The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-06-19

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Kenmore High School, in Virginia, on last
Tuesday oil covered with honors.
Remember the meeting of the Stockholders
of the Carolina Collegiate Institute Fri
day morning at nine o'clock.
Mr.. w. B. Miller, of the Corner town.
ship, sent us on last Friday o stalk of cotton
that measured twenty-one inches in height,
which he says is an average of twenty
acre field.
Appointments of the Y. NJ. c. A. for next
Sundsy: To conduct the afternoon meeting,
T. G. Ligon; Poor House Committee, P. K.
McCully, L. P. Smith; Jail Committee, j.
A. Brock, J. A. Daniels.
We have made arrangements to publish
the proceedings, in condensed form, Of the
sessions of the Town Council and County
Commissioners that the public may keep
posted as to what these bodies are doing.
Capt. w. S. Sharpe and family will leave
Anderson this morning for the Hot Springs
in Arkansas, to be gone until September.
We wish them pleasant trip, end hope the
Captain may be much improved in health.
The ladies of the Presbyterian Church
invite attention to their refreshment of ice
cream, cake, sherbet, &C., to be given at the
Hampton Park on Friday afternoon at 6
o'clock in the interest of the new church.
Friends from the country are invited to call.
We are requested to announce that Mr..
J.H. Clarke will address the Salem Sunday
school on next Sabbath morning. Mr..
Clarke is one of the vice presidents Of the
Saluda Sunday School Institute, and will
make an address upon subjects connected
with its work. 49,,
gAofull meeting of the next Associate
Grange is desired at Hunters Spring on The
Saturday before the second Sunday in Jaly
next, as committee has been appointed
from Town Creek Grange to memorabilia
the Associate Grange on the subject of es-
tablishing an experimental farm.
Mr.. Thomas A. Sullivan, who has been
mail agent on the Anderson Branch and
Blue Ridge Railroads for several years past,
has received promotion to the agency On
the main line of the ,Greenyille and Coluln-
bia Road, to go into effect on the LIST Of July.
Mr.. VIM. Pelham has been appointed agent
on the Branch line in Mr.. SIS stead.
On last Tuesday morning Deputy Sheriff
D. E. Carlisle and two assistants carried
Henry Davis, James Kinnman, Allen
McCorpin, Oliver Caldwell, Thomas Gar
rett and Thomas Sizemore, prisoners SEN
fenced by Judge Aldrich at the recent term
of Court, to the penitentiary to serve out
their several terms of Imprisonment.
Mr.. John W. B. Shelton cut from about
quarter of an acre eleven dozen bundles
of oats from which he threshed seventeen
. bushels and three pecks. This is large
yield for the ground, but particularly o
large yield 70 the number of bundles. 1t
usually takes from one to two dozen bun
dies to make bushel of oats, but in this
case eight bundles was sufficient. Who can
excel this yieldf
The protractee meeting which has been
in progress in the Baptist Church since the
frs. Sunday in this month, continues in
teresting, and it is probable that much good
will result from it. -Four persons have
united with the Church, and the prospects
for still larger accessions are good. The or
dinance Of baptism was administered to the
four newly made members by the Pastor in
Rocky River on Sunday afternoon last at
o'clock.
We are requested to announce that the
ladies of the Presbyterian Sewing Society
will give promenade concert and party at
Hampton Park, in Anderson, on Friday
night, the 9th instant, at which refresh
ments, consisting of ice cream, lemonade,
cake, etc, viii be on sale for the benefit of
the Church. It is to be hoped that all who
can do so will attend, and that the ladies'
will receive liberal patronage. We canes
sure those who go that they will have most
agreeable evening and will more than get
their money back, even aside from the be
nevolent object Of the entertainment which
should commend it to the whole commu-
nifty.
Rev. G. II. Strickland, of Augusta, Ca,
who assisted his brother in the meeting now
being held il the Baptist Church at this
place, made very favorable impression
upon every one who heard him with the
significant compliment that those who
heard him oftenest liked him best. He is
polished and forcible speaker who is al
ways interesting, with an impressive man.
ner which is valuable aid to sound
thoughts and eloquent words. he is, COM
paratively speaking, young man. His
talents and fidelity to his life work point
him out as one of the rising ministers of
the Baptist Church, who Is destined to oc-
cupy prominent and useful position in his
denomination.
Bob Rix, little negro boy about eight
years of age of this place, promises to make
bold thief, if we can judge correctly of his
future life by his first adventure. He had
been employed in the family of DR.. P. A.
Wilhite as house-boy for several weeks,
and about two weeks ago was discharged,
as he was suspicioned of stealing the sum
of SIS, which had been left within his reach.
On Tuesday he was looked up, and after
being closely questioned acknowledged to
having taken the money, and said that he
had given it to his mother. The mother
SAYS she knows nothing about the money,
and so the matter rests. The boy is in jail
Since the above was put in type both Bob
and his mother have been tried before Trial
Justice Breazeale. The former was convic-
ted and sentenced to one month in jail, and
the latter acquitted. The money was not