The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-10-05

negro preacher, raised check from
50 to $4,000. He was arrested and
lodged in Jail.
- One hundred and seventy five
bales Of cotton were burned at the
depot in Winnsboro, having caught
from spark from locomotive.
- The Mystic Shriners held cere-
monial session aud grand banquet at
White Stone Springs, on Wednesday
night, at which time over fifty new
members were initiated into the noble
order.
= Percy Crews, carpenter, was
shot in the back of the head and in.
etantly killed in Columbia by Charley
Mod onald, painter. They we're at
work on the same house and fell out
about money.
= Commissioners of Immigration
Watson has arranged with the rail
roads to run home-seekers excursions
from the Northwest-one in October
and the other in November. One ex.
0ursion will bring in crowd for the
State Fair.
= Owing over q million dollars and
with assets Of only little over
thousand, w. B. Smith Whaley, the
financial supporter Of several cotton
mills in South Carolina, has gone into
voluntary bankruptcy in the district
court at Boston.
- Deputy Revenue Collector Gus
Aiken seized an illicit steam distil-
lery near Greenville, and also seized
over fifteen hundred gallons Of beer.
Three negroes were seen in the dis.
tillery but ell except one managed to
make their escape.
- The State campaign Of 1905 is
going to be 5. hummer. About eight
prominent names have been mention
ed in connection with the governor
ship and half o dozen men are meas.
uring Ben Tillman's shoes. There
will be something doing that year.
- General Willie Jones, the State
Democratic Chairman, is working on
an address to be given out to the
Democrats of the State, urging them
to vote in the general election. The
address will not be issued until just
few days before the election, aud will
be sent out all over the State.
- There has been some discussion
as to whether any vacant Clemson
scholarships can be filed from some
other counties. Attorney General
Gunter has decided that suoh vacancy
cannot be 80 supplied. Any county
not supplying applicants for any year
merely loses the scholarships for that
year.
- Several CLASSES Of children from
Sunday Schools in Greenville spent
Saturday in the fields picking cotton.
A prominent farmer was in the city
to secure help, aud failing to secure
it he called upon several Sunday
School teaoherc who responded by
taking their classes to the fields and
working, spending the day in picnic
fashion.
- Manning, s. G., is an enter
prising town. She has stump fac
tory, which is fast clearing away the
old stumps left by the turpeutine in
dustries Of that section. It has been
found By scientific investigation that
the pine stumps are rich in spirits Of
turpentine, oil Of tar, oreosote, ace
tone, aeetic acid, etc., and that these
subsianers>can be obtained by pro.
cess Of distillation.
- At Kershaw, in Lancaster Coun-
ty, last Saturday night John Morri-
son, white man, was lynohed within
four hours after he had killed Will
Floyd, another white man. Floyd re-
fused 80 loan Morrison ten cents, and
che latter shot him twice, killing him
instantly. This was the fourth man
Morrison had killed, having been
acquitted only q few months ago Of
killing negro at Camden.
Sam T. Hurst, town marshel OF
Meyesville, was killed last Thursday
night by. j. Ed. Anderson, the rail-
road agent nt shat place. HuYst made
Threats against Anderson during the
evening, and waited on the platform
until he started home. Hurst is said
20 have provoked the difficulty and
advanced on Anderson with pistol.
Anderson ehot him sin. times with q
Colb'a automatic pistol, every bullet
passing through Hurst's body.
Hurst's pistol was found lay;ag by his
body. IL.
- - ituv. W. II. Hemphill, father
OF General Hemphill, while pas
tor Of the lower Long Cane Church
met man in the road who showed .
disposition to stop and talk. The
stranger told Mr.. Hemphill of his
great misfortune in the burning Of his
house. BE lost everything. Mr..
Hemphiil was sympathetic 10 his
speech and generous in gift. Hand
ing the old unfortunate man Eve dol
lars, all the money he had in his
pookes, he asked him when tho are
occurred. The reply was: ..Twenty-.
eight years ago last March. ."--Abbs-
vile Press aud Banner.
The railroad commission has re-
oeived from A. 81. Plant, auditor Of
Tho Snntharn Railroad. .s Gom1nuni-