The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1866-01-25
LOCAL ITEMS.

The SrREErs-The Town Council of Anderson
has awarded the contract for placing and keeping
the streets in repair to our friend, Mr.. JOHN L.
ARNOLD, who has gone tc work with cemmendable
zealand energy to effect the reform which has been
so long and sadly needed. This is gratifying in
telligence to all whose peregrinations led them to
traverse the hitherto miserable apologies for high
ways and by ways in this village.
FREE souooLs-we learn that the Boavd of
Commissioners, at their meeting on Monday last,
located Mnty-thres Schools. The rate established
by them is $40 per scholar
FlRr.-Early on Tuesday morning the alarm of
: fire assembled quite number of villagers to the
residence of Mr.. L. T. ARNOLD, on Main street,
from whence smoke was issuing freely. 1t seems
that, from an unknown origin, fire was commune
Gated to the clothing in the young ladies' room,
second story ofthe building, and but for the timely
presence of one of the ladies, the flames might have
made such progress as to result in a total coiia-
grafton Of the residence. Promptness and energy
soon caused the fire to be extinguished, with the
loss, however, Of considerable wearing apparel.
,EvAcuATED.-For months past there has been an
eye-scre existing on the body corporate of this vii
lage in the shape of an unlicensed and unrestricted
occupation of o prominent building upon the pub
lie square by scores of freedmen, of oil ages and
both sexes Their simple and quiet occupation
would have disturbed no one, but uproarious and
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annoyance to the community, and the "Freedmen's
Bureau on the corner Of Main street, south side
of the square, was becoming famous for its broils
and disturbances. However, Z. all things have an
end,' and We are gratifed to make The announce
mcntth Tuesday last witnessed the conclusion of
this omnium gatherum. Pursuant TO orders from
the military, the inmates of this disrepuable re-
sort were elected from the house as aforesaid, but
not until they had received repeated warnings to
procure homes elsewhere. We arc gratifed at this
eyidcnce that idleness, vagrancy and their attcn-
dant evils will not bo tolersted by the "powers
that be.
Pro TEM.-we learn that during the temporary
absencerAf Lieut.. ]. CHASE, jr., who is in atten-
dance upon the Military Commission now sitting in
Charleston, the Provost Marshal's office at this
place is in charge of Lieut.. J. E. AsE of the First
3laine Battalion.
BOARD TO APPROVE CoyrRAcTs.-The following
is the organization of the Board of Commissioners
"a approye contracts between citizens and freedmen
The Board is in session on every Tuesday, Friday
aud Saturday
Lieut.. J. E. AsHE, Chm'n., JOHN B. MOORE and
E1rJAu WEpD, Esqs., Citizen members.
Printed forms of contract can be had on applica-
tion to either member of the Board
ssTo TN Ep1ron-With compliments rs. HYDE,
Corner Benson House." Such was the supcrscrp-
ton placed upon q couple of mysterious packages
found on the Editors table yesterday. We have
heard of internal machines, and their destructive
ness being concealed in this manner; and it was
only q few days ago that some patriot and we'll
wisher for his country attempted the life of a
Massachusetts Senator, the redoubtablc SUMNER.
We eyed the packages suspiciously-turned them
over carefully inspected their size and conjectured
their contents. Mr. HYDE is gentleman, we know,
and would not mallclously perpesfate the worst
crime known to human laws. But then "discre-
ton is the better part ofvalor, and was decided
that the packages remain unopened until this mys-
terious circumstance is heralded to the world
through the columns ofthc Intslgencer, and if the
result of the examination produces the death of the
editor and printers interested, then will surviving
friends know to whom the lamcntable occurrence
is to be attributed, and of course HYDE will be ar
rested and brought to punishment
In the meantime, while awaiting the denouen'snt
of this singular incident, the reader is advised to
search our columns for the advcr tiscment of S.
HYDE, and afterwards cxaminc the choice assort-
mept of good on Land at the co,"er os the Ben
son House. His prices arc greatly reduced, which
is g decided attraction to purchasers.