The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-04-27
STATE NEWS.
= Conway has shipped second car
load Of strawberries North.

dition is serious.
= Conway has unanimously voted
bond issue of $4,000 for erecting a
school building.
- The Lexington Dispatch says
that a Parker Club is 10 be formed in
that city, to work in the interests Of
that gentleman for president.
- A survey has been made from
the Savannah down the valley to see
il territory for new county can be
cut off from ,Abbeville and Edge6eld.
- Senator Tillman has returned
home from Washington by direction
of his physician, as he is not yet we'll
enough to attend to his senatorial
duties.
- It is reported from Marion that
the republicans from that county are
! especially active and intend to put out
q county ticket for the general elcc-
tion this year.
- The nomination of Crum for col
lector Of the port of Charleston will
not be confirmed at this session of
the Senate; but the president will re-
appoint him-for about the fourth
time.
The pension roll last year was
1896. During the year 522 died or
left the State or were dropped and 793
new names have been added, making
a present total of 8, ,527-net increase
OF 23l.
= Yorkville is making good pro-
gress in the matter of it's Confederate
monument. The corner stone will
be laid on the 10th Of May. Col. AS
bury Coward will be the orator of the
occasion.
Rev. e. G. Lund, D. D., of Min
neapolis, Minn., has been called to
St. Andrews Lutheran Church, Char
lesion, to succeed Dr.. James A. B.
Scherer, the new president of New
berry College.
: Relatives Of Sergt. Ernest Rey-
nolds who lives in Bennettsville, have
received Q cablegram stating that he
was killed in battle near Manila. He
was torn to pieces by cannon ball
and died instantly.
- The suit for $50, 1000 damages by
Fitz Mckay agains: the Seaboard for
the loss of leg while acting as brake
man near Columbia, resulted in YER
dict for s25, 900, the jury being out
only fifteen minutes.
- The State Board of Dispensary
Directors has decided to give the city
of Charleston her part of the dispen-
sary prof. ss which have been withheld
for several months. The amount the
city will receive is about So 900.
- Will Gardner, negro at Barton
in this State shot and killed Will
Stone, white man, wounded John
Grinerr and killed negro bystander.
He then took to the woods. The
origin of the trouble is not known.
= Sam Hunnicutt, young white
man, was convicted on eight charges
before tbe mayor of Rock Hill, the
most serious charge being grossly in.
| decent conduct before ladies, aud was,
fined 5000 or 240 days on the chaingaig.
He appealed.
- Wesley w. Madden was shot
twice and badly wounded by Bud B.
Hill, in negro restaurant at Laurens
while the two men with several friends
were getting dinner. Both men had
been drinking. Both are farmers of
Laurens County.
Mrs. Lizzie Goodsou committed
suicide by hanging herself at the home
OF her daughter in Pickens County.
She and her husband had been separ-
ated for some time and it is thought
brooding over her unhappy life led her
to take her own life.
Jno. B. Irby. young farmer Of
Marlboro County, was waylaid and
shot at ten times by negroes on We'd
nesday night, FIVE of the shots tax.
ing effect, though his wounds are
not serious. He returned the fire With
Q pistol and the negroes fed.
- There are three important meet
ings in May. The State Democratic
Convention meets in Columbia May
18; the Grand Lodge Of the Knights
Of Pythias, in Greenville May 1913;
the Reunion Of the State Veterans will
be held in Charleston May II, 19 and
19.
- DR.. W. H. Jackson, who lived
in Columbia 1869 to 1877, died at his
home in Erie County, New York,
where he was prominent business
man. He was associated with the
carpet bag government in this State
and left when the Hampton Ad-
ministration was established,
The Columbia Record OF tho
Goth inst, says: Commissioner Of I'm
migration Watson's correspondence is
quite large now, and many inquiries
about the State are being made. He
has a large list Of names Of white men
who want farm work in the State.
he is corresponding with various peo.
pie 10 the State in reference 70 locat-
ing these people. The commissioner
ia also endeavoring to secure several
large tracts Of land, and If he succeeds
he can locate colonies Of desirable far
mera ia the State. 3S5 4