The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-04-29
BRIEF MENTION.

ed on Friday and Saturday nights.
BRIEF MENITON
Cotton is in good demand at Is cents for
middling.
Straw hats are in demand, and the season for
linen coats is fast approaching.
The first roses of the season are in bloom,
and add much to the beauty of the flower
yards in town.
Saturday next is May-Day, and several Of
the schools in town will honor the occasion by
parties, pic nics etc.
The County Medical Association will meet
at this place on the 9Th Of May next for the
transaction of important business.
The work on Granite Row is progressing
finely, and ere another week goes by, we hope
to see the whole Row in new coat.
The "Joker's Club,' on Granite Row, have
on hand an abundant supply of the latest and
best jokes, with which they while away'the
long, dull hours.
The second quarterly conference of the Meth
odist Church, Anderson Station, will be held
OIL Saturday next, 1st of May. Religious SER
vices on Sunday as usual.
Strawberries at fifty cents quart made their
appearance here on Tuesday last. They were
brought from Charleston. We want to engage
a lot at that price, and deliver them later in the
season.
AS the meeting of the stockholders Of the
Greenville and Columbia Railroad takes place
this week, many persons (who owned stock)
bo1, IN o1u
and some for pleasure.
A destructive hail-storm passed over that
section ofscountry lying about six miles south
of this place on Tuesday evening last, destroy
ing great quantities of timber on the plantation
of Col. J. w. Norris and others adjoining.
We learn from parties living in the country,
that chicken cholera is prevailing in many Sec
tions, and to so great extent that 1t is feared
but few chickens will be left. This is calam-
ity which will be much regretted by the lovers
of fried chicken.
We were shown last week beautiful map
of this County, made by Mr.. J. 81. Won Hasseln
from the old map OF Surveyor Hall. It Is q
decided improvement on the old one, and re-
fleets much credit on Mr.. Won Hasseln, who
made it for the use of the Auditors Office
We are informed that many Of the colored
people who live in the country, on hearing Of
the stockholders meeting at Columbia, imag-
ined they could 60 free on the Railroad as well
as white people, since they construed the word
stockholders to mean owners Of horses, mules,
COWS, etc.
A literary society has been organized at
Meals Creek, under the name Of the Broada-
way Debating Club, with :. N. Vandiyer,
President, D. D. Gentry, Vice President, and
8. J. Browne Secretary and Treasurer. It
numbers many members, and Is in flourish
ing condition.
We learn that on Friday last, small colored
boy living with Mr.. 8. N. Pearman, few
miles from town, fell head foremost into well
forty-one feet deep, inbedding his head in the
mud at the bot'olu 20 the depth Of about four
inches He was tai EN- out soon afterwards,
and was found to have received but few
scratches. He wasn't made to be killed in
well.
Quite an interesting event took place at she
last meeting of Meals Creek Division, Sons OF
Temperance, on Saturday night last. Sixteen
new members were received into the Division,
and an eloquent address was delivered on the
occasion by Mr.. James M. Sullivan, who was
one of the visiting members from the Division
at this place. The exercises Of the evening
were much enjoyed by all present.
Attention is called to the advertisement Of
Messrs. Lewis q Co., in another column. They
have just received large and well selected
stock Of boots, Shoes hats, ladies' ard GENTLE
mems dress goods, as well as complete assort-
ment of groceries, etc., which they propose to
sell at the lowest figures. All those wishing to
obtain good bargains would do well to give
them call and examine their new stock.
We learn that on Monday night last, a color
ed man named Henry Burton, entered the
room Of young lady who resides few miles
below this place, with villainous purpose,
and was only deferred from carrying it out by
her screams, which alarmed the household.
The colored man escaped, and up to this time
has not been arrested, although the officers Of
the law are on his track. It is to be hoped they
will succeed in capturing him.
Messrs. Bleckley, Brown & Co. are engaged
in fitting up their extensive establishment, in
order to keep time with the march of improve
mont in town. The ceiling of their store-room
has received complete coating of white, and
the doors, counters, etc., have been painted a
neat brown color. They have also just received
a lot of new goods, with which they intend to
adorn the shelves. Let others profit by their
example.