The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-04-04
STATE NEWS.

Dogs got in flock of sheep in
kershaw County aud killed twenty in
one night.
- Spartanburg has let the contract
cost 100000.
- There ore only SO dogs in The
city of Columbia; 1T least that is the
number on the ci:y sl:. books.
- ". B. Cooper has put in q suit
for $4,000 against Riohland coun-
ty for damages from . defective
bridge.
- Rev. L. NJ. Rice has tendored
his resignation as pastor OF the First
Baptist Church at Union, to take
effect June l.
- The county officers in Spartan
burg are to be investigated. The
money has been advanced from the
general county fund.
The executive committee Of the
Republican party in this State has de.
oided to call State convention in
Columbia on the second Wednesday in
August.
- Mr.. A. S. Courtney, an aged
citizen of Aiken--75 years old-shot
and killed negro named West Boiler,
after the negro had twice knocked
him down.
- Rev. Henry A. White, D. D., of
the Columbia Theological Seminary
has VII tten a soatol history Of South
Carolina which will be published by
Boston arna.
| - The franchise tax returns show
that there are thirty- eight more State
banks in this State this year to pay
franchise tax than there we're last
year at the same time.
.-- A negro woman, Is years of sge,
and negro boy Of nine years are
among those indicted for murder and
who will he tried at the present term
OF the court at Chester.
| - The body Of negro infant was
found in we'll st the negro school in
Spartauburg ono day last week. One
Of the music teachers, Georgia Irwin,
confessed that she threw It in the
we'll. She 10 in jail.
| - Alex Gillian, colored, an old Of
fender, plead guilty to an indictment
at Chester for HOUSEKEEPING aud
! larceny, stealing q church oommuu.
ion service. Judge KIugh gave him
ten years and q day in the penisen.
tiary.
capt. Charles, Insleeby, gallant
Oon -ederete veteran, distinguished
lawyer and for 35 years secretary Of
the grand lodge Of Masons in South
Carolina, died at the residence of his
son-i1. law, Or. E. Mikeii Whaiey, in
ColuEbie.
= Two Of the leading white citi.
Gems OF Greenwood had fist fight last
week. The difficulty arose when ehey
were discussing church matter. They
are regarded ss sober men. Expla-
nations were made and the parties
have become reoo2eiled.
- A freight sraip on the Atlantic
Coast Line, going 80 miles an hour,
ran into burned bridge between
Green Pond and Yemassse. The en-.
gine wss demolished and ten cars
wrecked. The bridge had caught
from . fire in the woods. .....'
= Al q, meeting Of the committee
on preliminary arrangements for the
coming reunion n9 Ce:eedae7at5 vete.
rams in Columbia, it was decided to
tx the oates Tor the gathering for
May 23, "a and Is, which are We'd
nssday, Thursday and Friday Of that
week. :-.:, +. ...., - -, ..~
! - Senator Tillmau has received an
invitation sfrem D.. Gee. e. .Dsnuy,
president Of The Virginia Military
Institute, Of Lexington, Va, to de-
liver the commencement 0ration be-
fore the litera.y scc!e::es os thst in.
stitution on June 26. He could not
accept. I. :'.=.;...' 1.:,. ...
- There is being quite q kick
throughout the State from auditors
and boerde OF control In regefd to
using request blanks AZ requested by
law. The auditor Of Leo, County
has fatty refused 30 comply With the
Law, and says Goat IL the lsw 10 er.
forced is will drsg Lee County into
tho prohibition rank. ,..::s..:' =.
- The truck farmers ia tho vicin.
ity OF Chsrleeton have been hit severe.
~ by the cold wave. 1t was the most
destructive spell of cold weather in
Ave years, aud the losses Of the far
mers run. high into tho thousands.
Beans and eueumbers will have TO- be
replsnted. Potatoes nnd strawberries
have also been hurt. Cabbages will
be delayed two weeks. The farmers
had anticipated q very successful sea.
son, and the blow is . hard one. /
E-- 4. W.. Holloway, employed by
the Comptroller General: to investi-
gate inoendfary fres, cisims that he
has received confessions from some
jgnorant negro members Of colored
Odd Fellow lodges, that ia .Abbeyille,
Lausens and :Orapgeburg several re-.
cent inoendiary fires were concocted
at lodge meetings, According TO that
story. some OF these lodges are en-.