The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-02-03
STATE NEWS.

State House needs repairs to ths tuue
OF SIC, ,269.6S, contractors profits in
cluded.
- The police all over the State ave
been asked to look out for Clarence
Ouz.s, who left Edgefeld more than
week ago for Augusta, aud has not
been heard Of since.
= 4 special from Washington says
that Representative Lever has pre-
vailed upon tho agricultural depart
ment to establish an experimental to-
bacco farm in Orangeburg county.
- A true bill was found by the
Laurens grand jury against a. Il. Sui
livan. late dispenser, charged with
breach Of trust. His shortage Of
ST. 800 has been paid up by his bonds.
men.
| = Reports from the coast counties
say that large numbers of dead ducks
ere being found in the marshes and
back waters where they are accustomed
to feed and that some epidemic is pre-
vai]ing among them.
- State Superintendent of Educa.
tion 0. B. Martin has sent out cir
oular letter calling for the annual
meeting Of the County Superinten-
dents in Columbia Oh February 8.
Reduced rates will be secured from the
railroads.
- The Atlantic Coast Line Rail
road Company at recent meeting of
its board Of directors decided 20 grant
pensions to all of its employees over
| 60 years Of age who have given the
company faithful service for at least
ten years.
- Walter F. Derrick, substantial
citizen of White Rock, Lexington
County, was killed on Friday by a
falling tree. He was Sc years old
and has 10 children, one of whom is
superin ntendent of education of Leg
ington County.
= Alvin Smith, prominent tur-
pentine manufacturer Of Starke, Fla.
was arrested at Kingstree on Thursday
and bound over to court on the charge
OF being an emigrant agent without
License. He was trying to get hands
to go with him to Florida to work.
w. 0. Tatum, the new liquor
commissioner, has five hundred appli-
cations for places. He has appoint
ment of 18 clerks an inspectors, with
salaries ranging from $50 to $3.50
month, and in addition he has the
employment of every person who
works in the dispensary by the day or
week.
There will be no tobacco barns
IN Sumter county this year, for no
cotton grower will plant tobacco when
cotton sells at fifteen cents, and mauy
who have been planting tobacco for
several years past will return to cotton
as money crop, forgetting that it
does not pay TO put all their eggs in
one basket
= Over three hundred postmasters
In South Carolina have been invited
to attend the meeting in Columbia on
February 9th for the purpose of form
ing an organization and practically all
of them have responded fayorably to
the call. Only postmasters having
money order Offices were invited, and
the attendance will be very large.
- The DeKalk Cotton Mills, at
Camden. which recently passed intn
the hands OF receiver, are now run
ming out the raw material stocked in
the machinery. It is estimated that
the value of this material is about
$4,000. The mill will continue in
operation for about six weeks and
then will close down indefinitely, per-
haps until the next cotton crop.
= The registered distillsry operated
by I. r. Trammel, at Marydell, six
teen miles from Greenville, was seized
by Deputy Collector Scruggs. In ad-
dition to the plant, which is valued at
about $4,000 there were thirty-nine
barrels or 1900 gallons OF liauor con-
fisoated and shipped to Columbia.
Trammel is charged with violating
the internal revenue laws by removing
liquor from the cistern room.
= Arrangements for an inter-colle-
giate debate between Furman univer-
sity and Wake Forest college were COM
pleted at Greenville few days ago.
y. l.. Vass, DR., and a. B. Lsngston
will represent Fnrman in this contest.
Wake Forest speakers have not vet
been selected. The query adopted
is: Resolved, That the Expansion
Policy, Of the IJuited States Govern
ment Is for the Best Interests Of It's
People" Wake Forest, affirmative;
Burman, negative. Debate will be
held in Charlotte, N. O., on the first
Monday after Easter.
The April term Of the United
States circuit oour. in Charleston will
try number Of peonage casos, origi.
mating in the upper part Of South
Carolina. The cases were called at
the recent session Of the court ia Co.
lumbia, but wers carried over, and it
is now the intention Of District Attor-
ney John G. Capers to try the cases
at the approaching term. These are
the first peonage cases to be tried in
South Carolina since the recent sgita-