The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-01-08
STATE NEWS.

The increase in taxable property
in the State is about twelve million
dollars.
= Columbia is a rival of Greenville
In the efforts to secure the location of
an army post.
The towns of Sumter and Bish-
opvi lie have recently been visited
by destructive fires.
= Thursday, April 10, will be
North Carolina editors day at the
Charleston exposition.
= Smallpox is reported few miles
north Of Piokens. Active steps have
been taken to prevent it's spread.
The capital stock Of the Inmen
Cotton Mills, Spartanburg, will be in
creased from $4,000 to $500,00O.
A lot of Egyptian cotton has
been imported into South Carolina to
be manufactured in the Clover Cotton
mills.
Percy Ward. of Georgetown, IS
years Of age, accidentally shot and
killed himself with his gun while
hunting.
Isaac Nj. Bryan, Esq, of Green
vile, has announced himself candi-
date for the United States Senate to
succeed Senator McLaurin.
The roller mill at Duncan, Spar
tanburg county, belonging to W. A.
Moore was burned by an incendiary
fire. The loss is 81 500, the insurance
$500.
- Bub Burnett, a well-known citi-
zen Of Spartanburg county living near
Fairmont, was shot and killed by his
own gun while hunting the day before
Christmas.
- Tomorrow willbo Liberty Bell
Day" at the Charleston Exposition.
The bell will reach Charleston at 10
O'Clock u. m. and will be given a glor-
ious reception.
- Prof Barnes, Of Clemson College,
has finished gasoline engine for an
automobile which he intends to make.
twill be the first machine of it's
kind manufactured in South Caro-
lima.
State Treasurer Jennings when
asked what portion Of the State taxes
for the year had been paid in said
that SO far only 100000 in round
figures has been received at state
treasury.
"A street fight took place at
Waterloo, in Laurens county, few
nights ago. About dozen shots
were exchanged. One negro was kill
ed and one wounded by white man
named Pitts.
The postoffice at Blacksburg was
robbed Thursday night. The bur-
glars blew open the safe and secured
about S15 in cash and about $50 worth
Of stamps. There is no clue to the
guilty parties.
The Southeastern Mutual Life
an Javings Insurance Company Of
of Greenville has been chartered.
The capital stock is $4,000. Those
at the head of the company are B. a.
Morgan, j.. I. WesteYvelt and T. P.
Cothran.
- The heirs of David Orr, nm aged
white man who was killed by q freight
train in Spartanburg few months
ago, have entered suit against the
Southern railway through Hon. Stan
yarne Wilson, attorney, for $4,000
damages.
= The Floren.. ; branch Of the Amer
ican Tobacco Company sent out
from that city last Friday night q
solid train load Of leaf tobacco. The
train was made up of twenty-five oar5
and was destined to the company'2
plant at Durham, N. G..
A man by the name of Murray,
at the Oraugeburg Manufacturing
Company's factory quarters, commit
ted suicide day or two ago by shoot.
ing himself. It is said that he had
been drinking, and no other reason FOR
his killing himself has developed.
He was a newcomer in Orangeburg
and leaves wife and several small
children.
~ The Columbia papers state that
that city is flooded with counterfeit
silver Gains. It is said the, bogus
stuff is hard to detect as they are
standard in weight and looks and
lacks only the ring which good money
has. 1t is thought that fakirs on
their way to the Charleston exposi-
tion are responsible for the appear.
ance of SO much of the queer in the
city.
A horse belonging to Mr.. A. M.
Blaokmon at Lancaster, bit off parc
Of the tongues of two Of his cows re-
Gently. The COWS were thrusting
their tongues through the cracks Of
tho stables in which the offending
horse was standing trying to get a |
taste Of the food placed at the dis
posal Of the horse, which was unwill-
ing to divide with the COWS in that
way. So he bit the offending mem
ber.
- Thursday about2 o'clock, Cliff
ton James. 8 co.nred yonth, 1e years
old. ~as run ever by All Atlantic Coast
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