The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-04-05
STATE NEWS.

at Spartanburg for breaking into rural
delivery boxes.
= Thirteen white men we're con-
visited in the police court in Columbia
ON the charge of gambling.
= Five barrels Of whiskey consign.
ed to w. II. Sellers were seized in
Columbia by State constables.
- II is said that the city OF Green
wood has a bonded debt Of $lO2, 900
and owes for current expenses The
sum of $4,000.
= 1n chief constable Hammet's s >.
port he shows that the constabulary
very nearly pays it's own support by
the seizureG made.
= TIE State Treasurer will i'm.
mediately make arrangements to bor-
row the 100000 necessary to pay
the claims cf the pensioners.
- The street railway of Columb bi a
has been sold to the Mercantile Trus t
Co., Of Baltimore, the price paid for
the franchise being SS00,00O.
- Craoksmen opened the safes of
the Pinewood Mercantile Co., and s..
G.. Griffin at Pinewood, securing about
$3.50. Both safes are total wreck.
- The people of Union are oircu-
lating petitions calling for an election
to vote out the dispensaries and the
same is being done in Pickens.
The County OF Richland is suing
the estate of James Campbell and his
bondsmen for $4,000 shortage in
Campbell's Office as treasurer of the
county.
-W w. Boyd Evans and G. w. Pear
sons had fight in front of the Colum-
bia Hotel in Columbia. Both we're
summoned to appear before the re-
corder's court.
- William A. Prendergrast, Char.
lestonian who left his home several
weeks ago for Birmingham to accept
a position has disappeared. His
friends are very much concerned
about him.
= A. S. Sally, Jr., of Charleston,
has been chosen clerk Of the South
Carolina historical commission, which
was created by the last Legislature.
The position carries with it salary of of
s. ,661,66 661,66 per year.
- Two street cars collided in Char
lesion. Mortorman Murdon sv.d two
young men passengers wsre Iainful-
ly injured. The accident .:,s the
first that has occurred on the Charles
ton line in five years.
= Work Of, dividing up the Pea
body educational fund is attracting
some attention in the State and it is
thought that Winthrop College will
get pretty good part of this fund,
which is $4,000, 600.
- IT . N. G.. Gonzales mon ument
committee lacks only small sum Of
the 50, ZOO to be raised to erect mon.
ument to Mr.. Gonzales. The monu.
ment will be placed in prominent
location in Columbia.
- Elijah Allsop, white man about
30 years old, got one OF his feet
caught in conveyer at the oil mill at
Travellers Rest, Greenville County.
%::sth %%::sth tho result that the entire leg
was drawn in and so crusned that il
had to be amputated. The man will
eeover.
. Six negro prisoners attacked
Jailer Noe in the Greenville Jail.
Noe is six feet, seven inches tall and
is o very powerful man. He fought
his assailants off and retained pos.
session Of his pistol. Only one pris.
oner escaped. He was Wood, o wife
murderer. The jailor made a mag,
nifcent fight. .s. i.
- - - II. a. Adams, who was convict
cd Of the murder of III. NJ. Jac.
.ques two years ago and sentenced to
be hanged having afterwards escaped
and been caught again--was brought
up Cor resentenoe before Judge Town.
send at Walterb6ro on Wednesday
when the attorneys made motion for
. new trial on newly discovered evi.
dence--and the Judge granted him d
new trial. 4 .3. .li5 3ii5
3 The Hsmpton equestrian statue
10 getting along finely in Paris. MI.
'RuckBtnhi has advised Col. Marshall,
Of Colu mbia, whois chairman Of the
cem mission, that he will be able 90
send him D photograph Of the model
within ten days time. Mr.. Rusk-
.stuhl writes that he is very much
pleased With the work and that he
thinks that the commission will also
be pleased. q .a, l.,35
The Columbia correspondent of
the News and Courier says that q
little education has been daase.5aa
thing TO David Lorick, oolored, Of
;Richland County. He went to school
and learned how, to write and on Sat
nrday he was arrested For passing
three checks. ON oil ,of which he had
forged She signatures. AT each Of
the places he told o story about his
being paid FOR wood or something OF The
sort, and that the purchaser Fad no
money, but paid BY check. Hs used
the checks I'm payment of goods, but
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