The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-09-21

- For the frat time in seven years
there is not white man in Charles
! ton jail.
= A young white man by che name
of Louis fell through the dock in
Ssmpit at Georgetown and was drown
ed. Il
= Two negroes were killed by the
explosion of o steam pipe in the
boiler room Of the Olympia mil! in
| Columbia.
- Two highway robberies have oc-
CURED in Newherry county within the
last two weeks. Both men robbed
were white men.
- Judge Gage has returned from
Scotland but his health is still too
feeble to permit hir to perform his
judicial functions.
= Graded SCHOOLS are opening all
over the State aud there are reports Of
unusually larg, attendance and good
prospects from all.
The cottea gin is getting in its
work early ia the season. Ramsey
Bowers lost his arm last week in gin
in Hampton County.
A young white man was found
unconscious In yard in Columbia.
1t is thought ke S. lie insurance
agent for tho Virginia company. He
was great cigarette smoker.
= The body of the late Lieutenant
J. W. L. Clement, u. 8. NJ, has been
brought to Charleston for interment.
The young man died Of typhoid fever
while HE chip was at o European
port.
- Will Dinsmore, white man, was
arrested in Spartanburg on the charge
of stealing goods from freight care.
The man had been employed by the
Southern and had in hie possession
keys to the cars.
- It is reported in the New York
papers that Mrs. Sigmund Wolf, for
merry Of the town of Sumter, has fall
en- heir to fortune Of over twenty
millions. It is said that this enor-
nous sum was left by brother in
South Africa.
- A terrible storm visited the
lower portion Of the State last We'd
nesday. Much damage was done in
Charleston and Georgetown, and in
Horny County the damage to the
crops. timber and buildings is esti-
mated at one million dollars.
A fishing feet known as the
"Musquito Fleet" wes caught in
severe squall off ChSrleston and one
Of the boats was sunk Two men in
the boat were drowned and The ether
was pulled out Of the water when
almost exhausted. All were negroes.
- Last Saturday evening at 6
o'clock in the city OF Greenville
Charleston and Western Carolina
freight train ran over and instantly
killed VIM. Henry Morgan and Arthur
Davis. They were walking on the
track and paid no attention to the
train, which was running slowly back
wards.
- Secretary Hester, Of the New Or
leans Cottoa Exchange. says that
South Carolina made s. absles Of
cotton last year agaiLat 1000 the
year before. The crop Of 1903 OF was
the most valuable on record. The
average was s6l.38 per bale agsirst
s44.62 the JsaT before. the total
value Of the crop was $6l7 ,501 ,548.
- The cotton mills Of Columbia
will probably be equipped with 8 new
device for the cleaning Of cotton dust
and other trash which gives the op-
eratives 80 much trouble. The device
is an invention Of Sumter man and
q trial is being given at the Gfanby
mill now so that If It works SUCCESS
fully the other mills 10 the syndicate
will use it. 1t is now being used st
Sumter. & =
IF the present ratio Of incre ase
keeps up. in fertilizer tax re turns,
Clemson College will get not far from
$120, 600 this year. Up to September
10th the State treasurer has received
from this source $102 ,32R 7Gs- agg.;.sss
S91, ,299. .05 for the same date last year.
The income for the entire fiscal year
Of 1903 was $98, 800 so, which shows
that the increase in the lest three
months OF The year was about % 600,
most Of the fertilizer having been pur-,
chased. Il! sSSs5, Il ..l33
The boileri I'D the saw mill ofs MI.
James Wise, near Aiken, blew up at
9 o'ctook laat Saturday. morning. Mr.
Wise was badly cut and scalded.i
David Pagan o sknll WAS broken snd
the; negro fireman 10 badly scalded.
Pagan ig the only one thought to be
seriously hurt. The accident Is said.
To have been caused by the carelssa-;
ness Of the fireman in putting cold
water into the boiler, with eighty
pounds Of steam on.
Cherokee County enjoys the dis.
tinction OF being the firstq county not
only Is South Carolina, but in the
United States, TO have as much as q
carload Of tin ore mined within It's
borders. Capt. s. s. Ross, who dia-tt
covered 8 tin mine on his, farm near
fGaffney about 81 4 vear apo has 30 far