The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-05-15
i,krEf MENTION.

The Temperance cause in this County Is
| looking up. and its advocates are t,,ich
encouraged.
We received fine rain on Tuesday eycn-
ing which has greatly benefited the gardens
and crops.
The County Commissioners are going to
have a new barn and stable built at the
Poor House
The nights during the past week have
been very cool, and us consequence cotton
has been at q stand-still.
We will put Anderson against any county
in the State for thrifty farmers and pretty
country residences.
At the injecting of the Town Council on
Tuesday afternoon II was decided to build
new set of stables OH the town lot
Rev. j. NJ. Carlisle, formerly well known
to many in Anderson. will preach i'll the
Methodist Church OIL Wednesday. 21st in.
slant. at 8 p. nj.
c. A. Reed, Agent, continues to do large
hat trade. He keeps large and we'll assor-
ted stock, and his prices are lower than any
retail prices anywhere.
Messrs. McCully & Taylor have put up
| over the front of their store an awning, and
Mr.. a. p. Hubbard, their next door neigh
Dor, is preparing to follow suit.
About fifty excursion tickets to Columbia
were sold by the ticket agent at this place on
Monday morning, thirty.fiy of which were
for the military company, band and their
| attendants.
Mr.. David L. Frierson, son of DR.. Fricr.
son, and student in the Presbyterian The
| illogical Seminary at Columbia, returned
home on last Saturday, where he will spend
| n portion of his vacation.
a Division of Sons of Temperance will be
| organized at Mountain Creek Church on
next Saturday at o'clock p. III. The citi-
zcns of that community are requested to be
present and lend n helping hand.
Appointments of the Y. NJ. C. a. for next
Sunday To conduct the afternoon meeting.
John w. Daniels Poor House Committee
ii. B. FAINT and b. L. Mauldin Jail Com
inittcc, G. +. FOLLY and j. a. Brock
Mr.. G. F. Tolly, the leading furniture
dealer of the up. country, has just received
three hundred betlsteads, large number of
baby carriages, tables, chairs etc, which will
be sold as cheap for cash rs any where this
side of Baltimore
| a gentleman who went from this place to
Abbcvillc by private conveyance on Mon
day says that there is very marked differ.
ehce in the appearance of the farms and
country residences in the two counties-the
difference being in favor of the Anderson
| farmers.
A colored boy about fifteen years of agc
by the name of Dave Boscman received
lick upon his leg from ball while playing
Dnse Dail one evening last week which rrac-
tur% the bone, causing very severe
woiiid, from the effects Of which he is now
lying i'll critical condition We score this
as the first casualty OF the season from baso
balling.
Rev. J. L. Brownlec, of Due West, and
l.. A. Simpson, Of this County, promising
young ministers Of the Presbyterian de-
nomination, preached in DIR. Frieson's
church on last Sunday, the former occupy
ing the pulpit in the forenoon and the lat
ter i'll the afternoon. They were favored
with good congregations, and their sermons
have elected favorable comment.
1t IS said OH good authority that during
the recent Medical Association in Atlanta,
prominent disciple of .F.sculapius from
Anderson enjoyed the banquet to the fra.
ternity to such an extent that he could not
tell the difference between iced tea and
champagne. 1t will now be in order for
any person to call on any of the doctors
who were present for an account of the
suppe.. receptions, &c.
The regular quarterly communion service
of the Presbyterian Church at this place
will he held on next Sunday. There will
be services on Friday night and Saturday
morning, in the conduct of which the Pas
tor will be assisted by Rev. J. L. Martin, of
Abbevile. There will also be n commun.
ion service at Midway on the same day, at
which Rev. Mr.. Pearson, of Due Vest, will
otiiciatc. Preaching also on Saturday.
iNcpoito Vi tIle COHultlOn OF tho wheat
crop in this County are vory encouraging
The weather for the past month has been
very favorable, and the gcneial impression
is that the yield will be good one So fnr
there is no sign of rust. The oat crcp as q
general thing, is not so promising as that
sowed in the autumn was injured in many
sections by the hard winter, while the spring
crop is somewhat backward on account of
the dry weather.
We would call the attention of our read
crs to short communication in this issue
from the County School Commissioners. in
which he makes some suggestions that
should receive the careful and thoughtful
consideration of school trustees and teach.
ers as well as of our citizens generally. Mr.
Todd has tcen doing good service for the
people of Anderson, and with the co-opera.
ton of the local boards OF trustees will. as
far as it is possible to do so under the pres
ent public school system, make the instruc.
ton in the schools of this County thorough
and efficient
The Ladies Sewing Society OF the Baptist
Church will have Dime Reading on next
Tuesday evening, Goth inst, at The residence
of Rev. w. II. Strickland, which our citizens
generally are invited 20 attend. In addition,
to the reading of fine sclcctions u, cbo;r nj