The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-06-01
STATE NEWS.

= Constable NJ. s. Davenport, Of
Greenwood, who killed Q negro at
Ninety Six, has been granted bail in
the sum Of 81 900.
- Jim Harshar shot and killed Pal
mer Ferguson at church near West.
minister, Ooonee County, Sunday
night-both coloRed.
- It has been announced that the
contract has been signed for building
the trolley line at Meals ShosIs, on
the Seaboard railway, to Union.
- Geo. w. Murray, colored, ex-
congressman, was tried and convicted
! of forgery in Sumter last week, end
sentenced to three years on the chain
gang and to pay fine Of $3.50. A
motion for new trial was refused.
- In tho Charleston city court ON
Monday one negro was brought up
for throwing oil on another who
was asleep and then applying match.
Fortunately the fire was extiuguished
| and the sleeper not seriously hurt.
= A palmetto wreath has been sent
to Col. Henry L. Turner, Of Chicago,
By the Charleston Daughters of the
Confederaey in memory Of his act in
firing salute over the graves OF Con-
federate dead in Oskwood cemetery.
- Mr.. W. H. Weldon, o white far.
mer about 45 years of age, of Provvi-
dence, S. c., committed suicide about
6 'clock Thursday afternoon By shoot
ing himself through the head With
38.oalibre pistol. He was in bad
health.
= It is reported in the News aud
Courier that since the lew requiring
all fires of suspicious nature to be
reported to the comptroller general
went into effect there have been an
| average Of about ten fires reported
every day at his Office.
- The new steel bridge just COM
pleted over Broad river at Shelton, on
the S. u. & G. line Of the Southern,
is one of the handsomest aud most
substantial structures OF its kind in
tbs South. It has been built since
December and cost SAG. 900.
- The Conway correspondents Of
The State says: ''The 50 car loads of
strawberries spoken Of in my last let.
ter meant about $4,000 to the ship
pers. Some $25, 900 worth have been
shipped from Conway alone this sea.
son and three more car loads go out
to-day"
49, A little nogro boy named James
Robinson climbed on O Pullman car
Of the Seaboard in Colunbis few
days ago and released the brakes, when
it vent down the road with great speed
end ran into freight car loaded with
Whiskey, causing damages to cars and
whiskey Of $4,000. The boy has been
arrested.
The Charleston police scored all
records by arresting forty cows Thurs
day morning, entailing Q lot Of trouble
on the officers. The residents and
owners Of property have been annoyed
| by the COWS running ,st'large in the
upper section Of the city, and on ac-
count of the complaint the police de-
partment decided to enforce the ordi-
nance and the orders were given for
the arrest OF the animals.
- The Beauregard memorial COM
mittee of Camp Sumter, United Con-
federate Veterans, has decided to
erect @ memorial arch of Carolina gran
Eite on Washington square Gin honor
Of 2. G. IT. Reauregard, general, Con.
federste States army, who kept in
violate the gates OF Charleston from
1861 to 1865. The committee has
been fcr some time considering plans
and has finally decided upon The gen.
eral style and shape Of the memorial.
- Congressman johnson has re.
ceived from the war department. Eve
vouchers for claims entered through
him against the government under the
act Of February II. 1902, TO reim-
burse those who had property taken
from them by Federal soldiers after
the surrender. The vouchers and the
amounts are as. follows: Andrew
Mitokell, Union. S135; w. 81. San
ders. Union, 1876; Capt. j.. Frank
Wofford, SRitzer, S125; &. w. Fow.
Ter, Union, sl35; Mrs. Lizzie D.
Fleming, Spartanburg, 1926. Total,
The Sixth Regiment, Sc. Cav.
airy, Buffers Brigade, will hold q
reunion at Edgefeld, on June IL,
1904. II is hoped that every msm.
ber will be present. Il is said that
the occasion will be an interesting
one, Among the speakers will be Mr..
Wm. p. Calhoun who will deliver an
address Of welcome. The members Of
the Sixth regiment will appreciate IL.
Iif The papers will call attention to the
Injecting. It is hoped, too, that as1
many as desire TO chow their appre-
citation of the ssrvices Of these noble
and brave men from 1851 to 1865, will
i,attend the meeting. ) 81
- And while>Te are honoring be-
roes let us not, forget l5.year. old
Wade Plummer. Of Lamar, Darling.
ton County, who rescued John Gibson
from the waters, ee Lynchss. TivsF.
Our diepatoh says that when young
Gibson sank the men on the river