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

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Lat M Monday morning Doc Williams
91o biu MARTIN, two negroes employ
so,'s Gu at N Ihe Excelsior Oil Mill, got into o
hs.SS hv~S WIEN yHsth tne former wes hit in the
;nea0 VIII piece ct iron bar, infliot-
ing severe wound. Martin was ar.
rested and locked mn.
Our young friend, j. Baker Gentry.
nas Deen elected principal Of the
8 1DeGHes1a Hlgh school, near Rock Hill,
.. e., and left Anderson last Monday
TO begin his work at once. Prof. Ger
try 1s an accomplished pedagogue, and
the patrons of HE school viii be pleas-
ed with his work.
A good corn crop was made through
have stacks Of cobs on hand this win
Ter; Cobs make q fine fuel. They
make hot fires, and the average cOun-
Try housewife had rather have cobs for
cooking purposes than firewOod, They
place. 'Ao -.o
j. II. Hutchinson, of lola, exhibited to
us lew days ago q species of the cot
ton boetle, which is playing havoc with
the cotton crop in Texas. 1t ia bu1
aDout the size of large fly, and has a
tO1R Dill with which it bOres into the
Doll and sucks the cap therefrom.
itnsy were sent from Texas in glass
father.
r, At meeting of the Board of County
commissioners last week the following
r9solution was unanimously adopted:
..Resolyed, That owing to the fact that
Sne board or County Commissioners
nave not sufficient funds to work the
public roads now in existence as thew
snould be worked. they will not con-
slder any new petitions or grant any
new roads for the present"
Lon p. Hnntlcy, white, originally of
Nottn carolina, a convict On the county
sauIt and battery with intent to kill.
p. y. Garrison being the victim, fell
dead Sunday afternoon at the convict
camp, two miles east Of the city. Heart
dlsease was the trouble. His term
would have expired in 30 days. The
burial was at the poor house Monday.
Mrs. Martha johnson died at her
home at Orrville yesterday morning,
after q brief illness, aged 90 years
she was @ most excellent Christian
woman and greatly beloved by wide
cHcie OF friends who deeply regret her
death. Two sons are left to cherish
1er memory. She had long been @
devoted member of Bethany Baptist
Church, where her remains will be in.
terreG today, Rev. N. G.. Wright con-
ducting the funeral services.
At the meeting of tho Board of Coun.
ty commissioner last week w. T. Nc
Gill was elected Steward of the County
has resigned. There we're more than
thirty applicants for the position, but
the Commissioners could not have Sc
cured q more efficient or better man
than Mr.. McGill. He served in the
came position few years ago, and his
experience, good judgment and energy
will make him "laborer worthy of his
hire" -
A 2-year-Old son of /. o. Kay met
with a painful accident at his home in
this city last Monday morning. The
little fellow was alone in a room
and was playing with some matches,
when his dress caughtfire. His screams
attracted the attention of his mother,
who ran to his assistance. but before
she could put out the fire his body was
terribly burned, the skin peeling off in
places. Drs. Harris and Henry attend
ed the little one, who lived until 5
o'clock yesterday afternoon, when
death relieved him Of his sufferings.
A Republican convention was held
Scott, white, of New berry, nominated
for Congress Scott is originally from
Illinois. The Republicans have no
hope of success, but the nomination
and effort to elect puts them in q posi-
ton to contest the election. Red r.
Tolbert and j. w. Tolbert, of Phoe-
nix, >. c., were prominent in the con-
vention. The convention was COM
posed of thirteen negroes and seven
whites. Resolutions were adopted en-
dorsing the administration OF Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
.Vess Brown, the Anderson negro
who was operating with Anderson
Stover, negro emigrant agent from
was arrested with Slower for violation
Of the bill-posting laws and fined by
the city authorities S5; Slower being
fined $50. When these lines were final
~. paid both negroes were confronted
with state warrant, but after admOn-
ishing Vess and making Slower prom
ise to leave the State the warrants
we're withdrawn. Stover left the
State but Vess continued the emigrent
agency and is now in Jail.
After an absence of 45 years Mr..
George J.. Schrimpf, of Anderson, 8.
c., is visiting the scenes of his boy
hood days in this city. He left here
where he settled. working for Mr.. John
Humbird in building q railroad. He
went through the Civil War as mem
Der of the Palmetto Sharpshooters,
Jenkins' Brigade, c. 8. A. He is now
q we'll to do planter in that State. He
Is stopping at the Olympia and ia
amazed at the wonderful change from
the Cumberland of 1857 to the flourish
ing city Of today.-Cumberland, md
Evening Times.
The Court of Common Pleas entered
upon it's Fall session Monday with
Judge Watts presiding. The calendar
is pretty full, but most of the cases are
Of little imn0rt0nra fO tho fyonoroI ,rh