The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-07-27
STATE NEWS.

fEom the top or box car while pass
ing over the Reedy River in Greenville
and was killed.
- Mayor Mahon. OF GreenviIle, has
put stop 20 the ''holiness" meet.
! ings in that city because they made
30 much noise as to disturb sick peo.
pie. 90
- Zach McGee who was editor Of
the Spartanburg Herald has been
given o position on the editorial
staff Of the Louisville Courier Jour.
nal.
On account Of 9 previous en-
gsgement Senator Tillman has de.
olined the invitation to address the
Charleston County Democracy on the
18th.
= Senator Tillman says that the
report that he was hurt in rn au.
tomobile accident in ST. Louis is 6
fiction without any foundation in
fact.
- Union has started movement to
secure che Episcopal Female College,
which the Diocesan Council at Flor
enee last hay decided to establish in
this State.
South Carolins ie The first State
in che Union in vhioh cotton mill
owners have aided the Young Wo-
mans Christian Association in its
mill villages.
- IL is reported, and not without
che appearance Of justification for che
Eumor, chat in tho event OF the suo-
cess OF che democracy this year Sena.
Cor Tillman will be made secretary OF
the navy IL he would accept the port
folio.
Out Of eight indictments for
murder in Barnwell recently there
we're six eoquitals and tWo convictions
with recommendation TO the mercy OF
the court, which only meant life
time sentence TO che State peniten-
tiasy.
- Leroy F. Youmans, OF Colum.
bic, has been appointed q special
Judge to hold court ss Greenwood,
beginning August 8: snd running for
the specified time. The appointment
has been made on account Of the ILL
nss0 OF Judge Gage.
- Thos. j. Lyon, magistrate in
HibleF township, Greenwood County,
had Q difficulty with bis son.in law,
Ed Stevens, on Hard Labor Creek
Tuesday afternoon, 10Th met. It
was renewed at Stevens home at
Dornsville, when Lyon shot him Eve
times, killing him.
| - Spartanburg is baving trouble
about her water supply. It is stated
that the supply is not pure and COM
mittee has been appointed to look
into the matter. Until some change
has been made the president Of the
board Of health has Issued request
that the citizens boil all their drink
ing water for at least ten minutes be-
fore drinking.
- Joseph e. Milligan. young
white man, % years OF age, and en-
ployee Of the Charleston Basket and
Veneer Manufacturing Company,
while ont on pleasure sail in a sail
boat on the Wando River with his
family,.a wife and three small chill
dren, was knocked over board and
drowned. His family is left in des-
titute condition.
=. Recently @. A. Power, County
Auditor Of Lsn.sns, inquired Of
NeGaPttzS!ieF General a. W. Jones ii
he should levy an extra tax Of two
mills on the property of q shooI dis
triot in that county. General Jones
answered in the negative, as the cleo
tion wss held on July z and the law
stipnlates that it must be. held on or
before June ! Of any fiscal year.
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Mrs. w. II. Rogers, Of Bishop
vile, was found dead in her bed Mon.
day morning about o'clock by her
husband. Mr.. Rogers was aroused by
the Crying Of the infant about five
weeks old. He called Mrs. Rogers
who was In an adjoining room and
getting no answer he Hent to the bed,
where Mrs. Rogers lay dead. Heart
failure is supposed TO have CAUSED her
death.
During severe electric storm in
the vicinity Of earns Crossroads, Sc
Berkeley County, about eight miles
north OF Summeryille, barn. on the
premises OF Magistrate Robert H..
Droze Was struck, and with contents,
Icompletely destroyed. AT the same
time D fine mule belonging to Mr..
Droze and another belonging to q vis-
l:iting neighboF, Henry Danger6eld, in,
an adjacent lot, were instantly killed.
ME-. DFoze's loss amounts to- about
$500. s7ss: ,55
There was turned over to the
Comptr ,ller General Wednesday an
old State bond Of $iGG0@ Of the series Of
1855. These bonds were issued'under
iytIs Administration OF Gov. Jas. Z.
Orr and under the present law are re-.
ifSdeemable at 80 per The bond
Enstnred in 1886 and tins interest is
calculated on up to that time and add.
led 70 the face value OF the bo',d, the
total being divided By two. 70 this
lis added interest at 4per sent to the
present time n ~ e