The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-02-10
STATE NEWS.

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William Jennings Bryan is cx-
pcctcd to speak in Columbia some time
next mouth.
- Miss Eliza A. Garner will be
candidate again for superintendent cf
education Of Union county.
"A Saluda farmer has sold his
cotton crop yet implanted for l3l
cents and has signed the papers.
= 1t is said that Greenwood couu-
ty will have about sevcntyfvc can
dldates in the field this summer
- South Carolina has more men en-
rolled III the militia in proportion to
popu lation than any other State in
the Union
- Mayor Rhctt of Charleston has
issued instructions to his police force
under which the slot machines in the
city must go out Of business.
= 1t is reported from Florence that
the Pee Dee farmers are forsaking the
tobacco Industry and turning their
attention once more to cotton.
- Laurcns county is ahead again.
Her first candidate for office has an
nounccd himself. lie is Maj. NJ. II.
Ferguson, and he will run for coroner.
= Mrs. Carolina Wilkes, Of near
Patrick, in Chesterfield county, is
probably the Oldest woman in the
State, having reached her 103rd birth
day.
- The State Fair association have
bought 100 acres of the State farm in
the southern suburbs of Columbia for
$l5 600 and the next State Fair will
be held there.
= The earliest announcement for
the coming primary election that has
come to our notice is that Of Fl. II.
Hiott, who announces for Supervisor
IF Collcton county.
- In Pickens county on account Of
the bridges being washed away so
often the county commissioners have
decided to transform all small streams
where possible into fords.
= A true bill was found by the
Laurens grand jury against A. r.
Sullivan, late dispenser, charged with
breach of trust. His shortage of
81 300 has been paid up by his bonds
men.
= Randolph Gordon, colored, one
of the hands at the paper mill at Harts-
vile, fell through hole in the upper
floor of the digester room Friday night
and broke his neck. 1t was clearly
an accident, and the coroner's jury so
found.
A cotton thief locked in the
Saluda jail worked his way through
the side wall Of the cell he was in into
an adjoining room which was unlock,
ed and made his escape. This is the
second prisoner to escape from this
Jail in the same manner.
= The executive board of the Stats
Federation Of Women's Clubs will
meet on Thursday, February IS, in
Ncwberry, tc arrange for the convcn-
tion of women S clubs in June, also to
elect South Carolina delegates to the
convention in St. Louis.
= Patsy Eligan, negro woman in
Colleton county, went to the bed of
her daughter and ohoked her to death
one night last week. She denies kill
ing her daughter but says she killed
the devil and did 80 at the command
Of Christ. She is no doubt orazy.
The daughter WAS about II years of
age.
- John S. Wilson q young man
living at Sandridge, Berkeley county,
we'll known and thought of throug b.
out that county, was killed Thursday.
He was in the woods where timber
was being cut. One large limb was
cut and fell, striking second limb.
breaking it off, the latter striking Mr..
Wilson and killing him instantly.
- The police department of Char
lesion has seized and con6scated nine
slot machines found in stores about
the city, under tho ordinance forbid
ding gambling devices, which the de-
partment is now enforcing. The ma
chimes have disapp. arod from the
counters and show cases, and tho
dealers ID cigars are especially feeling
the loss of the machines at which men
would be playing oil day long.
- The number of rural delivery
routes in this State is constantly
increasing and petitions are being
constantly received for more routes.
The Columbia Office is the distribu-
tlng SCatlOn 1or tho vouchers and the
money for every route in the State,
and the amount paid out last month
amounted to $l4 ,095, and one or two
vouchers had to be returned because
they we're not properly made out. It
is expected before the end of the year
the pay roll will average over SIC, 900
q month.
Lena Pratt, oolored, who lived
at Rock Hill, had narrow escape
Monday morning from burning. While
sitting by stove her clothing caught
pletely enve!opsl in flames. The
alarm was given and Rev. Young and
John Jordon were upon the scene at
once and extinguished the flames, but
not until the girls clothing was com
pletely charred and burned. She es-
capped, however, without iniurv