The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-04-24
LOCAL MATTERS.
Circulation nearly 1900.
BRIEF MENTION.

trade.
Ten bales of cotton were sold at this place
one day last week by single farmer of this
County.
Be sure to attend the welcome Meet
inen in the Methodist Church this (Thurs-
day. evening.
Mr.. w. A. Chapman has just received
very large lot of ladies' and children's shoes.
Call and see them.
Mr.. N. K. Sullivan, one of the jurymen
excluded from the U. S. Court by the test
oath, returned home on Saturday.
Mr.. Thomas K. Kree revivalist OF na-
tional reputation, will be in attendance
upon the Y. NJ. C. A. Convention this
week.
Abbeville has literary club composed of
the best citizens of the place, both old and
young. Why can't Anderson afford as
much?
The weather is ut present exceptionally
fine, and from the dullness of trade about
town we presume the farmers are making
good use of it.
Williamson Division, Sons of Temper
ance have arranged fer basket picnic at
Bolton on Saturday, srd of May. 1t will
doubtless be pleasant occasion.
&C. A. Reed Agent, continues to do a large
hat trade. He keeps large and well assor-
ted stock, and his prices are lower than any
retail prices anywhere.
We are glad to see that Judge Reed has
recovered sufficiently from his recent illness
to be out again, and hope that he will
speedily recover his usual health.
Forty-one excursion tickets to Charleston
were sold by the agent at this place on
Monday. Thirty-eight of the excursionists
went down on Monday, and the other three
on Tuesday.
The Anderson Theatrical Company is
preparing to give another entertainment
about the middle of next month. A pleas
ant evening is in store for all those who
may attend.
You can have your bill heads, letter heads,
note heads, envelopes, ETC., printed at this
office in as nice style, and at as reasonable
prices as at any Office in the State. All we
ask is trial.
The sessions of the Convention Of the
Young Mems Christian Association will be
found extremely interesting by our citizens,
and it is earnestly desired that as many as
can will attend.
Grand Master J. Adger Smythe, Of
Charleston, will officiete at the laying of
the cornerstone of the new Presbyterian
Church on the 10th of May. Further par
ticulars hereafter.
DR.. P. A. Wilhite will attend the session
of the National Medical Convention, which
convenes in Atlanta on the 9Th prox. There
will be seven or eight hundred doctors in
attendance upon the meeting.
Nine of the sixty-six delegates to which
the Baptists of this State are entitled in the
Southern Baptist Convention, which meets
in Atlanta on the sth prox., have been ap-
pointed from the Saluda Association.
The unveiling of the Confederate Monu-
ment in Columbia will take place on the
18th of May, and will doubtless be grand
occasion. The Palmetto Riflemen, together
with many others of our citizens, expect to
be present.
Once in life time is as often as any man
should be required to serve on committee,
the business of which is to make arrange
ments for the entertainment of delegates to
a State meeting of any choracter; and truly
thankful are we that our term has been
served.
John E. Peoples has just received car
load of stoves, and has another on the way,
which he will sell on the cotton option plan.
Having secured the services of first-class
mechanic, he is prepared to do roofing, gut
tcring, &C., better and at lower rates than
ever before.
A short time since we had the pleasure of
going over portion of the farm of Mr.. D.
6. White, in the Fork township, which is
certainly conducted with as much method
and skill as any that we have seen in the
County. Mr.. White is one Of the progress
sive young farmers Of the County, and in
a few years will have his place in the high
est possible state of cultivation.
The rope-walker paid US visit last week,
and performed on Thursday and Friday
afternoons. His rope was stretched from
the top of the store of Messrs. B. F. Crayton
& Sons to the Court House steeple. and was
about 81 or 40 feet from the ground. He
displayed considerable skill in his perform
ances, and large crowds were out to see him
on each afternoon, although the sight was
not pleasant one. His collections were
small.
The telephone from the hotel to the depot
is now in successful operation. Our merch-
ants now communicate with the depot in
this way.-AbbeviRe Press and Banner.-
Would not the business men of Anderson
likewise find it very advantageous to have
telephone communication with our depot?
It would save themselves and their eIn-
ployees many hot walk during the sum-
mer. It's erection would cost but trife,
and besides we would have the satisfaction
of knowing that we were keeping up with
the times.
The Abbeville Press and Ba'mcr: Rev. DR..
Frierson, pastor of the Presbyterian Church
at Anderson c. H., and Moderator of the
Prcsbytery at its late session, was the guest
of the Misses Cater during his stay among
Us. He impressed those who met him as q
high-toncd Christian gentleman of l.Jeral
culture, and as possessed of warm heart