The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-12-20
STATE NEWS.

- Chester will not have an election
on the dispensary, there not being
enough names on the petition. .
- South Carolina. according to the
official figures, spends the least money
per cap!.= with tho post office depart
ment.
- David 7. Corbin, United States
District Attorney FOR South Carolina
ia reconstruction days, is dead in
Chicago, agcd72.
- Mrs. Stanley, Of Wexford, acci-
denta!ly ehot herself one day last
week while handling q pistol. The
wound may prove fatal.
- The State Treasurer wants $780,.
600 between th,s time and January
to meet the obligatione Of the State
falling due at that tine.
--- Representative G. L. Toole, of
Aiken, says he ~ going to push the
l6.hour factory labor law at the next
scseion of the legislature. 49,.
- j. H. Butler, colored farmer of
Saluda, accidentally dropped revol-
yer On the hearth and it discharged,
killing his two year.old child.
-- Judge Prince has allowed bail in
che sum of $1,000 to Chief of Police
Littleiield, who shot end killed the
negro Lewis Broughson, at Greer.
The dead body Of supposed In.
dian was found on public road in
Lsucaster County. He froze to
death. ..
- The office Of the County Treas.
urer ia Georgetown was broken into
the other night and only the cash
drawer. was broken open and about
one hundred pennies stolen. There
is no Glue to the guilty party. .,...
- A Washington dispatch declares
the tventy:four national banks of
South Carolina make as good show
ing ais those from any State in the
country under the last esll Of the con-
troller Of the currency, sent out No.
vember 10. ..... -
= The three negroes tried at 9
special term of court last week al
KinRatree for the brutal murder of
Dir. Julian Wilson, one Of the mos,
highly respected and ;aofensive oiti
gems Of Williamsburg, were convict
ed and sentenced to hang on January
IL, 1906. T. ~ :. -. !. =. -.
Hiss Sarah H. Walker, Of New
York city, has bequeathed piece ol
| real es.s:e ssd 81 SOC to the oity nos
pital Of Ohor'eston, to found surgi
| cal ward for the treatment of white
people. Miss Walker is forme,
resident Of Charleston, having Jeff
that city about twenty years ago anl
removed to New York with her moth
| or. ,::it NIX. " :. ... ~, !,
- One day last week as Henderson
Carroll was passing from Blacksbure
to his home q bridge across small
stream gave way when he was on il in
his buggy. ,Aut fortunately neither be
nor his buggy and tear: re injured
and, singularly, q f. g j. later his
mule .rau away with him near the some
place aud threw him out Of the buggy,
but sgain he was fortunately unin:
jnred. s.; !; ,:.;, :: s s,; ., 5 # :, !;
--- There was great excitement ia
Barnwell last Friday on account Of
a : negro who stoned 80 woman, from
Whom he was; stealing turkeys. He
vas arrested and Was put or q train to
he taken. 90 .Bsrnwell, bu. when tho
train arrived there, shera vas snch =
biz, angry mob awaiting II that il was
Thought beat to take him on TO Savan.
nal, J, thence to Augusta and Columbia.
It was with great difioulty that the
train Was gotten out Of BarnYell. s.5 4: e /:
t' - ':|.: Az an early hour Lass Thursday
/ morning the town Of Pomaria, fifteen
miles east Of Newberry, was almost
totally destroyed I. BY are, only:,one
store out OF ]. seven being left. Tho
fire was first discovered, ,at 3:30 o 'clook
:ini the second story Of ;AulI aud Hipp' q
general merchandise store. The flames
then.spreadffo the business houses :of
the Selaier Company; CHI Counts:
Hrsoham &. Wilson, w. e.. Eoou, aud
sHeRtz Bros, all OF which were totally
destroyed. s. BY the heroic efforts Of
the citizens who used: buckets, 1.-The
depot and several warehouses were
saved, The origin ef +! the FIRE is unu.
known. 81 The Losses will probably
amount to ESQ, 900. q Insurance about
Il; I'm discussing tho tax situation
:in S s casual way with !: number of
friends. @ Comptroller; General 1 Jones
isaid there wac no reason why: The com.
Ing Legislature should not reduce the
State levy whether ehs new scheme to
get property on, the books at its true
value sllaneedsS d mi: i with, savsisi
additional sources Of income for next
'year. end with no particularly high
expenditures 10 be- provided for, nm.
less the legislsture gets reckless in It's
;appropr;r ;r.ions, g thing its is not likely
!te dc with on eleotion coming on in
thei summer, be says the; State levy
should 80 back hnlf q mill 20 five mills
egsn with che present GSsbasis; OF :sssess.
tment; If the new basis Or asa sssment
is made effective he; thinks L. State
levy of two mills viii BE zna: eien.. +.
/ .-T The smallpox apidemio is GREAT.
ing some anxiety not to say alarm ID
some / seetions Of Marlboro County,
and vaccination ID almost universal.
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