The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-12-30

- a negro was killed in Newberry
by q sky rocket Thursday night. He
was hit in the head by the rocket.
Gsrwin Handy. mill operator
16 years old. was found dead in the
woods near Geeenville. It is believed
thai ne was murdered.
- James A. Willis, a Gaffney law.
yer, got verdict for $500 against the
Western Union Telegraph company
because message to him was not de-
liveEed promptly.
- The Spartanburg Journal saye
there has been good deal of cottor
stealing going on in that county. a
number of the thieves have basn
caught in the act.
John Farr, @ oolored section
hand, fell under the wbeels of loco.
motive ct Spartanburg while trying to
recover his hat which had blown off,
and was crushed to death.
- Smallpox prevails about Gaffney.
The disease causes little alarm there.
One physician said last week that it
was generally lighter than measles
and the results were not as bad.
- Andrew Wilson, negro brake
man, was killed in Darlington on Sat-
urday by being run over by o train.
His body was ground to pieces by
the cars and mutilated beyond reoog-
milton.
= Col. Thos. Taylor, one Of the
Oldest and most prominent native
mala citizens Of Columbia, died on
Tuesday afternoon, 22nd inst. He
had been member of the Legislatures:
president Of the State Agriculture:
society, and master Of the State
Grange. He was inspector of phos.
pilates under Gov. Hampton.
= It was learned in Columbis Satur.
day morning that there is probahil.
ity of contest arising from the re-
cr It election for Hammond county.
in whish the proposition was defeat
ed. Those who are in favor Of the
movement are dissatisfied with the
result. though il is not known upon
what grounds the reported contest
will be made.
- The annual report of the pension
department for the year ending De-
cember 81 has been issued. It is o
complication Of over 200 pages and
contains the following subject mat.e;:
Letter of trensmittal, rules of the
State board laws, disbursements Of
appropriations for pensions, list OF
pensioners By counties, and liat Of
those participating in the artificial
limb fund.
- The State newspaper reports that
negro farmers near Hopkins, Wss.
ton and Cougaree, in the southern
section of Richlsnd county, are des,
titute and on the verge Of starvation
on account of their crops being wiped
out by series Of weather conditions
starting with the big food of last
June, hail storms which occurred
later and early frosts. Tho State
makes an appeal for charity.
IT. w. Summer, Of Peak. boss
trestle builder on the Southern road,
was killed on Saturday beyond Alston.
he and some hands were on push car
with eohie lumber, and while going
along OF o pretty rapid speed his foot
caught against or0ss-tie and he was
thrown of and under the car and his
body badly mangled. He died in O
few minutes. Mr.. Summer leaves e
wife and seven children. He had
decided to quit the railroad the fret
OF Jsnuary and go into other business.
- The Bemberg Times ssys W..J.
Kemp, who lives about half way be.
tween SambsEs cad nA1ms=kk, =es held
up by Q negro few nights ago. He
was w.thin a 100 yards Of his house
when the negro sneaked up behind
and caugh him around the waist.
Then. .it was when a lively tussle took
place, and the negro tried to wiring
MIR. Kemp's pistol from his hand, but
the latter proved the best man and the
negro was finally thrust aside. AS
the negro was running away Mr..
Kemp tried to shoot him but it was
found that the pistol was broken dur.
ing the scuffie.
- Kelly Good, of Greenville, was
convicted and sentenced to Two years
for assault and battery. He has SER
we'd one-half the term. The evidence
against him was ciroumstantial and
on the recommendation Of the solioi.
Tor and tho Judge = pardon has been
granted. William Sullivan, OF Lau-
rens, was convicted for the same
offense and received the same SEN
tence. He has served one year and
on the recommendation of the solicit
tor and the judge Q pardon was also
granted him.
J. D. Batchman, flagman for tae
Seaboard Air Line railroad at the
Gervais street crossing, in Columbia,
was run over, by q shifting engine
Saturday night and instantly killed.
His head was completely severed from
the body and both legs crushed. It
appears that he left his post few
minutes before the acoident and walk
ed down the track as IL TO GROSS the
street. A negro who was riding on
the rear Of the engine cav Batohman' 8
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