The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-10-21
THE INTELLIGENCER.
LOCAL MATTERS.
BRIEF MENTION.

BRIEF MENTION.
Hon. T. @. Donaldson, Senator from
Greenville, and Capt, G.rG. Wells were IN
attendance upon the Circuit Court on Moh-
day last.
Oliver Hewitt, ESQ., Grand Scribe of the
Sons of Temperance in South Carolina, hon
ored the sanctum with q visit on Tuesday
morning.
Hon. VIM. Henry Trescot is now in
Washington, where he intends to remain
during the winter His family are with
i'm, and we wish them pleasant sojourn
at the nations capital.
The Post Office at Shallow Ford has been
re.established and Mr.. Robert NJ. Graham
re-appointed Postmaster. This will be a
great convenience to citizens living in that
section of the County.
Simpson, Hill & Co. are selling genuine
Havana cigars remarkably cheap. This
country will never be happy and prosperous
moreover, until this clever firm are properly
appreciated Send over some more cigars,
Joseph.
IT,. Leak has already become famous for
liquors that are fit for medical use and other
wise; but being anxious to extend his trade
to those that don't know it, very scnsibly
advertises in the I,aelliaencer. Give him
fair trial and he will treat you right.
We are requested to announce that the
Srvices of the fourth quarterly conference
he Methodist Church South, Anderson
ion, will begin at eleven o'clock on Sat
by next. The presiding elder, Rev. 0. 4.
III }bv, will be in attendance.
Among the new enterprises in town which
eserve encouragement from our citizens,
zske invite attention to the card of Mr.. P.
Garreckt, who is an excellent boot and shoe
maker, worthy of an extensive patronage.
He is located on the southeast corner of the
Benson House lot.
Gov. Chamberlain has been invited to at
tend the Anderson Fair, and make the ac-
quaintance of our best population. His
previous visits were always of political ma
ture, and it is right and proper to give him
an opportunity of seeing the country from
an agricultural standpoint.
The extreme tied-backs are gradually
going out of fashion, but the dresses will re-
main quite narrow yet. The new polo
naise, which buttons down behind, will
only be worn by young ladies who adopt
extreme fashions. Wcthrow out these hints
to our Anderson girls so that they may know
how far to pursue the style.
Our genial and excellent friend, Mr..
Charles D. Fa7rar, of New York, was in
town on Tuesday last. He brought with
him q beautiful silver cup for one of our
ladies. who was recently married to q we'll
known merchant of Bolton. Charlie is get
ting recklessly prodigal with his money, for
it was only few days since he gave setter
dog away which cost him $3.50, Fact.
The handsome premiums for the County
Fair arrived on Monday last, and are on ex-
hbition at the store of B. F. Crayton & Sons.
This selection of premiums is considered
rather extra, and will excite the admiration
and patriotism of the contestants, as each
one will be delighted to bear away 80 beauti-
full q souvenir of the occasion, which attests
their skill, ingenuity and industry at the
same time.
Rev E. R. Carswell, jr., has been conduct
ing protracted meeting at Lebanon church,
and up to last Friday twenty-ene persons
were added to the membership. The meet
ing has been in progress for ten days at this
writing, and the interest is still on the in
crease. Since writing the foregoing, we
learn that the meeting closed on Monday
last with an addition of forty eight members
-thirty-two for baptism and sixteen by let
ter.
We are informed that Messrs. B. F. Cray
ton & Sons, on behalf of themselves and
some other parties, forwarded transportation
last week to Germany for ten families of
immigrants, including fifty persons, who
will probably arrive here on or about the
10th of December. The satisfactory expert
ment with German laborers on Mr.. Cray
tons farm the present year has induced q
further venture, which will make quite q
little colony of Germans in that ncighbor-
hood
At called meeting of the Board of Trade
held on Thursday afternoon, l4th inst, it
was unanimously resolved to close the stores
and places of business for the entire day on
Friday, October 29th, for the purpose of al
lowing all parties to attend the County Fair.
1t was left entirely optional with each firm
whether or not to close on Wednesday and
Thursday Our friends from the country
will remember the action of the merchants,
and not expect to transact any business on
the last day of the Fair, which is regarded
as general holiday.
The Greenville Duly .Ncms states that q
fight occurred on Tuesday evening in the
reading room OF the Mansion House be-
tween Mr.. c. P. Mccullough, jr., of Honea
Path, and Mr.. McLaurin, express messenger
on the Grecnville and Columbia Railroad
These gentlemen had q difficulty sometime
ago at Honea Path, which ended without
ANYTHING serious Mr. Mccullough went to
Greenyille on Tuesday afternoon and meet
ing with Mr.. McLaurin in the reading room,
attacked him with knife, and cut him in
three places-twice on the shoulder and
once under the shoulder-blade, making
painful wounds. The fight was stopped,
and Mr. Mccullough was arrested, giving
bond for his appearance.
THEATRICAL ENTERTAINMENT
Among the attractions of next week we
tr OFT fp tbn Sorips of