The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-09-14

H.
1ul Kick from his horse Thursday af-
ternoon. While unhitching it from
the buggy the horse suddenly began
to Kick, striking Mr.. McGee upon the
face and breaking his Jaw bone. The
injury is a painful one but not serious.
The city graded schools opened last
Monday with the following number of
pupils enrolled at each of the schools
High school, 100; Grammar schools,
No. /. $50; No. 2. 225; No. 3, 112; No.
4, a0. This makes total enrolment
i,ll7, an increase of So over the first
days attendance last year.
A movement has been started to re-
move the remains of Gen. Robert An
derson, tho Revolutionary hero, in
honor of whom Anderson County was
named, to Old Stone Churchyard near
Pendleton. His remains now lie in
neglected grave on tho plantation
which ha owned at the time of his
death.
Tho old wooden building that stood
ut the corner eff Benson and Jail streets
tumbled to the ground last Satusday
night. 1t was built years ago for
stable and in recent years has been
used as warehouse. 1t was owned
by j. l.. McGee, who expected topull
1T down this week. There was moth
ing in it and no damage resulted.
The County Commissioners have de
clded to erect double track steel
bridge over Rocky river, on the Belton
road, to replace the wooden structure,
which is in very unsatisfactory con-
dition. The new bridge will cost
about $4,000, and as soon as the speci-
ficatiOns are prepared bids will be
called for.
According to the report of the State
Superintendent Of Education AuisT-
son County had more teachers enrolled
in her summer school for teachers this
summer than any other county in the
State. The number enrolled was 81.
Saluda County takes the second place,
her number being 20. The enrolment
il the other counties ranged from II
to IS.
j. G. Darlington and wife spent a
few days in Anderson last week, the
latter visiting relatives and the former
taking orders for the Confederate army
rolls, which are shortly to be publish
ed by The State Publishing Co., of CO.
lumbia. These rolls are to be publish
ed in separate companies, and are a
valuable souvenir for not only the
Veterans but also the Sons ard Daugh-
ters:
Tom Allgood, sor of L. Nj. Allgood,
died in Oklahoma, Indian Territory,
and was brought to his fathers last
Sunday and was buried at Mt. Pisgah,
in Anderson County. Tom Allgood
went to Texas some nine years ago and
married daughter of H. NJ. Looper,
who went to Texas from Pickens and
is we'll known here. Mr. Allgood left
wife and four children, who came
with the corpse from Oklahoma to his
buriai.-Easley Progress.
Dorothy, one of the little twin daugh-
ters of John r. Cochran, Jr., Ander-
sons efficient Postmaster, died at her
home in this city last Thursday morn
ing. aged about two years. The little
one had been sick for several months
and nothing could be done for it's re-
lief On Friday afternoon the inter
ment took place in Silver Brook ceme-
terry, Rev. j. d. Chapman conducting g
the funeral services, The bereaved
parents have the sympathy Of all their
friends.
We had pleasant call this morning
from Capt. E. G. Evans, of Anderson
He is we'll and favorably known to
many of the older people of Walhalla,
as he was the engineer On tie Biue
Ridge Railroad for a number of years
Capt. Evans is accompanied by his
relatives, Mrs. Anna M. Evans and
daughter, Miss Anna M. Evans, of Au-
gusta, Ca, who are stopping at the
Blue Ridge Hotel, in West Union, for
the benefit Of Mrs. Evans's health
Keowee Courier.
Among the prisoners in the County
Jail awaiting trial at the approaching
term Of Court are two negroes charged
with murder. One Of them shot a
negro on the plantation of w. Q. Ham
mond last December and he died since
the last term of Court. The other
prisoner killed negro on the planta-
OF Vance MCGEE come time ago. There
is only one white prisoner in Jail and
he is charged with q serious crime.
The criminal docket will likely con-
sumo the entire week of the court.
The Palmetto Riflemen returned
from the Manassas manoeuvres yes
terday morning. They were expected
Monday night and the ladies of the
city had prepared for them a tempting
supper. 1t was not abandoned, how
ever, and on their arrival the boys
marched to the armory where refresh