The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-10-12
TIE INT'EELIGENCER,
LOCAL. MATTERS.
BRIER laEhrIoR.

The pressure Upon our columns this yeel
.,,.,I,aia u :sirfs. r4siios of various matter
thar We intended to make. Bot. ':cal ant
general news comes thica and fast ,Ses.
dayr.
The street hands have been engaged fo
the past few days a sanding portions of th,
side walk on Main street. It will be de
cidcl improvement after the work hes tim.
TO settle down.
The Fourth Quarterly Conference of An
derson Station will meet Immediately aftel
preaching on Saturday ct II o'clock. Rev
o. A. Darby, the Presiding Elder of Green
vile District, will be in attendance
Merchants and busines, men are Informed
that we can supply them with bill heads
letter heads, note heads, envelopes, circulars
and all kinds of printing az the most reason.
able prices. Support home industry!
We are informed that Charlie L. 8. Stew.
urt. a lad of fifteen or sixteen years and son
of Mr.. George Stewart, commenced one hour
aftcr sun rise on Tuesday 3rd instant and
picked 224 ounds OF cotton. Well done for
Charlie.
The Committee from the Broadawsy, Bel
ton, Honea Path, and Martin Township
Clubs, which were appointed to make ar.
rangements for the mass meeting ut Crayton
vile, are requested to meet at that place on
the 18th inst.
We are indebted to A. II. Jenkins, the eff.
iici mt Secretary of the Grecnville Agricul.
tural and Mechanical Association, for q com.
plimcptary ticket of admission to tho An
nual Fair, which begins OF Tuesday next
and lasts four days.
We would call attention to the :.i,errisc.
ment of Mr. II. Lesser. He c.inounces that
goods can be bought at me cheapest cash
prices at the CentAnnie; cash store of which
he is the popu)c. proprietor. He only
wishes trial to convince the public
Rev. J. r. Earle has presented us with a
sample of sorghum syrup made by his
cvaporator. The syrup is fine quality, and
great improvement on the "surghum" so
common in this section during war times.
A large quantity of this syrup has been
made in Anderson County this season.
Mr.. J. N. Byrrm sends sweet potato
weighing four pounds, measuring fourteen
inches in circumference ten inches In length.
and Mr.. Elias McGoe sends one Weighing
four and O half pounds, measuring eighteen
and half inches in circumference and seven
and quarter in length. Both were mon
sters Of their kind.
The citizens of our town enjoyed a serc-
made from the Anderson Cornet Band on
last Wednesday night. The members of the
band give these serenade, occasionally and
thereby crafty the musical tastes of our
community. They perform excellently and
our people are glad to be able to boast of
having such an additionto our town.
AS will be seen by reference to another
column of this paper there will be 10 Court
at this place next week. The jurors, wit
nesses and littigants need not appear before
Monday week, to which time the Court will
be adjourned. We learn that it is probable
no business other than that upon the crimi-
nal side of the Court will be transacted at
this time
The Executive Committee of the Young
Mems Christian Association have raised
eighty-one dollars to be divided between the
sufferers from yellow fever in Savannah and
Brunswick. They deserve the prnise of all
benevolent persons in our community for
their exertions in behalf of these fever
stricken cities. Our churches should also
contribute TO this object
The firm of Towers & Broyles has been
dissolved by mutual consent, and the busi-
ness will be continued at the old stand by
Mr.. A. B. Towers, whose long experience,
strict integrity aid reputation for fair deal
ing will secure q full share of public patron
age. He adheres to the motto, "Quick sales
and small profits" and is better prepared
than ever to exemplify It's meaning for the
benefit of customers.
The following officers of New Prospect
Division. No. Ga, Sons of Temperance, were
installed on Saturday October 7tl, 1870, by
wm. Riley, acting Deputy Grand Worthy
Patriarch: ]. G. Riley, Worthy Patriarch
J. NJ. Harbin, Worthy Associate ]. J. Mar
tin, Recording Scribe; siiss Jcne Snipes, AS
sistant Recording Scribe; VIM. Riley, FL
nancial Scribe; Jasper Henlbree, Treasurer
Rev. s. Isbell, Chaplain; F. NJ. Morris, Con-
ductor; d. L. Hatcher, Assistant Conduc-
tor; d. B. Martin, Inside Sentinel; w. A.
Bowen, Outside Sentinel.
Col. +. E. Harrison returned from the
Centennial on Tuesday morning. He pnr-
chased improved cotton machinery in Phila-
delphia, and will inaugurate new enter
prise Mt Andersonviilc in short time His
machinery gins the cotton and makes 1t
into yarn at small cost and by this process
it is estimated that the farmer can adj fifty
per cent. to the value of his cotton Col.
Harrison is thoroughly satisfied that this
process of converting seed cotton into yarn
will prove great blessing to the producer,
and that in n few years the Southern people
will spin nearly all their cotton before it is
shipped.
1fAss HKETIHe AT DUE WBsT.
There is 20 be a grand rally of the Demo-