The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-02-11
STATE NEWS.

IoA oaudBo AOl tue QeaCn OF q negro
fireman at ~Spartanburg.
= Mrs. Caroline Dun dropped dead
in the Baptist church at Langley on
Thursday night while attending a pray
er-meeting.
= The cigar factory j: Charleston
is now turning out $4,000 cigars per
day. Within the next so days the
output will exceed more than $4,000
per day.
= Edward Lipford, aged so, was
found frozen to death near his home
at Waterloo, Laurens county. He
was q bachelor and lived with his
brother.
- All the citizens of Chaplin, male
and female, have signed a petition to
the State board Of control to have
the dispen' ary removed ''from their
midst"
The fifth annual session of the
Tri-State Medical Society of Geor.
gia, North and South G aroliua will
meet in Columbia on the 25th Of
February.
- Constable Bateman captured 300
gallons of corn liquor at the Southern
depot in Columbia. 1t was in 60 kegs,
from Salisbury, N. c., consigned to
numbers of citizens of Columbia under
fictitious names.
A calf died in Prosperity the
other day of hydrophobia. 1t was
bitten by a mad dog the first of De-
cember. The dog also bit q oolored
boy, who so far has not shown any
signs of the disease.
- President Roosevelt has notified
Representatives Finley and johnson
that he will veto the bills providing
for United States courts at Rock Hill
and ~Spartanburg on the ground that
there is NO necessity for this addition
al expense.
- At a preliminary hearing held in
Columbia last week, the four white
men recently arrested, charged with
robbing postofices in various parts Of
the State, were committed to jail in
default Of bond for $40, 900 each. The
authorities feel sure they have the
right men.
- At the spring meeting Of the
State Fair association held in Column
bia on wednesday night r. P. Hamer,
Of Marion county and A. w. Love, Of
Chester county we're elected president
and secretary to succeed President
A.. H. White and Secretary Thos.. W.
Holloway, who both died the same
day. Jan. goth.
- Court Of general sessions was
convened at Monks Corner Wednes-
day by Judge Watts. The docket was
looked v and it was found that
there was but one case to be tried and
the solicitor was not ready with that
30 the court adjourned sine die two
hours after converting.
- Last Saturday morning on Hen
drick's farm, five miles from the city
of Spartanburg, the body Of Ed Bomar.
q negro, was found 10 a cotton p tch.
He had lain down to rest while in
toxicated aud froze to death. The
coroner Investigated the case and re-
ported that death was due to alcoholism
and exposure.
A perpetual charter has been
granted to the Farm Home, O char
liable organization of Charleston, the
purpose Of which is to provide employ
ment for men temporarily out of work
to provide a home for destitute wo.
men and to adopt and take care Of
children who are without parents.
IS. R. johnson, judge Of probate,
was found dead in his Office Saturday
night at 10 o'clock in W~innsboro.
His family did not think strange Of
his not coming in earlier, as they
thought he had stopped at the store
of one of his sons. Not coming in
with them they returned to his Office,
where he was founC in cold death.
= Governor Hayward is in receipt
of q number of kilograms informing
him of the existence Of smallpox in
various parts Of the State. There are
Lot many cases in any one locality, but
cases exist in widely separated dis
tricts. The usual notification is
promptly sent to DR.. Evans, secretary
of the State Board of Health.
G. E. Williamson, H. j. Hughes.
f. J. Hughes and r. w. McClelland
of Omaha, Neb., are in Charleston for
the purpose of Investigating the feast
bility of a very important undertake
ing which they are planning. They
propose to bring colony Of farmers
from Nebraska and have them settle
in territory contiguous to that city.
- Sixteen blind tigers were convict
ed in Charleston and were fined $50
each for the violation of the dispen-
sary law. In no case was q trial by
jury held. Several of the violators
demanded a jury trial but before the
other ases were finally disposed Of
they stepped forward and consented
to have the court pass upon their guilt.
- e. NJ: Pinokney, a negro physi-
clan Of Hilton Head, charged with
making false afidavits in pension
cases, vas carriedbefor United States
Commis,icner Saudors in Beaufort for
a hearing. The evidence against him
was In warrant n commiftoI