The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-12-28
STATE NEWS.

= Gold has been discovered in
Greenville County, near the old Nc
Bee Carson mine.
= The constables destroyed dis
tillcry near Grecnville and captured q
wagon aud the driver.
= Robert Piehotf, an aged white
man from the country, was struck
and killed by a trolley car in Spartan
burg.
= Somebody has suggested the
name of Bishop w. w. Duncan for
President of the United States in
1908.
= The South Carolina Methodist
Conference, which met at Darlington,
will hold it's annual meeting in 1905 at
Spartanburg.
- Ned Oliver, q young man, vas
arrested in Orangeburg on the charge
OF counterfeiting. Counterfeit half
dollars were found in his possession.
j. II. Adams, tho Colleton mur-
derer who escaped from Jail while
under death sentence and for whom
arcward Of 81 900 was offered recently,
has been captured.
- Frank Poletski, a Polish farmer,
who cannot speak word of Euglish,
arrived in Columbia on Friday, hav-
ing walked all the way from New
York. He found employment with q
farmer near the city.
= At meeting Of the County Com
missionevs Of Spartanburg held on tho
10Th inst. in tho Office Of Supervisor
Miles, s2! Gee worth of twenty-year
per cent. county bonds were sold to
the American National Bank at par.
- According to a motion passed at
the recent Methodist conference at
Darlington, Williamson College will
now bear the name of Lander Col.
lege, in honor of the distinguished
and beloved founder Of that institu-
ton.
- Sis Lee, negro girl, about ten
years old. was killed by freight train
at Seneca Wednesday. She was be.
tween coal cars picking up coal, when
the engine was backed against the
cars. Her body was fearfully man
glcd.
- On Tuesday morning, 10th inst,
two strangers went to the home Of u
mill operative al Spartanburg aud left
little three -year-old girl in the care
OF the operative, stating that they
would return shortly. They never
came back.
= The next examination for the
Cecil Rhodes scholarships at Oxford
from this State will be held in Colum-
bia on the l7th and 18th Of next
month. One man will be given
scholarship from South Carolina, as
we'll as from every other State in the
union.
= Wealthy farmers from Pennsyl-
vania were in Columbia il conference
with Com missioner Watson last week
in regard to the purchase of lands
suitable for farming. If successful in
their search the Pennsylvanians will
establish large farm, to be conduct
ed on modern and model plan.
The Secretary Of State has char.
tered the Broad River Light aud
Power Company, which will develop
the power in Lockhart Shoals, in
Union County, and with head Offices
in Charleston. The capital is ST.
10000 aud j. l.. Davis is president
and NJ. V. Haselden secretary and
treasurer.
- A carload Of contraband booze
78 kegs Of FIVE gallons each-was
seized ut Cayce's, just across the Con-
garce from Columbia, by dispensary
constables. Every package was con-
signed to different name, but it is
thought it all belonged to one party.
Nobody has called to claim it, and it
will be confscated.
- Gov. Hayward has received ap-
peal for pardon from woman in
North Carolina who wants pardon
for her father, Confederate veteran
who was sentenced TO two years on
the Horny County chaingang for hav-
ing taken $50 from store to which he
had access with key which was
rightfully in his possession.
At Camden last Wednesday the
DcKalb cotton mills were sold at auc.
ton, under order of the United States
Court for $4,000 to George H.
Wright, q mill owner, of Union. This
IS the thlrd time the mills have been
on the block. Alleged irregularities
set aside the first sale and there were
no bids offered the second time.
- Geo. Middleton, white boy of
Beaufort, aged about eleven years,
accidentally shot and killed young
negro girl, Rebeeca Patterson. The
boy was playing with a gun which
con tained load of bird-shot. 1t is
alleged that the weapon was accident
ally exploded. The charge took ef-
feet on the throat Of tho girl, causing
almost instant death.
The petitioners for the new coun-
ty to be called Hayward" have with.
drawn for the present their petition
presented to the governor few weeks
400 Tho uit hd rau ual of Tho natit;an