The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-08-17
STATE NEWS.

against Congressman A.. Frank Lever.
= The capitol grounds in Colum-
! bia will be stocked with squirrels
to add to the attractiveness Of the
piaoe.
= Ground has been broken in Spar
tanburg for the erection Of hand
some depot by the Southern at cost
Of s25 900.
- The individual deposits in the
different banks in the State Of South
Carolina have increased 6S per cent in
the last eleven years.
The steeple Of the Episcopal
Church in Greenville was struck by
lightning and damaged to the extent
Of about Eve hundred dollars.
A special to the News and Cou-
rier says Conway had oloudburst on
Thursday and gully six feet deep was
cut through the main street Of the town.
= At Santuc, in Union County, last
Wednesday night q negro Was found
In store and while trying to escape
was shot with pistol, the ball taxing
effect in the hip.
- Two men, John Singley and
Jacob Hawkins, were robbed by etren-
gers in the suburbs of Prosperity cn
Monday. They think the strangers
gave them knockout drops.
- The Pickens County candidates
are discussing che automobile, all of
them, It is reported, being in favor
Of some restrictions being placed on
the free use of the automobile on the
public roads.
- Maud Allen, white woman,
about % or 30 years Of age was mys-
teriously murdered at her home in
Columbia last Thursday. She was
stranger in the city. No arrests have
as yet been made.
- Hugh Price, q Marion County
farmer, died few'days ago, leaving an
estate worth $l23, ,000, including $23,-
600 cash IN bank. He began life
without dollar after the war, aud is
said to have been wholly illiterate.
- Benedict College, a negro insti-
tuition in Columbia, will have within
few months library building for
which plans have been drawn and
which will cost $4,000, the money
having been donated by Andrew Car
negie.
- The governor has offered a re-
ward Of 5000 for the arrest and con-
viot!on of the parties who murdered
Jake Kind, the young white man, in
Charleston several days ago. AS get
there hss been no clue TO the party
who committed the crime.
- It is reported from Blackville
that about 170 cars Of eanteloupes
were shipped fron there this season
and that the quality was che best ever
made there. The price RAGGED from
25 cents to $500 crate. The water
melon crop was also very god and
sold for very fair prices.
An order has been issued dis
banding the company at Chester on
account Of failure to attend the en-
campment. The company is mem
ber of the First regiment and was the
only compsny in the State against
which an order was issued. It has
been one Of the best companies in the
State.
- It is probable that another clay
ss:s;SS company viii pc organized in
Riohland County soon with capital,
of about $25, 900. The company will
operate two miles along the Seaboard
about 10 miles north Of Columbia and
and an effort lie now being made to in
terest investors in owning and opera
ting chain Of these mines.
~ The fret bale Of new cotton was
received in Charleston on Saturday,
18th inst, being consigned to r. w.
Wagenner 6 Co.,, BY Henry G. Folk, Of
Bam5erg. For number Of years Mr..
Folk has been the first man in this
State to ship new cotton. The bale
received Saturday is eight days in ad-
vance of the first cotton shipped By
Mr.. Folk last year. '.r
Marion Township, in Marion
County, by an overwhelming majority
has voted to levy tax Of two mills
for the purpose OF improving the roads
in the township. This is the first
election in the State under the law
passed BY the general assembly pro-
,viding that the citizens OF any town
ship may by vote levy a. special
township road tax. This election holds
good for two years.
A COW. belonging to Mr.. r. w.
Cayce, OF Ceyce, in Lexington, gave
birth to swin calves Friday night.
One was white and the othsr black,
and, according to the fitness Of things
LIN namiHg the little bovines, the
white one was called Parker and
the blabk one s Roosevelt. just as.
q mater Of interest as well as EN-
Econragement to prospective stock
raisers il may be stated That this is
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