The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-12-07
ANDERSON s. G., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER z 1904
STATE NEWS.

= In an attempt to arrest negro
for selling whiskey, negro is killed,
and two men wounded in Lancaster.
A party of Ysle students have
come South and made Charleston their
headquarters to study the forestry
conditions in this State.
A negro drank six bottles of
soda water straight along at Auburn.
Darlington County, and died soon
afterwards from the effects.
= While hunting near Greers,
Grcenville County, Harrison Gastoa,
aged ~, was accidentally shot and
killed by Cleveland Ellis, aged II.
= Hon. d. E. Converse, of Louis
Vile, Ky, has bought the Southern
Presbyterian and will move it to At.
lanta, Ga, about the first of January.
= A white man who recently went
TO Georgetown and posed as deteo-
ti:e, has been arrested on the charge
of climinally nssaulting little negro
girl.
Seven negroes were fined $50
each, and paid up, in the Charleston
police court on Wednesday and six
white blind tigers were fined $25
each.
VIM. A. Smith, of Marlboro Ceun.
ty. was killed on Saturday night by
falling under his wagon and being
run over while returning home from
Chera1.
i In Lexington County Jay jeff
coat was trying to remove loaded
shell from his gun, when It exploded,
the entire load striking Mrs. Nancy
Sturkie in the face and killing her.
The model for the Wade Ramp-
ton statue in Columbia has been fn-
ished and has been exhibited in the
State capitol. It is reported to be a
work of art and satisfactory in every
respect.
= Marion is now sure to have a
Carnegie library building. The
amount Of seven thousand, five hun
dred dollars is given on the condition
that the town itself raise $3.50 annual
ly, to support the undertaking.
= The damage suit for $65, 900
against the Southern Railway brought
BY the family of the late James L.
Andrews, of Greenwood, has been
compromised. The road offered to
pay $4,000 and this offer has been
accepted.
= Constable Beauregard Conner
ana two negroes, John Sadler and
Joe MoIlwain, had shooting ecrape
in Lancaster, in which McIlwain was
killed, Sadler's arm was broken by o
pistol ball and the constable was shot
in the chin, arm and side.
- DR.. B. Fl. Thurman, prominent
physician of Cheraw, was shot and
killed two miles from town by his
tenant, Geo. w. aOarms. The only
witnesses we're Mr.. anu Mrs. Carms
and negro man and woman in their
employ. Carms surrendered to the
sheriff without waiting for reward
to be offered.
- The little 1s;months- old daugh-
ter Of Charlie Hobson, who lives two
miles from Pickens, was burned to
death Thursday morning. The father
was badly burned in attempting to
rea,ue the child. The family were
out early picking cotton and the child's
clothing caught from fire that had
been built in the field.
While raiding the establishment
of the Schiaderessi in Charleston the
oonstables and the proprietors got to
shooting at each other, when Is OF
20 shots were exchanged. The young
er Sohiaderessi was slightly wounded;
nobody else was hurt. The constables
found IS quarts Of whiskey in the
establishment.
. In A. j. McKelway of Charlotte, N.
O., assistant secretary of the National
Child Labor Committee, has written
letter to Governor Hayward asking
his cooperation in having the age
limit in the cotton laills raised from
IL to ID years for the uneducated
children. He mentions that Senator
Tillman favors the idea.
1 s - - Aiken County has the prospects
and promise of q colony Of immigrants,
to be located between Roseland and
Windsor. A syndicate has taken an
option on two thousand, eight hun
dred acres Of land owned by the South
ern railroad, with q view Of purchasing
ten thousand more & acres from the
farmers 10 that neigh 5orhood, to colo
niEe on. .5,l..
a new proposition in the way Of
another county has been received by
the governor in the shape Of two petit
tionslfor the ordering Of an election
for the formation os s,.HHsyward'' coun-
ty out of Aiken and Edgefield ooun-
ties. Some Of the boundaries for the
new county are different from
the proposed Calhoun County, 5nt the
ss::S sounty seats. proposed-North
Augusta.
most daring robbery was com.
nlittea In Lynchbnrg, the other night.
Willis u. G.. Stokes and his Nlerks
HaTg ghbEsupper, some one placed
laddersii1 Front sofsshis store. went in