The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-09-23
STATE NEWS.

= hODcrG u ones committed suicide
at his home in Pickens County last
week.
- Five murder cases were tried in
the Court of General Sessions at
Greenville last week.
= The farmers of Clarendon County
have organized for the purpose of
fighting the cotton see trust.
= Jack Dowie, little negro boy,
died in Gafney from the effects of
blow administered by rock thrown
at him.
- The Arcadia cotton mills, one Of
Spartanburg's big new enterprises, is
now ready for work. DR.. H. A. Ligon
is president of the mill.
T. Y. Hunnicutt, former resi-
dent Of Walhalla, was killed at Tampa,
Fla, by live wire falling on him.
The body was taken to Seneca for in
| terment.
- The trial Of Reuben B. Pitts,
the school teacher, charged with kill
ing one Of his pupils, seek place ii
Spartanburg last week, aad he was
acquitted.
| - Governor Hayward has commits
stoned Judge W. g. Benet to hold
court at Spartanburg in place Of Judge
w. Q. Klugh who 10 detained at home
by sickness.
- The dispensary directors have
granted three extra retail beer privi-
leges for the city Of Charleston and
one extra retail beer privilege for the
city of Columbia.
- The constitusionality of the po-
lice court in Charleston has been at
tackled by lawyer of that city who
alleges that the court exists under
special legislation.
= Rev. and Mrs. A. A. James cele-
brated their golden wedding on Thurs
day. Mr.. James has been pastor of
the Pacolet Presbyterian church for
more than fifty years.
- The British steamer Mexicano
was lost off the South Carolina coast
during the recent storm, and all of the
crew of twenty-five, except one, went
down with the vessel.
- Kirby Lark and Aleck Land,
white men, have been arrested in
Greenville on the change of breaking
into the store at the Monaghan mills
| anu SteallnS lou or g0OQS.
- NJ. P. Trammel, who was tried in
Greenville last week for the murder
Of Zen Ross was acquitted. The kill
ing occurred at a cornshucking at
Trammel's home in G-eenville county.
= Judge Townsend has granted bail
to Sheriff w. L. Rhodeu, of Saluda,
who was charged with killing negro
there few days ago and arrested by
the coroner. The bail was in the sum
of 81 900.
- Rev. J. Fairman Preston, son of
Rov. Dr.. Preston, president of Chi
cora college, Greenville, will leave the
29th instant for Korea, whittier he
goes as missionary from the Enoree
presbytery.
- Glasgow Harris, colored, of New
berry county claims to be 113 years of
age. He has not worked in two years,
but nshes all the time. He went to
| Newberry recently to get some fish
hooks and was interviewed.
- While hunting deer in Beaufort
county, j.. Ham Barker was accident
ally shot by his eson. His son shot
aud killed q deer, but did not know
he was shooting in the direction of
his father. The father will recover.
l - The State Supreme Court has
rendered its decision in the Lord bond
case, and in consequence the State
Treasurer will strike from his books
4 s37 900 worth of bonds said to have
been lost or destroyed during the war.
! - Samuel Page, the fifteen year.old
son Of Mr.. Lawrence Page, Of Marion,
was accidentally killed Thursday. He
was in q shed addition to the barn,
when the shed suddenly collapsed,
crushing the boy under it and infliot-
ing injuries from which. he died in q
few hours.
/ = Another important gathering is
scheduled to be held in Columbia.
The South Carolina Lumber assosia.
tion has decided upon the Capital
City as the place for che fall meeting
and banquet. The date of the meet
ling is Friday, October End, the week
before the meeting Of the State Bank
ers' association. .Y
- The total loss OF the recent fire
in Columbia is $92 900, insurance
I S33 500. The heaviest loser is y. L.
|Mimnaugh, whose stock Of clothing
valued at $50, 900, was insured for but
| 81, 500. He will at once build a very
handsome block Of stores where the
other was destroyed.
While the force Of workmen at
tho quarry Of the Winnsboro Granite
Company was engaged in pulling a
rock from of the large ledge, the
chain that was hitched thereto sud-
\ denly broke And fell uDon Jim Thorn