The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-05-02
s. c., WEDNESDAY, MAY 2. 1906.
STATE NEWS.

SUuSCtuleS III TtCkSub caught
large gang Of blind tigers at singing
convention.
-- The Attorney General thinks the
law with regard to road tax does not
apply to temporary residents or visi-
tors.
Application har been made for
charter for the Vardrey cotton mill
which has been lying idle for twelve
years.
- The tenth annual meeting Of
Kings Daughters and Sons will be
held in Laurens May 9th to 1l.h, in
elusive.
- Plans have been adopted for q
new court house at Sumter to cost
about $4,000. The msterial used
will be granite or fine brick.
Mr.. Ed Towns, overseer on .he
Barnwell county chain gang, who ao-
oidentally shot himself recently, died
at the Celambia hospital where he
vas taken for treatment.
Governor Hayward has granted
respites to Epps Snowden aud Arthur
MoFaddin, both Of whom are under
sentence Of death for murder, and
vho were TO have been hanged on May
4th.
Following Dr.. Psarson's gift 60
Newberry College Of s25, 900 provid-
cd o like sum is raised by the college
for endowment, Andrew Carnegie hae
offered Sl0, ,00S Tor d tsatiIe depart.
ment. e.
- RoberS r. Noffz, OF Cross Mill,
aged IL, pleaded guilty in the United
States coure IL GreanvilIe OF b2aak-
ing into the postotfcs at Cross Hill
and was sentenced 70 two years in
tho government reformatory 10 Wash.
ington.
Fire vhioh started at2 O'Clock
Wednesday morning in the wooden
annex. OF the Bamberg cotton mill
destroyed ahst building and six or
seven other buildings across the
street, entailing o loss Of probably
$4,000.
DR.. Rupert Blue, Q native Of
Marion, brother to Victor Blue, Of The
navy, and q surgeon in the United
States marine hospital earvioe has
k555u dstsiied to San Francisco to as.
siet in the care Of the injured and
eiok Of the stricken city.
j. 4. burst, the young white
man recently shot by a negro in John.
ston, is dead. He died in the hospi.
tai at Augusta, where he was carried
for treatmens: The negro escaped,
and the governor has been requested
to offer reward for his capture.
49, The suit Of Jos. Oliver Carr
against the Southern Railway, for
$4,000 damages, was tried In the
United States District court ut Green.
vile aud resulted in e verdict of
$4,000 for the plaiutiff. Carr 10 o
young brakeman and was injured at
Hickory, n. G.. j.,
- Grand Chancellor B. A. Morgan,
OF the Knights Of Pythias, hss issued
an appeal TO every subordinste Lodge
in tbe State 70 send help for the home.
less, 4penniless and almost hopeless
members Of the order ip California to
G. 3. Neal, President Board Of Con.
troll, Manhattan Building, Chicago.
!: 4, :. - There were three. unusual callers
on Commissioners Watson Raw daya
ago. They we're three Rusgiens.
They had come direct 10 New York
from Rnaain!. and af1as Ten aagzee' step
in New York., came to, Columbie to
consult Commissioner Watson. They
have money and experience and want
70 engage in stock raising. - f.. ::
- A number; OF whiskey houses
from whom iE is claimed the former
State Board Of Controi bought whis.
key illegally, hava ngreed TO take
them which, the diSpensary now hes
on hand, and this action relieves the
situation 10 q great extent. A few
honses have refused 70 take any
back. .44.: :. i.:' ::=; !; H.: ,, =" . Fl. 81:
- Clarence Daniels was shot and
ipstautly killed 10 .Columbia by W.
p. Little. B1th are y hire men and
were employees Of the street railway
company: The killing occurred az
the oar .bsrn ahen the men had come
la Of duty. Thera had been bad
blood between ;thes two for some time.
Little would make NO statement: i y.
E ! s:- -- The Methodist Church at Clifton
Mill No. /, ,SpArtanburg, was stt1ok
Thursday sfsernoon BY q bolt OF light
.uing and completsly burned. IS The
coDfiLgRasion happened betHeen four
and five O'Clock ssaaring . severe cleo.
triosl storm. !! The loss vas total and
stnnunted TO $3 800. 's Tnis is the SEQ. ;.
ond time thar the edifee has been
struck since its completion about eight
years ago, and the building Was being
repaired when It, was demolished. :,
--. Ii :is dearly twenty years since
the great earthquake which wrought
;sush havoc ;n% Charleston, sThat dis:
;turbsnss occurred ON the night of
;August 81 : 1886, and the first shock
lasted: abont forty seconds. The total
loss of property from the earthquake
was estimated as Eve million dollars
i.na thA lnas ,fi lifa attfihntAd r. the
disturbance Including those who died
.of exposure as we'll 40 those killed
outright BY The falling Of buildings
reached 70 very Heaffya = hundred per.