The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-10-19
STATE NEWS.

lesion, dropped dead while running to
catch car.
Comptroller General Jones is in
receipt of the information that there
are three "get rich quick" schemes in
operation in Soath Carolins.
"A colored peoples bank is to be
organized at Orangeburg. An ap.
plioation for charter has already
been fled with the Secretary of State.
= Work on the new building of the
Columbia Female College will shortly
begin. The Si00,0 necessary for
its construction has already been
raised.
- Peace between the white and
colored races in Marion County seems
to reign supreme. There has never
been case OF lynching, never race
riot, never criminal assault.
Secretary Of State CAN'T has re-
commended that lands which belong
TO the State should be sold ct public
auction in each county where these
lands are situated.
Last Sunday in Spartsnburg
Ralph IL Rogers, the 1s:year-old son Of
Rev. w. A. Rogers, D. D., financial
agent Of WoRord College, accident
ally shot and killed himself while
handling pistol in his room.
M. M. Moore and w. L. Hender.
eou, two prominent white formers Of
Saluda County, engaged in shotgun
duel on Q public highway on Tho 10Th
inst, and as result the former is
dead and the latter severely wounded.
Diepensaryites in Cherokee Coun-
" have sent q petition TO Senator
TiIlman to come to Gaffney and make
q speech in behalf Of che diepepsary
and save the s'great moral institution
from being removed from the county.
"A little three.year-old child wes
burned to death at Grsniteville last
week while playing with matches.
He and an older brother were, explod.
ing matches with popgun, aud when
found his clothing were Q mass Of
flames.
- The Fairfield County Fair has
been postponed this year because the
farmers of that county are too busy
with their crops to make ready the
exhibits. The drought, causing the
cotton to open &c rapidly, has set
them back in their work.
- There are at present at Cedar
Springs Institute for the deaf and
dumb, 1sO pupils, this being the lar
gest number ever in attendance ct the
opening Of the school. The faculty
expect the enrolment to 20 much
higher before the arrival Of Christ.
mas.
"A: N. MeCarley, white man,
was killed at o ginnery in Whitmire,
Newberry County. He was fixing
something about the press when box
containing weights to the amount OF
ESQ pounds dropped on his head, frac-
turing his ekull. He lived short
wkile after the accident.
- Fourteen immigrants landed in
Columbia Friday and visited the Office
Of the Commissioner Of Immigration.
The assistant commissioner, Mr..
Barksdale, in the absence OF Mr..
Watson, at once made arrangements
for placing all Of them, many Of them
being skilled workmen. All came
from Scotland.
The first annual meeting Of the
State Temperance Law aud Order
League will be held in the Y. NJ. @.
a. Hall in Columbia, Thursday. Oct.
18th, at 8 p. M, and all parsons SYM
pathizing with the efforts now being
made To, restore, establish and main
lain law and order in the State are
invited to attend.
The long. continued drought
throughout almost ell sections Of the
State is playing havoc with the later
part Of the crops, and reports come
rom some sections, especially. the
oeighborhood Of Berkely Count
which state that the first picking Of
,otton 10 going 70 result practically
In the harvesting OF The crop. In
some other sections, however, things
are it better condition.
- The .'Great Cause is che title
of O new novel, written by the Rev.
Jacobs, Of Clinton, 90 be
in che near future. The
scene 10 laid in Columbie aud Char
|eston, aud the story includes much
,f the history Of the siege Of Charles.
ton. The burning OF Columbia is
slso y, an enianda n1ilised IN .ke r!s...
The effect Of emancipation on che
negro 10 largely dealt with.
Governor Heywasd has received
! petition Sor the pardon OF Daniel
Leonard Rosche. how serving q six
year sentence in the State Penitsn-
tiary from Ooonee. In 1901 Roache
killed Patrick Chambers and on his
trial in 1902, was convicted OF man
slaughter and given six years. The
petition is signed By the Jury
and 9 long list Of residents Of Shat
county, but no reason is given
for tho pardon beyond the fact that
tho killing was done nndSr great
proyoea eation, ,s.,.-
Mr, Goldsmith Thompson, a we'll
known young man and son Of. Judge
Y. e. Thompson, committed suicide
At the home; of his father, five miles
south of,the city Of Lsursns, ty shoot