The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-08-10
STATE NEWS.
- The State Fair will be held in
Columbia this year October 1923.

- The people in the lower portion
Of the State are complaining Of having
too much rain.
"A big ssael plant, branch Of
the steel trust now in Indiana, is to be
located in this State.
- Two farmers in GreenvilIe Coun-
ty working under tree were killed By
| lightning while third WAS seriously
Injured.
- Candidates ell over the State for
both State aud County Offices are
complaining Of the very slim atten-
dance at the campaign meetings.
| - The Chicora mill, at Rock Hill,
has been temporarily closed, owing to
some litigation against the com5ina-
tion Of cotton mills to which the mill
belongs.
= From Blaokville, Barnwell Couu.
ty, this season were shipped $1,000
crates Of cantelopes at $50 to $4.O0
per crate and l55 car loads OF waser-
melons.
Much cotton in Laurens aud
Greenvitle Counties is being destroy
ed by kind OF blight rust, which
effects the leaves causing the whole
etalk to die.
- Nearly all OF the tobacco markete
in this State had their formal OPEN
ing last week, and ell OF chem report
price9 being about 100 per cent higher
than last year.
|. = Pierce Middleton, negro
charged with killing white man in
Barnwell County, was sent to Char
lesion by the governors order to
avert lynohing.
= Several blind tigers have been
hauled up in the recorders court in
Charleston during the past several
days and given the regulation aen-
tence Of Gne Of $25 or 30 days on
the gang.
= During rainstorm two negro
prisoners broke through the roof of
the Darlington jail and escaped.
These were Darlingson's only prison
ers and both were negroes confined for
minor offences.
| Coroner Berry, Of Marion Coun-
ty, held his twentieth inqueet over a
Iidead body last week. He has been In
office 18 months. Twenty homicides
in 18 months in County with q
lDopulation less than 100000 is start
Rfsipg.
g. Mr.. w. E. Dargan, Jr., of Dar-
lington County, with thirty Of his
hands, was standing under tree dur
ing severe thunderstorm on Friday
afternoon, when lightning struck the
tree, shocking the whole party and
knocking down several Of the ne
groes. None of the party was badly
hurt.
Ihe State says go many requests
have been received by the railroad
commission for the new South Care
lima maps which they have ordered
| for distribution that the commission
announces that allapplicants must en-.
close 10 cents for postage ON the vol
ume. Hundreds Of applications have
already been received and il is, prob.
able that more maps must be ordered.
- The Comptroller General has
finished tabnlstion Of the raiiroad aa-
easements recently made by the State
board. The general increases are ss
follows: Atlantic Coast Line, $685.
$40; Seaboard Air Line, s91 .O20:
Southern, $4S. 600. Independent lines,
all connections Of the Seaboard, S41,-
692. The total increase is $243 900,
which will increase the revenue OF the
i State. Il
- Ia the magistrate's o court in York.
vile, John D. BoWen, druggist, re-
covered Judgment for 1925 against
State Dispenssry Constable a: Rose
for the sei2ure OF thirty-three bottles
Of Pabst, malt extract, and also for S25
4 damages. The constable claimed that
! Bowen was selling the extract as q
beverage in violation ef the tiispen.
sary law aud that he was justified
in Beizingit. The jury though 9th err
wise. .s @5 - 81 s.,s
While sharpening tools on e
i lgrindstone at the home of John p.
i Clark, near Mauldin, in Greenvilla
| County, Tuesday morning, End inst. !.
at II O'clock; q lightning Bolt instant
i ~ killed Mr.. CLARK and Charles Is.
Garret and seriously injured George
Ihompsofi, who was stsnding nearby.
i Members Of CLARK family who were
ia. the house we're shocked, dazad and
blinded by the bolt, but mono Of them
/ u Haa aerinnaly kurt. IS;
Mrs. Sarah ". Smith, wife of
/ John Smith Sr., died; at her home
near Simpsonyille Monday afternoon
Of blood poison. Six days ago she ac-
liuidentallys inflicted q slight bruise on
one of her hands. Swelling followed, ,
the place refused 70 heal and in the
IeonrAs OF q few days all the symptoms
ZOE blood poisoning developed. !. Though
that dical skills could offer was done
Tor her, her death, accompanied with
/ great suffer 8, resulted Monday after
moon.