The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-06-04
Our GreenviIle Correspondence.
GREENvILLE, Saturday, May 80,


Mr.. Editor Nothing of especial interest
has happened since my last letter. This COM
n,unity is suffering from a severe drought at
present, and there is very little sign of rain
shortly. The farmers report that crops are
tolerably good, considering the late season, but
that the corn and cotton begin to need rain.
The dust is almost sufocating, and ladies can
not 90 upon the streets at all at least, could
not until lately, when the watering carts were
introduced by our ever-thoughtful Council, and
which were described in my last. The simple
and useful contrivance can be afforded by al
most any place, especially one that does as
much business as Anderson. We ere certain
the good citizens of your town could not have
their money applied to more desirable object;
and if the Council will not move in the matter,
why NOT the merchants? 1t would cost them
very little, if the whole square would go into
it, and it would save great deal of dusting,
and be good protection to dry goods
The Building and Loan Association is doing
a good work here. We will try and give your
readers some of its workings, and also the
general plan, &c., of the Association, before
long.
There is another kind of enterprise which
you do not have in Anderson. We mean the
real estate agencies, of which there are at least
three offices in Greenville alone. As native
Andersouian, we do not want to see our "seat
of jurisdiction" behind this mountain city.
Greenville is swarming with Atlanta drum
mers. The Southern Club" as the Georgia
metropolis has been called, is doing large
business here 1t would have been doing as
we'll at Anderson, probably, if the Air Line
had not made such miss lick, and passed
above The railroad people and the citizens
of Atlanta begin to see their mistake.
Messrs. Sampson, Hall & Co., proprietors of
the new cotton factory now being erected in
this place. will begin operations soon. This
will be desirable addition to the business and
progressive spirit of this place. These gentle
men, as your readers are aware, recently pur-
chased the large three-story building just below
the falls, formerly used by Mr.. McBee as a
mill, and after numerous additions it has been
filled with machinery suitable for the purpose
in view. The new dam has been finished, and
is now filled with water, creating11a nice pond
which covers an acre and a half Mof ground.
This has been favorite bathing place with
the students and young men of the town, from
dark until nine or ten o'clock at night.
The Civil Rights bill is creating some sensa-
ton and great deal of comment here The
freedmen are pushing themselves forward mere
ly because they can, and in some instances
have been resisted. We understand that Sam.
Black, the barber, made rusty looking speci-
men of the Ethiopian race, who came into his
shop and demanded shave, feel the toe of his
boot, with the cool remark that he never had
shaved "nigger," and never would.
Judge Cooke and DR.. Latimer, Treasurer of
this County, had little "difikelty" a few
evenings since, but matters are already ar
ranged. The next campaign is too near for
things to remain in statu quo.
The newsboys in every direction are crying
"Daily News" like each ones life depended
upon selling that bundle of papers. This new
feature in journalism here is all the rage, and
Mr.. Speights is not man to give up.
Dr. Milford has sold his residence here, and
returned to his old home in Anderson County.
E. R. Fl.