The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-02-04
STATE NEWS.

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The sowing of tobacco beds is
the chief work in some of the eastern
counties just now.
"A white man named Galloway
fell in front Of q saw ct a sawmill in |
Darlington county on Wednesday and
was killed.
= At the Court Of Sessions in
Greenville last week two negroes we're
convicted Of murder and sentenced to
be hung on Friday, 9th inst.
a railroad will be constructed
from Barmore' 8 a station on the South
ern between Hodges and Donalds, to
Ware oShoals. The distance is five
miles.
Edward Lipford, aged 60, was
found frozen to death near his home
at Waterloo, Laurens county. He
was q bachelor. and lived with his
brother.
- Andrew Carnegie has offered the
town of Union $4,000 for a public
library if the town will raise $4,000.
Already more han $4,000 has been
subscribed.
j. w. Nixon, aged 65, was shot
and killed at Santuc, Union county,
on Friday night by Jake Jeter, aged
22-both white. The weapon used
was a double barrel shotgun.
- Samuel NJ. Taylor and w. w.
Rhame, prominent citizens Of Sum-
merville, had a fight on Thursday in
which the latter used a pistol, shoot
ing Taylor seriously in the face.
- There is not q negro in either
branch Of the present general assem-
bly,. This is the first time that this
has been the case since the negro en-
tered political affairs in this State.
= The new directory Of Columbia
for the year 1908, gotten out by the
W. II. Walsh Directory company,
gives that city a population Of 34,786,
an increase in the last year of nearly
nine. thousand.
A battery Of the Tenth United
States artillery, which has been sta
toned at Fort Gettys, Sullivan's Is
land, for the past five years, left for
San Francisco a few days ago, where
they will embark for the Philippine
islands.
= Several hundred negro laborers
low pOOA pun W UO4h vi thO OOA
struction Of the dam of 900 feet for
the reservoir of the new water works
at Goose creek near Charleston. The
reservoir will hold 10000, 900 gallons
of water.
1t is said that j. P. Scruggs, of
Greenville will be appointed deputy
collector in place of ). D. Adams,
who was recently appointed United
States Marshall. The appointment
is made by the collector Of internal
revenue.
- Secretary Of State Jesse T. CAN'T
has appointed Mr.. J. T. Austin chief
clerk, and he has entered upon the
duties of his Office. Mr.. Austin is
from Greenville and was himself
"a candidate for the Office of Sec
rotary of State during the last primary.
- Rev. b. p: Fitch, of Pacolet,
who was elected State evangelist at
the recent meeting Of the Baptist
State mission board, has signified his
acceptance of the position, and will
enter upon his duties about the 1st of
April. He will make his home in
Greenville.
- Chas A. Woods, the new associ-
ate justice of the Supreme court, is q ma
tive OF Darlington and is fifty years old.
He graduated at Wofford college in
1872 and has practiced law in Marion
since 1878. He was recently offered
the presidency of the South Carolina
College, which he declined.
John Sidas, colored, who, while
scoroling along a street in Orange.
burg some time ago, ran over a little
girl and broke her arm, was convicted
of assault and battery of a high and
aggravated nature in the sessions court
last week and sentenced to the chain
gang for three years or to pay q fine Of
$50.
= In the mayors court in Spartan
burg Wednesday morning the two
proprietors Of the place on Main street
in that city in which the cook fight
occurred Monday night, we're tried on
q charge of keeping q gambling house
and were fined $12.50 each or 80 days
imprisonment. The parties paid their
fines and were dismissed.
- Senator Tillman and other South
ern senators opposed to the confrma-
ton of Crum, the negro appointee as
collector OF customs at Charleston,
are confident that they will succeed in
defeating his confirmation. His nomi-
nation is before the committee of COM
merce which has ten Republican and
six Democratic members. Two west
ern Republicans are said be opposed
to reporting the nomination.
A case Of the most absorbing in
terest in Greenville last week was the
incident Of B.. r. Rush upon the
charge Of murder, which was taken
for trial and resulted in a verdict Of
prompt acquittal. The Indictment
was based upon the killing Of Conduc.
tor John T. Stevens at the Air Line
station two or three months ago, in
which the circumstances pointed to
full justification on the part Of MI.
Rush.