The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-10-01
STATE NEWS.

report tho largest attendance at open
ing in their recent history.
Mayor j. Adger Smyth has an
nounccd his fandidacy for a third
term as mayor Of Charleston.
= The South Carolina Synod of
the Presbyterian church will meet in
Columbia on Tuesday, Oct. 81.
: 1t is probable that Chief Justice
McIver, of the State Supreme Court,
will resign, on account Of i'll health.
Civil service examinations for
candidates for the postal service will
be held in Columbia beginning October
10Th.
Rev. Edward McCrady has sew
cred his connection as pastor Of Trim
ity Episcopal Church at Abbeyille
and has accepted call to Dallas, Tex.
Lula Moore, colored, was award.
ed $500 damages at Spartanburg on
Wednesday against the Southern
railroad for the killing oe her hus-
band.
A movement is on foot to build
new cotton mill at Central with Col.
d. K. Norris, Of Cateechee, as presi-
dent. All the necessary money has
been subscribed.
- Caleb Weathers, colored, shot
himself accidentally last week at
Wedge6eld while cleaning gun.
His nose, one eye and part of his
skull was blown off.
- The Edge6eld Advertiser has the
following: s'It is reported that Col.
James q. Tillman has been eng engaged
by the Southern Lyceum to make
lecturing tour of the west"
"A warrant has been ispued for
DR.. 0: L. P. Jackson, we'll known
druggist Of Columbia, on the ground
that he has been employing drug
compounder who has not license.
- Robbers entered the depot at
Waiterboro and tried to carry off che
safe. Someone passing frightened
them away. One negro whose hat
was found in the depot has been ar.
rested.
- Farmers! Bring or send the
fruits Of your labors to the State Fair
at Columbia, October 28th to 3lst,
and you need not exclaim, aso many
are heard to do every year, II can
beat that
= The widow Of r. S. Pringle, who
died in Columbia several weeks ago
as result of injuries sustained by
falling into sewerage excavation,
has entered suit against Guild & Co.,
the contractors, for $50, 900.
- Notwithstanding the additional
buildings recently provided at the
State hospital for the insane, the in
stitution is still overcrowded and only
patients whose incarceration is abso-
lutely necessary are admitted.
About three weeks ago three
young children Of J. A. King Of Alb
beville County were bitten bya puppy.
Later the puppy developed hydropho-
bia and died. The children have been
sent to Atlanta for treatment.
Capt. D. j. Griffith is making o
tour OF inspection of the chaineangs
and various State farms. These in
spections are made every year and the
result is generally embodied in the
annual report to the legislature.
- Young men will guide the des-
TIMES Of the State for the nezt TWO
years. The governor, secretary Of
state, attorney general, adjutant gem
eral and probably comptroller general
are all men in their thirties, or just .
little over.
- Ed Adams, white farmer Of
Newberry County, was called to h;s
door and shot down by q negro, George
Caughman. Blood hounds were used
In hunting the assassin, who was
finally found. He had tried to com.
NIT suicide.
:, Near Green Pond, Colleton Couu-
ty, last week two negroes, Jacob Gil.
lard and Fred Legare, were scuffling
over an old musket when the gun was
discharged and the load took effect in
the neck Of negro named Edwards
who was standing near by. Edwards
died in about two hours.
- Mnnson Padgett, a farmer of
Edgeheld county, while moving pea
vines, drove his team over an old we'll
which was covered by pea vines, and
one Of the Jules went to the bottom.
distance Of thirty feet. The animal
was pulled OUT several hours after
wards and was all right.
= Col. j. E. Hagood, of Charleston.
sold to j. H. and S. NJ. Mitchell. OF
Iowa, IA ,553 acres of land located Ii.
the northeastern part Of Occnee corn-
ty ana Northwestern part o. P:okens
county, for the sum of $32, 744.25.
Mitchell Bros, of Iowa, sold the same
land to the Southern Lumber Co. Cor
$120, 900.
j. E. Peurifoy was elected State
Senator from Colleton in the recent
primary. In the same election, his
father, D. B. Peurifoy, was elected
to the House from Saluda county.
The same thing happened in the last
legislature when A. Fl. Dean, Jr., went
to the Senate from. Greenville and