The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-02-01
ANDERSON, s. G, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY l. 1906.
STATE NEWS.

| nSS oocu soue ~ tHo EaulISltlory, I0r
10 yeare for wife beating.
- Jim Wilson, colored, was killt d
by being caughtin the chatting of the
Chester Oil mill on Wednesday.
There are thirty four cases of
smallpox in the pest house in G:lum-
nia and fourteen cases in isolated resi-
dences.
- The city council Of Charleston
has adopted a resolution opposing the
removal Of the Citadel Academy from
Charleston.
| - The barn aud stables of S. L.
Clinton, of Chester County, were
burned a faw nights ago, with horse,
two mules ard his crop of corn.
- There is an epidemic of meas
les prevailing throughout Lancaster
County, says the Review, in some
instances entire families being down
with it. !,
! - Thomas M. Hill, railroad agent at
Greers, has been arrested charged with
embezzling money to the amount Of
$4,000 He says it is from bad book
keeping.
"A dispeosary at Chaplin, has
suspended because the building IL o,.
oupied was sold and it had to vaoate.
No other building in the town was
available.
- The plant Of the Southern Cot
ton Oil Co., at Bennettsville, was de-
stroyed by Ere on "Wednesday, result.
ing in loss of about 500, 600, par
italy covered by insurance.
- There hs-e 55Ssa tthhTso iucendiary
fires within the last three weeks in
Lancaster County, and the people of
that section are becoming much alarm
ed. Three arrests have been mede.
- Thieves are getting in their work
in day time In Greenyille. They are
| very bold aud seem to understand
their business. Keep front doors
looked and look out for strangers about
the house. .t
~ Melton NJ. Wells was found uu-
conscious about two miles from Sum-
merton on last Friday, and died about
four hours later at tie home Of his
brother. The oau5e Of mis- death was
not known.
- There were Eve persons ]ynched
In South Carolina during the past
year, and only two executions accord
! ing to law. Two of the 1--WE were
lynohed for murder, one Of whom was
Q white man.
- At Sumter last Wednesday the
|. .5.year.old daughter Of r. w. PEBBLES
was killed by her brother only one
year older. He was playing with his
father gun. The back Of the little
| girl s head was blown off, ii =
a Mrs. Bayne sued the city Of
Columbia for s25, 600 because she
stepped on loose brick on the side.
walk and hurt herself. The case was
tried in the United States court On
Wednesday and resulted in o mis-
trial.
A house to bouse canvass is
being made. in Edgefield County by
! Townships, each farmer white and
black being asked to sign pledge
that he. or she will reduce cotlnn
a1F5age and the use OF fertilizers 90
per cent es5h.
a white man named John Taylor
| was tried before Magistrate Kirby at
lSpartanburg FOR using profane and
obscene language on the public high
way in the presence of,white men and
Q young lady. He was convicted and
fined $40, which he paid.
-. The State Constables seem co
have been getting in some fine work
in the Classy Mountain eeotion Of
Greenpille County the past sqeek.
Two OF them captured three large DIS,
Itillsries and destroyed several thous-
and gallons Of beer and mash.
a negro woman living on the
outskirts of Greers had some salts in q
bottle at the bottom Of which there
was e little nux yomiaa. Tbs woman
took the last OF che salts from the
bottle, gave! some to her child and
took the rest herself. The child diGd, !.
and the woman is svery.ill. S,; IS
Among the recent contributors
TO ThoInWelE UrEhsnage is George
I Croft, . travelling representative Of
1.-The Croft D Mossbaek CO.., of Cinoin-
natl. Mr.. Croft recently; secured O
Eprize af S100 AS the most suocessfulI
salesman in che establ blishment, and at
Ionse sent the check, endorsed to the,
Clinton Orphanage. rs. n!
- Eleven barral8 Of i .licit corn!
lahiakey were seized In Columbia one
day last week. They were being foat-
led down the. .G Great Pee Dee river from.
/ North Carolina Into this State. u The
4 barrels he'd been fastened together. By
ropes and The fotilla sof booze sss 90.
napanied By men in canoes. "a
I Jas ishoc king accident happened
tnS InNr21 s. Ya,, /. g, . -, .
There had been & b; shooting match, akG,
near Mi Jesse ,Swygeft' g This was
over, and she gums were left standing
ors lying psoI1iseu ously taronnd. When
] no one was parti cuiarly motto. ng, some.
i boys begsn TO y play war with che.
empty guns. % fortunately one In!
Il the hands OF Roland Low man, aged
i ttHezysS Syasrs, was not 1nloade Id until;
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