The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-04-26
STATE NEWS.
-. John III. O'Neale has offered to
donate site for hospital in Green
Vile.

veloping to the formation of the pro.
posed Hayward County.
= DR.. G. H. ,Judson, Of Pu,man
University, has returned from Florida
with his health much benefited.
= Ned Mack, colored, will be hang
ed in Manning on Friday, the 2Sth,
for the murder Of his father.in.law.
j. +. Boyer, of Colum 5ia. has
been arrested charged with having
set fire to his store which resulted IN
the great fire disaster Of the Brooklyn
section.
"A negro man has sued the city of
Columbia for 500 for getting his foot
hurt on the street by failing through
the pavement.
= The portrait Of Judge ONeale,
which was purchased by the Legisla-
ed over to the clerk Of the State Su-
preme Court.
= A number Of carpenters working
on the new passenger depot at Green.
vile went on strike on account of diff
ferences with the foreman. A new
force was at once secured.
= Comptroller General Jones has
raised the assessment of the Standard
Oil Company in this State from So 600
TO $4,000 An appeal will be taken
to the board Of assessors.
John Gray, weaver at the
Woodside Mills in Greenville, was
shot and severely wounded by negro
gambler who escaped. The negro
with others had been surprised while
gambling.
= The Southern Newspaper Pub
fishers Association will meet in Char
lesion May 2-3. The newspaper men
Of Charleston are making arrange
mente to entertain the visitors 10 a
splendid manner.
The Catawba Indians in York
County say they cannot live on the
81, 800 year given them by the State
and wish to emigrate to the West to
settle in Indian Territory. There are
about 300 in the tribe, only 10 Of
whom, however, are full blooded In
dams.
- A repos. erom Batesburg states
that no damage was done the peach
and other fruit crops on tho Ridge
by the recen. eold snap, aud that the
prospects for large crop Of peaches
and plums are very good. The grow.
ing of peaches has become large in
dustry On the Ridge, and has been
proven profitable.
= The Governor of the State offers
reward of two hundred dollars for
the arrest Of Ed. Wakefield, and his
delivery to the Sheriff Of Greeuville
County, charged with the murder Of
T. E. Hicks, on February 18, 1904.
Wakefield is described as being about
thirty years old. six feet and two
inches high, dropping shoulders,
slender build, light complexion, dark
brown hair, left thumb of at the e irst
joint.
- Mr.. Thos. W. Folks residence
near Garmany. in No. 2 Township,
,Newberry County, was struck by
lightning and set on fire during the
electric storm. The fire was put ou,
with only nominal loss. The boil,
struck the chimney in the rear oi
the house near the ground, knocking
off several planks from the outside oil
the house, and setting FIRE to broom
on the inside, this starting the blaze
The family distinctly felt the shock
but no one was injured.
~ Saturday F. p. Mason brought
two parts of mimic. ball to the Spar
tan office. About 13 years ago Doc
tors Lanham and Allen cut out por
tion Of the ball from the region ot
the ribs under the right arm Of Virgi
NJ. Rogers. A short time ago he fel,
that there was something wrong with
his right shoulder in the rear. HI
could feel that there was something
trying to push its way out. DR.. Ian
ham cut another portion of the ball
little larger than the first. It was
very rough and jagged with pieces ol
bone adhering. Mr.. Rogers was shot
ut the crater in Petersburg. .-Carolina
Spartan.
At Johnston last Friday morn
ing about 3 o. clock fire broke out in the
business section of the town and two
handsome brick stores and two frame
ones were completely destroyed. L.
B.. Asbell, drugs and groceries, loss
$10, 1000, with insurance Of $1,000; D.
T. QUITS lost on four buildings 50 500
insurance $4,000. The stocks in Ed
wards bicycle store and DR.. Mobley'
drug store were saved, and there wal
much damage to nearly every mer
chant in moving goods. If the vino
had not been blowing from the soutl
q greater portion Of the town woul:
have been destroyed.
John f. Smith, former citize.
Of Pickens County, is in serious trou
Bile. He has deserted the Unitet
States Arny. He YVES captured Fri
day night eight miles east Of Piokenl
in the Gross Roads section Of tha
county, near his former home. III,
served elk years In the army and jus
recently re e-enlisted. He was captured
by Town Marshal John Griffin ant
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