The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-03-09
STATE NEWS.

llsheo ID her limit. large paint lac
tory.
= Mrs. Julia NJ. Merrick has been
appointed postmistress Of the Wal
halla postofice.
- Work has begun on che extern
sion Of the Greenville trolley line SO
as to make it belt line.
- Reports indicate that the to.
bacco acreage will be much cut down
in the tobacco sections Of this State.
- 4 boiler in car manufacturing
concern in Georgetown bursted kill
ing one man and doing $4,000 dam
ages.
- Charleston is mad dog ridden.
Several persons have been bitten by
CANNES and the mayor has ordered all
dogs muzzled.
= The elders and deacons Of the
Presbyterian churches of Columbia
have protested against the removal Of
Seminary to Atlanta.
= Guard Thos. Banks shot and
killed q negro on the Saluda chain
gang on Saturday. It is understood
the negro wss trying to escape.
John L. Ritts, of Laurens Coun-
ty. wss instantly killed last Saturday
afternoon by g falling tree, which
crushed his head into an unreoog-
nizable mass.
- The six-year-old daughter OF
Thos. Suydam, of Richland County,
was killed at school on Wednesday by
being crushed by log rolling upon
her from woodpile.
= Miss Lila 8. Wray, described as
20 beautiful young woman," was re.
quested to leave one Of the prominent
hntels II Columbia because she ap.
peared in an intoxicated condition.
- A negro made an attack upon o
white boss at the Ashepoo works near
Charleston last week and was knock
ed down by the boss. The other
negroes became stirred up and a seri-
ous conflict was narrowly ayerted.
- The barn and stables Of J. NJ.
Wilson, at Ridgeway, Fairfield coun-
ty, were burned on Wednesday night,
with two horses, mule and cow
and lot OF corn and fodder. The
loss was 81 900 with no insurance.
- A negro who had been put in q
guard house at Holly Hill, Berkley
County, for q fighting offence was
found in an old house near that town
dead with q bullet hole in his body.
1t is thought the negros assassin is a
white man.
- Miss Susie Sco6eld, teacher 10
Clifford Female seminary, Union, is
in dangerous condition. due to . r;c
scratch which caused blood poison.
1t is fearal that one of her arms may
have to be amputated, and even this
may not save her life.
- Thurston o. .McGee, a livery
stable man, was shot and killed at
Lake City. Williamsburg county, on
Wednesday by Karo Williams, negro,
about o mule trade. The neg:e was
arrested and carried to Columbia to
save him from lynohing.
- Governor Hayward has pardoned
Charles Rspp, Of Lsurens. who was
sentenced to five years in the psniten-
tiary for murder. It was agreed when
Rapp was sentenced that at the end
Of three years the Judge and solici.o-
you'd recommend pardon which was
done.
= Jake Cannon, colored, was shot
and killed by Milt Duke, oolored,
near Piokens on Sunday afternoon.
The shooting was the result of a quar-
rel which arose during game Of
craps. Indictments for sixteen ne
groes who were in the game have been
issued.
= The Columbia State says short
age Of almost S11 500 has been found
in the accounts OF r. D. Free, county
treasurer of Barnwell county. The
investigation has been proceeding for
some time, and Mr. E. b. Wilson Of
the comptroller generals Office has
been at ~ork Oh the books.
Mrs. e. B. Foxworth, Of Marion,
died a few days ago from the effect Of
picking fever blister with brass
pin: She was apparently in good
health when small Lister appeared
on her lip and she picked it with
pin, after whioh it festered and blood
poisoning followed. She suffered a
great deal until death relieved her.
= Sallie, wife Of Wm. Maxwell, q
colored woman living on Col. T. j.
Moore g place, near Spartanburg, had
q peculiar accident. When stewing
some apples in half gallon tin can
she took the lid of aud the contents
exploded, burning her fsce and cloth.
ing badly and closing Gp both eyes.
Some of the fruit struck the ceiling
over her head. It is not believed that
the woman q sight is lost. n
The board Of visitors OF the
Citadel academy, at their meeting in
Columbia on Thursday, decided TO
send the cadets to the Sc. Louis ex-
position, where they will 60 into en-.
oampment from the 10th TO the 28th
OF june. The State will pay their
expenses while there, but they must
DaY their own trsnannrtafinn sphinh