The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-12-18
THE TNTELLIGENCER.
E.0CAL MATTERS. z RS.
nRIEF ATEsTIoN.

The reports of ''Old Reiormer'' on Thurs.
day night were heard at Laurens 9. II.
The young men of Williamson are ar
ranging for tournament next week.
The visitors to Charleston from this place
were generally delighted with their trip.
Boots and shoes are sold very cheap q,
the New York Cash Store. +
Mr.. o. II. p. Fant has been confined Ia
his residence for the p ast week or two with
rheumatism.
Rev: VIM. Henry Strickland will preach
at Flat Rock Church on next Sunday after
noon at 8 o'clock.
The. mountains in sight from this place
have been covered in many places with
snow for several days past.
No more of thope eutliusiastio soul-stir-
ring political speeches from Gen. MCGOWAN.
Our legislators are to be blamed.
Rev. Mr.. Morton will preach at Roberts
Church on next Sunday, and full turnout
of the membership is desired.
The advertisement of the Carolina Collie.
giate Institute, giving terms, &C., for next
year, will be found in another column.
Hides Wanted-Bring all your hides to
John e. Peoples. He will pay higher
cash price for them than any one oIse. +
The Sons of Temperance of Williamson
will have pound party during Christmas
week, and pleasant occasion is expected.
- Clothing. 1.s..t,s hats and furnishing gooda can
De round in endless variety at New York
prices at the NEW YORK CASH STORE.
Messrs. ]. P. Sullivan & Co. have lust
received forty barrels of new crop N. o.
molasses that they propose selling by the
barrel.
Married, December I1th, 1870. tt the resi-
dence of the brides father, by Rev. I. w.
: Wingo, Mr. Walter G.. Hembfee and Miss
Julia E. King.
The Treasurer has issued about four hun
dred and fifty tax executions, for the col.
lection of between five and aiy hundred
dollars.
The Fall Session of the Williamson Fe-
male College closed on yesterday. The
College will reopen again about the first of
February.
The word "verses," which occurs in the
sixth line of tho introduction by Rev. Mr..
Strickland 10 the article about Judas iscariot
on our first page, should be "views."
Married, by Rev. w. A. Hodges, at the
residence Of brides father, December 10th,
1879. Mr.. David w. Bryan, of Anderson
County, and w Eugenia Hall, of Abbe-
vile County.
The Knights of Honor had made very
preparation for their annual supper at the
Waverly House last night. Quite num-
bcr of guests were invited, and a good time
was anticipated.
tioneries, etc., for Christmas will find a
complete and beautiful assortm ent mt the
stores of Messrs. Andrew & Provost, G. w.
Volkening and Julius Poppe.
A post Office, known as Varennes, has
been re,established ut the residence of Col.
j. w. Norris on the old Generals Road,
five or six miles south of this place, with
the Colonel as post master.
The Palmetto Rifles will givo hop at
the Waverly House On next Monday night,
and every arrangement necessary to make
II q success IL being made. About two hun
dred guests have been invited.
Married, at the residence of the brides
father. Mr.. Jones Fowler on Sunday even
Hayes. ldr. Marion Jones and Miss Mary
Fowler. Both of Anderson County.
The churches of the town were all closed
on Sunday except the Methodist and Bap-
tist. The congregations at the ke%a;c-
were very small, not numbering moro than
Twenty-Five or thirty in either church.
For the holidays we will close out corsets
gloves, ties. hosiery, shawls, hats, dress
goods, and all kinds of fancy goods. For
big bargains 30 to ARRsTE1N & RosE,
New York Cash Store.
Adonis Dohbs, (colored) living on plan
tation of Mr.. r. r. Beatty, in Hall town
ship, has caught this reason one hundred
ands twenty-seven tpossums, besides o doz-
en- or two of skunks. This is ahead of any
thing we have heard of yet.
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and Sunday, and the water-courses in this
county were very much swollen in conse.
quence. The mill dam of Mr.. Carwile ut
the old Norris mill place, and several bridg-
es in the County were washed away.
An aged maiden sister of Mr.. John M.
Carwile died on last Friday, and was buried
on Saturday at Flat Rock. She had been
quite feeble for some months, though she
had been confined to her bed for only three
days Immediately preceding her death.
Waverly novels, complete in volumes,
cloth, $3.50. English and American Chat
terboxes, pocket Bibles, poems, &c. A fine
assortment Juvenile books, fancy stationery,
and various other articles appropriate for
the season. For sale at the Post Office
Book Store.
Mr. D. Maxwell has certainly the larg-
est and handsurnest stock of silver wai on
hnnd we ever saw in Anderson. His stock
Vi JeWclry, ETC., 1B also complete, ana any
one desiring to make Christmas presents Of
anything in his iitie can pc suited in goods
as we'll as prices.
MFR. w. A. Chapman has Just rccei we'd o
large new Lot of dolmans and cloaks, also o
great variety of other goods suitable for the
Christmas holiday presents, which he is de-
termined to sell by tine first of January. It
will be to your advantage to call and see for
yourself. Call at once. +
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The stores and other places OF business
will be closed during Thursday, Friday and
Saturday of Christmas, and no business
whatever will be transacted. This Is done
To give NIL parties an oppoTtuiiiitsy &c sfijoy
the holidays, and the cOnsiderate action OF
our merchants viii DC highly appreciated
by their employees.
We understand that there is q floating
bar room, fixed by in q small fat-boat, that
has been running Up and down the Sayan-
nah River FOR several months past. and that
liquor Of O most inferior quality has been
dealt out to the inhabitants ON both sides OF
the River in exchange for seed cotton, &c.
This traffic haS been carried on principally
with the people OF Abbeyille and Elbert
counties.
The store house and stock of goods OF
Mr. a. n. Erwin, at Antreville, in Abbe-
vile County, about two miles from the An
deTson line, was destroyed by fro on last
Thursday night. We have not been able to
ascertain the exact cause of the fire, but
are Informed that. it wes probably caused
by The ignition OF matches by rats. MIR.
Erwin, waa inaiired TO the full value of his
BtocK.
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