The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-12-12
BRIEF MENTION.
Cotton-AIiddiinss, u to s.

| COttOn-MIddilnSs, ~ 10 0.
Pork is now selling at 4 cents gross.
We are indebted to Hon. D. Wyatt Aiken
for copies of the Congressional Record.
The mountains in view from this place
are white with snow in many places.
A pound party is the order for Anderson
Division on the evening Of the Goth instant.
We need the town clock, and should have
it by all means when the Court House stee-
pie is repaired.
The new County officers will not enter
upon the discharge of their respective offices
until January l.
The Sheriff advertises large amount of
valuable real estate for sale on the first
Monday in January in this issue.
In many sections of the County the farm
ers are very much behind in sowing wheat,
caused by the continued bad weather.
A lady in Anderson has realized eight
dollars from single pumpkin in the way
of premiums at the State and County Fairs.
A considerable number Of our citizens are
in Charleston this week attending the meet
ing of the Grand Lodge A. F. NJ, and the
Industrial Exposition.
Anderson Division, Sons of Temperance,
is enjoying at present very pleasant meet
ings, and those who fail to attend would do
well to mend their ways.
We have just learned that Rev. VIM.
Henry Strickland has declined, for the Sec
ond time, call to the pastorate Of the
Baptist Church in Albany, Georgia.
There will be Sunday School celebra-
ton in the Baptist Church at this place on
Sunday afternoon, 2od instant, at which
addresses will be delivered by Messrs. L. P.
Smith and j. L. Tribble.
C. A. Reed, Agent, has large lot of sew
ing machines on hand which he is offering
at remarkably low figures. See his adver-
tisement, and be sure to examine his ma
chimes before purchasing.
A colored man named Manuel Westfeld,
while feeding the cotton gin of Messrs.
Gignilliat & Williams, at Easley Station,
last week, got his hand caught in the gin
and badly mangled up to the elbow.
The Anderson Baptist Sunday School has
elected the following officers to serve the
ensuing year: Superintendent Rev. W. 81.
Strickland; Vice Superintendent, w. w.
Keys; Secretary and Librarian, F. t. Will
hite.
The lien law is dead letter after January
1, but don't mortgage your property to Sc
cure advances for another year, if it is pos
sible to live by any other means. 1t is
dangerous business, this giving of mort
cages.
Those who desire to invest in thorough
bred Jersey, Devon and Ayrshire cattle,
or fine breeds of sheep, pigs, etc., should by
Ill luclllS dIlelu LllC SitC III tilo
issue to take place on the 9th instant at
Pendleton.
The Receiver is in charge of the Green
vile and Columbia Railroad, and among
the change, made in its management is one
requiring the freight to be paid on all arti-
cles shipped over it before they are dcliv-
cred by the agent.
A special meeting of Hunters Spring
Grange will be held on next Saturday, 14th
instant, at o'clock q. m, for the election
of officers to serve the ensuing year, and
for the transaction of other important bus
iness. The members are requested to be
punctual in attendance. BY order of the
Grange. T. II. BURRIss, w. 81.