The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-03-02

A gentleman living within few miles of
Anderson informs us that all the colorcd
men who were under verbal contract to work
on his farm this year left him, and assign as
their reason that they do not intend to work
for any man who belongs to Democratic
Club This is rather queer proceeding,
and it seems to US that 1t is equally as proper
for the employer to refuse to hire Republi-
cans. Laborers can scarcely afford to make
this issue, but when 1t Is made, the Demo-
Gratis should prepare to meet it by returning
it.
On last Sunday night some person at
tempted to shoot into the house of Julius G.
Thomas, respectable colored man living
near town. A load of buck shot was lodged
in the window facing and the villain
snapped his gun after shooting. The rascal
was driven off by one of Thomas sons, who
was up stairs. Thomas is colored man
who stands we'll in this community, and no
cause can be assigned for this dastardly at
tempt to take his life He is a peaceable and
unoffending citizen, who is thoughtwell ofby
the white people of our town, and if he has
enemies at all it is among those of the col.
ored people, who are inimical to his advo.
cacy of order and good behavior.
Ofall the complaints made against news
papers, the strangest is that they have "too
many advertisements" One-third of the
valuable news in local newspaper, is gen.
orally found in its advertising columns,
which are indicative of the thrift, energy
and prosperity of any people. Besides, the
subscriber is often enabled to save or make
ten times the subscription price Of the paper
by acting upon suggestions contained in ad-
vertisements. The only time when sub
scribers can rightfully complain in this re-
gard is when publishers keep standing in
their columns such advertisements as are
not paying. We propose always to furnish
plenty of reading matter, and find space
for all the live advertisements we can get.
Mr.. VIM. D. Garrison, living near Sandy
Springs, has raised this season some very
fine pigs of the Berkshire breed. These pigs
(four in number) were found on the 2eth of
May, 1875, and the mother was fed twice per
day on corn, and occasionally on the slops
of the kitchen, mixed with wheat bran. At
two months old the pigs were fed separately,
with slops mixed as above, and were weaned
at three months, when they were fed with
an abundance of corn each day, and kept up
in q small lot until the 9th of December, at
which time they were put in small pen to
fatten, and fed well on boiled turnips mixed
with meal until the 30th of January, when
they were killed, being eight months old
the four weighing 1856 pounds, or an average
of 1S4 pounds.
1t is with sadness that we record the death
of VIM G. Lee, Esq, of Walhalla, which
occurred on Sunday, Goth inst, after long
illness, in the 6sth year of his age. Mr.. Lee
was native of Charleston, and at an early
age settled in the up-country, residing for
the greater part of his life in Anderson and
Oconee counties. He married Miss Kiturah
H., the youngest daughter of Maj. David
Humphreys, and sister of the late Rev. Da-
vid Humphreys. He lived for a number of
years at Sloan's Ferry on the Seneca River,
and was greatly esteemed by his neighbors.
Mr.. Lee was an upright, honorable citizen,
and sustained good name in every relation
of life. His remains were carried to Bachc-
elors Retreat for interment, where he has
some children buried. He was the father Of
our esteemed friend, Mr.. VIM. Lee, a prom
inent merchant at Honea Path.