The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-06-05
LOCAL MATTERS.
Circulation nearly 1900.
BRIEF MENTION.

s. The newly appointed County Treasurer
4 aud Auditor took charge of their respective
~ Offices on Monday last
q Mr.. w. II. Frierson. who has been teach
Il ing in Abbeville County, is on visit to his
q relatives in Anderson.
Z Last Monday was the dullest salcday OF
8 the year. Tho farmers are too busy to fool
= away time now in idle gossip.
The contract for building the barn and
4 stables on the Poor House farm was let OH
Tuesday to Mr.. W. b. Quails at $24s.
Judge Reed and wife returned home on
Tuesday. We are gratifed to learn that the
Judge is somewhat improved in health.
A Hon. II. f. Simpson and wife, of Pendle-
! ton, spent several days Of this week with
Mrs. Sarah Broylcs. of Anderson.
Wantcd-all remnants of loose cotton. for
which I will pay good prize.
JOHN E. PEOPLES
The Auditor is now receiving tax returns
ior the year 1879, and will continue to re-
ccivc them without the penalty up to the
I both of July.
About forty or fifty little boys, together
with five or six gentlemen and as many
ladies', enjoyed q "fish-fry' ut High Shoals
Oh Saturday last
We understand that many Of the farmers
i'll the vicinity of Williamson have had to
4 rerlant their cotton crop in consequence OF
injury by the hail storm. about ten DAYS
ago. ID
When town warden buys horse and
3 buggy and rides around town every day or
4 two for month or so before the day of
election, people naturally conclude that he
{ is a candidate for reelection.
j Appointments of the Y. NJ. C. A. for next
Sunday Poor House Committee, J. n.
Brown, b. Frank Mauldin Jail Commit
tee, J. A. Daniels, T. c. Lyon; to conduct
I the afternoon meeting, John NJ. Hubbard
\ A white rat was killed in the barn on the
plantation Of Mr.. d. T.. Carlisle about ten
8 days ago. the skin of which was stuffed and
sent to him last week We have had the
& privilege of seeing it, and are prepared TO
{ testify to it's genuinencss. 1t is the first we
ever saw or heard Of
The ladies of the Presbyterian Church
y will furnish ice cream for sale at Hampton
: Grove this Thursday afternoon at six
g O'Clock. In addition to the refreshments
! the young people will be provided with n
B croquet set, which will conduce to render
d the occasion exceedingly pleasant.
4 a musical treat was enjoyed at the resi-,
4 dence of Mr.. S. Bleckley on Friday night
f last. Mrs. Pinkind, Mr.. Won Hassein, and
4 other accomplished musicians, both vocal
& and instrumental, contributed to the even
sings entertainment. The Either, an instru-
ment rarely met with in this country, makes
I'd ,lightful music.
IA Only two tracts of land are recorded in
tae Auditors Office MS having been trans
& g.rrcd during the month of May. They
are as follows: ]. r. Wilson to John A.
SPrutt. Tract of S2l acres in Hopewell
township. Consideration, $500. Lou j.
McFall to William d. Hall. Tract of 65I
sAcres in Varennes township. Considera-
s8fion, $45s.5O.
sa The lecture on the Immortality of the
Eoul' delivered in the Baptist Church on
the evening of the 28th ult., by Rev. L. NJ
layer was very able one, and was attend
I'D by a large and appreciative congregation
The lecture is the first chapter of a work
Shat will probably be published in book
form nt q future day.
III TT ? County Treasurer's books for the COL
sAecion of the first instalment of the tax
for the current year were closed on Satur-
{ day last. The aggregate tax for this County,
sSncluding the poll tax, amounts to $40, ,672. 80,
t5of which amount $7,326O2 has been paid
Receipts issued, 5s7. This is decidedly
Better showing than most of the counties
Dan make.
A@ AS the summer season advances the usual
sInmber Of mad dogs l. being slaughtered
I'VE have not heard of any in this County
$50 far, but if we were satisfied that thoir ter
astible malndy would not be communicated
10 other creatures, we would be glad to know
That Mt least nine-tenths of our canine pop
lplation were stricken with it, and then
what n thinning out of worthless ours, and
hounds, and bulls, and fees would follow.
& A series of special mee ..ss were com
menced in the Baptist C'.urch at this place
on Sunday last, ard will continue through
This and next week, and probably through
the week following. So far the meetings
lave only been prayer meetings, and have
Z seen held at 8 o'clock in the morning and
at O'Clock in the afternoon the morning
sEervice lasting As mi. utes and the afternoon
service one hour. a very deep interest pre-
gails among the Christians of the whole
6sown, and the services are largely attended.
3 Ehe Pastor expects assistance the lntter part
Of this week, and good results are anticipa-
Bel.
~ The Nc'rs and Conricr's prize story, "As-
ssburst," has attracted very general commen-
latiun throughout the State, and that paper
how announces that with the number of
Tune 12!l. another -!c.y, entitled The
Bloom of the Peach" will be begun in
tie weekly edition. The Nc,ps and Cburicr
now reaches all points along the Greenville
sand Columbia Railroad on the day of its
publication, which advantage, taken in
connection with its enterprise and ability,
gill doubtless secure for it very large acces-
lions to its subscription list in this section
ef the State.
~ The Greenville and Columbus RaiifoaG
fsns changed its schedule, which will here
3a.fer throw the trains into Anderson as fol.
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