The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-06-18
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.
T. D. KENNEDY, LOCAL EDITOR.
BRLEF MENTION,


James L. Orr, Esq, is absent from town at
tending the Greenville Court.
Gardens are looking fine, and the yield in
vegetables of all kinds will be abundant.
Several excursion parties will leave town for
the mountains next week. All anticipate
good time.
Oranges desiring music books in patent
notes, can have them by addressing James G.
Doutht, Pendlcton Factory, S. G.
Business is so dull nowadays that the clerks
employ their leisure time and their yard sticks
in trying to kill chimney-sweepcrs.
We had the pleasure of meeting with Maj.
j. H. Shelton, prominent member of the
Hartwell, Ga. Bar, on Monday last. The Maj.
was in town on business.
A specimen Of very fine wheat, raised on the
plantation of Mr.. Joseph Provost, may be seen
at FAINT and Bells store. The stalks are nearly
six feet in height, with good full heads.
Any person wishing for information as to the
pleasures of tetc-a-tetes and moonlight prone.
nades would do we'll to call on our contempo
rary, the Editor Of the Conservator, as he is
well versed in both.
DR.. John \. Rarksdale, Lecturer of the State
Grange organized Milo Mills Grange OH the
9th inst, with D. l.. Hall as Worthy Master
and S. J. Mckee, Secretary; on the 10th inst,
he organized Flat Rock Grange, with W. H.
Haynie as Worthy Master and F. M. Norris,
Secretary.
Visitors to the Commencement Exercises Of
the Furman University and the Female College
Of Greenville, to the Newberry College at Wa
halla, and to the Erskine College at Due West,
will have the privilege of going to each place
and returning for one fare during the COM
mencemcnt exercises of each institution.
The congregation of the Presbyterian Church
at Anderson Court House, are requested to
meet in the Church at + o'clock p. m, Satur-
day Goth inst, to take into consideration the
building of new Church, or repairing the old
one, as may he thought best. 1t is hoped there
will be full meeting, as this is an important
matter.
The work on the streets is still progressing
The street leading from the Depot to Mr.. &. w.
Fant's, which has been in very bad condition
for some time, has recently been worked, and
now looks we'll. Also, the shOrtstreet running
from Depot street to the ruins Of the Earle
mansion has been we'll worked, and is in good
condition.
We are crcdibly informed that his Exhilara-
ting Majesty, J ohm Barleycorn, held undispu-
ted sway over quite number of his votaries
on Monday last One young man was so COM
pletely overcome that he sought resting-place
in box car at the depot, and was aroused In
the evening only through the influence of a
fountain pump.
An accident happened to one of Mr. P. G..
Fants dray- mules on Monday last. Mr.. FAINT
had load on his dray and was coming up
from the depot, and in the act of crossing the
bridge at the extremity of Depot street, one OF
his mules broke through the bridge, infiicting
a rather serious injury to one of his hind legs.
The Town Council should look after those
bridges over which heavy loads have to pass.
We saw the other evoning n letter which had
been written to the Superintendent of the
Greenyillo and Columbia Railroad, asking that
immediate steps should be taken in building a
new bridge across the railroad cut near the res
idence of Mr.. G. f. Tolly. The letter went on
to state that if something was not done SOON
the bridge perhaps might fall down some
evening. Reasonable suggestion, we think.
Benjamin Whitner, an aged colored man.
died on Saturday last, while on tho roao leau-
ing from town to the residence OF Mr.. LOWS
Crombie, where he had been living ior some
time. The deceased had been suffering from
dropsy for more than year. lie was the Old
est citizen of this town, and came mere among
tho first settlers uo was always faithful to
his owners and employers, and was regarded
with much esteem by the white people. For
many years he served as hostler at the Benson
House, and was great favorite with the tray
cling public. His remains were buried at old
Mt. Tabor on Sunday in the presence OF large
congregation.
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