The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-06-08

| oeVefal prominent charleston
citizens are in trouble for smuggling
cigars.
- Berry Fowler, colored switch.
man, was killed while coupling cars at
Spartanburg ca Wednesday.
= The two negroes who murdered
Magistrate Cox in Greenville County
have been sentenced to hang on July
the 1a..
- JACOB Wages, 13 years old, was
killed by lightning in the Olympia
mill village, Columbia, on Wednesday
| afternoon.
= Sandy Davis, negro of Abbe-
vile County, is said to have died from
eating q mixture of lambs quarter
and poke salad.
= ST. Clair Brown, O 12.year.old
son Of A. A. Brown, of williamsburg
County, was killed by q piece of shaft
ing at saw mill.
!. Jerry Sheahan, the 17-year-old
son Of Councilman Sheahan ofAugusta,
was run over and killed by freight
train at Blaokville.
- Some doubt has been expressed
as to whether or not Senator Tillmsn
will be able to attecd the National
Democratic Convention.
/ John Dyson committed suicide
ct Manning on Wednesday by drink
ing bottle Of laudanum. It is said
domestic disoord was the cause.
B. E. Rogers, q williamsburg
farmer, was -shot by Jeter Kirby, q
white tenant, because he was dis
charged. Rogers was not seriously
hurt.
- The raiding squad of the police
department in Charleston have Seized
1851 bottles Of beer and 39 gallons
Of whiskey from blind tigers since
January.
- The depot at Santuo, Union
County, was robbed and then set on
FIRE and burned on Thursday night.
A negro named Lee Carter was arrest
ed for the crime. He had several of
the stolen articles in his possession.
| = It seems that the next census
will show q considerable increase in
the population of Laurens. At re-
cent baby show in that progressive
town, besides the dozens of other GOO.
ing babies, three pairs Of twins were in
evidence.
! - An elderly man of this county
has bought and paid for coffin and a
tombstone for himself. The insorip.
tion, has already been fixed on the
Tombstone except the date Of his
death. He aeleoted Vermont marble.
l-Abbeville Medium.
] - Congressman Wyatt Aiken has
appointed Chas. r. Seabrook, son of
Rev. w. L. Seabrook, Of Nevberry, as
cadet in the Naval Academy at An
napolis, Nd. MIR. Seabrook has gone
to Annapolis to prepare for the ex-
aminations, which take place on the
2lst instant.
- A Greenville burglar, Edward
Moeely, was shot by II. P. Burbage,
of Greenville and afterwards arrest
ed. He was wounded in the calf OF
the leg and the police followed the
blood drops to his house, where they
found him wounded. He admitted
that he was shot at the Burbage
house, bat said he was drunk at tie
time.
Chairman Willie Jones OF the
Democratic Executive Committee
gives notice to all candidates for State
Officer ElongreBs and Solicitor that
their .fte3Ees and their assessments
must ve III hands by noon June 20.
This is Sn Important matter for cam
didsteo to, remember, for unless they
comply with the rules their names
will not be printed O. che tickets.
Mary Hightower, 8 negro Of Marl.
L. =
Fragments and partly buried by her
husband, Tom Hightower. He disap.
peared and o search was made by 200
negroes. They first found the upper
part Of her body without the arms and
10 another place the lower part OF che
body: The feet and arms were not
found. q search was made for the
husband but he has not been found.
Congressman Aiken, after hard.
work with the pension bureau, has at
last secured pension Of S14 month
for Lois 8. Lovelaoe, who was mem
Der Of Co. B.-from Newberry-1st
regiment Of infantry In the war with
Spain. The pension takes effect from
May Gath, 1901; so that Mr.. Love
lace gets $504 back pay. The basis
Of the pension is injuries received BY
Mr.. Lovelace to his health while in
the service.
Running for Office in Charleston
Uounty costs something. The follow
ing is the assessments on the caudi-
dates doxn there: Sheriff, $500; Con.
gressmAn, $500; clerk Of the court,
500: coroner, $3.50; solicitor, 500;
Legislature, $50; county treasurer,
500; county auditor, s100;. county
supervisor, ESQ; master in equity,
500, county superintendent Of edu-
cssien, ssoS;; ssoeS;; judicial magistrate, 800; /
city ministerial magistrate, SIS; coun-
~ ministerial magistrate, So.