The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-07-17
LOCAL MATTERS.
Circulation nearly 1900.
BRIEF MENTION.

Watermelons are becoming plentiful, but
are small
A number of our citizens are in the
mountains. and others are getting ready to
60.
Mr. and Mrs. John f. Wilson, of Darling
ION, are on visit to relatives in Anderson
where they will spend several weeks.
The ministers of Anderson made special
prayer on Sunday morning for rain, and at
about 8 o'clock in The afternoon it came.
We understand quite number of the
low-country people are summering at Will
liamston. The mineral spring is the prin-
cipal attraction.
The Saluda Baptist Association convenes
with Mt. Bethel Church in this County on
Tuesday, 5th of August and will remain in
session three days.
Appointments of the Y. NJ. G. A. for next
Sunday Poor House Committee, John w.
Todd and ). Baylis Lewis; Jail Committee,
G. F. Tolly and j. A. Brock.
An unusually large number of low coun-
try people are visiting the up-country this
summer. They don't seem to agree with
the statement that Charleston is summer
resort"
Persons wanting Cotton Presses will do
well to call at once on ]. NJ. Sullivan,
who has on hand an entirely new Press,
the best and cheapest on the market. 4
We hal pleasant call from Mr. J. w.
Tilling ghast, Of the Mobile Register, on last
Monday Mr.. Tillinghast is on visit of
some weeks to relatives and friends in this
his native County.
The temperance picnic Of Carswell Insti-
tute on Saturday was quite success. Thres
or four hundred people were present. and
stirring speeches were made by Messrs. H.
G. Scudday, w. E. Walters, A. J. Watt and
II. D. Haddon.
In many sections of the County great
numbers of forest trees are dying in conse-
quence of the terrible drought which has
visited us. From the town of Anderson the
parched foliage of the dead trees can be seen
in every direction.
Better than ever. @. A. Reed, Agent, now
offers his entire stock Of hats and clothing
ten per cent. below New York wholesale
prices. Object-to close out and make room
for new stock.
Tie fiokoIi5 t55ii;e: says that the citizens
of that County residing in the townships
adjoining this County desire the provisions
of the stock law extended to them. They
are tired of fencing up hundreds of acres
when twenty-five or thirty will answer as
well.
Preparations for the Sunday School In
stitute, which opens in the Baptist Church
this evening at 81 o'clock with welcome
meeting, continue to be made and from
present prospects its sessions will be very
interesting. All who can do so should at
tend.
A tx minent merchant desires us to ex-
press condemnation of the practice of
stealing watermelons. He thinks it is worse
than stealing horse, and wishes the owners
of melon patches to enter into an agree
ment TO shoot any man, woman or child
found guilty of this offense.
On last Friday efternoon the blacksmith
shop of Afr. A. e. Bohannon, some two
miles South Of this place, was consumed by
an accidental fire. Most of the tools and
articles in the shop were saved, and fortu-
nately the wind was in @ favorable direc-
tion which enabled them to save the sur
rounding buildings.
The great question that at present agitates
the usually passive people of Edgefield is
the stock law. They have sent c committee
of farme.s into Newberry County to take
notes and report the results of their obser-
vation. If that committee are not satisfied
with the operation of the law in Newberry
we respectfully invite them to take tour
through Anderson County.
We learn from gentleman who came up
the Greenville & Columbia Railroad on last
Friday that the condition of the crops be-
tween Honea Path and Frog Level is dis
tresslng in the extreme. The drought has
been terrible, and the corn crop is in many
places totally destroyed, while the cotton,
though it should receive good rains during
the rest of the summer, Is seriously injured.
DR.. D. NJ. Russell. citizen of Georgia,
but native of this County, who removed
to the Empire State some ten years ago, is
on visit to relatives in this County. We
had the pleasure of meeting him on Wednes.
day. He will remain here for several weeks.
The Doctor expresses himself as very. much
pleased with the progress made throughout
our County, in our agriculture and in oui
buildings.
We would call attention to the advertise
ment of Nfessrs. Robertson, Taylor & Co.,
SUCCESSORS to Messrs. Geo. w. Williams &
Co., of Charleston. The gentlemen com
posing the new firm are men of high char
acter, with abundant nlean9s and thorough
business experience and qualification. They
( are worthy of unlimited patronage in tht
various branches of merchandise in which
they have engaged, and all orders entrusted
to their charge will reoeiyo prompt and sat
isfEctory attention at their hands.
The Board of Examiners of the Count,
schools held session on Saturday for tn
4 purpose of examining teachers. Seventeen
: applicants three whites and fourteen col
orcd, were examined, four of whom, twt
whites and two blacks, were given certifl
catos, three of which were third grade
Most of the applicants were very ignorant
not being able to answer correctly the sim