The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-05-20
STATE. NEWS.

- Flve thousand Confederate v ct
Grams attended the Reunion in Cosum-
hia last week. 81
Morgan Shumaker, near Ellorse,
Orangeburg county, was thrown from
bis buggy and killed. His horse was
rurning away
A white woman acting as emf
grafton agent inducing negroes to 60
north, has been on the brink Of tron-
Bile recently in Laurens.
Mrs. Emily b. Judson, the wife
OF y. II. .Iuds0n, acting president. Of
Fnrman University, died OF her home
in sGreenrille last Saturday.
s.sl--. In discussion over q church
affair on Sunday between two negroes
ih Cheraw, John Monk Shot Snllie
Brnnson, probably fatally wounding
Sallie.
- George Blanchard, white man,
was convicted Of manalaughter in
Spartanburg ior killing Martin Hardy,
Q colored blacksmith, and sentenced
to two years in the penitentiasy.
Reports from all over the State
indicate that the cool weather is in-'
terferring seriously with the cotton
crop-that in some counties it is al
ready more than three weeks late.
About fifteen employees in the
card room OF the Walhalla cotton mill
went on q strike last last week. They
demanded higher wages. The mill
keeps running and there is no excite
ment. S "a
4-- The Spartanburg Daily Herald
and its two weeklies have been sold,
by ]. =. Harris to- Rev. G. H. Waddell, !
the publisher of the Southern Chris
tian Advocate. Mr.. Waddell will
form joint stock company.
B. r. Blaokman, a farmer living
near Lancaster, G.. H., was shot and
| instantly killed last Sunday morning
by % negro, who surrendered to the
Sheriff. The negro claims self-de-
fense. Both parties were drinking.
The commencement exercises of
the South Carolina College, all Colum-
bia, commences on Sunday evening,
iJune q, blythe bacca!aureate sermon, I,
to be preached at.the college chapel
by Rev. Lewis NJ. Roper, of Spar
/ tanburg. ss
The town Of Mullinsi III Marion
i County ias Iesirous Of becoming She
county seat and several petitions are
being circulated asking that an cleo
ktion be ordered TO determine upon the
removal of the county seat from Marion
to Mullins. '17
- In the assignment OF bishops for
tholding the next annual conferences
Eof the Southern Methodist church
Bishop a, Coke Smith will preside
1 over the South Carolina conference,
which convenes in Greenville tho 9th
Of December.
- Mrs. w. w. Bell, who was ac.
companying, her husband in buggy
to string wire for the Postal Company
along the track of the Southern rail-
Wayy, ,EEaas killed by train wihiie trying
to drive her horse across the tlacE
nearI ISpartanburg.
Last Friday John Harris was
/ shot and killed by Larry Miller on q
plantation near Iylersyille, Laurena
county Both are negroes It1 Is
said that Miller lay in wait for his vic-
tim and fired from conoealment. Ef-
Il forts to apprehend Miller have 30 Ear
| failed. S. S: s.@.. 1'Fl5 4
A perpetual charter has been
granted to the COME ederate Soldiers
4 Relief Association Of South Caroline,
which proposes to provide relief fol
4 NEEDY veterans all over the state N.
4 b. Booker is president; O. j. Wat.
j son score etary, and B. n. Foster,
I treasurer. :
! | w ork on the grounds has begun
ct Greenwood where the Williamson
1 Female College is to be located. Plans
are being prepared for the building
\ and aS soon as com pleted work will be
pushed on E!ie building. It,is proposed
: 70 have the building completed By
4 September i. 81 3, Is.
4 Governor Hayward has received
il q letter from JAS. w. Moo Cormick an
a attorney of Syracuse, N. Y. asking
3 it there are any aons or grandsons OF
4 John q. Calhoun now living in this
Il State or elsewhesa and bearing the
name of the grsat statesman. Mr.,
q McC Cormick 81 Y address ia 4f2 KirE
block, Syracuse N. Y. #
While tl!s closing Exercises ofsa
4 school near hickory Grove, ia York
county, were in progress on Friday
4 night, Mary Belle Lessie, a 2. yesr-old
4 little girl, WIG. was playing around the
y. outside of the building, was shot aud
tcrippled for life by q young maa. IN
Il the crowd who Waa under the influence
Of liquor and was. firing his pistol pro-
miscuously. & 3 ss n
H. Abrama, ayoung m,.n OF
II Conway, was shot and fstaliy wounded
Il by Lannesu Stack ckhouse, o son of SEN
4 iator Staekhonse, of Marion, on We'd
Il nesday Staekhouse had come to
4 Convey on busineas.I As he was
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