The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-07-19
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fs.sse5 "a HH1KF MENTION.
The frst watermelons we have seen IL,
season were brought to town on Lost Mo,
day.
The wopl cards Of lessoon Factory ha,
besr rrutSn goo5 ofsiiss, and Messrs. B.
Clayton Sons are the, agents at this plac
The County Treasarers Office was opene
ga last Monday ;.ss11iiiug 6; for the eolIectio
Fl taxes and up TO noon yesterday abou
800 had bsen collected..rg
4 We understand the presbyterinns hay
secured tlissprivilego of simplifying refesh
ments ct the Fair to be held ut the Fai
Grounds or the stf and 9th of next month
Mr. b. A. Davis has just omple.ed a,
excellent grist mill and cotton gin On Creek
&C Creek, in Savannah Township, and i
now prepared to grind or gin, as his patrons
msy desire.
MT B. +. Crayton threshed out ninety
nine bushels of oats from three acrcs. ant
had q bacch. with sixty-three we'll alied
heads from singla grain Of oats. His cror
was = yery fine one.
PendletoE ;s quite city like this summer
Its citizens csn t-e:... themselves to ice cream
In the afternoons, pun chased rom an enter
prising youth, who carries itaround to their
gates in q neat cart.
Mr. Edward Shaw sEoweo US large boil
of cotton picked from his field or last Mon
day. He represents his crop this yes.r as
very fine, ard from the boil shown us st
must be ahead Of the average in this County.
Rev. 6. w. Gardener preached interesting
serInc,s on last Sabbath morning and even
ing III TIC Sapiist Church at this place Mr..
Gardener is an excellent young gentleman,
and promises to attain prominence in the
ministerial work.
ourtownsman, DR.. G. H. symmes, showed
us corn tassel last Monday with we'll de-
fined ear of corn growing from the central
pendact without any shuck around it, and
only D, small quantity of silk It was
queer freak in the growth of corn.
Mr.. Samuel H. Lapgston, who has been
suffering, from paralysis for long time,
had another severe paralytic stroke on last
Saturday, from which he has suffered great
ly. We are glad to learn, however, that he
is much better ut this time.
The citizens of Anderson enjoyed the
pleasure of seeing the rare cactus Night
Blooming Ceres in bloom ut Mr.. n. s. Max
wells on lasS Thursday night. Numbers of
ladies and gentlemen availed themselves of
the privilege of witnessing this transient
nocturnal flower.
A colored mar WIS drowned in Mr. l..
Reid Watson's Mill pond on last Friday af-
ternoon. He with q number of others were
in swimming, and it is supposed he must
have been seized with cramp, as he sank and
was drowned before those who were in bath
ing at the same time missed him.
The meat house of Mrs. Maria Smith, of
Hopewell Township, was entered one night
last week by thieves, who undermined its
yale and carried OF iot OF meat, ana per-
haps some other articles. These rascals
should, if possible, be apprehended and
brought to punishment.
MI. A. B. Towers brought us the finest
tomato last Friday that we have seen this
season. 1t was of the large red variety, and
was perfect in its formation, measuring tell
inches and half in circumference, and
being smooth and regular in shape. 1t
I, weighed seven and half ounces t.
The members of Meals Greek Grange will
meet this (Thursday) afternoon at two
o'clock in their Grange hall to re-organize
nd oil <,fTf a
tsrm. = :ai; attendance OF the members
ladies and gentlemen-is requested, as The
meeting will be important and interesting.
Cudgo Thompson, colored, brought to our
Office last Friday a full.grown green boil OF
cotton. Cudgo is one of the most industri-
GUS and prosperous colored men in our
County, and always raises good crops He
attends to his own business and let's other
peoples alone, SO of course he succeeds. s..
A little colored child. living on the plan
tation of Mr.. John W. B. Shelton, some
four miles west of this place, lost its life
last week by attempting TO climb rail
fence. When it reached the top of the fence
the rail turned SO as to throw the child and
iaii upon it in such a manner rs to break its
neck, thereby. killing it instantly.
Little Edgar Symmes was severely scaldcd
last week by running against servant with
apan of hot lard. The burn upon his bosom
was very severe, and serious consequences
from it were feared for some time, though
we are glad to lear that he is improving
rapidly and is now, considered to be out o.
danger. t nlass ,rs.t. l..;
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Rev. VIM. Henry Strickland will fill hi.
pulpit rs usual at 1880 q. IN. and B:a01. M
ophcxt Sunday. Subject :oI :ao;7I faorning ser
mon-"Individual work and individual re
sponsibility for Christ" Subject ut night
"What is the duty Of those notsone whe
after uniting with the church, find thatt the,
have never been converted?"
I'VE regret to announce the death of littl'
Della, infant daughter Of Mr.. dpd Mrs
Jeptha +. Wilson, Of Anderson, which oc
CURED on last Saturday afternoon. She wa
sick only short time until death %aime,
The young spirit, and. left fond par}nts !
ss--cnrn the death of loved little Daughter
Ebe.,ezer Division, Sons Of Temperance
propose having pic mic celebration ol
Friday, the 3rd of August. next whiclith
public generally are invits to attend. TfRr