The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-03-23
STATE NEWS.

vile is to be doubled, giving it 1000
spindles and 432 looms.
= Abbeville has let the contract
for putting in system of sewerage.
The price TO be paid is $l9,2 ,260.
- Reports indicate that the to-
bacco acreage will be much cut down
in the tobacco sections Of this State.
A paper in Dorchester County
contains the announcements of eleven
candidates already for County Offices.
- The Philadelphia American league
team are practicing baseball in Spar
tanburg, getting in trim for the sea-
sons games.
- The Seaboard Air Line road has
let the contract to build passenger
depot in Columbia to cost from $25,-
coo to 100000.
- A fine deer that belonged to n.
Fl. Evans, Of Newberry, which es-
capped some time ago, was killed by
hunters near Waterloo one day last
week.
Two men were arrested in Char
lesion on Wednesday charged with
being implicated in the safe crack
ing and robbery at Mullins last No
vember.
- The hose wagon and team Of the
Spertanburg fire department collided
with train on the Southern at the
main street crossing and both horses
were killed.
The 14.year-old son OF J. Alec
johnson, of Walhalla. shot little 10.
year-old negro with shotgun oE
Tuesday, 9Th inst, inaicting serious
but not fatal wound.
Ernest Hiles, 6 young white man,
was convicted of cruelty to animals
in magistrate's court in Walhalla
end sentenced to pay fine Of $15 or
30 days on the chain gang.
p. B. Havird, Of Saluda Coun-
ty, has received several anonymous
letters, threatening his life If he
doesn't leave the State. He has ap-
pealed to the governor for deteo-
tive.
II Boyd Barry, aged Is. was shot
aud instantly killed by his younger
brother, aged IL, while playing with 3
pistol which they thought was un-
loaded. Their home was near Spar
tanburg.
= In court in Walhalla David Hen
derson and his mother, bosh colored,
were acquitted of the killing Of j. NJ.
Henderson,, the father and husband
Of the Defendants. The elder Hem
derson was killed in a general family
row.
= The Monarch cotton mills, Union,
will add 10, 900 spindles and 250 looms,
making 10000 spindle mill. Forty
more operatives houses, hotel and q
school building will also be added.
The work is to be completed by Sep
tembsr.
= A young white man, W. 81. Nell
SOD, Jr., has been arrested in Conway
charged with being accessory to the
poisoning OF Sam White, steamboat
engineer. The contents of the dead
mans stomach were sent to Clemson
College for analysis.
- The Greenwood News says: "Mr.
j. N. Nance Bold q hundred bales Of
cotton to j. 8. Chipley Wednesday
night for 16 cents. The cotton was
bought by Mr.. Nance early in the
season. He has made profit Of
90, 900 on the investment"
- Governor Hayward has pardoned
three negroeB convicted Of murder in
Florence County and serving q life
sentence in the penitentiary. II had
been discovered sh:.. ..h.;s man who
actually did the killing had died in
the penitentiaTy, as had two others,
sig men being sent up for life for the
crime.
Coy. Terrell, Of Georgia. on
Wednesday honored q requisition
from the governor Of South Carolina
for p. Z. Dorsey, Of Gainesville, who
is wanted In Pickens County for dis
posing Of property under lien. A
fight was made by .Dorsey's
lawyers against honoring the requisi-
lion.
{. Little Lee Campbell, the H..
year-old son OF Mr.. j. A. Campbell,
Of Greenwood, while swinging on q
car which was being shifted at the
Greenwood cotton mill, fell and had
his foot 80 badly cruehed that it had
to be ampntated. The boys other
foot was also bruised but the injury
was not severe.
- Mf. Harry Wilson,. che Oldest
citizen Of PiokeSs County, died few.
days ago at his home, In the Petsr's
Greek neighborhood, in the eastern
part or the County. He had lived to
thas advanced age of. 81 and was known
throughout the County as 'sUnole
Harry. He was a.iittle odd, in that
he had lived humber Of years alone
on his farza, in an isolated section Of
the County. Isl Isl 4. s1...
Theodore t3. Croft has been
nominated By Jthe people Of Aiken
Tor the unexpires term Ia Congress Of
his father, tscantlv deceased. Mr..
Croft has accepted and will begin can.
yass Of the district right away. James
;H Tillmari and sovaral others of fha