
Jay are among tho guests.
The capital stock of the South.
ern Shuttle and Bobbin Company Of
Westminster has been increased from
s. 900 to $4,000. That of Seneo,
Cotton Mill of Seneca has been incrcas
ed from $1,000 to s3OO,OOO.
- Mark Andrews, an IS year olt
negro of Greenwood county, pointed ,
gun at his sister and playfuily said he
was going to kill her. The gun wen,
OF accidentally and did kill her
shooting off one side of her head.
- At2 o'clock Wednesday morn
ing negro tramp, while trying t
escape police officer in Spartanburg
ran under moving train and had hi
leg cut off. He and three others ha
come in on the trucks Of the train.
- The gold mining plant of Will
Hanson & Wakeling, eight miles fror
Abbey lie, was burned about midnigh
Monday night. Loss about $4,000
insurance $1,700. The plant will b
rebuilt at once and new machinery o,
dered.
= Benjamin Elfe, a white man q
good family. and resident of Char
lesion, was arrested last week fo
counterfeiting. Three silver-dolla
moulds, melting ladle and q stoy
were used in the manufacture of tn
"queer."
The Southern Railway has un
dertaken to transport free of charg
the pieces of broken columns on til
state house grounds, given to tn
ladies Of Greenwood aud Spartanbur
by the general assembly to be used a
monuments.
Thursday was D. A. r. Day q
the Exposition. Admiral Schley an
Captain Hobson were present an
made addresses. Enthusiasm ra
high when these naval heroes rose t.
speak. They we're the special guest
Of the D. A. R.
- On Wednesday night seventee
negro priL.ners came very near es
gaping from the Greenville Jail. The
had succeeded in .springing the jai
door six inches and were making rapit
progress towards freedom when dis
covered by Jaiier Cooksey.
- On Sunday morning after break
fast Emory Jordon and family, WI
live near Mullins in Marion County
were taken violently i'll with symp
toms of poisoning, and it took all .
the Doctors skill to save their lives
An old negro woman, who lives near
is suspected of the poisoning. Th
matter will be investigated.
= The city council Of Charleston
has passed an ordinance authorizin
the purchase for 5000 Of at leas
half Of the grounds on which the Ex
position Is being conducted. Th,
tract includes the colonial mansion
the oak grove and the lands BORDERING
on the Ashley river. The purpose i
to establish a beautiful city park OF
the bank of the Ashley river afte
the close of the Exposition.
- Sunday while the funeral ser
vices of the late Mrs. Christman wer
in progress in Columbia, advices wer
received from the home of the de
ceased body that her husband ha,
died suddenly. The services wer
stOpped and the casket rarr;ad boo,
to the house SO that the funeral ser
vices of both might be held at tn
same time, and so that they might b.
buried in the same grave. DIr. Christ
man was 50 years of age end the shocl
of his wife's death ended his life.
Ed Holland, youngest son of F
L. Holland, well known Souther,
Railway engineer, committed suicide a
Columbia Sunday night. The youn,
man, who is about Is years Of age
went to his room and placing a pho
tOOraD nh of tho vOupo, uopoon 30 ,,b -,