The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-08-28

An early Fall would be unusually unfa-
yorable to the cotton crop this year.
One hundred bushels fine seed barley for
sale by Sloan Bros. Greenville, S. c.
The Good Samaritans now hold their
meetings in the colored Baptist Church.
The proceedings of the Council are un-
usually interesting this week. Be sure to
read them.
The weather has been unusually cool for
the past few days. Fire felt comfortable on
Tuesday and Wednesday mornings.
Mr.. Alonzo Welch is painting his resi-.
dence on Main street. Its appearance will
be greatly improved by the brush.
A new invoice Hats Just received by G. A.
Reed, Agent His Hat trade still increases,
and he is determined to keep the prices
down.
We venture the assertion that there is not
State in the South that has better lot OF
country newspapers, taken altogether, than
South Carolina.
Messrs. ]. P. Broyles and r. A. Reid re-
turned home on Saturday after months
visit to Greenville, Tennessee, and the coun-
try roundabout.
Mr.. P. A. Masters brought to our office
on last Friday some very pretty specimens
of his sweet potato crop, which is very fine
for this season of the year.
Farmers in some sections of this County
report that the cotton crop has the rust very
badly, and will not make anything like
full crop in consequence thereof.
Tickets will hereafter be sold over the
Greenville and Columbia Railroad on Sat-
urdays, good to return on Mondays, between
any stations, at three cents per mile each
way.
The sale of tickets over the Blue Ridge
Railroad has been so arranged as to give
tickets good for three days between any
points on that road at 3 cents per mile each
way
A gentleman in Anderson has made 500
from the milk and butter of one COW in
four months, besides supplying the wants
in that line of his own family. Who can
beat it?
The average value of the real estate in
this County, us assessed for taxation by the
Township Boards Of Assessors and approved
by the County Board of Equalization, is
about $3.50 per acre.
]. A. Brock, ESQ.,, has returned from his
visit to the White Sulphur Springs, and
after pleasant sojourn of q fortnight is
again at his post as cashier Of the National
Bank of Anderson.
The city airs of the Anderson people at
tract the attention of former citizens who
are soiourning in our midst for time.
That's because we are going to have another
railroad, we presume.
But three of the nar-rooms hare Us yet
decided to accept licenses at $500, and con-
tinue business. They were all closed on
Monday and Tuesday, thing that has not
occurred in Anderson for several years past.
The repainting of the doors, window
shutters, etc., of the Court House offices,
have greatly improved their appearance.
Now the exterior of the whole building
should be repainted and regranitized. 1t
would then look decent.
1t is reported here, by what authority we
do not know, that the passenger trains Of
the Greenville & Columbia Railroad are to
be fitted up with air brakes, and improved
in many other respects, and that the speed
of transit over the line increased.
The reduction of the wages of the street
hands caused those who, were employed at
the time to cease work, but others have
gone to work in their stead. Fifty cents
day IS very good pay for day laborers at the
present prices of the necessaries of life.
MIR. John Peter Brown, of the Fork, we
regretto learn, has been quite i'll the past
week with something like brain fever.
There was change for the better in his
condition, however, on Tuesday, and We
hope soon to hear of his entire recovery.
Since writing the above. and just Us we
20 to press, the sad intelligence reaches US
that Mr.. Brown is dead.
5 Rev. E. L. Sisk, the Pastor of the Town
Vile Baptist Church, will begin series of
meetings in that Church on next Sunday,
which will be continued as the occasion may
suggest. he will be assisted by Rev. G. T.
Gresham, of Walhalla, and perhaps other
ministers.
An interesting meeting was closed at
Mountain Creek Baptist Church on last
Sunday, which resulted in fourteen addi-
tions to the Church by baptism, one by re-
storation and one by letter. The meeting
is believed to have done much good, both to
the Church and community.
Do not forget the Railroad meeting which
is to be held at Hunters Spring at II o'clock
Tuesday morning. Every citizen of Gen.
terville township who can be present should
do 60, as the subject to be considered is the
propriety of subscribing By township taxa
ton to the Savannah Valley Railroad.
The Hartwell Sun was in mourning last
week for Mrs. Myra P. Webb, wife of DR..
Charles Webb, of Hart County, and daugh-
ter of Mr.. John Benson, of Hartwell. She
was an accomplished lady, and had many
relatives and friends in this County, who
will learn with sadness of her departure.
Judge Reed and family returned last week
from their visit to the mountains, and We
are pleased to learn that the change of
climate proved very beneficial to the Judges
health. Since his return he has been upon
our streets several times. and is looking
much better than he did before going to the
mountains.
A big, stout ablebodied colored carpenter
of this place lost his wife recently, and is
now trying to have his children, two or
or three in number. sent to the Poor House
to be supported at the expense of the Coun-
ty. Fortunately, he has not succeeded in
his efforts to thus get rid of supporting his
own offspring. It is sad reflection on the
colored race.
While Mr.. William Brown and family
were at Hopewell Church on last Tuesday
night, their residence, situated near Con-
cord, and all of its contents, including even
the supplies and provisions, were consumed
by fire. The cause is unknown. On
Wednesday the citizens and neighbors
raised considerable sum to replace por
ton Of the loss.
The decree of Judge Mackey on the great
drainage case, which will be found on our
first page, is to be appealed from to the Su-
preme Court. Col. J. n. Brown is the at
torney for the County and Messrs. Orr &
Tribble and w. D. Evins for the defendants.
Both sides of the case will be ably present.
ed, and its merits will be decided by the
Court of last resort in the State.
Mr.. James c. Keys has our thanks for
basket of the finest sweet potatoes we have
seen this season. Mr.. Keys always raises
very fine crops of this excellent vegetable,
but is this year further ahead than usual.
The largest tubers sent us were OF the Flori-
da ysms. and measured nineteen inches
around, and even the smallest would pass
for large ones in most persons patches.
The Air Line Railroad has sent invitations
To the various merchantile houses of this
section offering them free passage to At
lanta and return from points along this
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