The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-07-08
STATE; NEWS. !,

81 sl- &6sylY t9Iee nupQf6G teaon6F6
ere attending the summer school OF
Winthrop. (
W: e. Meyer, agent Of the South
,efn road at johnson, broke his leg
while playing baseball.
- Three Mississippi girls have fled
suits against the Southern for being
left BY . train at Spartanburg.
Thirty negro applicants for teach-
,ers were thrown out yesterday In
Charleston because they cheated on
examinations. l, .i. :.
- Nearly two hundred thousand
dollaTs was paid out in Greeaville city
and oonntY on Wednesday in semi
annual dividends. S.
- The oight.year.old con OF p. b.
Bryan, % ae!.ass .s.sss SSSsasatt7, disd 0ss hy-
dg0phobis. BE was bitten two or
three months ego BY . mad.dog.
- The State sinking fund csmmis.
si0n have sold Ave thousand aAree ne
land in Geogatovn county 60 the At
lsntic Coast Lumber company for
$l.25 an acre.
Though tho trial Of Jas. ii. Till
man will be held in Lexington in
September, the county or Richland
will have to pay the expenses, which
will hardly fall short Of S5, 600.
The election held in Greenville
on the question of $4,000 bond
issue, for the Improvement Of tho city
school facilities, resulted in 371 vot.
ing for the Issue, with only 81 against
it.
- A negro woman tried TO hang
herseH with O rope made from her
clothing, in cell at Charleston police
Headquarters last week. She was.
caught in the act by an officer in his
night rounds. J. .53
The 12-year-old son Of E. j. Hol-
wick, OF Spartenburg, came danger.
onsly near losing his life by coming in
contact with wire Of che Bell Tele-
phone Go. made live by contact with
an electric light uire.. The boy was
3rightfully burned in number OF
places but was finally restored to con-
seiousness. s,sN
The Charleston board Of the civil
service commission announces an ad-
ditional examination TO be held july
~ and % for the position Of teacher
in the Philippines, at salary OF
81 200 and further promotions. Medi.
:ces attendance is furnished By the
governments and q vacation Of thirty
days 10 allowed. ,s
J: Leslie Andrew, president os
the Darst- Andrews Company, Of
Greenwood, while overseeiDg the
loading of some freight, By accident
was knocked out Of Che car, and both.
OF slis. jaw bo1aeB broken. He became
paraiyzed, as q result Of the injury,
and subsequently, he died. The de-
ceased gentleman WsS 35 years Of aEe,i
and was Q lending citizen Of his com
munity. 5 &. +! s.; D.:
CoatIess witnesses are not allow
20 &c .ess:.ssz7 .;:s.s "a sh0 MafinUTo county
court. There was o case In which
eh5To were many Witnesses from che
cotton mills. They came in their
ahirt sleeves. 81 j Judge Gage told them
that would not do. Their coats were
a!mile and q half away &c their homes.
Bat some how the crowd furnished
one coat and it was changed around
90 that the whole crowd used il.
a Miss Truesdale, who lives ia
the mill section Of Camden and was
shout a. years Of age, was drowned in
the factory pond Friday evening.
She went in bathing with her two
sisters at sNettles' Cove, = and it is
supposed that ahe, stepped OF into Q
deep place, lost her footing, and not
knowing how 10 swim, was drowned.
About an hour and half elapsed
efter she fatal accident had occurred
before the body was recovered.
Abraham Ancrum, 4 negro living
near Springtown, Bamberg county, is
in Jail charged with beating his ID,
year-old daughter to death. About a
week ago, ills said, Anorum beat the
girl in g brutal manner, breaking her
arm and covering her body with
wounds. Several days later he sent
for q physician, claiming that his
daughter was suffering from female
troubles. The girl died on last Thurs.
day from the effects OF the hs..;aags hs....;aags. 8,
H. G. Box, convicted off man. a..
slaughter in Hampton county, and re-.
Gently refused . new trial by. the
supreme court, went TO Columbia!as
soon as he heard that his trial was re-
fuEed, and sought admittanoe to the
I sPenisentiary. Admittance at first
was refused him because he brought
/ no commitment papers but the author
ities consented to keep him Until he
should ees hia cnmmi itnsnt
He was out on bond and left FOR the
/ fPenitentiary without notifying his
county authorities.
Under. the tesms OF the viii Of
sW. E. Gill. recently admitted I'd pro-
bate, the EpH HoFth orphanage Of CO.
Elumbia 30 left HID entira real estate,
esserthe death of the widow, Mrs.
Gil, she being given 8 life estate
therein; wish the further provision
that, in the event the EpWorth or
phgaage refuses the devise then the
real estate shall 60 10 the Methodist
Church. This real estate ID very vaiu-
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