The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-11-18
STATE NEWS.

| - There aie two negro women in
the Spartanburg county Jail charged
with carrying pistols.
- The Farmers Protective Union
of Manning have adopted resolutions
strongly urging the repeal Of the lien
law.
=. Tho Grand Jury OF Newberry
County has presented the Supervisor
OF that County for drunkenness and
Irregularities.
- DR.. j. r. Wilkinson has left
| Greenville for San Francisco, whence
he will sale for China, where he has
charge Of hospital.
- The postmistress at Central re-
ceiyed human hand through the
mail on Saturday-sent 20 her by
some idiot as joke.
~ Robert Pitts, q white man in
Laurens county, got drunk and beat
his wife and cut his brother-in-law,
who afterwards fatally wounded him.
- The Easley cotton milIa recently
sold $500 bales, aggregating 2,OOO,-
~. yszg, to be shipped directly to
Sh3uS' Lue VII 6uouuteu " SSo,UUU.
- The President again sends Crum's
| name to the Senate for confirmation.
Another effort will be made to de.
feat him for the Charleston collector
ship.
= Henry Dean and Eenry Duncan,
negroes, had shooting sorape in
Spsrtanburg county and Duncan was
killed By a calibre bullet in his
head.
- Revenue officers made another
raid on Dark Corner in Greenville
county. destroying several prosper
ing stills snd capturing barrels Of
whiskey.
- The attendance as tho southern
convention Of the United Daughters
Of the Confederaoy in Charleston Is
the largest ever held, % States being
represented.
- The dispensary system of South
Ceroliaa has increased instead Of de.
creased the sale of whiskey in this
State and increased the wealth Of
few individuals.
- Henry S. Holman, farmer in
Orangeburg county, shot and serious
~ wounded his negro servant q few
| nights ago, thinking he was shooting
| at chicken thief.
j. A. Sohank and his son.i law,
Marion Burnett, Of Saluda county,
lave been arrested on the charge Of
poisoning several Of j. P. Addy's
horses, causing their death.
= Brown Rodgers, the negro who
killed Rodger Fant and was convicted
Of murder recently at Union, was ex-
ecuted by due process Of law at that
place about noon last Friday.
- Governor Heyward has appointed
| r.. P. Hamer, Jr., Of Marion County, o
delegate to the Farmers National CO.
| Operative Exchange Convention, to be
hald in Chicsgo on December l.
- Henry Strickland got verdict
against tbe Capitol City cotton mill in
Columbia for $1.500. While at work
he had his arm hurt in picker ma.
chine. The a01ttuF says the injury,
though slight, was probably perma.
nent.
- In Walhslls, after @ trial Of Eve
days, the jury found Hoyt Hayes
guilty OF tho murder Of his wife. His
attorneys gave e, notice Of Q motion for
q new trial. This has been one Of the
most interesting cases ia Oconee's
history.
- In Gfeenville in q house OF i'll
fame, Homer Everett shot and se.
fiously wounded Henry Haynes Of
Spartanburg. Everett, who was said
to heye been drurk at the tine, left
the premises shortly after the shoot
ing and has not boen seen since.
Earls White, colored, the burglar
lodged in Jail at Walhalla picked the
cell lock in Jail some time during last
Friday night and made his escape.
He was held on the charge Of burglary
and larceny the crime being the en-.
tering OF Peden's store at Westminis-
ter. sssi i5,:,, ... ...,..
Walter McHam, q l6-year-old
negro boy, has been lodged in che
county jail at Spartsnburg, on The
charge Of having assaulted . negro
girl, about Four yearsl0f age, ak Cow
| pens. NOLAN left CoWpens and
went To- Spasssnburg, where he was
arrested. &, q
So There have been number or
burglsries in Beaufort recently. Some
OF the perpetrators haye remained un.
Idatsoted, but last week . negro seek
ing 70 enter o. store was shot through
the thigh bysa clerk sleeping inside
and another Of the burglars was captur.,
ssd in Savannah. ss5 s.,
A home for the aged sick is TO be
erected three miles from the city Of
Columbia at once, under the auspices
LOT the Catholic Church. Land was
purchased by b. P. Northrop, oS Char
leston, Bishop Of this diocese. The
site consists Of 81 acres. Work will