The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-12-14

mitted to the bar by the Supreme
Court on Wednesday.
= GrecnviIle's new depot to be
built by the Southern has been start
ed. 1t will cost $50 900.
= The Greenwood Cotton Mills
have sold all ,he goods that they can
manufacture up to next June.
= a friend whose name is not given
made IA present of $1,000 to Trinity
Episcopal Church, Columbia, on Sun
day.
w. L. Boyd obtained verdict
against the town of Camden for fall
ing in ditch and breaking,h his arm.
He sued for 50, 1000.
= Elias II. Moore, of Sumter Coun.
ty, met with horrible death in an nj.
tempt to adjust belt on some ma
chincry at his ginnery.
John N. Melton, aged 60, was
shot and seriously wounded il Oar
lington County by his son-in law, Rob
ert Clements, aged 25 or 80.
y l.. f. Agnew, of Donalds, found
a package of "Rough on Rats" in mis-
we'll put there with the evident inten-
tion of poisoning the family.
- Col. Thomas Martin, of Beaufort,
sold last week ten bales Of sea island
ootton at SO cents pound, the high
est price paid in long time.
The two policemen of the town
of Seneca were hanged in efigy by
unknown persons Wednesday night.
The town council has offered reward
for the persons who did it.
D. II. Owings, of Laurens, for
several years n student at Furman
university, will leave the 10Th instant
Tor China as missionary from the
Southern Baptist Church.
= Uncle Sam is calling for more
teachers in the Philippines. Exami-
nations will be held this month in
Greenville, Columbia and Charleston.
Tie salary is from 81 600 to 81, 200 q
year.
-J jeff Pitts, colored farmer, has
bought 400 acres of land for 5000
near Madden, Laurens County, and
will establish negro industrial
school there, something like Booker
Washington prcsdes over at Tuskee-
gee, Ala.
It: B. Bailey, son in.law of the
late Geo. ID. Tillman, while on
a hunt six miles west of Clark 8
Hill, fell from tree and crushed his
skull. He was about 40 Yeas of age
aud was prominent citizen Of Edge
field County.
- An effort is on foot to have the
three Presbyteries of the State
Enoree. the Sor a Carolina and Bethel
TO buy Chicora College, Greenville,
and make it church institution.
The city of Greenville is asked for
$l5 900 of the required sum.
- Among the first appointments
sent in by President Roosevelt was
that of DR.. Crum, colorcd, for eolleo-
tor of the port at Charleston. This is
the fifth time he has been appointed.
The Senate will probably confirm him
this time, though Senator Tillman
will make a speech againt it.
- Mr.. Joe Covington, a most pros
porous man of Marlboro County,
though robust and in the best Of
health, has alraady purchased tomb
stones for himself and wife, and he
has also had their graves dug and
cemented so as to keep the water out.
Oftentimes he gets into his own grave
and plays on his violin and sings some
sacred piece.
= One negro sLot and instantly
killed another near Silver, in Claren
don, with shot gun, and then fred
load into another old negro, woundiug
him so badly that it was thought that
he too would probably die. 4. young
man is said to have saved his life
only by getting out of the way. It is
stated there was no real cause for the
shooting.
- The Comptroller General has
completed list of assessments against
the railroads for the railroad COM
mission 8 salary and expenses for the
year 1904. The total cost was So, 800,
of which the Southern was assessed
50, ,925, the Seaboard $1,040.8O, the
Coast Line $2,49653, the Southern
express S66 o., the Western Union
s32.78, the Postal s2s.14, and the in
dependent lines the rest.
r. B. Hughes, of Trenton, is
thought to have murdered his wife
and two grown daughters, set fire to
his house, and then sent q bullet
through his own brain, some time
after midnight of the 9th inst. The
daughters were Is and l9 years of age.
The flames from the burning residence
were discovered about 5 a. m. Thurs.
day, and the bodies were rescued, all
showing that death resulted from vio-
lence. No robbery was committed,
and the course of the bullet shows
that Hughes fred the shot that ended
his own life.
= The Abbeville Medium of the
9th instant says: civilian Mills once
lived in this county, but went to Ala.