The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-10-26
ANDERSON s. G, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26 1904
GENERAL NEWS.

- Atlanta is complaining of being
overrun with thieves.
- Mountain streams are all drying
up on account of the drouth.
- Six men worth $65,OOO,O 900 are
seeking Office in Worchester County,
New York.
- Miss Mollie Netcher, oe Chicago,
90 years old and perfectly healthy,
carries 100000 insurance.
Ernest Skinner, of New York,
grieving for his sweetheart, who had
committed suicide, also killed him
self.
i In fight between officers and
negro fugitive in Memphis, Tenn,
tho negro and one officer were killed
and two officers wounded.
A white man in Mississippi has
been sentenced to the peuitentiary for
rapiDg negro girl. The jury was
composed OF white men.
= Dora Meek, Of Centralia, ILL.,,
who became famous because of her
six.months sleep sometime ego, fell
asleep again aud died.
DIR. George H. Purviance, of
Washington, committed suicide by
jumping from the fourth story window
Of hospital H. Philadelphia.
A man near Mobile, Ala, shot
his wife three times and killed her,
then turned the pistol and blew his
own brains out es the result Of quar-
rel.
- Albert G. Twiuiug, an official Of
the wrecked First National bank, OF
Aebury Park, N. Y, was sentenced
to prison for six years for making
false entries.
= Fire destroyed Martin Female
College, at Pulaski, Tenn, entailiug
o loss Of $40, 600, with 100000 insur-
anoe. The occupants oil escaped
without accident.
- Lieut.. Pritohard, son of Judge
Pritchard, Of North Carolina, who
is in the Philippines, shot and killed
Lieut.. Dean and tEen committed sui
eide. Dean Is from Texas.
There was another Italian riot in
New York last week which resulted
in temporary closing Of several schools
and in other disturbances Of an un-
lawful and ansrchistic nature.
- Rev. Wilson s. Fritch, of Attle-
boro, Mass, has fully decided to go
on tie dramatic stage. He has re-
signed as pastor of the Pilgrim Church
and will make his first appearance in
Hamlet.
= Cattle and hogs in Berrien Coun-
ty, Ca, are dying with u4gange dis.
ease. They are attacked with some
thing like MISUNDERSTANDING at
the mouth and running and biting
furiously at everything in reach.
- Mayor Ike Aoheson, Of Birming-
ham, Tenn, was found guilty by
jury of selling liquor on Sunday and
sentenced to pay fine Of $50 and
spend thirty days in the county work
house.
= Ten million one hundred and
seventy-one thousand is the figure
at which the agricultural officials OF
the ootton.gro wing States, in session
at Baton Rouge, La, estimate the
cotton crop this year.
- The North Carolina State Pen
sion Board finds there are 1876 Con-
federate pensioners this year, who
will receive total Of 5000, 600. Widow
and fourth GLASS pensioners get $14
year.
- Three United States soldiers
we're killed and eight injured, one
fatally, by the premature explosion Of
powder as q ten-iuch mortar was being
loaded at Fort Bank, Winthrop, off
Boston harbor.
james L. Curley, Of McKees.
port, Pa, was killed while walking
across the railroad track by shifting
engine Wednesday. He was with his
sweetheart but he succeeded in shov-
ing her of the track while he perish
ed himself.
- The Edward Hines Lumber Com
pany, OF Chicago, has closed deal in
Jeckeon, Miss, for the purchase Of
600, 900 acres OF pine timber lands in
Harrison and Pearl River Counties,
the price paid being about two and
ona-hal2 million dollars.
- The Southern Railway announces
shBs the new double track between
Washington city and Orange, Va,
which has been constructed by this
company 10 open. The distance be-
tween Washington and Orange is s5
miles.
- Mr.. Harris, Of Wayoross Ca,
who for several years has been ex-
perimenting with Egyptian cotton,
has brought il up to high standard;
one of his best stalks having 427 open
bolls and thirty-nine not open on
it. He will make nearly two bales of
cotton. to the acre.
- The surgeon general of the army
has concu1red in the recommend alton
Of General Grant that John j. Smith,
a member Of the United States army
hospital corps, stationed at Fort Mott,
N. j., who is said to have married