The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-01-20

IL ID reported that tourist
hotel is soon TO be erected in Colum-
bia.
- The president has appointed
Rev. Joshua Wilson, colored, post.
master Of Florence.
- Eighteen persons-four white
were arrested in Greenwood on Sat-
uurday on the charge Of violating the
dispensary law.
- One man in Colleton county has
already announced himself as a can
didate for County Supervisor, in the
primary next summer.
= A Cheraw negro in the chair fac
tory fell over saw which struck him
in the mouth, outing the top part of
his mouth completely off.
- Representative w. Turner Logan,
Of Charleston, shot himself in the side
by accidentally disoharging pistol.
The wound is not serious.
= There will be a meeting of the
postmasters of South Carolina in Co.
lumbia on February 9 for the purpose
OF forming an organization.
= The Supreme Court has decided
that the money Of the defunct Far
mers Alliance Exchange must stay in
bank until further orders.
= NJ. Frank, merchant of Colum.
bia, claims that he has been robbed
of 81 ,OG0 worth Of clothing taken from
his store through o concealed trap
door.
- A recent report of the Census
oh hak - 4, 4:
there are 22,577 miles Of electric rail
way in the United States operated by
9S7 companies.
General Lee, o negro, was
lynched in Dorchester County last
week. He was charged with attempt
ed criminal assault on q white woman
in that County.
- The trustees Of the Peabody fund
have decided to appropriate $40, 900
for rural schools in the State and to
give Winthrop college $4,000 as an
extra appropriation.
A negro youth driving a pair Of
oxen in Colleton County approached o
ferry. The oxen we're so dry and
thirsty that they rushed into the
stream where the water was 30 feet
deep. The driver and oxen were
drowned.
- The holders Of the bonds issued
to build the old G. K. and w. narrow
gauge railroad have taken a new turn
IN the effort to get their money. No.
lice mas been served OF u suit against
Greenwood and Laurens counties for
the amour! Of the bonds with interest.
- A Charleston man is said to be
willing to pay the State of South Caro-
lima $4,000 year for the job of dis
pensary commissioner, and would offer
no objections to the pretent salary Of
few hundred dollars, and, in fact,
would serve the State without salary
it the job should be given to him.
The State regents of the hospital
for the insane ip Columbia will ask
the legislature for an appropriation of
Sl40, 900 this year for the conducting
OF the institution. The estimated
expenditures are: For support of the
institution s12O, 600, building and re-
pairs $15, 900, additional water supply
for fire protection $15, 900, incidentals
$4,000.
= The town of Central is fortunate
in being selected as the site for large
co-educational institution, to be locat-
ed there by the general conference of
the Wesleyan Methodist church. The
conference voted $4,000 for the pur-
chase Of e desirable site for the iasti-
ton. The following committee have
charge Of the affairs Of the new insti-
tuition locally: Dr.. L. G.. Clayton, 9.
B. Smith, G.. B. Nolley, B. l.. Pad
gett and L. A. Edwards. About l5G
acres Of land has been purchased for
$4,000, and work on the. buildings
will likely begin in the summer.
- At q meeting Of the trustees of
Wofford College, at Spartanburg few
days ago, it was decided 20 begin at
once a movement to increase the en-
dowment Of that institution. The
college is the center of Methodist
education Of South Carolina, and has
been run oontinaausly since 1874.
Since the installation Of DR.. Henry
Nelson Synder, native Of Macon,
the institution has taken q new i'm
petus,, and is in fine condition. The
endowment is now something like
800, 600, and an effort to increase it
will be begun at once.
81 A young person in boys clothes
applied at police headquar ters for
lodging Tuesday night. Her hands
and feet appeared rather small for q
boy, and the police accused her OF
being girl, which she stoutly denied
for a time, but finally confessed. She
was kept in cell FOR day, aud GRE.
ated as great sensation as circus
with .. street parade, Sho said her
name was Laura Webb; that she was
from Hickory, N. C.-but that may
have been only in compliment to her
toughness--and that her parents are
dead that she had brother in Co
slumbia and she was on her way thith-
er. The police got her ticket and
sent her on to Coiumhia on Wednas-