The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-10-28
STATE NEWS.

| ne8Ao Nsu Aux uEoHen VI pEoiulSe.
| - Purvis Eafgle, aged ID, had his
feet and legs crushed on Sunday while
Jumping off Q Southern train in Gran.
iteville.
| = Col. Willie Jones, Of Columbia,
has been invited by Tammany to make
speeches in the municipal campaign
in New York.
| - Among the naval estimates ap-
proved by Secretary Moody, to be
submitted to congress. is an estimate
| for 5S5i $50 for th, Charleston naval
station.
| The hon. Frank B. Gary, who
presided ct the Tillman trial, has been
commissioned by the Governor 10 hold
g special term of Common Pleas court
OF Lexington.
! - Mr.. aud Mrs. W. r. Bradley, OF
Abbeville, who went TO the Philip
pine Islands q year or more ago, have
returned home on account OF Mr..
Bradley's health.
| = Governor Hayward has offered
reward Of $3.50 for the arrest Of Rufus
Percy, negro, who killed G.. r. AL.
meds st Rosemary, in Beaufort couu.
ty, some time ago.
- a mass meeting Of the citizens
OF Dillon was Rheld ON Saturday at
which resolution was unanimously
adopted strongly oondemning the ac-
quittal Of James Fl. Tillman.
= Governor Hayward has offered q
reward Of $3.50 FOR the capture Of Ar.
thur Fitzsimmons, colored, who is
charged with numbering Queen Chan.
man, colored, in Saluda county some
time ago.
- Within the last few days damage
suits aggregating the total amount OF
$l35, ,000 have been filed in Yorkville
against the Southern Railway, as a re.
suit Of the Fishing Creek disaster OF a
few weeks ago.
- Rev. Thomas Looper, of Pickens
County, has performed 537 marriage
ceremonies during hie ministerial CO.
reef. He is now 86 years old, and
was able 70 preach as Peters Greek
church not long ago.
~ Policemen VIM. T. O'Shields
was convicted at Union Of assault and
battery Of high and aggravated ma
ture and was sentenced by Presiding
Judge Benet to three months on the
ohsingsng or fine of $3.50.
= A mass meeting Of the citizens
OF Florence was held few nights ago
to ask the president to appoint white
postmaster for that city instead of
Rev. Joshua e. Wilson, colored,
whose time is about to expire.
i IF. A. Walker, 18 years old, a
weaver in the Capital City mill in Go.
lumbia, shot himself accidentally
while out hunting and died from the
effects. He leaves wife to whom he
had been married only six months.
| - The grand jury Of Richland coun-
ty In their report stated that after in
vestigation shortage of over $40, 900
was found in the accounts of the late
county treasurer, j. s. Campbell.
Other irregularities were discovered.
Two conflicting claims are before
the governor for. votes on new county
questions. The people Of MoCormick
want to have the county scat for the
proposed Calhoun county. and the
people Of North Augusta want ssHam.
mond" county.
- Mr.. George D. Tillman, aged %
I'years, youngest son Of the late Hon.
Geo. D. Tillman, died at his home at
gisTks Hill, IL EEddgeHeid county,
Tuesday night, goth inst. He was q
brother of ex-Lieutenant Governor
James q. T;;lilsl.
! Five unsuccessful attempts were
made BY. masked men to blow up the
safe in the Bank Of Bennettsville, on
Tuesday night. The telephone OK.
change 10 just above the bank and the
robbers secured the operator and tied
him to prevent his interference with
their plans.
- Riasoe Abe, the head OF Q lerge
firm Of cotton spinners OF Osaka.
Japan, is in Charleston making in.
| yestigation concerning the cotton busi-
ness OF that point and OF the State.
Mr. Abe expects to make tour OF
the South during the course OF which
ne will visit various cotton ports. He
will Dersonallg inspect the mills in
this and other States. .:.
About two weeks ago a man from
the Northwest, we'll dressed aud ap-
parently well-to-do, wandered into
Hook Hill. HE memory seemed to
have failed him entirely and for two
weeks he could give no account OF
himself, not even his name. He was
i placed In 9 hospital and gradually his
memory has returned and he has a..
tablishsd his identity. tI d ss .@'
- John Dsndy noted negro deg
/ perado,, OF Gfeenville county, was shot
i and seri1nsly wounded By Constable
i Davenport, of the constabnlary foroe.
| in . hand. .to.hand encounter. Con. Con.
stable Davenpoft who was in searah
sse & ;si hoas ais'ssy had entered
ltrom looking IN the window and OBJ
serving the negro handling liquor,
that ne was connected with the dis.
tillery he ives seeking. 81 81