The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-03-16
STATE NEWS.

uSuG utar DEJ w G6C anu one or Cnem
cut of the others nose with shovel.
= There are four murder cases on
the docket Of the Richland County
court for trial at the approaching
term.
= A meeting of Mormons will be
held in Columbia the Goth instant,
and Elder Ben Rice, of Atlanta, will
preside over it.
- Work on the New Columbia Fe-
male College building near Hyatt
Park, Columbia, is expected to begin
in the next few weeks.
= The State dispeDsary purchased
last week 700 barrels and 1000 cases
of whiskey, gin and brandy, "a cases
of wine and 81 car loads of beer.
= Rev. o. A. Darby, D. D., died
suddenly at his home, Lynchburg,
Sumter County, on Wednesday, aged
Is. Mrs. Darby died about week
ago.
= Judge Dantzlcr fined two Of the
State constables who were convicted
of assaulting the Wieterses in Char
lesion 800 each and two of them $50
each.
= Boyd Bailey. aged l6, and his
brother, aged IL, of Moore, Spartan
burg County, were playing with 81
old pistol on Wednesday when it went
OF and killed the older brother.
= It is reported that as means to-
ward ridding themselves Of the Dis
penssry the town of Saluda has thrown
up their charter and will apply for
new one void Of said Dispensary.
The town of Marion has guar
anteed an annual income of $3.50 for
the support Of Carnegie library,
y'aking available Mr.. Carnegie's
OFFER of $500 for the erection OF q
building.
- A protest has been 6led in the
poDtofice department at Was hington
against the confirmation Of Mrs. Mer-
rick as postmaster at Walhalla. The
protest is accompanied with charges
OF serious nature.
- The family Of the late Chief JUS
tice Simpson have had q splendid por-
trait of the distinguished jurist paint
ed by the noted artist Ambrose Mo-
Neil and will present it to the State
to be hung in the supreme court room.
- Much excitement has been caused
at Olar, Bamberg County, by the
burning of several stores by gang Of
thieves. DR.. 81. M Arabian a nrem;-
nent physician is probably fatally in
jured by an explosion of gun powder
in one Of the burned houses.
= Gov. Hayward has been inform
ed by the war department of the ap-
pointment Of Captain A. w. Hunter,
Of Illinois, and John @. Gilmore, Of
New York, as inspecting officers to
accompany the Adjutant General on
his tour Of inspection over the State.
- There were forty-fve convictions
in the Charleston city court the other
morning against parties charged With
violating the dispensary ordinances,
netting 1,225. nearly every dollar Of
which was paid on the spot. Nearly
every defendant submitted to o One Of
$25.
= John G. Nisbet, prominent
citizen of the Jaoksonhsm section Of
Lancaster county, was found dead ON
his plantation with wire stretched
around his neck. He had been en-
gagged during the day putting up q
wire fence, and not returning homo at
the usual time search was made for
him. His death is mystery.
- AS result Of blood poisoning.
onuseu Dy splinter in the hand two
months ago, Hon. George W. Croft,
representative in Congress from the
second district of South Carolina.
died in Washington Thursday morn
ing. Col. Croft was born in New
berry County in 1916 and was part
ner of j. a. Tillman in the practice
of law at Aiken when he was elected
to Congress in 1902.
- John Myrth, young negro II
years OF age, was struck By, the Sea-
boards Florida limited at Norths and
instantly killed. He had been sent
by his father to bring wagon load of
fertilizers and was standing in a store
a few moments. The team was stand
ing on the other side of the track
from the store and as Myrth heard
the whistle OF the train he tried to
CROSS the track to stand at the horses
head. The train, however. was run
ming at full 'speed and he was struck
by tho pilos'of the engine.
- The-extensi and considerable
task Of rebuilding tho three Ciiftons,
whose aplahdid mill properties were
sweps awes' By the waters of the rag,
ing Pacolet last June, is about con-
cluded. For weeks and weeks past
President Twitohell OF the company.
has been engaged purchasing and
having installed the machinery equip
ment et each mill. No. / has not
oaly been rebuilt with It's former
equipment, 3,N2 spindles and 1893
looms. but No. q Aas bee. finished
and 27,776 spindIes aud 86l looms
placed In shape. The first mill is
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