The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-03-23

BOSTON mas the follOwing: "Lieuten-
ant Newton A. McCully, United States
nayel attasho with the Russian navy.
this city until facilities are offered dh him n,
to join the Russian squadron. The
authorities have granted his creden.
tlals, but have not yet arranged for his
transportation. Lieutenant McCully
Will probably leave for st. Petersburg
early in April"
A competitive examination for the
selection of candidate for mldship.
man in the United States Naval Acad
emy will be held at Greenwood next
Wednesday, 30th inst, at 10 O'Clock a.
M, All csndipates must at the time of
tnelr examination for admission be
between the ages of 1G and 20 years,
ana must be bona fide residents of the
Ihlrd District. This is prize worth
striving for, and we would be more
than pleased to see an Anderson boy
get it. ~
Hon. John *. Hood, senator from
emerson daT en,a GI2,unty: was in town ,yester-
Press and Banner office, where pleas
ant friendship of long standing was re-
newed, and the incidents of former
times were reviewed Mr. Hood is one
| or several sons of Prof. William Hood.
formerly of Erskine College, but now
q citizen OF Bare0w, Fla. Prof. Hood
has reason to be proud of each and
! every one Of his children. while his
cniidren's children are the old mans
| crown. n.-Abbeville Press and Banner.
The Belton Times of the 18th inst.
says: On warrant charging him
with criminal assault upon the person
Of Of the 13-year-old daughter of John
mauldln. colored, E. I: Mattison, u
ing before Squire Kay here last Satur-
day and was bound over and commit
ted to Jail. Col. E. NJ. Rucker, Jr.,
represented the State and Gen. Nj. l..
Bonham the defendant. The crime, it
! appears, had been committed some days
| De1ore che warrant was sworn out. 1t
ls up to q jury to decide whether the
prisoner is guilty or not"
| The subscribers to the capital stock
OF the recently organized Peoples Oil
and Fertilizer Company met in the city
last Thursday and elected the follow
ing board Of directors: Levi N. Geer,
L. X. Watson, w. H. Tucker, S. N.
Browne. Stephen Shirley, s. E. Moore,
:. 5: Mccall, w. j. Mcclure and D. l..
following officers: Levi n. Geer.
president; s. N. Browne, vice presi,
dent; u. o. Browne, secretary and
treasurer. A provision of the bylaws
Is that stockholders cannot sell their
stock to outsiders without the consent
g! the company. The capital stock is
S35, 900.
| Prof. E. G. McCants, who is one of
the instructors in the High School de-
partment of the city schools, ia the
author OF novel just issued from the
press of Doubleday. Page e. Co., of
New York. The. story is that Of a
young lawyer who safter the war en-
deavored to- pick up. the scattered
lage.. There is q charming love story
running through it, and ths story is
full OF dramatic situations and humor-
GUS incidents. For some wears Mr..
McCants has been regular contribu-
tor to the magazines, and has won
quite an enviable reputation with his
short stories.
The regular monthly meeting of the
County Farmers Institute was held in
the Court House last Wednesday. The
attendance was rather small. The
following resolution, which explains
Itself, wis passed: :;Kesolved, That
this convention appoint committee to
secure and negotiate for more equita-
L
fall OF 1904, and to this end we respect
fully ask the cooperation of our mer-
chants throughout the county and the
assistance and cooperation of the
Chamber of Commerce of the city of
Anderson. Mr.. Harris, the president
of the organization, delivered an in
structive address on pork raising
Mrs. H. B. Buist, of Rock, Hill, has
been engaged in making an experiment
In silk culture, and has become quite
enthusiastic over this industry as the
result of her experiment. A CORE
pondent of the News and Courier de-
scribes the process of silk culture un-
der Mrs. Buist's management, and
Gays; "She came from county Cab
bevlile) in which at least one settle
ment was formed with silk raising as
the most prominent industry. This
was at Old Bordeaux, where the colony
led by Jean Louis Gilbert made it's first
home. The Huguenot names in that
community still bear witness to French
origin, while a few silk garments re-
main to show what the first settlers
did"
Hiss Annie Fincken died suddenly at
the home of her brOther-in-l law. A.
Schilletter, at Clemson College last
| Friday morning. She YVES found lying
On Cue uOOr IN noErOOm aOOutS O'Clock,
| the evidence leading to the supposition
| that she had attempted to reach the
door or in some way attract tho atten-
ti0n Of her sister in the room below,
who had heard q noise above about an
hour before. Life was not wholly ex-
.inct when she was found, but nothing
could he done to revive her, and she
breatEei only once or twice after MN.
Schilletter first reached her. The BODY
was carried to Charleston, her old
home. for interment. The deeeased
was gentle, nodest young woman
whose excellent qualities had drawn to
her many admiring friends. She has
frequently visited Anderson and has
many friends here who deeply regret
her death.
Mrs. Martha Landress, wife of p.
Landress, who lives at the Gluck cot
ton mill, died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. P. &C. Opt, in tho Fair
deal section, whom she was visiting.