The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-05-17
STATE NEWS.

- Memorial Day was very generally
observed throughout the State.
= Crops throughout the State are
said to be badly injured by tie recent
rains.
- Over 800 names haye been added
10 the South Carolina pension loll
since last year.
- Columbia has voted bonds for
water works. The vote was light-l42
for and ii against.
= Col. Leroy Springs, of Lane aster,
is being urged to become a candidate
for governor next year.
- Pacolet Mills at Spartanburg,
Nos. l and 9. destroyed by the food
of June, 1903, are to bersbuilt.
Lightning struck the store Of
Bull aud dTaylor, of Orangeburg County
and the building was destroyed.
= The work of restoring the build.
ings recently burned at the Thorn
well Orphanage st Clinton is proceed
ing rapidly.
- The Seneca Cotton Mills on
March 18th inaugurated the teu-hour
system, but have gone back to the
old eleven-hour system.
= Kerr Boyce Tupper, of Philadel.
phia, will deliver the annual address
at the commencement Of the South
Carolina College ct Columbia next
- Reports to the grand lodge of
Odd Fellows in session at Greenwood
show great growth in the order during
the past year. 1900 members have
been added.
- The negroes around Statesburg
have outwitted the travelling ned
dlars. The peddlare sold them Jew.
eiry and when taking security over
chattels for payment the negroes sign.
ed assumed names to the papers.
Old "Mluma Sangua," 1O5 years
old, died at her home on the Piokens
estate on Sunday last. She belonged
to our old Pickenses and was ever
loyal to her white folks. "-Edgefeld
Chronicle.
= Lightning struck the warehouse
Of j. L. McGill, in Union County.
Friday and the building was burned
together With Is bales Of cotton which
1as il it at the tipe. The warehouse
vas partially insured but the cotton
was not.
- Commissioner of immigration
Watson says that mill men ali over
the State have written him that one
third Of the spindles in the State are
die for lack of labor. Some plan will
have to be arranged for the relief of
The situation.
A South Carolina society has
been formed in Atlanta, with the fol-
owing officers: President, John Tenn
Pile Graves; first vice president, o. +.
HortoD; SECOND vice president, Samuel
w. Wilkes; chairman advisory board,
Henry u. Capers; secretary and treas
frer, John Honor.
- Thomas Jones, white man, was
shot and instantly killed in his yard
It Spartanburg by his neighbor,
Thomas Godf.eS. The two men had
oeen at oute About grape vine, and
Jones called Godfrey liar. Godfrey
mme ediately shot at him with a 33
,alibre pistol .with'th above result.
= It is said that the truck growers
IF Horny County will lose several
hundred thousand dollars because of
The failure Of the express com pauy
10 furnish cars to move their straw.
berries. Thousands Of crates have
-otted by the railroad track in
Chadburn. The truckers will sue the
- A young white man named Dan
el Driggers. living about four miles
from Manning, attempted suicide by
thinking whiskey and laudanum. He
vas discovered in time to save his
lie. Driggers is only about 18 years
I'D, aud says he intended to kill him
self simply because he was tired Of
living. He is we'll grown for his age,
out has only ore leg.
- At Union an unusually tragic
ieath was discovered. Thos. Howe.
he son Of q prominent business man,
vas found dead in gasolene house.
[t is supposed that the fumes Of the
gasoline overcame him. When found
he flesh OF his hands and arms
lad cracked and pealed of, where
hey had been lying in the water
aturated with gasolene about the bot
om Of the tank.
- Ie is estimated Tat there are
ret ID, ,000, 200 acres Of undeveloped
aud in South Carolina. Think Of che
,reat increase in the value Of taxable
the increase in the volume
i all lines Of business, the additional
upport that would be given to schools
md churches, not to mention innu.
nerable other advantages, were these
'ast acres peopled with q thrifty class
4 white people.
- Solicitor j.. K. Henry, Of tic
,ixth Circuit, in a report made to the
Governor Of bis recrnt action in en-.
to bring to trial those per-
IONS who lynehed Mr.. Morrison in
some time last year, init
nstes that the State is unable to guard
md protect citizens in the enjoyment
4 Constitutional rights. He adds
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