The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-01-11
STATE NEWS.

berry aud compulsory vaccination has
been ordered.
= There are said to be 10000 bales
OF cotton in the hands Of South Caro-.
lima farmers.
= Peter Watson, colored, at Beau
fort has been arrested for embezzling
pension money.
The late Col. 9. S. Mccall, of
Bennettsville, left So 900 to the Thorn
we'll Orphanage at Clinton.
Thomas Rheu, who shot and
killed William Green, near Sampit in
September, 1901, and then escaped,
has been captured at Kingstree.
= The little son of Prof. G. W.
Balm, of tho South Carolina College;
was killed by being struck in the
head by falling brick from build
ing.
= The records of Charleston, the
ooroner's Office show total Of 81 in
quests for the year, 32 accidental
deaths and 25 deaths as q result Of
homicides.
- Mrs. Stokes, Of Orangoburg,
widow of the late Congressman, J.
VIM. Stokes, has founded q $500
scholarship at Wofford College for
deserving Students.
= The United States Court has de-
cided that tho law passed at the last,
session Of the Legislature about ship
ping shad out Of the State is uncon-
stitutional and void.
&C. a. mhurpn is the winner of
the 500 prize in gold offered by the
First National Bank of Spartauburg
for the largest yield of cotton on ono
acre of land. His yield was 1924
pounds Of seed cotton.
- Miss Nora Hicks has been au.
pointed carrier on Cherokee route No.
l in Spartanhurg County aud has en-
tered upon the discharge Of her duties.
She is the frat woman carrier for
South Carolina rural free delivery
routes. Her patrons are we'll pleased
with her appointment.
- Solicitor Boggs says: 'tSomo Of
the newspapers have had good deal
to say about the prevalence of crime
in tho State, and the failure OF the
courts to punish criminals, but | do
not thick the records will warrant
such statements. Certainly the re-
cords Of the BIG til Circuit do not
warrant iG.
! While sitting on mule at his
residence two miles east Of Yorkvillc.
/ Napoleon A. Simril had an attack of
heart trouble and fell dead. Mrs. Sim
ril witnessing the sad occurrence. Mr..
Simril was one Of the moss successful
laud enterprising men Of York Coun-
ty, and was highly esteemed by his
many friends.
i - While constructing wall in a
well at Paoolet Tom Smith, colored,
was instantly killed by rocks falling
on his head and crushing his skull.
The well in which he was working,
building rock wall, is about thirty
j feet deep. A bucket. filled with
rocks was being lowered into che we'll
when suddenly the bucket came apart
and the rocks plunged downward,
striking Smith on the head killing him
instently. y.
An election was held Tuesday,
3rd inst, on she question Of forming
q new. county FROM portions Of Abbe-
vile, Edgefeld and Greenwood, and
the people IN che territory involved
have declared in favor Of it's establish
ment. The vote was q large majority
] for she new county advocates, it
ifstanding Dol for to y147 against the
scheme. The Legislature will no
doubt create the county at the coming
session. McCormiex is to be the
i county seat. rs VI
There is possibility Of Winthrop
4 College obtaining $40. 600 more from
/ IIEElAAnarsa Carnegie. twill be remem-
j I;bered chat some time ago President
4 johnson received from that source q
I Icheek for $50 900 for q library. Plans
were all completed and Mr.. Carnegie
1 was 80 pleased with the result that he
4 offered the college sl0, 900 more provi.
iEded that the institution raised $1,000
q which ,iss the, usual amount required.
4 Plans are now on foot for raising the
i necessary amount. .9
n n S- The latest enterprise for Spar
hamburg County is a towel and quilt
i factory. !. "a company composed of
II Vernon Mlckenfnsa, IE. O.. Rogers,
4 Lewis Thomson and others are the
4 promoters, and the plant will be
Il lOUhkSu = ucnEl II VI 6A0Ogu.i.ss4u u6 CBpltHl
Estock is $2b, !, 900. The site FOR the
1 factory has been purchased, sit is
fEsitnatad ness : The he Southern main line.
4 Work OF building the mill will begin
u I'm the near future. The mill will
Il S3opsrate 38 looms. It will be the only
towel and quilt factory inithis section
of the South. 3,. 4 4. Nv
81 It is expected that the suit for
4 f|s10, 900, brought By j. Walter Gray,
4 Jr., agsinst the Southern Rsilway for
a jpersonsi Injuries received ina wreck
i on No. 81, tie fast mail, will come up
trial i tl,s sous.s ss q Atlantis i
H plaintiff whosis native OF Spartanburg,
I lis represented BY Arnold 81 Arnold,
i of Atlantis The wreck, I'd which Mr..
Il Gray was Djured, took place on De.
cembsr Il, 1903. No. 80, the fast
mail swaB running ct q high rate OF