The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-08-15
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LOCAL MATTERS.
, BRIEF MENTION.

has been on an extensive tour in Europe.
Capt. w. D. Garrison, of Pendleton town.
ship, is preparing to erect new and COM
modious dwelling near the site of his old
one.
The Bolton Democratic Club meets at
2 o'clock on next Saturday to make nomi-
nations. All of the members are requested
to be present.
We hear Of several brandy distilleries in
different portions OF, this County, notwith-
standing it IS the banner temperance County
of the State.
The ladies of:the Presbyterian Church
will have ice cream for sale on next Friday
afternoon at the usual place and hour.
Patronize them.
The serenade to the etown by the Palmetto
Band on last Friday night from the top of
Granite Row was very much enjoyed and
appreciated by our citizens.
The excursion train to the Williamson
battalion drill to-day will carry passengers
to Williamson and return for one fare from
Anderson and intermediate points.
Capt. w. D. Garrison's Company will
meet at Certreyille Mills on next Saturday,
at 8 o'clock p. m. Every member of the
Company is requested to be present.
The regular communion service of the
Presbyterian Church will be observed on
Sunday morning next. There will be
preaching on Saturday morning previous.
The rains on last Monday and Tuesday
were abundant, and very general all over
the County. They came just in time to
save the crops serious injury from drought.
The pic mic of the Fork Rangers, at
Browns Muster Ground, on next Saturday,
will be pleasant affair. A drill and a
number of speeches will be the order of the
day.
Persons desiring to join "The Red Shirts"
before their celebration will find their COM
pany roll at the store OF Lieut.. Richards, in
Pendleton, where they can subscribe their
names.
Anderson County is well represented at
the Summer Session of the State Agricultu-
raj and Mechanical Society and Grange,
which convened at Spartanburg on Tues
day last.
We are requested to announce that Capt.
]. L. Bryan's Company will meet on next
Saturday, at 8 o'clock p. m, at the Grange
pic mic, for the purpose of attending to i'm
portant business.
The Episcopal rectoly, now in process of
erection by Mr.. A. w. Todd, viii be neat
and convenient building when completed.
1t is situated Immediately in the rear of the
Church, and faces southwark.
The partial eclipse of the moon on last
Monday evening, beginning at 5:51 and
ending at s:4S, was invisible at this place on
account Of the heavy clouds. The moon
rose in eclipse, and at TIL was half OBJ
scured.
The Temperance Standard, of William
ston, s. c., has been purchased by DR.. n.
I. Epting and Maj. g. w. Anderson, who
propose to make it an interesting and in
structive temperance journal. We wish
them great success in journalism.
The contract for making brick for the
new Presbyterian Church has been let to
Mr.. JeItha f. Wilson, who is vigorously
pushing the work forward. The building
committee of the Church hope to complete
their work during the present year.
The latest journalistic venture is the
Seneca City Advertiser, which is ably con-
Quoted in its first issue by Mr.. j. II. Car
lisle whom we welcome into the editorial
fraternity. The Advertiser is neatly print
ed paper, and bids fair to be success.
Judge T. b. Cooke has announced him.
self q candidate before the primary election
of Greenville County for nomination on the
Democratic ticket for the Legislature, and
pledges himself, in case of defeat, to abide
by and support the nominee Of the party.
We are requested to announce that East
Savannah Democratic Club will meet at
Mr. William Jones house on next Satur-
day, at 2 o'clock p. m, for the purpose Of
attending TO important business, among
which will be the suggestion of candidates
for the primary election.
Messrs. L. P. Smith and B. Frank Maui
din have been elected deacons Of the Ander-
son Baptist Church, and will be ordained
on next Sunday morning in the Baptist
Church. The presbytery for ordination
will consist of Revs. w. H. Strickland, B.
F. Mauldin and J. 8. Murray.
A white man by the name of Louis Dick
erson, living in the upper part of this
County, near the Saluda River, was badly
cut with an axe, on the night Of the 8th
inst, by his step-son, Idom Farmer. Dick
erson was beating his wife, and Farmer in
terferred to protect his mother, with the
above result. The community sustains
Farmer.
Col. James A. Hoyt, the able editsr Of
the Columbia Register, is spending this
month with his family in Anderson, and
his many friends and admirers here enjoy
the opportunity of meeting him in our
midst again, even if it is for short time.
It seems natural to see the Colonel in An
derson, and we would be pleased to have
his stay here permanent.
A severe storm of thunder and lightning,
accompanied by very light shower of rain,
passed through Pendleton on Sunday last.
A large tree in the grove near Mr.. ]. F.
Green's house was shivered by the lightning.
The rod on Mr.. J. B. Sitton's house was
struck, and at Mr.. r. E. Sloan's, on the
road to Fort Hill," yearling was killed
while standing under tree.
A petition, signed by large number Of
o,,r c;t;,opo ond hue;noca man will ha Dra.