The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-10-07
For the anderson Mtelligencer.
W1LL1AMsroN, S. c., Sept. 81, 1875.


Since my last communication, We have
been favored with an excellent season of
rain, after drought of several weeks. 1t
has cooled the atmosphere, which was very
warm, and will assist much in bringing out
late corn, sweet potatoes, turnips and other
vegetables which were suffering for rain.
We have recently had q series of religious
meetings in all of our churches, commenc-
ing in the Baptist and ending in the Metho-
dist church. There were accessions to both
churches and We trust some serious impress
sions were made during the progress of those
meetings which will not soon be forgotten,
and that some seed were sown which will
yet spring up, and in due time bring forth
fruit to the honor and glory of the Father.
The farmers in our vicinity had fine
season for pulling and saving their fodder
before the rain, and fortunately nearly nil
succeeded in saving and housing it dry.
Cotton picking season is now at hand, and
the farmers arc trying to make good use OF
the favorable weather. 1t seems, however,
that the prices of that staple will hardly
Justify them in raising this staple as crop.
After they shall have settled off their liens,
bills for fertilizers, rents ETC., they will not
have much surplus money with which to
purchase supplies Of flour, bacon, lard, etc.
Such state of things ought not to be- Our
farmers, as general rule, ought first and
foremost to raise meat enough for home
consumption, u sufficient quantity OF grain
for the sustenance Of man and beast, and
then if they could grow cotton enough for
home consumption and have some to spare,
they would be enabled to realize more re-
munerative prices for it; and thus they
would be the more likely to have little of
the "needful' on hand with which to supply
their wants on rainy day.
And now, in regard to- the improvements
of our town, must not omit to mention
that the sound of the carpenters hammer
is heard from sunrise in the morning until
sunset in the evening. Would you not con-
slider this alone as ono conclusive evidence
Of the fact that some kind of improvement
vas on hand somewhere?
Well, to itemize little, our energetic and
wide awake physician, DR.. H. I. Epting, is
having q stove.room and other repairs added
to his dwelling house, and also outbuildings
erected upon the premises; but suffice it to
say, when completed and painted off, or
whitewashed in accordance with new
recipe he is using, will no doubt add to the
comfort and appearance of the same.
DR.. B. F. Brown has had a new roof put
on his dwelling house, which gives 1t very
neat and handsome appearance, making it
look like new building, as it has recently
been repainted on the exterior. He has also
put an addition of several feet to the end of
his store-house near tho postoffice, which
gives it the appearance of first class store.
DR.. J. w. Crymes is having erected large
and beautiful residence on his lot near the
Presbyterian church, which, when compile
ted, will be quite on ornament to that por-
ton of our town. The building is already
up, covered end whitewashed, one chimney
about completed, and the worknen-are pre-
pairing for plastering the apartments on the
inside of the house.
Mr.. C. f. Horton, one of our most ener-
getic and go-a-head merchants, is putting up
a new building for cotton gin and press,
which will be propelled by steam. 1t will
be completed in a few days, and prepared
for work under the supervision of himself
or Of his son.
The Female College Stock Co. has had
good deal of work done on that building
recently in the way of plastering and finish
ing up the interior of the cdifice. suppose
it will be completed soon. The College is
still in prosperous and flourishing condi-
ton, under the supervision of President
Lander.
Various other Improvements which have
taken place in our town within the last few
months of a similar and kindred nature
might be mentioned, but lest I weary you
and your readers, I had perhaps better de-
sist. Suffice it to say that WILLIAMSON be-
gins to look like it was being turned inside
out, so many bright spots are making their
appearance in different portions of the town.
Even the ladies are catching the spirit of
improvement in the arrangement of their
cooking and dining rooms, and some Of
them have gone so far as to procure revolv-
ing dining tables, which preclude the neces-
sity of keeping servants to hand around
dishes.
Some changes have recently taken place
in our town in regard to the ownership Of
real estate and other property. Our popula-
ton Is made up, in part, at least, of trading
persons, and if they can't effect trade in
one way, they are very apt to do it in anoth-
er. Mr.. J. B. Rogers recently purchased the
lot and dwelling belonging to the estate Of
Mrs. Clinkscales, deceased, at public outcry,
for the sum of $4,000 The place in Which
Mrs. Lynch now resides, containing some
u or IS acres, was bought on last Saleday,
at Anderson c. H., for s1O75, by DR.. Epting.
1t is said that the Rev Mr.. Finger is to take
one-half of it. Only few days ago Mr..
Thomas Crymes purchased the entire POS
sessions of Mr.. J. E. Pickle, within the in
corporate limits of Williamson, for $4,000.
Several other trades are in contemplation at
this time, and we have just learned that
Can't. w, X. Clement has sold to J. L. Will
liams, Esq, fifty acres of land with the im-
nrorements unOn the same for $500.