The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-12-05
THE INTELLIGENCER.
LOCAL MATTERS.
BRIEF MENTION.
Cotton-Middlings, s to 81.

The weather continues disagreeable, bu
j. not very cold.
Anderson is among the few counties il
the State tl.at have 10 forfeited lands
There is young man in this County thai
has postponed marrying until cotton rises
The family of Mr. L. &. Evans hav,
moved into the house recently occupied by
Mr. Samuel f.. Craig.
Anderson, S. c., is now Il better cotton
market than Augusta Iidnw.N Sm. Ol
any other inland market.
There have been fewer horses and mules
brought to this market for sale this season
than for several years past.
Persons communicating to our rcprcscil-
tativcs in the Legislature should address
them at the Virginia House.
The sale Of the delinquent lands, adycr.
tscd to take place on last Monday, has
been postponed to The 10th inst.
Mr.. L. j. Earle las recently erected a
handsome and commodious dwelling ut his
Beaverdam place, in Oconee County.
The Carolina Collegiate Institute and
Williamson Female College close their fall
cssions respectively "a the 9th and 20th
iustantS.
Persons entitled TO premiums awarded
at the last County Fair can get them by
calling ut the Office of the Secretary, Mr..
j. l.. Tribble.
Mr.. L. T. Cosliinc, the operator at this
place, requests us to say that the telegraph
Office is open every Sunday from to 10 a..
III. and from s to y. III.
The "Rcvcnues'' don't relish such Jokes
rs the Lowndesvillc boys deal in, and we
venture the opinion that they won't spend
another night in that section again soon
Mr.. james Anderson is fully prepared to
supply his customers with Christmas goods
Of every description. BE sure to give him
n call, rs kc is in every respect worthy of
your patronage.
a friend told us the other day that the
announcement Of our purpose to secure Il
list OF all the preachers that went to the
circus kept them away. We'll, that C
counts for SO many vacant seats on Friday.
Saleday passed Off quietly. and only few
pieces of real estate were sold. The busiest
men in town were the horsc-swappcrs, sew
cral dozen in num-. rcr all of whom carried
home different critters from what they
brought
The firing Of pistol in the hearing of n
Revenue" by anybody else except himself
is an objectionable sin, and the pcrpct rat0r
Of such n foul deed deserves to be hung by
the tongue in the highest tree in Abbcvillc
County, and his body left for food of carniv-
erous birds.
Remember that the old firm Of +. B.
Murray & Co. are anxious to close up their
business, and that all who are indebted to
them, either for advertising or subscription,
would confer a very great favor by calling
al tie INTELLIGENcER Office at once and set
tlins up.
We were pleased to meet our esteemed,
friend and ncighbor, Mr.. ID. A. Smith, OF
the Keowee Courier, in Anderson on last
Friday, who was down on business. The
Courier has just entered upon its fourteenth
volume, and is one Of the best country
papers in the State
Mr.. Wm. T. Pagctt, formerly Of this
County, but 4 citizen of Ellis County. Texas
since the fall of 1871, died on tho 10Th ult
Of pulmonary consumption, in the 50th
year of his age. Mr.. Pagett was well known
in this County, having been born and raised
within its limits and the news of his death
will be received by many with sadness.
The Washington (Ga.) Gazette says that
little steamer was carried up the Savan-
nah river last week, bound for 'rugalo river,
where it will ply between Fort Madison, on
the Air Line Railroad, and point about
thirty miles distant down the river It's
course will comprise about all of the navi-
gable portion of that river. The steamer
was carried up the river OIL fiat.
The Great London Circus exhibited here
on Friday last but was not so extensively
patronized by our people as circuscs ecncr-
ally are. The crowd on the sire ct was quite
as large rs usual, though the attendance
upon the performance is said to have been
much smaller, many questioning whether
they paid expenses. The circus proper was
better than tho average, while the menag-
erie was somewhat inferior
The Young Mems Christian Association
oil Newberry have recently opened read
Ing room, which is well supplied with
wholesome and instructive literature. and
Is open every evening from to 10 o'clock
'ahnot Anderson afford rs much? There
Is nothing that tends to elevate the standard
O; morality and intelligence in n communi
" more than the distribution of good, soun
and wholesome reading matter. We should
have the reading room, and it should bt
free to all.
An alteration occurred between two
young men by the name of Mcdonald ant
Hall on last Monday about three mic
south Of this place, which resulted in tht
stabbing of Hall in the left shoulder b,
Mcdonald. The wound is very painful
one, though it is not considered dangerous
u seems that there nave bccn difference
between the parties for some time past, ant
'hey made the accidental meeting OH tl
public highway the occasion for settlin,
uem They were alone, and further par
ticulars are not known.
lhe aggregate number OF bales Of cottol
received ut the depot at this place durin
The month of November this year were $50
against 1871 for the same month last yeal
H. r.