The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-05-09
STATE NEWS.

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j. II. Hester, an Abtovi,le farm
er, sold his cotton crop Of S75 bales
few days ago at liz.
Trustees of Clemson College have
been inspecting the experiment farm
near Charleston and were pleased with
its work.
- Travel TO tho mountains from
the lover section Of the State has
commenced. AS the season advances
travel increases.
- There were three fires in Trenton
Wednesday. The most serious was
the burning Of Mr.. James Miller's
residence, which was worth $4,000.
- DR.. S. r. Preston has resigned as
president of Chicora College, Greon-
vile, and Rev. s. G. Byrd, Of Winns-
boro, has been elected to succeed him.
On account of carelcssly throw.
ing away a cigarette. an Edgeaeld
farmer is about $1,000 to the worse,
his personal property going up in
smoke.
IF. H. Hyatt and A. e. Gonzales
have bought tho old Methodist female
college in Columbia and are having it
converted into modern tourist hotel
with 100 rooms.
- The mill and ginnefy Of Gillian
Bros, five miles from Abbeville, were
destroyed by o fire caused by being
etruck By lightning. The loss is
5000; insuraaoe $1,000.
= A dog supposed to be mad at.
tackled aifour year old daughter Of ID.
L. AndFews on the streets of Colum.
Jbia, hitting her severely on the face,
arms, aud hands. The dog was killed.
p. D. Edwards, of Orangeburg
County, lost some outbuildings and
about 25 bales of cotton by supposed
inoendiary fire one night last week.
There was some insurance on the cot.
ton. :.
-Thos. J. Price, a young farmer of
Ridgewsy, Fairfield County, was killed
by lightning as he was eterting for
home from the field, where he had
been. plowipg. His mule was also
killed. ....- .,......rs>.. r.
- State superintendent Martin has
directed the trustees OF the two
schools in Marlboro County that re-
fused the liquor fund that they must
use il, a!:.hossh the amount had been
made up by privst. subscription.
-.Advices were received in Char.
lesion Of the burning OF. the saw mill
Of the Ssutee Cypress Lumber Com.
pany.. The mill is valued at about
tS75, 600 and saws about 10000 feet of
lumber in O. day. Insurance to the
amount of s67 900 is. carried in o
Charleston agency.
= The Banner Tobacco Warehouse
at Timmonsville was burned Wednes.
deg sfternoa1, causing q loss OF a..
500. The FIRE is thought to have been
iucendiary.. Much adjoining properly
was endangered. This is the second
tobacco warehouse to be burned there
In the past few weeks. r !. !. -
- A. negro child, 2 years Of age,
waa accidentally drowned few miles
from Barnwell ON Friday afternoon.
It seems that the child q mother left
q tub Of water!in the yard whero she
had beel Washing clothes, and the lit
tie one: went up to- t.: and fell in,
drowning hefors it was discovered. =
,. !: - =. Mrs. VIM, sF. Vance. =. vary
highly respectable woman cs the
Cleora section OF Edgeaeld County,
gave birth 10 thres1 girl children few
nights ago. ."sAll three are alive and
strong and well. Their weight in the
aggregate was. 224 pounds. Mrs..
Vance has, Ave older, children, the
.eldest of whom ID; . boy or IL years.
D. E.. - Two deputy oons.ables were sent
to arrest q powerful negro ia BarE we'll
! County for breach OF trust Tae ne
gro re sisted and dsoverpowered the con-
stables. IS: ::MeanRhile "a party Of 20 or
more negroes came TO- the assistanoe 2of
the negro aud the arrest could mot be
made. The names Of sthe negroes IN
the7psrty are known and they will be
arrested IL IL s$ a,T Il; 1 !, g.2d:
{ - Thisi&;sia of prodegies. A
four.1eggea chicken ! was Matched in /
the yard Of Oapt. J.. e. Jonnson yes
terdsY. It's four legs ara we'll devel.
oped = bat the chicken :can not walk,
bepsuse one pair, wants to walk one
Wsysahd the other pair is; ,oppositely
inclined. w hen. the chicken learns |
20 hold up one pair and walk with the
other he can go either way. Florence
Times. =: E ,l Z =; & s: g ;sl =,
&: :s;s:f 80: The invitations to the semi: :con-
tannisl celebration OF the founding Of
NtSberry College have been sent out.
The celebration will be held on June
10, IL, 12 and 13 and che programme
arranged Is quite 4: elaborate. The
semi centennial celebration and the