The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-03-15
STATE NEWS.


= United States court at Florence
adjourned on account OF smallpox.
- Judge Gage sentenced Is peo.
pie to the penitentiary from Charles
ton.
- Monazite has been discovered in
paying quantities in Greenville Coun-
| = The cotton mills OF the State
have paid about S16. 900 on aonount of
i the new franchise tax.
- Governor Hayward ia receiving
many invitations to make addresses
at school and college commence
ments.
The Gaffney Ledger says the
people of Cherokee County are we'll
pleased with the results of voting out
the dispensary.
- Commissioners Of Immigration
Watson has arranged,for market in
St. Louis for scuppernong grapes from
South Caroline.
- The president has appoin ted
James E. Hunter, democrat, post
master at Lancaster, to succeed James
Stewart, also democrat.
- Walter Silvia, brakeman on the
Southern Railway, who lives in Char
lesion, had one Of his legs cut OFF
while coupling cara at Aiken.
~ An effort is being made in CO.
lumbis TO hold en- election on the
question OF issuing $400, 600 in bonds
TO establish new weter works.
- John B. Clayton when held up
by would.be robbers at Florence drew
pistol and began shooting at them.
The ho.I-up men fed aud were not
hit.
DR.. J. s. Wheeler and DR.. j. N.
Kibler tied in the election for In
tendant Of Prosperity, each receiving
30 votes. Ancther election will be
held.
- Mrs. William j. Collins is dead
at her home in York County, lack.
ing but few months of being 100
years. old. She left 2O4 descend
ants.
- A Lancaster negro has invented
au ice cream freezerthat does it's work
admirably. It freezes the cream in
/ blocks that can be preserved on ice o
longtime.
- A speoial election will be held in
Charleston County on April II .n 81!
tho vacancy in the delegation to the
House Of Representatives. There are
three candidates out 80 far.
- A l2.year.old white boy was
held ar ia Columbia By negro man
and bundle Of laundry taken from
him. The negro threatened TO kill
the boy If he did not give him tho
bundle.
- Jeka f. Craig. merchant at
Walhalle, has made an assignment to
w. w. Slower, OF Greenville, for the
benefltof his creditors. His liahili-
ties are stated to be 916,O 600; assets
net yet definitely asoertained.
- Chss. Crane, Tom Rigdon ard
u. 8. Duncan have been >arresteI 10
GEeenville, charged with brea1.ing
Into che Monaghan mills and destroy
ing Oh GOO worth OF cloth and steal
ing several bolts Of cloth and o pis-
= The 28th annual meeting OF the
South Carolina Sunday School con-
venfion will be held in the Fret Praa-
DyterIan Church at; Florence March,
2Ssh 60 Both inclusive. Il is expect
cd chat there will be large at end
snce. The last meeting was held in
Columbia and did great deal OF good.
Mira. Ella s. Mckenzie, eee eee Grove,
Greenville County, is dead. She was
an excellent woman and enjoyed q
reputation Of being ono OF the most
intelligent and eueoeesfui farmers 10
Greehville County, taking up the
management ee e large plantation on
the death Of her husband several
years ago. 3 Us Us
Peter Thomas, colored, was
struck by o passing Seabosrd Air Line
train ct Norway, in Orangeburg Couu-
~, and killed. It is said that the
negro was drinking during the morn
| ing, and he either went to sleep on
| the track as the result OF his LIQUOR,
or was too drunk to get out Of the way
Of the approaching train.
ss-- -. AZ Sc. Stephens, March g, the
body Of John w. McCraoken was
found deed near the A mile post on
che @Northeastern railroad. Magis-
trete j. nj. Wilder was notified and
|! jury OF inquest was, summoned. A
verdict vas rendered that the decess-
ed came TO his death By either falling
or being shroRn from . train.
Some nightsego d basket contain
/ Ing we'll dressed baby about three
tnDnthB old was found oa the front
piazza steps of Mr.. Whit Moore, in
Darlington. Mr. and Mrs. Moore,
who have no children. took the li..ss!s
ono ID, aud 10 ia receiving the best OF
care. There ID no clue whatever to
the child Q parentage. The baby IL q
girl, has desk hair, and is, css course, !,
reported 20 be good looking.
"a barn valued at %, 900, belong.
! ing 20 J. M. Wood, in GreenvilIe
County WAS destroyed by Gre 8 : few v
/ nights ago. = Tsenty ty..hrse head Of