The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-11-06

Mr. Stevenson informs us that there are
now ol paupers In the Poor House, 70 cl
whom ara colored.
Several charming young ladies from Wal
neua have been spending few weeks In
Anderson recently.
,Thss The Dime Reading at the residence Of
Mr. 3. Bieckley, on last Monday evening,
YVES q worry pleasant occasion.
MIR. R. X. II. Nance, who has sold out
MS shoe shop. Is going to put up saw mill
On last saturday Mr. p. F. King took
ninety pounds OF honey from one gum.
This Is making agriculture profitable.
To-day Is the lest day for the payment OF
had been Issued, e25. .ei1.2e collected.
The Greenville Nesrs has suspended pub
lication, and the entire outfit of tile Office
%iil be sold at public ontcry on the 10th
instant.
There will be meeting of Hunters
Spring Grange on next Saturday at D. n.
for the transaction of important special
business.
Farmers who live twenty-five and thirty
miles from Anderson are bringing their cot.
ton herr, cad buying their goods of our
merchants.
!. Messrs. McCully d TAYLOR want 10 Oeo
bales OF cotton by the 25th OF December.
Particulars will be given in their advertise.
ment next week.
Mr.. ]. T. Moorhead brought us some of
the finest turnips we have seen this season.
ihey measured about seventeen inches
in circumference.
Appointments of the Y. NJ. @. A. for next
SSunaays Poor House Committee, H. G..
Scuqdey, @. +. Jones; Jail Committee, Col.
). N. Brown, A. P. Hubbard.
A colored boy living on the plantation of
mr.. b. hicCully, three miles west Of this
pace, was accidentally shot In the left arm
the other day by the careless use of pistol.
Capt. Wren took photograph of Depot
during the blockade Of cotton % wagons , on 4
Friday last. The line reached from the de-
pot to Main street.
Coles Circus shows In Greenville TODAY.
NeWberry tomorrow and Columbia Oil Sat-
urday. Anderson County is at least two
thousand dollars better OF by its passing
us by without visit.
The trading public generally are better
pleased with Anderson this season than
ever before. They have found out where
they can get the most for their cotton aid
%here goods of every kind can be procured
There well be meeting at Kings school
mouse In, Varennes township, OF the citizens
residing in that vicinity, on next Saturday
evening for the purpose of electing q school
teacher Tor next year. Parents are earnestly
requested to be present.
Last Monday was indeed busy day in
Anderson, although there was not as much
cotton sold ss usual. An unusually large
amount OF real estate was disposed of, oil
of which brought fair prices. Tie horse.
sWapper5 were out in full force.
The following is correct statement of the
number bales OF cotton received at the depot
at this place up to November L: For Sep
tember I'LL, October 4233; total, 5947. For
the same months last year 55SS bales were
received, OR $50 leus than this year.
The two successful contestants in the ex
animation at Columbia for the Peabody
scholarahips In the Nashville College were
John M. Geer, of Anderson County, and
Samuel Evans, pf Marion. They were
given their certificates on the Goth ult
Miss Amanda Bryson daughter of Mr.
J. a. Bryson, of Broadway township, re-
Gently picked in one day 1926 pounds of cot
ton, and had to carry her baskets O quarter
of mile to have them emptiod. It was q
remarkably good days work for lady.
The relatives and friends of Dr.. and Mrs.
o. r. Broyles deeply sympathize with them
in the sad loss they sustain by the death OF
their little daughter. Anna, which occurred
on Friday morning last, after o brief and
painful illness. Sho was only eight years
old.
On last Friday q valuable mich COW of
Moss d Brown, which was kept in q lot,
one oide of which rest upon the deep cut OF
the b. r. Il. 3. through the village, was
frightened and jumped over, falling dis
tance Of some twenty-five feet, and killed
herself instantly.
J, A very pleasant and profitable meeting OF
Springs on the 1ith of October. The mex next
meeting will be held at Anderson on the
I'd OF January next, ct which essays on Inn
portant questions will be read by prominent
members Of the order. 1B
Rev. ]. K. Mendenhall has been carryii
on special religious meetings in the Baptist
Church at Williamston for the past week or
ten days, ard up to Sunday last twelve per.
sons had united with the church. The
meetings are still going on, and deep in
tetest is being manifested by great MANY.
We understand that young man by
the name of Henderson who was put in
the calaboose at Pendleton last week for
disorderly conduct, set fire to the building
and tried to burn it down, but fortunately
his efforts were detccted in time to prevent
him carrying out mis- purpose. He is now
in jeil.
The citizens of Centerville township cleo
ted Messrs. w. 3, Watson, }. W. Provost,
7. B. Lee, Robert Moorheai and =. Bolton
Watson to represent the stock Of that town
ship in the convention Of stockholder of
the Savannah Valley Railroad Gnnna:T.
which Is to be held at Iowndesvllle ON next
Wednesday, the 18th inst.
Tho EtnntboIdarz ,,e it- c,ar,,ra1 x,,,
Railroad meet at Lowndcsville on next
wednesday,, the 18th lust, a. IL o'clock
o. m. 1t Is to be hoped that all of the dele.
gates will attend. as the organization will
be perfected at this meeting. We hope Wig!
oTOus measures will be taken 10 secure an
early completion Of the road.
There win bf . Sunday School celebra.
ton Il shh5 Baptist Caurcn next Sunday
afternoon at 81 o'clock at which several
prizes will be delivered. Addresses will be
delivered by Rev. /. W. Wingo. OF Pendle.
ton, and Mr.. L. p. Smith, OF Anderson,
The Sunday Schools of the town and pub
lie generally are invited to attend.
One of nnr Iaadi.. ,r,1r, irisst,5s
to US recently that there was no doubt that
the business of Anderson from this time on
would be q great deal better than it has ever
been In che past. He regards our advanta-
ges as equal to those OF any town in the
1 State, and says that our merchants mean
to exert every effort to extend their trade in
every direction.
Last Friday wss the biggest cotton day Of
the season. About $50 bales were received
at the depot, while quite O number were
thrown of at different places because the
owners of therl did not care to wait until
they could be weighed. AT one time during
the day the string. of wagons reached from