The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-03-08
STATE NEWS.

= The Newbcrry Knitting Mill
has been sold to Il. G. Poole for $l5,-
600.
= \ charter has been issued to the
Piedmont Hunting Club with head
quarters at Grecnyillc.
= Commissioner Watson is making
an effort toosettlc large Boer colony
in this State in few months.
= One hundred bales Of cotton
were burned at Lancaster. The fire
caught from passing engine.
- The smallpox situation in Green
vile has become serious and compul-
sorry vaccination has been ordered.
= The colorcd farmers at Cokes-
bury have held meeting and passed
resolutions to reduce the acreage of
cotton.
= Those who were injured in a
boiler explosion at the Olympia cotton
mill in Columbia will bring suit against
the mills for damage.
- The owners Of the Davis gold
mines in Kershaw County are develop
ing the property and expecting to
make fortunes out Of it.
= Mrs. Williams j. Collins is dead
at her home in York County lacking
but few months of being 100 years
old. She left 204 descendants.
There were seven persons tried
for murder in the Horny court last
week. Five were acquitted and two
were convicted Of manslaughter.
- Last Saturday night most de-
structive fire visited New Brookland,
mill village near Columbia. Two
thirds of the dwelling houses were de-
stroyed.
= Congress has passed bill au-
thorizing the construction of two
bridges across tho Ashley River, be-
tween Charleston and Dorchester
counties.
= The bod %of w. u. Cstlin, who
was drowned at Georgetown a month
ago, has been found short distance
from where he and his negro boatman
were drowned.
= Luther Hydrick, Of Springfield
in Orangeburg County, received in
juries while hauling lumber that re.
suited fatally. A heavy log struck
- President Roosevelt has respond
ed to Governor Hayward 8 telegram Of
thanks for the naming of the battle
ship South Carolina. The president
states that it afforded him pleasure to
do so.
- Conductor II. G.. Strother, of the
Southern road was killed in Columbia
on Wednesday by having his head
| crushed between cars. He was about
thirty years old and leaves wife and
TWO children.
- VIM. Porcher, ec!e:ea cook il
Charleston. took trough on rats" with
| suicidal intent, but after taking it
changed his mind and gave the alarm.
He was sent to the hospital and re-
storatives applied.
- AT meeting Of the City Union
of Women's Club, OF Union, it was
decided that the dates for holding the
State Federation of Women's Clubs
in Union this spring should be May
16, II and ID, Tuesday to Thursday,
both inclusive.
- George Wilson, the 1l-year-old
son Of w. G. Wilson, of Camden, was
accidentally shot in one Of his eyes
With o parlor rifle by another boy.
The boys were playing together when
the rife went of. II was found neces-
saEy to remove the eye ball.
= The farmers of the EdgeGeld
Cotton Growers Association have
agreed to accept corn, fodder, etc.,
in pay for one-fourth of this year 9
rents, and tenants have cheerfully
consented to out down cotton acre
age and fertilizer purchases 25 per
cent.
- JEFF Prince, colored, was found
dead in q gully near Evans street in
Spartanburg. Upon examination Of
the body it was found that his neck
had been broken, caused no doubt by
falling into the gully while in half
intoxicated condition, producing in.
stant death.
~ Speaking Of big trees, A. Fl. e.
Sheok, Of Caldwell Township, has one
that is hard to beat. 1t is beautiful
poplar, is 22 feet around the trunk,
and its limbs and foliage cover nearly
quarter of an acre of ground. Per-
sons have gone miles to see this tree.
-Newberry Observer.
- It is reported from Charleston
that there is some uneesiness among
the numerous Republican offioe.hold-
ers in Charleston and elsewhere in
South Cerolina on account Of the
latest order of President Roosevelt
notifying the office holders that they
cannot retain their federal commits.
aions if they occupy political posi-
tions. ,.
Rev. j. VIM. Finn, ID. D., has
resigned the chair of moral philosophy
in the South Carolina College, TO take
effect at the close Of the present ses-
sion. He has intended resigning for
some time. His successor will be
elected at special meeting Of the
board Of trustees next month, and at
the same time professor Of geology