The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-03-04
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for Jim Tillman will again apply for
bail, this time before a circuit Judge.
- By the frat Of April the United
States government viii have expended
$1,000, 600 on the navy yard at Char
leston.
= Capt. j. 0. Westfold, one Of
Greenville's moe. prominent citizens,
was seriously stabbed last Thursday
by Bud Lewis, the negro porter at
the Mansion House.
Eleven pupils of Spartanburg
public schools have been whipped AID
two expelled for forging or getting
some one to forge excuses from their
parents for their absence from school.
President Henry L. Smith, Of
Davidson college, North Carolina, has
been chosen to deliver the annual adj
dress before the literary societies Of
Newberry college at commencement in
June.
- r. w. Mcdaniel, who killed
John Lee Neese, tho town marshal
Of Swansea on Christmas eve, was
tried in Lexington last week and con-
vioted Of murder with q recommends
zion to mercy. .
Twelve maohinists have struck
at the shops Of the Stono plant in
Charleston because the Virginia-C Caro-
lima Chemical Company discharge dive
men for not working on Washington's
birthday anniversary.
Major Robert Noble Cunningham,
Of W%alterboro, was recently elected
by the various camps, United Con-
federate Veterans, to succeed the late
Col. B. W. Ball. Major Cunningham
is very proud Of the honor.
Governor Hayward has issued q
requisition on the governor Of North
Carolina for Sam Watkins, q negro,
who committed murder in Marlboro
in 1891 and escaped. He was recently
located in Wilmington, N. @.
= Last Thursday the boiler OF the
engine used ut the Southern Railway
pumping station at Denmark exploded,
blowing Adam Dunbar, the negro in
charge, through the window and inHict-
ing injuries from which he died Satur.
day night.
- Aiken is to have q tourist hotel.
The contract has been given out, and
the work will commence as soon as
possible. It is to be built Of brick
and will have three hundred rooms.
Il is hoped that the hotel will be ready
for opening next season.
- Joe keenan, was hanged in Green.
vile last Friday for the murder Of
Sam Willimon, q well known white
man Of Greenville, about two months
ago. The negro was convicted in ses-
sions court before Judge P,.rdy. on
January q to be hanged on February
- Comptroller General Jones has
received o number Of letters in reply
to the letter OF the White Plains, Mo-,
man who wanted sc know what in
duoements were offered in this State
for sheep raising. Severa: large tracts
are offered in Oconee and other parts
Of the State.
I Saturday evening in Green.
vile Thomas Wilson, q white man 30
years old, was shot and killed by Gill
liam Wilbanks, q 12:year-old white
boy. Wilson was drunk, had entered
the home Of the boys mother and
threatened to kill eli the family, who
ran OUT of the house.
W. j. Roberts, q car inspector
for the Southern, Seaboard and Coast
Line roads, was killed in Colymbia
last Thursday afternoon near the
phosphate factory. Mr.. Rocarts step
ped off the Southern train at The Coast
Line crossing directly in the way Of
o passenger engine. The tender of
the engine struck him and he was hor-
ribly mangled up.
The town Of Peak On the South
ern road on the west side Of the Saluda
was practically destroyed by fire last
Thursday. Seven store buildings
with all the contents, the depot, post
Office and the dispenSary were burned,
also several box care end C lot Of cot
ton and o number Of small buildings.
The fire is thought to have started
from Q spark from an engine. It start
ed in the cotton.
The governor has received q re-
quest from several members Of the
state legislature Of New Hampshire
asking for full information about the
operation Of the South Carolina dis
pensary law, their purpose hsing to
introduce q like measure in the New
Hampshire general assembly. The
governor will forward a copy of the
law and copies Of the official port
of the operations Of the d~ispensary.
- There will be four special cleo
tions held in this State on March II
to gil the Offices of judges Of probate.
Since Governor Hayward has assumed
the Office, the judges Of probate of
Fairfield, Colleton, Kersha1 and
Horny have died, the two last in the
past few days. All Of the special
primaries will be held in the above
named counties on Tuesday, March II.
- The governor hao announced the
membership Of the joint committee
from the general assembly to compose
the Hampton monument commission.
This commission is composed of Sena-
tors 9. s. McCsll, and J. Q. Marshall
with Representatives Altnmont Moses.