The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-02-25
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS
T. D. KENNEDY, LOCAL EDITOR.
BRIEF AENTION.


A meeting of the Anderson Bee Company
will take place on Saturday, March 9th. See
advertisement.
The gardens in Town are being prepared fol
the sowing Of the different seeds, and the plant
ing of Irish potatoes.
COL J. Cox Gass, of East Tennessee, is again
in Town with lot of superior horses and
mules, which he proposes to sell at low rates.
We are sorry to learn that many persons in
Town and County are suffering from severe
colds, which were contracted during the recent
cold and changeablo weather.
Farmers throughout the County are busy
preparing for the planting season, which will
soon set in. Everything augurs we'll for a fine
Spring season, and full yield in cereals, vege-
tables and fruits.
The heavy rains during last week ald por-
ton of the present. have made the sidewalks
disagreeable to pedestrians, and rendered the
roads in various sections almost impossible.
The consequence is, dullness of trade with the
merchants, and delay to the farmers.
John Jacob Astor has recently tried to get
out of paying taxes to the amount of S37 900,
but the courts decided that he was liable fol-
that sum, and the poor old man was compelled
to disgorgc. If we were rich as Astor, we
would settle the whole of that delinquent list
in another column, and render the unfortunate
happy.
Mr.. Curran II. Sloan, representing the exten-
sive clothing establishment of Edwin Bates d
Co., New York, has been taking orders for the
spring trade within the last few days, and has
gone on his way rejoicing. Added to his other
accomplishments, Curran is an excellent fire.
man, and rendered efficient service at the fire
on the 9th inst.
The Town authorities, with an eye to the
wants of the people, have erected number OF
racks in various portions of Town, where hor-
ses can be safely hitched at all times. Hereto
fore, great inconvenience was experienced by
farmers and others visiting town, as many OF
them were compelled to stop on the outskirts
in order to find some place to secure their
horses. Now, that difficulty is obviated by the
accommodations recently provided for them.
Andrew Jackson Stringer, Esq, the mer-
chant prince of Bolton, was sojourning in our
town on Monday night, and was the guest OF
tho Wavcrly House. He has parted with a
large stock of clothing and crockery this sea-
son, thereby clothing the naked and feeding
the hungry at his own expense. He is now
ready to lease large and commodious hall,
which was erected for the convenience and adj
vantage of the community, and which is not
engaged at present. We are determined to put
his name among the arrivals this time, as he
didn't stop at private house. Further partic-
ulars can be obtained at the Cheap Cash Cor
ner, where the Sullivan boys most do vegetate.
Various as are the theories of scientific men
in regard to the wonderful power and vast in
fluence of the sun over the solar system, we
have never heard or read of any theory to beat
the following, which was told US by gentle
man few days ago, and which he heard from
a pupil of tho colored public school taught at
this place: BoY-"De oder boys carry dere
books home." GENT-"Do you go to school? ?"
B0Y-''Yes, sab and Use puzzled, kase de oder
day the teacher was splainin' OH de blackboard
how dc sun holds up de sky" GENT-"You
don't believe that, do your" BoY-"No sab
kase de sun amt always dar." Scientists,
come on with your theories, and explain how
it is that the sky is upheld by the sun.
The Mexican Show met with al untimely
end in Greenville. The seats fell down during
a performance, and ono mans leg was broken
by the disaster, besides other damages ana
bruises received by sundry citizons. a sult
for the recovery of damages was at once lhstl-
trted, and the proprietors left with all the
Ioc ill.,
money, leaving the poor Mexcans to lace the
myrmidons of tho law. The goods and chat
tells, together with the clown, were seized upon
by tho constabcs, and amid the general confu-
sion thcrc was free fight took place, in which
things were considerably mixed. At last ac-
counts, the Mexicans were trying to give an
other entertainment and the generous citizens
of Grecnvile were helping tho orphaned show
to get on its legs again.