The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-07-19


season were brought to town on last MOI
day. M
Thewool cards Of Pendieton Factory hay
been @ut@n good orliAr, end Efessrs. Is. i
CsaytoE d Sons are the agents at this place
The County Treasurers office was opene
olFlast Monday morning for the collection
f9taxes, and up to noon yesterday abou
Hl,60o had been collected.
We understand the Presbyterians hay
@secured the privilege of supplying refesh
y nents e. tic Fair TO be held at the Fai
Grounds on the 8th and 9th of next month
Mr.. B. A. Davis hr.. just com pleted ar
excellent grist mill and cotton gin on Crook
ed Greek, in Savannah Township, and is
now prepared to grind or gin, as his patrons
may desire.
MIR. b. F. Crayton threshcd out ninety
nine bushels of oats from three acres and
had bunch with sixty-three we'll filled
heads from single grain of oats. His crop
was "ery fine one
Pendlcton is quite city like this summer.
Its citizens cen treat themselves to ice cream
In the afternoons purchased from en- enter
prising youth, who carries it around to .leir
gates in q neat cart
Mr.. Edward Shaw showed us large boil
OF cotton picked from his field on last Mon
dny. He represents his crop this year rs
very fine. and from the boil shown us It
must be ahead of the average III this County.
Rev. q. w. Gardener preached interesting
sermons on last Sabbath morning and even
ing in the Baptist Church 1t .!iis place Mr..
Gardener is an excellent young gentleman.
and promises to attain prominence in the
ministerial work
Ourtownsman, DR.. G. II. Symmes, showed
us corn tassel last Monday with we'll de-
fined ear of corn growing from the central
pendant without any shUck around it, and
only small quantity Of SILK 1t was
queer freak in the growth Of corn.
Mr.. Samuel H. Langston, who In. been
suffering from paralysis for long time,
had another severe paralytic stroke OH last
Saturday, from which he has suffered great
ly. We are glad to learn, however, that he
is much better at this time
The citizens Of Anderson enjoyed the
pleasure of seeing the rare cactus Night
Blooming Ceres in bloom at Mr.. D. s. Max
wells on last Thursday night. Numbers of
ladies and gentlemen availed themselves of
the privilege Of witnessing this transient
nocturnal flower.
A colored man was drowned in Mr.. l..
Reid Watsons Mill pond OH last Friday af-
ternoon. He with a 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
walls and carried off lot Of meat, and per-
haps some other articles. These rnscals
should, if possible, be apprchcndcd and
brought to punishment.
MIR. Il. 3. 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 ten
inches and a half in circumference, and
being smooth and regular in shape. 1t
weighed seven and half ounces.
The members of Meals Creek Grunge will
o'clock in their Grange hail to rc-organize
this Grange and elect officers for the present
term. A full 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 full.grown green boil of
cotton. Cudgo is one of the most industri-
GUS and prosperous coiored men in our
County, and always raises good crops. He
attends to his own business and lets other
peoples alono, So OF course lie succeeds.
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
fall upon it in such manner rs to break its
neck, thereby killing it instantly.
Littio Edgar Symmes was severely scalded
last week by running against q servant Will,
pan 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 learn that he is improving
rapidly and is now considered to be out OF
danger.
Rev. VIM. Henry Strickland will fiji his
pulpit rs usual at 1O:39 n. III. and $50 p III
onnext Sunday. Subject for morning ser
n-"Individual woik and individual re.
sponsibility for Christ" Subjec, ut night
"What is the duty of those PERSONS who
after uniting with the church, fina that they
have never been converted?"
We regret to announce the death OF little
Della, infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Jcptha +. Wilson, of Anderson, which oc
Cured on last Saturday afternoon. She wa.
sick only short time until death Claimed
the young spirit, and left fond parents te
mourn the death of loved little daughter
Ebenezer Division, Sons of Temperance
propose having q pic mic celebration OF
Friday, the 3rd Of August, next, which th
public generally are invite to attend. Tltr
is no moro hospitable community in tAi
County than the one in which this pic N
is to be given, and every one who. attenlt
may calculate with certainty uron spendin
most pleasant day.
air Jomca Wilson showed SIC last week