The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-01-04


Macon, Ca, to the memory Of the
Women Of the South" ''
= Seven men were suifocated by
the caving in of FIRE brick mine at
BOLIVIA, Pa, on Thursday.
= Mrs. Mary Shepard, of Pough.
keespie, n. Y, celebrated her 10th
birthday by going to church on Christ.
mas day.
j. II. Harrison, cotton buyer
at Brownsville, Ga, committed sui
eide by shooting himself. He had
lost very heavily in cotton.
While on the train between At
lanta and Gainesville, w. A. Coch.
ran dropped his pistol on the floor
and was seriously wounded by shot
from it.
James Linkouse, painter Of
Radford, Va, murdered his wife aud
adopted son on Christmas morning
and then set his house on fire to hide
the crime.
= The dividend and interest dis
bursements in New York city to be
made in January will amount, accord.
ing TO the Journal of Commerce. to
Sl36, 100000.
- Lewis Burden, prominent far
mer, died near S,atesboro, Gr on
| Wednesday Of hydrophobia-the re-.
suit of having been bitten by dog
several weeks ago.
- More than Is 900, 900 persons are
enrolled in the Sunday Schools of
the country. In public schools the
enrolment 10 more than 10000, 900,
OF only 1000 more.
- Justice of the peace John Ford,
Of James County, Tenn, was shot
and killed on street in Chattanooga
by hip cousin Samuel Etheridge, the
outcome Of an old family feud.
- Neill Stubbs, a young farmer
living eight miles from Victoria,
Texas, shot and killed his sweeth cart,
Miss Julia Misculka, because she re.
fused to marry him, and then commit.
ted suicide.
- In Pennsylvania they had sin.
gular snow storm last week. It was
about 60 miles long and one mile
wide. In that belt the snow was two
or three inches deep aud outside
there was none at all.
A row occurred on Christmas
day at Changers, Logan County, w.
Va, in which four men were killed
the row being caused because one man
danced with another mans girl with
out asking HE permission. SIS
Josiah Flourney, Of Columbus.
Ga, has been informed that The GOV.
ernment Of Venesuela has taken a
part OF his property located in that
country. He will appeal 10 the Ameri-
can government for protection.
- Seventeen men we're puphipe
boats on the Big Sandy near Ashland,
Ky. Two Of the boats aunk and the
Grew got wet and cold. They got Some
whiskey and after drinking that they
drank some wood alcohol add several
Of them died. i,,z IS. n
a report comes from Alabama
shaSEs pig ten mouths old weighed
dressed 6873 pounds. It was raised
By j. III. Williams near Decatur.
Daniel Walker, near Tifton, Ga.
killed one two years old that weighed
about ], 300 pounds.
- Patriotic women OF Jharlottes.: :
vile, Va, are at work to secure funds
to erect bronzs memorial tablet in
tho rotunda Of the university on which
are to- be inscribed 4S1 names of
alumni OF The university who lost
their lives ;a .hs Confederate ser
vice. Z. &, r, :. 81 &.
There are three siisters Isl living ia
the South whose combined ages is 26O
years. They are Mrs. Epsy Morris,
of Talladega, Ala, who is SO, Mrs.
Sparta Coogler, Of Atlanta, Ga, who
lie 81, and Mrs. Harriet Pope, OF
Stookbridge, &C., who IL 3d.. The
mother Of the three sisters lived until
che was 81.
- The severest storm for fifteen
years swept over the country lying
.between the Rocky mountains and
the great lakes last week doing much
damage and causing the loss Of sey,
eral lives in 4 Indiana, Minnesota,
Illinois and other States. In Chicago
the wind reached . velocity Of T2 miles
an hour. 81 4 \. Fl. b 5s,
a sensational murder occurred
in Raleigh, N. O., Thursday when J.
e. Afford, senior deacon of the First
Baptist Church was killed By, his,
business partner r. D. Bynum. They
had, come business trouble aud when
Afford told his partner the firm
would have 10 be dissolved, Bynum
who was drinking got q pistol and
shot Afford. IS I,
- A man; from Mexico has sued a
st. Louis young woman for 1886, 900
for breach Of promise Of marriage. |
In bis bill Of complaint he asserts, |
arnong other things, that he devoted
four months of bis time tc oourting
her; that his. time is worth $500 q
month and that he was atsan expense
Of; S7 g day during the courtship,
which he thinks she ought to make: !
good so him. iff1. 4. NJ Y
! Mr. James Townsend has return.
ed 10 Charleston from q trip So Cuba, |
who're he made ap investigation Of she |
cultivation sof. the long staple cotton
and he reports that Cuba viii never |
become q competitor ofl the 8snapE eaec