The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-11-04
STATE NEWS.

- The Summerville News says that
the people of that town spend annual
ly $4,000 for liquor and $4,000 for
schools.
= Newberry county is infested
with fire fends. Farmers are con-
staatly being burned out by incen-
diaries.
Comptroller General Jones hiss
published report showing that the
banks of the State have on hand de-.
posits amounting to s25, ,7l9, ,268.59.
- There is log house in Saluda
county near tue Culbreath gold mine
that .7as built in 1901. It is now
occupied by brother and sister aged
86 and 81.
- The executor of j. L. Andrews,
Greenwood merchant who was kill
ed on the Southern recently has
brought suit against tho road for $685.
600 damages.
- For license of 5000 the city of
Greenville has granted the Dixie Car
nivai company the right to hold car.
nival in THAT city for the week begin
nlDg NOV. I0fQ.
- Harriet Green, oolored,. of Char
lesion has begun suit for $4,000
against the Western Union for non
delivery of telegram announcing the
death Of her husband.
= While ohaingang was at work
grading drives in Hampton park, Char
leeton, o huge cannon ball was un-
earthed supposed to have been fred
from Morris Island during the Civil
war.
- The property Of the town of
Greenwood. for the fiscal year 1902,
es assessed for taxation, amounts to
81, ,47S, $3.50; that of the town of Able.
vile, tor the same year amounts to
81, ,l93, ,229.
- A fye-year-old lad, son of Jim
Adair, colored, Of Laurens, managed
to get hold of pistol while the fam
lily were abseE: snd accidentally shot
himself through the body. The
wound proved fatal in few hours.
Safe crackers blew open the safe
Of j. ES Smith, merchant and post.
master at Mullins, Marion county,
last Saturday morning at 3 O'Clock
and took 500 to 81, 900 in cash and
stamps. Indications are that it was
the work Of an ateu 8. No clue as yet
to the perpetrators.
- Tuesday morning in Bennetts.
vile, Henry Patrick, white, carpen-
ter, 80 years old, shot his wife with a
shot gun while she was lying in bed.
She was % years old. She fingered
O short time only. Patrick was imme-
diately jailed. It is said he was
drinking when he fred the fatal shot.
Great indignation is felt at Benefits
vile over the affair.
~ Rev. R. F. Whilden, strenu.
GUS preacher physically, 77 years old,
was bound over last week by Magis-
trate Ballenger of Greenville county
to answer the charge Of assault and
battery wish intent TO kill Spartan @.
Berry, one of, his neighbors. Both
the men are prominent. The trouble
arose over piece of land purchased
by Mr. Berry. When a preacher does
get engry over line between him aud
his neighbor, he gets as unreasonable
as worldly people.
- Gen. T. w. Carwile atates shat
it has come to his attention that the
veterans of this State are not aware
OF the fact that they are invited to
join with the Georgiana in their re-
union ct Augusta Nov. 10 to IL. in.
elusive. The invitation has been ex-
tended through Gen. CarWile as COM
mander OF the State organization Of
veterans. There will be headquarters
for South Csrolinians, who will be
welcomed heartily and will be given q
prominent place in the parade on the
= The following anique potice op.
peared in recent issue Of the Easley
Progress: Attention, Camp Haw-
thornl A special meeting Of Camp
Jasper Hawthorn will be held at Eas-
ley. on Saturday, the 31st instant, at 3. .
o'clock p. . m, Each member is re-
queBted to wash his face and put on 8
clean ahirt, IL he has one, and If he
has not, try to borrow one from q
friend, as A. D. Young will be present
to take picture of the camp in q
group. B. g. Johneon, Commander;
AA' A AA' Onksous 0uJuthuts
- La the common pleas court in
Charleston Friday morning suit was
aled against the Ashepoo Fertilissr
Company, oe sass city, By Sam Jones,
colored, for damages In the sum OF
9l0, 600. The plaintiff claims that he
WAS employed By the defendant 40 q
labofer, and that on June Is, 1903,
while stopping cara at the foot Of an
incline track he was run ovor By q oar
aad his right leg mashed, making
smpuestion necessary and causing
him 70 sufcr great bodily harm aud
preventing him from following his
usual vocation in life. l&I
There will be no election on the
formation oa the proposed county Of
.Nnlh0fln. YhA rAkikinn 4f,r cha alaa.