The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-01-03

= MISS Adelaide Evans, young
lady Of Indianapolis, Ind, became so
infatuated with Clyde Mayor, 13.
year.old boy, that she kidnapped him.
49, Ernest Powers, age 16 years, Of
Athens, Tenu., who killed his teach.
er several months ago, has been SEN
tenced to life term in the Te ss-
see penitentiary.
- An attempt was made to poison
Miss Elsie Smith, prominent Albany,
n. Y, sooiety woman, by sending her
o box Of chocolate candy which con-
tanned paris green.
-~ Mrs. Sharpe, wife of Police Ser
geant Sharpe, Of Philadelphia, Pa.,
while dressing q turkey for Christmas
dinner, found diamond worth S100
In the oraw Of tho bird.
Gen. Joseph Wheeler, the fa-
nous Confederate cavalry leader, has
been announced az q candidate for
police commissioner of Now York to
succeed Vim. McAdoo. -
- Nine Mexicans are dead in
Mexico as the result Of drinking punch
which had been dosed with stryoh-
nine. The poisoning, it is said, was
the result Of political plot.
- The negro who killed Policeman
j. j: Mitchell in St. Petersburg, Fla,
on Christmas day was killed by a
son OF the police officer after the
negro had boen arrested and lodged in
jail.
- An insane man, before q Cali
fornie court, shot at the judge and
then killed the sheriff. When the
crowd overlook the man, he empsied
his pistol at his pursuers, but no one
was hurt.
Relatives are searching for j. A.
Pratt. of Duluth, Mimi, who has fall
en- heir to an estate valued at ST.
100000. Pratt disappeared from his
homo last Easter, leaving his wife
and child, and he has not been seen
since.
- Frank Short, cf Atlanta, aud
Flagman Couoher were killed while
jumping from the oaboose of freight
train near Blue Ridge, Ca, on We'd
nesdsy. The oaboose was turning
over and they jumped to save them.
selves.
- The twenty.four German mis-
sionary societies have about 1000
mis- 'onaries in fifteen stations; 2,E10
schools with 100000 scholars and
about DOT, 900 profeased Christians. off
whom about 10000 were baptized in
1904. -. -.@--
- In the mountains Of Pansy and
Other islands Of the Southern Philip
pines moths can be seranei 30 81
the quart. The natives have learned
to prize them as an article oa food
and now collect and eat. them in large
quantities. '.. - +. :: -. !. !. :
| = Mrs. Jefferson Davis, widow OF
the Confederate President, continues
to live in New York. coming South In
! the winter. She is 81 years old, frail
but not ailing. She is we'll taken care
by Editor Joseph Pulitzer Of the
World, for whose paper she writes
when it pleasss her. ~. 49,. "a
/ THE inmates Of the State lunstic
asylum Of Geofgia, looatad at Mil
ledgeville. on Chriaknaas day, ate ur
i! 22S turkeys. I'll chickens, g K5ess,
a duoka, $50 fowls, 1900 pounds OF
candy, $50 pounds Of nute, 1870 pounds
Of raisins, $50 pounds Of dates, 30
barrels of apples, IS boxes Of oranges
and 900 oocoanuts. ...3'''.zl. -,
- Walter B. Hill. chancellor OF the
University Of Georgia, died last Thurs.
day In Athens Of pneumonia aged 81
years. He had been ill several weeks.
He was an educator. and lawyer OF
prominence. He. praotioed law in
Macon from 1871 to 1899, when he
became ohanoellor Of the University
Georgia, which position he has held
since: He was o trustee Of Wander.
bilt University and o member OF the
Georgia Bar Association. -: s.. +. II n. I
A shell Embedded in tree and
concealed by the new wood, was last
week cut from a tree on The battle.
field Of franklin, Tenn, aud when
log . negro cabin and. wouuding a
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