The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-11-23
STATE NEWS.

da County recently sold for SIT ,5O6 at
public sale.
= Richard I. Manning, senator
from Sumter County. is prominently
mentioned as probable candidate for
governor in 1906.
- w. L. Stevens, dispensary con-
stable, and D. T. Pittman had diff :
Guilty in Columbia and the constable
was badly cut on the head.
- DR.. A. S. Shealy. assistant
veterinarian of Clemson College, has
accepted position in the Philippine
1slands in the governments agrioul-
tural department out there.
= Elliott Gardener and Abe Kelly,
two negroes, have been arrested and
lodged in Jail at Barnwell. They are
believed to be guilty of burning gin
houses and stealing cotton from sew
eral citizens Of Barnweii County.
&C. T. Rogers, prominent far
mer Of Darlington County, lost his
ginnery, gin-house and contents, in
fire which occurred early on Sat-
urday morning. The loss amounted
to about 81 1000, and there was abso-
lutely no insurance.
= Captain Emil Limborg, q promi-
nent Swede, who was the Swedish con-
sui to the St. Louis exposition, was
in Columbia last week, in conference
with Commissioner Watson, consid-
ering plans to colonize several parts
Of South Carolina with immigrants.
- Congressman Jos. T. johnson
has mailed to Robert Farmer, of Cleve
land, Greenville County, check for
S135. This is the amount Of Mr.. Far
mer's claim for the loss of horse
and saddle taken by Union soldiers
after the surrender Of Lees army in
April, 1865.
- On Tuesday night, 18th inst,
destroyed by fire. There were about
three hundred bushels of corn in the
building and about one hundred of
peas. Some Of the contents were
saved.
- Mr.. Herbert Mcmillan, of JEFF
ferson, shot and killed Peter Joplin,
colored, in Evans and Miller's store.
The trou ole was about a settlement
between .hem, Joplin being n tenant
on McMillan's farm. The negro had
threatened to kill Mcmillan on sight,
and being dangerous oharactt Mo
MILAN went armed to meet him.
= All Of the appeal papers and
and arguments in the Farmers ALI
ance case, insthe suit brought by H.
d. Bookshire, has been prepared for
arguments in the Supreme Court,
and the case will be heard some time
in the early part of January. 1t is
an appeal from the decision of Judge
Gary on the disposition Of funds
amounting to about $4,000, and the
decision will be awaited with inter-
est:
The Bureau Of Immigration at
Columbia has received information
that colony Of Russian Jews is de-
sirous of coming to South Carolina to
settle permanently. It is understood
that the Jews are Of the farming GLASS
and will come With money to pur-
chase land. The immigration act
seems to provide only for specified
foreigners, and it may not be possible
for the bureau to aid the oolonists
directly. There will be no objection
to their making arrangements through
other persons or agencies to settle in
the State.
The organization Of paper pulp
company at Georgetown with capi
tai Of $3.50, 900 is now under way, to
be known as the Carolina Paper Pulp
company, and it is expected that all
preliminary arrangements will have
been perfected by the Ist Of January
aud the plant built and put in opera
tion shortly thereafter. The waste
timber from the lumber mill will be
utilized by this plant and converted
into pulp. Any quantity of this ma
terial can be secured for the purpose
at q minimum expense.
- The Heathiugton family of Meg
getts have offered reward Of $500, in
addition to the reward of $20e by
Gov. Hayward, for the capture Of Sam
Brown, who is charged with the kill.
ing Of young Allen Heathington some
time ago. The negro is described as
being Of a dark ginger color, $50
his head bent forward. He is addict
ed to the cigarette habit and is thought
to be about some lumber mill. The
negro has since been captured in Rock
Hill.
- District Attorney John G.. Capers,
the national republican committee
man for this State, intimates that
there will be few changes in the
jobs in this State as result Of the
recent election. It is understood that
those who have been opposing Ca
pers and his associates will lose out.
This means that such men as Post
master Richardson at GreenviIle,
Postmaster Harris at Charleston and
those in charge Of the collectors Of
ice at Columbia will be retained.
while the Tolberts, Bob Smalls and
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