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Newspaper
Anderson Intelligencer
Location
Anderson, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1901
Page
1
A local merchant promotes clothing that is modern, well fitting, and backed by a satisfaction guarantee. The ad emphasizes current fashion, guaranteed fit, and fair prices, inviting customers to visit and compare stock and cost.
Chattanooga Tenn May 27 1901 The South Carolina monument at Chickamauga battlefield was dedicated with Governor McSweeney and state officers present. Speeches honored American soldiers as the procession moved from Lytle station to the monument on Snodgrass hill. The bronze palmetto top and granite base were completed just before the ceremony.
Clemson College notes celebrate the end of the baseball season with a State Championship win. Coach Heinman, Manager Hill, and Captain Hunter receive praise for the team’s performance. The artillery masquerade ball is planned for May 31 for a lively event. President Hartzog will publish circulars about the Farmers Institute to be held in August, expected to draw larger attendance and strong instructional merit. The new chemical laboratory building nears completion, described as handsome and substantial.
Agron reports welcome rain boosting crops and a glowing prospect. Levi Jones and wife attended Cooley's Bridge picnic, visited relatives in Belton, and shared pleasant times. Hopewell School closed due to teacher’s wife illness. the wife remains ill. Maggie Kay visited Belton grandfather’s family. Claude Harris joins the community. Local residents Mr Gentry improves. Judge Goolaby and Banister from Levonia, Ga, were guests.
Southern Railway offers reduced fares to Newberry South Carolina for the Interstate Firemen's Tournament June 4 to 6 with final limit June 8. One first class round trip fare for individuals and lower rates for officers and crews. rail details available from agents including W H Tayloe and R W Hunt. Also notes local fund drive and Wheat harvest aid.
The Confederate Veteran published by A Cunningham in Nashville reports rising monthly circulation through years and invites subscriptions. It notes a club rate of 3.15 for a year with copies available via the Intelligencer and offers to send to veteran friends unable to subscribe.
Senator McLaurin invited to address a St Louis meeting on July 4 while George Johnstone may enter the race against him. A man named Hégroce died after a shooting near Clinton. Bib Harris died from injuries after a railroad tree incident in Greenville. Poor early planting notes from southern growers. A new shirt waist club forms in Spartanburg. Lightning lore cited and a Newbury tree bark incident. McCrary and Clark clash in Laurens over politics. Stevenson hints at attorney general run. Boiler explosion near Georgetown kills two. A fake preacher fleeces Greenville churches. fled when exposed. Levi Bell injured by a porch nail in Columbia. Charleston Exposition chief promises opposition opening in December. Uncle William Kosv, governor’s messenger, dies in Columbia. Clemson contemplates more dormitory space after college visit. Frank Bumgardner drowns near Clifton. County boards warned against employing relatives. Hunters find wolf den in Pee Dee area. cubs captured. Rev L D Baas convicted of fraud, sentenced to three years. Charleston medical examers report 46 applicants. only one from Charleston College. Carter Crane, educated negro, forged school funds in Greenville. arrested. Press Smith drowns in Broadriver Newberry County after boat capsizing. others escape.
A wide array of brief items including Washington finances in the conscience fund, Tennessee homelessness due to Hood, cadet discipline at West Point, Kentucky oil, a fatal blast at Champion Michigan, Georgia schooling, a London Bible prize, financial fortunes and bankruptcies, and assorted local incidents. The report weaves economic, legal, and social snippets with mentions of notable figures and regional events, reflecting a broad contemporaneous snapshot.
Midway news notes the superintendent William Maddox recovering after illness. Local editor reports Mr Dan Jona, a Balton resident, as a young man of note. Heavy rains strained farms but did not hinder farmers. Irish potato pests threaten crops, cotton improving, and Aunt Clady’s social scenes draw visitors. Organ outage affected Sabbath School music but plans for next week. Mrs Annie Pruitt remains ill, and farmers boast small grain quality with potential big help.
Lowndesville locals heard Prof T C Walton discuss popular education at a Friday lecture before the patroon and friends of Lowndesville High School. The school picnic moved to a grove past the church due to wet river ground. A ball game between Antreville nine and the school team did not occur. later the town beat the school in a ring toss. Several residents and visitors, including Mr Ervin and Miss Eliza Kay, were noted among attendees.
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