The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-09-28
GENERAL NEWS.

= Five men were killed at PORT
Arthur, Tex, 90 the result Of light
ming striking en- oil tank.
- Steps ere being taken to erect o
suitable monument over the grave OF
Major Charles II. Smith (Bill Arp),
at Cartersville, Go.
= The 6ve.yeas-old daughter Of
+. D. Harrison. Of Selma, Ala. was
burned 90 death in trying to start o
FIRE with kerosene oil.
"A delegation OF Armen;sns is
coming to the United States to sub-
nit their grievances against Turkey
to President Roosevelt.
Former Vice. President Aldai
Stevenson has accepted an Invitation
from the National Democratic COM
mite to take the stump.
- A wealthy Frenchmau has start.
ed home for aged animals at his
country place, and now has mule
73 years, a goose 81, and cow 36.
The city council of Richmond
has recommended that the city give
$1,000 for the erection Of o monu-
ment to Jefferson Davis in that toan,
George Tillery, young white
man living Is miles from Raleigh, N.
O., killed his mother.in-law and seri-
ously wounded his wife with shot
gun.
= About 100000 kilograms are
sent over the wires every day, and
last week 81, ,391 900 were sent in this
country while 80, ,471, 900 were sent in
England.
"A FIRE in Charlotte, N. c., on
Wednesday night, starting in the
Piedmont Clothing Company's plant.
caused a loss Of $50, 600; insurance
was $4,000.
- The secretary of agriculture says
that only one of the SO colonies ne
Guatemala ants that wore planted in
Texas has disappeared and that the
other 8S are attending strictly to bust.
ness.
- Mrs. John Clentz, Of Alexander,
N. c., was killed by q freight train
last week. She and her husband were
walking on the track towards their
home when they were caught. He
escaped.
- Mrs. Minerva Greer, Q widow of
fifty years, was shot and killed at her
home in SCOTT County, Virgins, by
one of her sons, Robert or Grover.
Each accuses the other. They were
both drinking.
- Train wreokers tried to wreck o
train between Columbus and S.y.a-
nah by piIing CROSS ties on the track
but fortunately the obstacles were re-.
moved by freight train without
doing any damage.
Edward speegle, aged 10, on
Sunday night nhot aud killed his
brother Hugh, aged Is, in Burke
County, North Carolina. The boy o
quarreled over the question OF which
should go to church.
- An unueual wedding ceremony
took place at Montresl, Canada, when
Mrs. j. Charron, widow, and her two
daughters, Lennie and Alexins Char.
ron were married, respectively to
Denis Landry, Leon Mariel and Mar
tine Therrian.
Russia has given her answer to
the American aud British notes on
contraband Of war, agreeing to oon-
slider as Of conditionally contrabaud
character foodstuffs and fuel. The
British Foreign Office considers the
reply satisfactory.
Two sisters, Misses Mary and
Lissie Kehrer, OF Bucyrus, Ohio,
committed suicide by. lying down on
the railroad track and letting the
engine rum over them. They declared
they were ''tired Of the struggle for
life and wanted TO die"
james Webb, under sentence Of
death for the murder Of his wife and
.mothsf.in.law in aPennsylvanis, has
refused TO sign papers for commute
tton 60 . short term Ia priso.t or prob.
able reprieve for the gesson, ss ne do
olerss, that he desires 20 die on the
galloWs. Z!
Sheep raising ;n Montana is
profitable. w. H. Taylor; Of that
Stats visited relatives in Mecklen.
burg Co., N. O., recently. he has
II, COO sheep which yield about 81, 900
pounds of wool each year. Two men
aided BY shepherd dog each, take
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