The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-12-24
BRIEF MENTION.

BRIEF NEEIION.
There is a.quantity OF lumber for sale at the
Blue Ridge Railroad yard, which can be bought
at cheap rates.
Capers SHELTON, colored man living on the
premises Of Mr.. C. X. Willtord, fell into his
canal last week, and was nearly drowned.
= large drove Of hogs were sold in our town
last week by Mr.. Hays, of Kentucky, for nine
cents per pound. The hogs were OF the largest
and best variety Of Kentucky chester breed.
In orber to give their employees an opportu-
nifty to enjoy'the Christmas festivities, our
Merchants have kindly consented to close their
Stores on Friday and Saturday next. This is
as it should bo.
Furlnan Lodge, No. 170 ~ T. NJ, has elected
James j. Gilmcr, w NJ. L. 0. Willford, S.
w. C. i. Glmer, J. W.. NJ. G. Parker, Treas
urer, and W. II. Willtord, Secretary.
To save the trouble of hunting over town to
ascertain which stores have laid III supply Of
Christmas goods, just glance over our atlvertls-
ing columns and see who desires your patron
age 1t is always we'll enough to wait for an
invitation.
Rev. 2. F. Stevens, Of the Episcopal Church,
will devote part Of his time during the next
year to the service of the congregation at Will
lington, in .Abbeville County. lie will preach
there on every fifth Sunday, and one day in
each alternate week.
Messrs. Bclcher ,S Taylor, West end Waverly
House, have as rice stock of Christmas goods
everything in the way of candies, !ielies, nuts,
TOYS, fireworks, and other good things too nu-
merous to mention Give them call.
We learn that one day last week, a colored
man in the employ of Col. G. S. Mattison,
ieapcd over wagon loaded with cotton, for the
purpose of showing OF his agility and was Sc
riously injured internally. 1t is thought that
he will recover. lie was intoxicated at the
time.
We direct the attention Of our farmer friends
to the advertisement Of Messrs. y. X. Sullivan
& Co., who propose to sell Wilcox, Gibbs q
Co.'s celebrated Guanos on very accommoda-
ting terms. They will take payment in cotton
| at seventeen cents per pound, certainly libe-
raj offer.
| We are requested to state that Rev. John T.
Probst, missionary of the Lutheran Synod OF
South Carolina, will preach to the German i'm
migrants now located in Anderson County on
Sunday, 3rd of January next. The SERVICES
will be conducted in the German language, and
due notice will be given as to the place Of meet
ing.
in searching for Christmas presents, don't
TAI; to call on Mr.. l.. A. Daniels, Masonic
| building. You are sure to find something at
his store that will delight the children. He has
procured the services of Messrs. Foster FAINT
and Eddy Fricrson, polite and accommoda-
ting Young gentlemen, to assist him during
the holidays.
We arc sorry to report Il sad accident which
occurred to Mr. Newton Clinllscaes, near
Storcvil!e, last week. While i'll the act Of feed
in- Gin, his left hand caught in tho saws, and
was completely torn to pieces. ut last ac-
counts the wounds were administered to, and
were healing rapidly. We hope that he Will
be able to be about in a few days.
One day last week, as two brick-laycrs We're
putting the finishing touch on chimney built
to tho future residence of J. j. Gilmer. Esq,
near Williford's Store, the chimney fell to the
ground, breaking the scallold i'll its downward
descent, and prccipitating the workmen to the
ground below, where they were nearly crushed
to death with the falling bricks and the debris
of the mortar Hereafter brick-layers should
he more particular about their work.
We heard last week of q funny incident
which occurred TO our townsman, Mr.. Thos. NJ,
White. While in the act of inspecting the bot
tom of patent revolving churn which he had
in his possession, he extracted therefrom the
large number Of forty-six mice-nineteen old
ones, and twenty-sevcn young ones. Query !?
Were those mice put in at the manufactory in
order to make tho churn work better, or to
make the laborers engaged do the same?
NruJle distW'