The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-08-02
STATE NEWS.

= A movement is on foot to secure
an election on voting the dispensary
out of Lexington County.
- Emperor William of Germany
has accepted honorary membership
IN the German Rife Society ct Char
lesion.
- In 1904, 7,l62 acres of peanuts
were planted in South Carolina. The
production for the year was over 49,
600 bushels.
- The Southern's depot at Lcz:ng-
ton was plundered by robbers, q negro
hackman stopping to see what was
the trouble, was fatally wounded bv
the robbers.
- The attorney general will insti-
tute mandamus proceedings against
Richland County to enforce the psy-
ment of $500 due the sinking fund
commission.
= j. A. Clarkson, farmer of Hop
kins, Kicaland County, has found
new cotton pest, white moth
which appears to cause tho weed to
withcr.
- At the next session of the Legis-
laturc bill will be introduced ask
ing for the creation Of county court
with new jurisdiction and magis-
trates.
- David Gruber was shot in
Charleston while attempting to bur-
glarize house. The negro was shot by
w. r. Heron and wae instantly kill
ed. Heron was trying to arrest
him.
= The Piokens Railroad company
with line from Pickens to Easley
have purchased several motor cars
Tor passenger service in addition TO
the trains which are now operated on
the road.
= The Comptroller General says
that there are $40, 1000 Of notes out
standing against the county of Green
VILE OF which there is no record Of
the county getting the proceeds.
= Tom Ross was convicted of man
slaughter for the killing Of Tom Aus.
tin in Greenville and sentenced to
two years in the penitentiary. Ross
is son of Alderman Ross, Of Green.
vile, and is plumber by trade.
= Charles Burbage was sentenced
in Greenville to pay fine of 5000 for
violation of the dispensary law. An
appeal was taken. Burbage immc-
mediately after sentence was passed
asked Judge Prince for cigar and
was supplied with ono.
A Saluda county magistrate is
responsible for the following oath,
which he recently administered to a
jury of his court: "You solemnly
swear that you and each of you will
tend to your own business, do the best
you can and give Justice to both par
ties, SO help you God
- Engineer Lucas, Of the Southern
Railway, whose headquarters are in
Greenville, had q hand to-hand en-
counter with his negro fireman at
Blaoksburg, which resulted in the
formers arm being crushed with q
wrench and the latter being captured
by blood hounds and lodged in jail
at Gaffney, where he will be tried
for assault and battery with intent to
to kill.
- A number Of German immigrants
who recently passed through Charles
ton to work in saw mill near Colum-
bia, have returned TO New York, al
leging as the refusal to woyk in this
State that they were not given wheat
or rye bread. They we're given rice
and pork which they did not care for
and upon the refusal Of the mill peo.
pie to supply bread, they laid down
the tools and quit work,
- The Boards Of County Commits.
sioners Of Greenville and Piokens
counties have let the contract for the
building of bridge across Saluda
river just below the new dam. The
successful bidders were King Bros.
The bridge is TO be entirely Of steel,
with 14O foot span with a fifty foot
approach on the Pickens side. and ia
to be flushed and turned over to
travel BY the Hrst Of December next.
Damn the law" said ex-super-
visor Speegle, of Greenville, one day
last fall to II. j. Southern, County
Treasurer. when he was remon nstrsted
with for the violation of the law in q
certain transaction. This was the
startling testimony of Treasurer
Southern before tho commission, nov
investigating the affairs Of the Office
of the county supervisor, and this
statement was followed BY others no
less sensational. 4.
= At Union last Thursday there
was quito 9 stir aud sensation in
police orioles when it was discovered
that some bold thief had stolen from
police headquarters money box lock.
ed in q private drawer and containing
$l2o 30, the amount which had been
oolleoted daring the week in fines and
bonds, and the mysterious part of it
is that neither.the door nor the draw
had been broken into, but. unlocked
with akey or some instrument ntil-
lied as such. There is no clew to the
thief. I;;l 81 ss (. t,;s$ Al b, 5s q 8 81