The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-08-03
STATE NEWS.

nice suit eaee in q negro's house
and in it o Gin can with two gallons Of
corn liquor.
- Tho individual deposits in the
different banks in the State Of South
Caroline have increased 68 per cent.
in the last eleven years.
- Il. n. Crum, late liquor commis-
sioner, died at his home in Denmark.
Gamberg County, on Tuesday, July
26, from stroke Of paralysis.
j. e. Gilmer, young white
man, was arrested in Columbia on
Wednesday on the charge Of raising q
dollar bill to 9 ten dollar bill.
- Three of the South Carolina Con-
gressmen have no opposition this
year: Legare in the FIRST, Johnston
in the fourth and Lever in the sew
enth.
- The surety company that was on
the bond OF "a. D. Free, the defaulting
treasurer OF Barnuell County, has
paid tho degalcation, amounting to
81, 1904.
- The York County court last week
was o record breaker. Two men Veve
sent 20 che penitentiary for life, one
FOR murder and che other for rape; two
60 the ehaingang for ten yeare, and
ave others FOR ehorter terms. &
Eve Reynolds, daughser OF J.
4: Reynolds, OF Timmonsville, was
killed by lightning last Thursday.
The Same bolt set Ere TO che barn of
Mr. j: M. Humphreys, near by, and
burned the building together with two
mules.
- Robert Waters, o negro. was
found dead by the railroad track near
Timmohsville last Saturday night.
He was horribly msngled by the train,
but no one knows what train killed
him % he was evidently drunk and
went to sleep on the track,
- Valuable aluminium ores have
been discovered at North in Orange.
burg County by Rev. r.. B. Ralis.
The analysis is said to show 80 per
cent Of ainmina, and It is estimated that
about $40 pounds Of refined metal can
be made from ton OF ore.
- Governor Hevward has granted a
pardon to Hugh Nicholson, of Ches-
ter6eld County, who seems to be weak
minded. He killed q man named Sut.
ton and was convicted OF manslaugh-
ter and sentenced TO three years on
the ohai1gang. Nicholson is in very
poor health.
- Two brothers. 8. j. and w. j.
Gent, Of the Magili section Of Lanoss.
ter County, while returning home
from Lancaster one day last week, be-
came involved in difsoulty in which
both used their knives freely, infliot.
ing several wounds upon the other.
Whiskey was the cause Of the fight.
- Barney Houston q negro boy,
was ehot through the heert By bis
ssspifatheF, Raymond White, in
Greenville. Several State oonstables
happened 60 be near the scene OF the
crime. The meE who did the shoot
ing, Was arrested before he could leave
she houee, which was just beyond the
city limits. .Is
- w. Edward Dsaton was convicted
at Yorkville OF the murder OF J. Law
E0nce Patterson Iass May and, the
che jury having recommended him to
mercy, vas sentenced to the peniteD-
tiary for life. His wife, who was in
disted jointly with him and who went
OD che stand and swore that she did
the killing was acquitted.
,. = = The homo Of Mr.. j. w. O'Neall
IN Rock Hill WAS struck by lightning
and almost completely burned lass
week. Another home ia Rock Hill
Was struck the Same night and dam
aged to the extent Of about $500.
Mr. Albert Eargle, at Delmar, lost
his store and complete stock OF goods
the same night in the same manner. fs
~ Another murder has been COM
mitted in Aiken Counsy. This time
@ youthful tramp 10 years old was.
ahot thrice by 8 farmer named M. w. i
Hudgens because he asked FOR come.
thing TO eat and Mrs. Hudgens being
alone got frightened, ran over 20 q
neigh hbcrS. She notified her husband,
who got xe gun, ran over TO bis home
and shot che tramp. He died the
next deg.
- IL has been reported from Char.
lesion that q row fs3 said 20 be i'm.
pending ii che atfairs or the Yirginia-
OafolinAi Chemical Company, which
may result liz the disrnption of the!
big fertilizer trust and the 4organiza-
sson. OF e competing company. Ae-
cotding TO the reports, &c is said, the
Aftsirs ara ID o bad way for the con-
pany holding together on account Of
aisssnsions among the stockholders.
- General Fitzhngh Lee has writ
ten 20 Gov. HeyHerd in the interest
OF the ] arnesto own Exposition to be
held at n Norfolk. Va, ID 1907 and has
asked the Governor 10 eek the Legis.
lature 20 make an appropriation for q
State exhibit. he also asked The
privilege of addressing the General
Assembly on this :subject. The Gov.
ernor has replied invising Gen. Lee
20 come 60 Coinmbia during the sses.;
sion oe tha Leg gislaturs in February.
a namBsr of sn.rlssson holders
of exposftion Boz q have donated,