The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-01-15

information from private telegram received
yesterday.
Brief Mention of Local Incidents.
Blank Liens just printed and fer sale at this
ofa@. .i-.tsa, 80 -. .,.a,s.l.
4 Hugh Wilson, Esq, the junior, editor: and
proprietor Of the A5beville Press and Banner,
Was in our town on Friday last. .,,...,...
:. The shipments Of cotton from the Anderson
depot from the 1stA of January, 1873, TO- the
Ist of January 1874, amounted to 1a ,34S bales,
which is an increase of $3.50 bales over the
previous year. .
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nav in advance, if you would be happy. We
would like to double our subscription list the
present year, and would respectfully ask our
friends 10 aid in the matter .i '"'.'t
yhe homicide reported in our last issue oc-
Fccurred IN Greenville, and not in Anderson
County. '., as was stated: MI. Holiday lived at
the Cooley place, and it was there the difficulty
took place which ended in his death. .'
a Messrs. B. F. Crayton & Sons last week killed
the large hog exhibited at the recent County
iEair-, He weighed GOT lbs. net, which makes
him rank as the largest hog ever slaughtered
in anderson County: another hog killed at
the same time weighed 3S4 lbs. net, -,
Capt james B. Moore hes moved into AndsS-
son, and now occupies the residence belonging
to MIA. M. Neal, in the eastern part OF town.
His, brother, Mr. Samuel F. Moore, has recently
purchased the house opposite Mr. j. f.. .Cilnk-
scales residence, and will shortly occupy 1t.
The brothers Moore are engaged In buying
cotton this season.
u The street lamps are proving success, and
have heard many expressions of praise be-
slowed upon. the Town Council for this I'M
,provement. The public square and some Of
the heprincipal points adjacent thereto are iilu-.
minated every night, TO the qualification OF
pedestrians in this rainy weather, and for the
better. security against the depredations of
burglars.
"A couple of hale and hearty young Germans
arrived here last week, sent from the immi-
grafton agency of MAJ. F. F..Melchers, of Charles
tom and consigned to DR.. Jasper Browne, OF
this County. A number of immigrants, order
edtbrough Maj. Whituer, will probably arrive
the latter part of this week. Orders have gone
forward for upwards Of thirty men, women and
BOYS, and the interest is daily increasing among
the farmers. - -
The closing exercises Of the week Of prayer
were exceedingly interesting and very well
attended by the several denominations. Ihe
meeting on Thursday morning took place at
the Episcopal Church, and the services were
conducted by Rev. P. F. Stevens; on Friday
morning, at the Baptist Church., by Rev. W.
W. Mood, and on Saturday morning, at the
Methodist Church, by Rev. L. M. Aver. On
Sunday, night, the. congregations united in wor-
ship astbe Baptist Church, when an able and
Instructive sermon was preached by Rev. j. s.
Murray, from the text suggested by the Evan
gelical Alliance. ri. -.
q The Berger Family of Swiss Bell Ringers,
announced to perform iu Anderson on the 7th
inst, failed to reach here at the appointed time,
owing to the, detention of the passenger train
that cav. The Masonic Hall was brilliantly
lighted. and G considerable audience had as
sernbled, when the news reached here that the
troupe had gone, to Greeuyillel to. spend the
might. The disappointment was very great to
ths people Of this town, where the Bergers are
especial favorites and the only consolation is
10 know that the managers promise to give us
acall at some future day. Ga's' 's7
.Dr.. John <. Barksdale, Lecturer Of the State
Grange, has organized FIVE Oranges in Ander-
SON County during the past week. On Friday
morning, at wright's Store, Crsytonville
Grange was organized, with s. N. Tribe as
Worthy Master and g: N, McDavid as. secre-
tary. On Friday afternoon, Meals Creek
Grange was organized, at the residence of Mr..
IA. Major, and a list Of its officers is pub
lished in this issue. On Saturday, in the Fork,
Double Springs Grange was organized, with
Dr.tw:aL. Broyles as Master and J. Harvey
Roath as Secretary. On Monday, Grange
was organized at Concord, three miles north of
this place, and on Tuesday one at Beaverdam
Church, eleven miles northeast of Anderson.
There are twelve subordinate Oranges in this
County. ..,.:.....a ...n.on ,,.i ...,...
Extension of Time.