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

VI emerson County, died at his home
hI GAINESVILLE, Ga, on the 18th inst.
the Meals Greek section, and for more
than fifty years has been IL resident of
Franklin County, Georgia. He was
about 20 years old. He leaves a large
number of relatives III the county, be-
sides great many friends among the
older people. who will regret to learn
of his death
Allen Emerson. formerly deputy
sheriff of the County, accidentally
shot himself Sunday morning at the
county jail where he was stopping with
the family of Mr.. Davis. He was dress
ing, when the pistol slipped from his
bnllet through his right leg below the
Knee, and passing on lodged in the
other leg above the knee. No bones
were touched by the bullet, and while
!ne wound is a very painful one MI.
Emerson will soon be out again.
John W: Lirley has gone to Bates
6urg TO Join his brother and Rev, j. II.
Murchison. During this month they
VIII get out the first issue of their new
paper. The Southern Homen. Mr..
Murchison will be editor j. w. Lin
ley associate editor and circulation
manager, and S. A Linley associate
editor and advertising manager. The
paper will be published in Columbia
every week. John w. Linley will re-
turn to- Anderson in September to re-
snme his duties as principal of the
High School.
An Associated Press dispatch under
date of Monday, May 30th, says that
'Lieut. Newton A. McCully, u. s. n,
recently naval attache at Toxic, but
ordered to observe the Russian fleet
operations. is inside the Russian lines
at Port Arthur. The other attaches
McCully is an Anderson man. and was
detailed by the naval department Mt
Washington at the beginning of the
war In the East to watch the opera
tions of the Russian fleet. This post
was assigned him in recognition Of his
skill and ability in naval matters.
| J. NJ. McAdame, of Antreville. sus-
tanned severe loss by fire Wednesday
morning. His two barns and two corn
cribs, with considerable corn, forage, q
buggy, q wagon, and farming imple-
ments, were completely destroyed.
The loss ie estimated to be between
Of the burning led Mr.. McAdams to
believe that the fire was of incendiary
origin. and Sheriff Green wac promptly
notified. Deputy Sheriff Dillingham;
Immediately left for Antreville, and
coon arrested two negro men and @
negro woman, about whom suspicion
gathers, The prisoners are now in the
Abbeville Jail.
An attractive booklet has just been
issued containing number Of mis-
cellaneoue articles written by Mrs.
Ann Elizabeth Bleckley while historian
of the Robert E: Lee Chapter, Dangh-
ters of the Confederacy, regent of the
Cateechee Chapter, Daughters of the
American Revolution, and president of
the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union! Of Anderson. The articles are
very Interesting and instructive, and
Mrs. Bleckley has done good service
in having them published. The local
history brought out in them needs to
be- preserved. These writings were
collected and published at the request
OF her daughters.
Hon. Geo. E. Prince has returned
past four weeks been presiding over q
special term of court. The Barnwell
) people has this to say of him: "Dur-
ing the term Special Judge Prince
was constantly and courteously con-
slderete to jurors, witnesses, and all
within his Jurisdiction. Each week he
excused considerable number of wit,
L
themselves to him, but the county SUI
. fered no detriment, as the summoning
OF the new venires cost the county
nothing. The roster is practically
cleared, and Barnwell will not soon
need another extra tern. But when
one is needed Special Judge Prince
will prove even more acceptable than
ever as its presiding officer"
Mr.. and Mrs. A. 8. Bowie and five
bright children, Of Iva, 8. c., were the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. j. O'Barr
several days last week: Mr.. Bowie
favored The Sun Office with a pleasant
call. He is really and truly progress
sive farmer and runs two mercantile
establishments besides. He makes two
!. bales OF cotton to the acre on some of
his land and wheat and other things in
proportion 1s public spirited be-
lieves in good roads, good schools. and
Of his gate. 1s optimistic and thinke
this section of the South is bound to be
} the garden spot Of the world when we
get all the cOnvenionceg that are COM
ing to us, In spite Of all the croakers'
} evil prophesying that the country is on
the down grade to the demnition bow
! wows.-Hartwell Sun.
The Board Of Trustees of the city
schools met Thursday afternoon and
elected the cOrps Of teachers for the
coming year. Some Of the old teach
there will be several changes In che the
assignments to the different schools
and grades as result. For the white
schc0ls the following will constitute
next years teaching foros: John w.
Linley, assisted BY e. G.. McCents, A.
". Fogle, and MinB Ieabel Wicker for
grades E. IL. McCown, principal, and
} Misses Nell Cochran, Emily Diver,
Mary Mccoy, May Russell, Nary Lig-
on, Mary Chapman, Ellen Gordon,
Lenora Hubbard, Isottie Crosby, Anna
Brown, Annie Clarke, Evie Lewis and
Maggie Tribble. Miss Frances Wide-
drawing, and Miss Beulah Brown sup
ply teacher. The nextaeasion will omen