The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-05-08

base ball players.
There will be no preaching in the Baptist
Church next Sunday.
The pupils of the Carolina Collegiate In
stitute enjoyed picnic on Silver Brook on
Friday last.
The Sunday school celebration at White
field on last Sunday morning was very
pleasant occasion.
Hartwell, Ca, is to have railroad, which
will connect with the Elberton narrow
gauge at Bowersville.
The dress parade of the Palmetto Rifle
men on the public square last Friday after
noon was very creditable.
The County Treasursr's Office was opened
for the collection of taxes on the LIST inst,
but as yet very few have paid.
DR.. Frierson and Rev. ]. L. Brownlee,
pastors of the Presbyterian Churches at
Anderson and Williamson, will exchange
pulpits on next Sunday.
Anderson Division, Sons of Temperance,
will likely celebrate their anniversary by
public meeting, at which addresses will be
made, on or about the 30th inst.
Doctors P. A. white. NJ. L. Sharpe and
S. NJ. Orr are in attendance upon the Ma
tional Medical Convention, which convened
in Atlanta on Tuesday morning.
Mr.. John II. Clarke, Vice President OF
the Saluda Baptist Sunday School Insti-
tute, will visit and address the Mountain
Creek School next Sunday morning.
Monday was an unusually quiet Saleday.
A goodly number of country people were
in town, but as soon as their trading was
finished they returned to their homes.
There was light frost in this community
on Saturday morning last which damaged
the IRISH potatoes and other tender garden
plants in gardens situated in low grounds.
C. A. Reed, Agent, continues to do large
hat trade. He keeps large and well assor-
ted stock, and his prices are lower than any
retail prices anywhere.
Our citizens made up purse of SSS lest
week for the Walterboro suffers, to which
WAS added the sum Of s25 by Hiram Lodge,
A. +. RI, making total of S5s sent from
Anderson.
Appointments Of Che Y. M. G. A. for next
Sunday To conduct the afternoon meeting,
John w. Todd; Poor House Committee, ].
Baylis Clark, L. P. Smith; Jail Committee,
w. w. Keys, F. T. Wilhite.
The colored man who was shot in the
head at Belton on the 2sth ult, notice OF
which was made last week, estimated the
damages to his Uranium at Sc, and compro-
missed with his would-be-assassin for that
sum.
Mr.. 4. II. Seel continues to sell his
steam cookers in large numbers, and re-
ceives every day testimonials of their ex-
cellence. He has also just received o lot
of kerosene cooking stoves, which will be
cold at reasonable figures.
Those.of our readers who would like to
see specimen Of the crude phosphate, just
as it comes from the bed, can do so by call
ing at the store of Messrs. B. F. Crayton &
Sons. Il is curiosity to those who have
never seen il.
Mr.. D. s. Maxwell has put wooden slat
roof over his pit as an insurance measure
against hail. The experience of the past
two years has convinced him that we are
liable to hail storms during the summer
which break glass. 81
Mr.. VIM. F. Dunlap has recently COM
pletedta comfortable and handsome resi-
dence for Mr.. John Lewis upon the old
homestead site of his father, the late Mr..
Elisha Lewis. which is situated some seven
miles east of this place.
Beaverdam Division, Sons of Temperance,
has reorganized and elected the following
officers: D. q. brennan, w. P; A. NJ.
Guyton, w. A.; ]. R. Guyton, R. s.; D.J.
Owens, A. R. s.; Miss Fannie brennan, F.
s.;J. W. Rogers. T.; Rev. g. NJ. Rogers,
Chap: Miss Stella Swangham, Con-; C. I.
brennan, A. c.; Miss Maggie Swangham,
Ls.; S. May6eld, o. s.; J. N. Duckworth,
P. w. P.
We are grstifed to learn that Mr.. J. P.
Reed, Jr., a son of Judge Reed of this place,
has taken two medals at the Kenmore High
School, of Virginia, as the award for the
best original speech, and for the best orato-
RIGA! defamation. This is one of the most
Hourishing academies of learning in the
South, and its prizes are very high COM
pliment, which 1t is pleasure to see car
ried of by promising Andersonian.
The unyeiling of the Confederate Monu-
ment in Columbia on Tuesday next, 18th
instant, willbe an occasion Of great interest
to every Carolinisn, and every section OF
the State will doEbtless be largely represen-
ted. The various railroads in the State win
issue excursion tickets at very low rates.
The fair from Anderson will be So thereand
return, and many of our citizens, together
with about twenty-one of the Palmetto Ri
fiemen, rank and file, and the Anderson
Palmetto Band, contemplate going.
Mr.. d. A. Elrod, progressive and enter
prising farmer of the Sandy Springs neigh
borhood, paid us visit on Saturday, and
eayeus some information that will doubt
less be of very great value to many OF our
readers, viz: the cause of the blindstaggers
among horses and how it can be prevented.
He says that this disease which has been so
fatal among the horses in this and adjoining
counties during the past winter, is caused
BY agreen mold on corn, generally found
on the small end Of the ear, but some times
on other parts Of it. This mold is very
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