The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-08-21
BRIEF MENTION.

the question now.
There are seven young men in Anderson
who are studying law.
Col. Campbell has raised on the p-lce OF
his 30-acre field of corn.
Corn and corn meal are scarce articles in
this immediate section just now.
The finest tomatoes we have seen this
year were grown by Mr.. S. h. Provost.
There are thirteen active, working Divis-
ions of the Sons of Temperance in this
County.
Prot. W. J. Ligon got his left leg painfully
bruised on Tuesday last while hauling
load of wood.
Mr.. Clarence Provost, who has been on
visit to the North of several weeks, returned
home on Friday last.
WILLIAMSON is becoming quite favorite
resort for the Anderson ladies. The min.
eral spring seems to be the attraction.
= A new invoice Hats just received by c. A.
Reed, Agent. His Hat trade still increases,
and he is determined to keep the prices
down.
Can't. J. W. Poore, of Bolton, was in our
Office on Tuesday, and speaks with conf
dence of the building Of the Bolton and
Easley Railroad.
The ladies of the Anderson Methodist
Church do more for the cause of missions
than those of any other Church in the
Greenville District.
We are pleased to learn that Capt. W. S.
Sharpe, who has been spending some time
in the States of Arkansas and Mississippi,
is much improved in health.
The members of the Humphreys Guard
are requested to meet Capt. R. B. A.. Robin
son at Emerson's Bridge on next Thursday
morning, 18th instant, at o'clock.
IA large and valuable tract of land is ad-
yertised for, sale in another column by
Mcssrs. S. E. and J.. B. Moore. 1t is well
situated, and can be divided into several
tracts.
The stock law is now being discussed in
Elbert County, Ga, and by request Col. E.
NJ. Rucker will address the citizens OF Ell
berton on that subject on saleday in Sep
tember.
Col. R. H. Temple, Superintendent of the
Greenyille & Columbia Railroad, has made
his second visit over this portion of the line,
and is n.pidly continuing the improvement
Of the Road.
Appointments of the Y. NJ. c. A. for next
Sunday: To conduct the afternoon meeting,
John II. Hubbard; Poor House Committee,
A. B. Towers, G. F. Jones; Jail Committee,
e. G. Scudday, ]. A. Daniels.
We are requested to say that orrville
Grange will meet on Friday, 18th septem-
Der, at 9 a. M, for the transaction of i'm
portant business. A full attendance Of the
members is earnestly requested.
Capt. Jos. B. Moore requests the officers
of the Broadaway Hampton Mounted Ri
Aemen to meet at Broyles' Crossing on
Saturday morning: All the members OF
the Company will meet at the same place at
p. m. of the same day.
The race track on the fair grounds is be-
ing enlarged and otherwise improved The
Directors of the Association will endeavor
to make the exhibition this fall more attrac-
tive and worthy of public patronage than it
has ever been heretofore.
Messrs. w. C. Andrew and J. w. Provost
will open O. stock Of general merchandise in
one of the store rooms now being erected
on McCully's Corner, as soon as they are
completed, which will probably be about
the middle of September.
Mr.. a. A. Ligon,l o son of our worthy
townsman, Prof. W. J. Ligon, will open
drug store in Spartanburg about the first of
next month. Mr.. Ligon is o young man OF
fine business qualifications, and we hope
will succeed in his enterprise.
Maj. T.B. Lee has been employed to go
over the line of the Belton, Easley and
French Broad Railroad with Capt. Kirk,
the Engineer of that road, for the purpose
of completing and verifying the surveys
already made. The work will be done in
short time.
We would direct the attention Of our
readers to the advertisement in this issue OF
Thos. wynne's Cotton Gin, which he claims
is equal in point of excellence to any gin
made. Several farmers Of this County are
using them, and express themselves rs well
pleased with their work.
The Rocky River Colored Baptist Associ-
alton, which met on Thursday last with
Mt. Pleasant Church, in this County, had
a harmonious and profitable session. A
very large crowd of colored people were
present on Sunday. and good order pre-
vailed throughout the day.
The advertisement of Furman University
appears elsewhere. This institution is one
of high order, and deserves the liberal pat
ronage of the people of South Carolina. 1t
is now operating under the endowment
plan, and tuition is fee to all who can pay
their board and buy text books.
The opinion entertained by some of the
country people who were in town on Tues
day that the Town Council are making q
turnip patch of the northeast corner OF the
public square is erroneous. They are only
filling in that portion of the square to pre-
vent water from standing there after rain.
The members of Capt. John Eskew's
Cavalry Company are requested to meet
him at Hunters Spring on next Saturday
at 9-acm., for the purpose OF drawing for
sabres and attending to other important
business of the Company. All are requested