The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-06-19

Kenmore High School, in Virginia on last
Tuesday ail covered with honors.
Remember the meeting of the Stockholders
OF the Carolina Collegiate Institute Fri
day morning at nine o'clock
Mr.. w. b. Miller, of the Corner town
ship, sent lis OH last Friday stalk of cotton
that measured twenty-one inches In height,
which he says is an average of n twenty
acre field.
Appointments of the Y. NJ. c. 4. for next
Sunday: To conduct the afternoon meeting.
Il. G. Ligon; Poor House Committee, p. X.
NcCully, l.. p. Smith; Jail Committee, j.
A. Brock, ]. a. Daniels.
We have made arrangements to publish
the proceedings, in condensed form. of the
sessions of the Town Council and County
Commissioners that the public NAV keen
posted as to what these bodies arc doing.
Capt. W. S. S'i.rpe and family will leave
Anderson this morning for the Hot Springs
III Arkansas, to be gone until September.
we wish them pleasant trip. and hope the
captain may be much improved in health.
The ladies Of the Presbyterian Church
invite attention to their rcfrcshmcnt of ice
cream, cake, sherbct, &c, to be given at the
Hampton Park on Friday afternoon at
O'Clock in the interest of the new church.
Friends from the country are invited to call.
We are requested to announce that Mr..
j. II. Clarke will address the Salem Sunday
school on next Sabbath morning. Mr..
Clarke is one Of the vice presidents of the
Saluda Sunday School Institute, and will
make an address upon subjects connected
with its work.
A full meeting of the next Associate
Grange is desired at Hunters Spring on the
Saturday before tho sec md Sunday in July
next, as q committee has been appointed
from Town Creek Grange to memorialze
the Associate Grange Gil the sub, ct of cs-
tablishing an experimental farm.
Mr.. Thomas A. Sullivan. who has been
mail agent on the Anderson Branch and
Blue Ridge Railroads for several years past,
has received promotion to the agency on
the main lne of the Grecnville and Colum-
bia Road, to go into effect OH the 1st of July.
Mr.. VIM. Pelham has been appointed agent
on the Branch line in Mr. SIS stead.
On last Tuesday morning Deputy Sheriff
ID. e. Carlisle and two assistants carried
Henry Davis, James Kinnman, Allen
McCorpin, Oliver Caldwell, Thomas Gar
rctt and Thomas Sizemore, prisoners SEN
fenced by Judge Aldrch at the recent term
Of Court, to the penitentiary to serve out
their several terms of imprisonment.
Mr.. John w. B. Shelton cut from about
quarter of an acre eleven dozen bundles
of oats from which he thrcshed seventeen
bushels and thrce pccks. This is q large
yield for the ground, but particularly q
large yield to the number of bundles. 1t
usually takes from one to two dozen bun
dies to make q bushel of oats, but in this
case eight bundles was sufficient. Who can
excel this yield?
The protracted meeting which has been
i'll progress in the Baptist Cl. -.rcii since the
first Sunday il. this month, continues in
teresting, and it is probable that much good
will result from it, Four persons have
united with the Church, and the prospects
for still larger acccssions are good. The or
dinance of baptism was administered to the
four newly made members by the Pastor in
Rocky River on Sunday afternoon last at
s o'clock.
We are requested to announce that the
ladies of the Presbyterian Sewing Society
will give promenade concert and party at
Hampton Park, in Anderson, on Friday
night, the 9th instant, at which refresh
ments, consisting of ice cream, lemonade,
cake, etc., will bo on sale for the benefit of
the Church. It is to be hoped that all who
can do SO will attend, and that the ladies
will receive liberal patronage. We can as
sure those who go that they will have most
agreeable evening and will more than get
their money back, even aside from the be-
nevolent object of the entertainment which
should commend it to the whole commu-
nifty.
Rev. G. H. Strickland, of Augusta, ,eGa.,
who assisted his brother in the meeting now
being held in the Baptist Church at this
place, made very favorable impression
upon every one who heard him with the
significant compliment that those who
heard him oftenest liked him best He is
n polished and forcible speaker who is al
ways interesting, with an impressive man.
ner which is valuable aid to sound
thoughts and eloquent words. He is, COM
paratively speaking, young man. His
talents and fidelity to his life work point
him ont rs one Of the rising ministers of
the Baptist Church, who is destined to oc-
cupy prominent and useful position in his
Bob Rix, little negro boy about eight
years of age of this place, promises to make
n bold thief, if we can judge correctly of his
future life by his first adventure. He had
been employed in the family of DR.. p. A.
Wilhite as house-boy for several weeks
anu about two weeks ago was discharged,
rs he was suspicioned Of stealing the sum
Of SIS, which had been left within his reach
On Tuesday he was looked up, and after
being closely questioned acknowledged to
having taken the money, and said that he
Ind given it to his mother. The mother
says she knows nothing about the money,
and SO the matter rests. The boy is in jail
Since the above was put in type both Bob |
and his mother have been tried before Trial |
Justice Breazeale. The former was convic- |
ted and sentenced to one month in Jail, and |
the latter acquitted. The money was not |