The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-02-18
STATE NEWS.

are to be built at once in Spartanburg
County.
- Charters have been applied for
for Two new cotton mills near Dillon,
each Of s100, 600 capital.
a chicken thief lately arrested
In N%ewberry had been in the habit of
stealing chickens from one house and
selling them to the next.
James Hinson, aged 81, was shot
and killed on one Of the principal
streets Of GTeenville on Thursday, 10th
inst: by John Goodwin o young man
DR.. Frank G. Fuller, an aged
physician of Mountville. Laurens
county, was attacked by two negroes
on Wednesday evening while return.
ing home from visiting his patients
and robbed of $25.
Farmers in Laurens county are
experiencing great difficulty in obtain
ing and retaining farm laborers. The
negro farm hands are leaving the farm
and focking to the towns. Many
large farmers are without 9 hand.
Rev. Mr.. Wade, of Gastonis, N.
Y, has been elected pastor Of the
Presbyterian churches at Pickens and
Easley. Since the departure Of Mr..
Medd several months ago for his
northern homo these two parishes
have been without q preacher.
/. - Last Friday night at 10 O'Clock
IN Midway, near the corporate limits
Of Walhalla, christopher Hunsinger.
white, was fatslly sLot by Bud Priest.
~, colored. The pistol ball, 38 cali.
bre, entered the centre Of the fore
head and penetrated the brain. Priest
ly made his escape.
= The contract for building the
new Cleveland Science Hall at Wofford
College in ~Spartanburg will be let
| within ten days. The successful bid
der will be required to put up q bond
amounting to one-third of his bid.
The building will cost in the neigh
borhood Of $15, 000.
- The annual! report Of the Attor-
ney'General contains interesting tabu-
lations Of the criminal statistios Of the
State for the year 1902. A compre-
hensive table at the end Of the report
shows by counties the number Of
crimes against the peace, property,
morality and ~dispensary, for different
ages and races and sex.
- Jabus Frick was shot in the ab-
domen in his yard near Chaplin by a
negro named Ben Caughman, who was
trying 60 break in the smokehouse
when Mr.. Frick came upon him. The
negro used q shotgun and small shot,
and the wound il not considered dan
gerous. Caughmsn has been lodged
in Lexington Jail.
- The dead body Of an unknown
negro was found about three miles
from Greenville, on the Chick Springs
road. The clothes had been burned
from the body, which was in q decay
cd condition, having been exposed for
fully q week. The negro's death is q
mystery and investigation by the
coroner mas not revealed amp facts as
to how OF by what means he came to
his death.
The people in the community of
Efhe, in Edgeield county, are greatly
perplexed ver the strange and sudden
appearance * moving lights at night.
1t is said that many Of the most reli-
able citizens have seer and reported
the mysterious lights which sappear in
q few yards Of the spectator and then
disappear. The strange lights re-
sembio a STAR. and must be the jack
o~'-lantern variety.
"A gasoline tank exploded in
Charleston, burning and injuring two
negroes slightly. A negro was under
q shed where the gasoline was stored,
| pumping the gasoline into alamp when
another came up and struck q match TO
light his pipe. No sooner had the
match been etruck than the vapor took
FIRE. causing the explosion which
might have resulted very ~aeriously.
- The governor has been fairly
flooded With letters from various par
ties throughout the State reporting
cases needing the assistance Of veteri-
to diseases OF cattle and live 1took.
The governor aske that ia che future
all such notifications be sent direos
to DR.. G.. q. Nesom ct Clemson Col
lege, whe is the State veterinarians.
- At Bamberg Chief Of Police J..
u. King wal shot und killed by Joe
Davis &C abe leGter's home. King, il
is eaid, went to Davis house ct che
instance Of Devils wife. The latter
hsd q~uarreled with her husband and
desired him TO be placed under o peace
bond. AZ King entered Davis order
cd him 10. stop. King advahsed and
tappsd oe she door when Devils ehoa
hiu srom . Window With Q shotgun,
killing him.
- In 2 wreck ct Bonhams, Q statios
en- the S~paRtsnbuHg divie,.A Of che
Sopthese Railway, Freight Oondaetor
=: =. Aoker, and his aagman, D. T.
cd. The tUo men were siding In Tho
eabeoIe OF their train when il sudden
~ broke loose and rolled down the
ombankrnent. Mr.. Acker vas pain
fully bruised sod received q aseere
out on the top Of his head. Mr.. Chick
was seriously bruised about the thighs
and legs.