The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-12-27
Local News.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 27, 1908.


Last Saturday night Policeman
Power attempted to arrest drunken
negro, when the latter pulled his
pistol aud fired at the officer. Tic
officer knocked up the negro's hand
and the ball barely grezed his hand,
slightly powder burning it. Two
other officers came to Mr. Powers aid
and after using their clubs freely on
the negro's heud, they subdued him
and carried him to the station house.
The negro will serve full sentence
in the city chain gang, and will then
be turned over to the Court of Sessions
under two chargcs-carrying concenled
weapons and assault and battery with
attempt to kill-which will give him IL
long term in the State Penitentiary.
The Farmers Bank of Williamston
has been organized, has received its
charter and will shortly begin erection
of q handsome brick building. The
officers are: w. a. Simpson, merchant
OF Williamson, president; J. +. Van
diver, president Of the Farmers and
Merchants Bank Of Anderson, vice.
president; w. Il. McAlister, merchant
of Williamston. secretary, and J. Ern-
est Wakefield, cashier OF the Bank of
Piedmont, treasurer. Mr. Simpson
and Mr. McAlister will be the resident
managers of the business. The capi-
tai stock is $25.000, the same as that
OF the Bank OF Williamson, which has
been unusually successful since it's es-
tablishment, about five years ago.
There is every prospect for O great
SUCCESS for the new institution.-
Greenville News, 22nd inst.
The Hotel Chiquola Company has
secured the services of Robert H.
King as manager of the hotel to sue
coed 81. s. Dickens who will retire on
the let January. Mr. Dickens came
to Anderson about 10 years ago from
Richmond, Va, where he was manager
OF Ford's hotel, and has had charge of
the CbiQuoia ever since. He will re-
turn to Richmond and again resume
charge of Ford's hotel. Mir. King,
who is con of the late Rev. w. II.
King, is anasive of Anderson, and has
had much experience in hotel manage
ment, having been connected for a
number of years with several of the
largest hotels in the United States.
We arc delighted to welcome Mr..
King back to his old home and wish
him big success in the management Of
the Hotel Chiquola. Mr.. Dickens
will carry with him to ME old home
the best wishes Of all hie friends.
who regret to see him leave Ander-
son.
T. Mouchida, q Japanese mill az
pert from Tokyo. Japan, has been
making tour of the Piedmont sec.
tion inspecting the cotton mills =
After inspecting several OF the sniiIs in
Greenville and those at Pelzer and
Williamson, he spent last Fridav in
Anderson end ~as very courteouslv
conducted through O. number of orr
plants by Harry A. Orr. He is es-
E5e;sa!!T interested Il ths sesae7st;aa
Of electrical power for cotton mann.
factuTng, and bic visit to Anderson
was more especially for the purpose of
inspecting che Portman Shoals power
plant Of the Anderson Water. LIGHT
s:c:iea him: Saturday Re v!s;ts:i sha
aolilday,s shoale plan .,sII,:
coWer Company. M 49,.
,hief engineer; of on Is
ttx}' .sT. .Orafi,as A'-os
/; 4at's aeif.educa .
3OS LA very inch III "b
-ied ima.51a man = Of affairs. He .x.
yiih %sSis Sis az g'.,b9 being, IL more than
e,m,+'nn NE mad gained some vaiaa -