The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-11-11

= Mrs. Mack Hickey, of Donalds,
has received $3.50 for guessing word
puzzle in "story" paper
= The Tillman trial cost Richland
County So, 444. "a. This is big price
to pay for the Lexington farce.
Sumter is making an effort to
get an appropriation from congress
for the erection Of public building.
- Laurens farmers st meeting
adopted resolution asking the Legis.
lature to protect them from sheep.kill.
ing dogs.
-. AS an aftermath of the big Bar.
nun circus in Greenville forty-6ve
drunks aud disorderlies were before
the mayor.
= Martin Riddle, well-to-do far.
mer of Laurens county, aged 20, was
killed by being caught in the shafting
Of his ginnery.
- The governor has ordered an e'ec.
tion in December to decide whether
the proposed county Of Hammond
| should stand.
j. D. Samuels, night telegraph
operator at Aiken, was caught or
bridge by Southern train near Gran.
iteville aud killed.
Capt. Z. e. johnson, head Of
timber company operating in Green.
vile county, bought 5 1000 more acres
Of timber last week.
= Several Of the pickpookets who
did business in Columbia during Fair
week have been given hearings and
sent up to the higher court.
| Spartanburg county has just com.
pleted contracts for bridges washed
away by the June flood. ghe cost
aggregates between $4,000 and $780,.
= The monthly report Of dispen.
sary constables in Greenville, Spar.
tanburg and Newberry, show that
they made big hauls Of liquor last
month.
| Joseph W. Tolbert, Of Green.
wood, has been appointed deputy
United States marshal to succeed w.
r. Dillingham;, of Spartanburg, who
resigned.
| - Willis Woods, q young white
man, who testified in Barnwell on
| Wednesday in behalf of negro, was
arrested after the trial for perjury, by
order of Judge Purdy.
| - A horse and buggy driven by q
14.year-old boy named Charley Comp.
ton .as ran into by Coast Line train
in Lee county on Friday. The horse
was killed, the buggy torn to pieces
and the boy SO badly hurt that he
| will probably die.
- Henry Patrick, Of Bennettsville,
while drunk afew nights ego, shot and
killed his wife, frail young woman.
Her two little children were in The
room with their mother when she
was killed. The murderer has been
captured.
| - Policeman Russell and Hoard, OF
Kings Mountain, N. O., captured o
man on the South Caroline side who
is thought to be the burglar who rob.
bed safe Of Forest City, N. c., OF
$4,000 week ego. The rebbsr show
ed fight and was seriously wounded
before being captured. He has since
| died.
| - Mary Levy, who has been run.
ming store. on King etreet, Charles.
ton, under the name Of 'Mrs. George, -
was bound over FOR trial on the charge
of receiving stolen goods. Her place
was raided the other day By the police
and over $a00 worth Of silver was found
there, among many other things that
hs1 been stolen.
- a special term OF the Court OF
Common Pleas will commence at Gaff.
ney on Monday, Nov. 30th, and will
continue two weeks. Mr.. j. p. Carey,
OF Pickens, has been appointed special
Judge to preside. he has also been
| appointed special Judge to hold court
at Greenwood. ~ q
- At Chesterfield PRESS Tucker
accidentally shot his little son, BEN.
ME. The listle boy had been picking
cotton aud was at the spring Fattins
water when his father shot at o rabbit.
the entire load taking effect in the
boys body: He 10 seriously but it is
hopedsnot fatally hurt. /
i A sensation is on in Newberry
county. The grand jury has present.
i ed the County Supervisor for NAL.
feasance in Office. It is charged that
! he has been drunk on several occa-
sions, and also hSd sewerage system
installed at the county court house
and jail without asking for competi-
tive bids. There is one item in the
bill Of $400 for inoidentals not item
lied, end the grand ;ury is naturally
suspicious. S.
The report Of the joint committee
appointed BY the Legislature to ex-
anime the books and financial condi-
tion Of the State dispensary has been
made public. a profit Of s117 ,873
was reported for the quarter ending
August 81. OF this sum $y7, ,547. rs
i comes from the county dispensaries,
and 10 equally divided between the
towns and counties. 53l. a
w Wednesday night Constable