The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-11-01
STATE NEWS.

Aiken last week.
The widow Of Chas. NJ. Cope,
who was killed in the Ogden wreck in
Greenville is suing the Southern for
s75,000 damages.
- The Boyston homestead Of
Wipnsboro has been purchased by
local capitalists and will be converted
into modern tourist hotel.
- In the game Of football at the
State Fair grounds in Columbia on
Wednesday, Clemson defeated the
University Of Alabama by % to moth.
ing.
- Thomas Lacy was sentenced in
the Federal Court in Greenville last
week to term Of FIVE years in the
peni.entiary for sobbing the poetoflice
at MoCoii, s. g.
- Two negroes and one white man
have been arrested within the week in
Cherokee County for assault, their
cases having been sent up to the ses-
sions court for trial.
- A street car in Greenvi.le oollid-
cd with wagon containing a 90 gal-
len keg of contraband whiekey few
days ago. The whiskey was captured
but the driver escaped.
- Hilkon Sims, o white boy about
10 years old, was killed 10 Columbia
Thursday morning by little negro
boy Of the Same age. The careless
handling of gun was the cause.
|. - The large general merchandise
store Of J. i. Williams, in Chester
County, was destroyed by fire Sunday,
entailing loss Of 1000, none of
which was covered by insurance.
49, The shortage of the late J. s..
Campbell, Treasurer of Richland
County, has been IS, settled by the
surety company in which he was bond
ed: Tho total shortage was nearly
SIC. 900.
- A farmers warehouse, with q
capitalization Of $4,000, has been
organized in Laurens. It will have q
capacity OF several thousand bales Of
cotton which will be stored at mini
mum cost.
e- A fellow died in Steerpen Town.
ship last week and the only thing he
..eess ..eesss vas clock. The Administrator
will have plenty Of time to settle bis
estate, but it shouldn't take long to
wind it up.-Carolina Citizen. -
- - "Can' Morgan and Stewart But.
ler, IEdgefeld negroes, became $invol-
ved in q difficulty on the public
atreets of the town Saturday night,
and Buffers throat was cut from ear
to ear, producing instant death. q, r..
f = The committee on'the reorgani-
zation Of the Buffalo cotton mills at
Union will meet this week for the pur-
pose Of recognizing. the mill, which
has suffered 30 much from the &heayy
speculation Of it's president, T. G.
Dudoan. .....: :. - ..-.
- Henry A. Smith, special agent
of tho Panama canal commission, is in
the State for the purpose Of getting
good mechanics and carpenters and
other laborers to work for the govern.
ment on the isthmus. Good wages
arc offered. :,.....4s' -. - ;::f,..,,'>>
- The State Fair in Columbia last
week. was the most successful and
most largely attended in the history
Of the association. From social aud
business standpoint the fair is great
thing for the capital oity. = s.; !. /.
W. b. Coker, Of Gloucester
Court House, Va, former residens
Of this State, shot a neighbor "a. death
Saturday, and then went home and
killed his wife and two children and
took his own life,: Domestic trouble
is alleged to have been the cause Of
the tragedy. a., : !: Z, : s
J = Thomas j. Gibson, a broker Of
Columbia, has been arrested 90 the
charge OF disposing Of certain sof the
S15, 900 worth of State bonds, tho
sensational misappro priation Of which.
was recently discovered and which led
to the arrest of Daniel ,Zimmersnan, q
former olerk 10 the State Treasurer 8
office, short time ago. = S.. !: f
+: = The. announced oandidateg for
the Office of .%%Adjptant and Inspector
General OF South Carolina are Col j q
g. Boyd, of Greenville, w. W; Bruce.
Of, Bennattsville,5 IL w. Haskell And
Henry; T.. Thompson, Of Columbia. !;
q. .H. Aull, Of Newberry, and shf, d. 4
Tribble, Of Anderson, wiltssbo candid:
ates for Secretary bf State. & ,h ebther,
>aspitants. for State e;ofii 6ss ssre slow ID j
coming out,,sSs j il j E sss 33S7:
!. & .aT i On The cast bound 5assin NSd tcs:
day was 8 strong, Handsome, iat telIi>$
gent looking white man, hand fled.
about thirty ysara <of. age, on lhis WY
;to tofve 8 lifa Eant t1nee ID the paniten.
itisry ia golamhi for killing hisnei S-iI
:hpr in Oconss County: One would
NOT help feeling sorry for Him; ;bus IL
.yas ono of the hishess exempli iAos Cons
of the majesty ef law 80: South / Caro-
lihs thss has bkeh' 1itnssssdl iii many
sssss sssss TEs;
4 So Gov HeyHard HAS Il raSaised 5 i I
pressing inyitasioh from A. - J s;E Aud GAfs
aon general psssenge TOR & agsat 0f Bha
S0uthsIn Pacific rail lTpad s0$ i1in
party oe thisss pronci ents 4 cat itA AlistY. $
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