The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-02-27
THE INTELLIGENCER.
LOCAL. MATTERS.
DRrEY MENTION.
aiiddlings 81 to 81.

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Col. r. s. sadicr of Hart County Ga, is
spending few days in our midst.
Work on the new market house has COM
menced, and is rapidly progressing.
The town authorities continue the goo-1
Work Of putting sand on the muddy side
walks.
Judge Fraser is well pleased with Ander-
son and Anderson is we'll pleased with Judge
Fraser.
Mr.. J. G. Whitcfeld has been confined to
his residence by sickness for the past Two or
tLrco weeks.
Mr. James Wilson'S interest in the firm Of
Wilson & Reed has been purchased by Mr.
II. Q. Ierrick.
The farmers of Edgefeld are agitating the
question of having the stock law extended
to that County also.
the inrn,ors are retarded in their work Of
preparing for another crop.
Col. A. Burt, OF the AbbevilIe Bar, was
in attendance upon the sitting Of our Court
during the latter part Of last week.
All persons indebted to the old firm Of
Barr & FAINT are notified elsewhere to call
at once and settle of their indebtedness.
We have now on hand large lot of neat
IL printed Land Deeds at this Office, which
will be sold at Charleston prices for cash.
Many of the Anderson farmers are bor-
rowing money with which to buy fertilizers
in preference to purchasing on tho cotton
option plan.
Messrs. McCully & Taylor, one OF our
most enterprising business Irms, have pur
chased over three thousand bales Of cotton
during the past season.
Mr.J.J. Gilmer was elected Trial Justice
Of Rock Mills township in the election
held by the Democratic Club Of that town
ship on last Saturday.
Tomorrow will be the last day for pay
ing town taxos without the penalty, and
those who have not paid up would do we'll
to attend to this business at once.
Mr.. A. Lesser, one Of our entorprising
young merchants. left for Northern markets
on last Monday morning, where he will lay
in large stock Of dry goods, notions, etc.
"School Of Reform" is the name or
highly entertaining drama to be presented
to .,e public of Anderson by the amateur
theatrical company about the 7th proximo.
Messrs. Z. C. Frierson and J. w. sherard,
both Of whom have been attending Medical
colleges, tho former ct Baltimore and the
ln.tor Mt Charleston, returned home last
week.
Many Of the Georgia farmers arc bu. ng
their groceries, dry goods, &C., Of the IN
dcraon merchants. They have learned to
patronize those who give them the best
bargains.
The public temperance meeting at Provi-
dence was not held on last Saturday but
will be held on next Saturday, when the
programme announced last week will be
carried out.
Mr.. John J. Mattiaon lost five hundred
dollars on Monday between his house and
Iselton. Suspicion rosts on littlo colored
boy who is suspected Of finding it. We
hope tho guilty parties will be detected.
Mr.. H. McSmith, of the McSmith Music
House, is at the Waverly House, and will
be pleased to receive orders for, or give in
formation in reference to, any of the many
excellent instruments he has for SALE
The following are the appointments made
for tho Y. NJ. G. A. for next Sunday, viz.
To conduct the afternoon meeting, John NJ.
Hubbard; Poor House COMMITTEES, Fl. B.
Fant and W. NJ. Wilcox; Jail Committee,
DIR. r. F. Diver and r. R. Todd.
A freight car on the Greenville and CO.
lumbia Railroad was broken into at Green.
wood on Monday night last and robbed of
large amount Of merchandise consider
able portion of which belonged to Bicssrs.
B. f. Crayton d Sons, OF this place.
We would call attention to tho reduction
In the price of the fertilizers of which Mcssrs.
BlecKley, Brown & Co. are agents. Thoy
nre standard fertilizers, and this second re-
duction in the cotton option price will Sc
farmers.
Judge fraser, Solicitor Cothrnn and Gen.
McGOwan were each sercnaded by tho Pal
motto Band, which was accompanied by
quito number Of our citizens, on Friday
evening last. In response to calls from the
crowd, they made short speeches, acknowl-
edging and thanking those present for the
compliment.
If you want any kind OF Job printing
done, give the INTELLIoEEcER Job Office q
trial. We print bill heads, letter heads,
envelops blanka. blank notes-in fact, oil
kinds of job work-at Charleston prices.
If We furnish first-class work as cheap as
1t can be had elsewhere, why not keep tho
money at Homer
An ottor, ANAL aquatic qtadruped. was
caught near Byrum's brick yard by two
colored boys who were out hunting on last
Monday. It was considerably larger than
o cat, with long, heavy body and very
short legs, and held quite battle with five
or six dogs before 1t was conquered. It has
abeautiful black skin, and is very rarely
found in this section. The boys received
$l.25 for their animal.
The colored men of this place . q talking
about holding meeting and declaring war
against all tramps and colored refugees from
Georgia. They claim that threc-fonrths of
the tiouble persons Of their race get into is
caused by yngabond negroes from across the