The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-06-12
LOCAL MATTERS.
Circulation nearly 1900.
BRIEF MENTION.

Genus quart.
The WILLIAMSON Female College closes
on next Thursday.
Capt. P. K. McCully is having his resi-
dence on Greenville street remodeled and
enlarged.
Many of the Charlestonians are seeking
refuge from the heat of the metropolis in
the up-country.
Rev. David E. Frierson will conduct
divine services at Roberts Church on next
Sunday morning.
Mr.. B. F. Shirley, of the Roberts Church
neighborhood. lost a little child by death on
Wednesday, 4th inst.
If you want Straw hat cheap, call on @
A. Reed, Agent. He still has good assort-
ment of felt and stiff hats also.
The Sunday School Institute of the saluda
Baptist Association meets in the Baptist
Church at this place on the 18th of July
next
Col. George A. Wagner and family, of
Charleston, arrived in Anderson last week,
and viii spend several months with Mr.. j.
c. Keys.
Reports of the condition of the corn and
cotton crops throughout the County are
encouraging. They are clear of grass. and
are growing off rapidly.
The attendance on Court has been pretty
good, considering the time of year. But
our farmers are out of the grass and can
afford to take days rest
The Anderson Baptist Church in confer
ence or Sunday morning last voted its
Pastor vacation of E month or sir weeks,
to be taken during the summer.
The Keowee Co,uisr is much encouraged
over the prospects of the up-country, and
thinks there is bright future ahead of US.
Read in another column what it has to say.
The Palmetto Band, with number of
our citizens, were out serenading on Mon
day night. Among the number called on
were Judge Aldrich and Solicitor Cothran.
The through day trains from Charleston
to the up-country seem to give very general
satisfaction. The schedule is favorably
spoken Of in every quarter of the up-coun-
try.
Mr.. George Stewart, an aged and highly
respected citizen of this County, died at
his residence in the Corner township, on
last Tuesday morning, after an illness OF
several days.
Mr.. Il. o. Herrick threshed five-acre
field Of oats on Tuesday which yielded one
hundred and ninety-five bushels; and that,
too after several head of stock had been fed
from it for three weeks.
Messrs. Arnstein & Rose announce in
: this issue that they are now offering special
bargains in the way of ladies dress goods,
embracing grenadines, summer silks, bunt-
ings, etc. Give them call.
Appointments of the Y. NJ. C. A. for next
Sunday: Poor House Committee. T. G.
Ligon and ]. w. Todd; Jail Committee,
CT. Jones and P. z. McCully; to conduct
the afternoon meeting, ]. E. Breazeale.
The ice-cream refreshment given by the
ladies of the Presbyterian Church will be
open on Friday sSening at o'clock. 1t is
conducted in the interest of the new Church,
and the patronage of the town is solicited.
Anotherlot Of sewing machines just re-
ceived by c. A. Reed, Agent, with new at
tachments and improvements. he is pre-
pared to offer great inducements on his
popular machines.
The wheat threshers have gone to work
in earnest, and are pushing their business
with about as much energy as any set Of
men we evsr saw. Nearly all of the thresh-
ers in the County are propelled by steam,
and one-tenth is the toll collected
The special meetings in the Baptist
Church continue with increasing interest.
Rev. c. 81. Strickland, pastor of the Curtis
Baptist Church in Augusta, Ga, and
brother of Rev. W. h. Strickland, has been
assisting in the meeting since Thursday
morning last
The Union Meeting OF the End District,
Saluda Association, will convene with the
Baptist Church at Belton on the second
Friday in June. Introductory sermon will
be preached by Rev. w. II. King, Doc:rinal
sermon by Rev. NJ. MCGEE and the Mission
ary sermon by R. W. Burts.
Several patches of wheat in Anderson
have been threshed during the past week,
some of which made very fine yields, among
them are the following : DR.. s. M. Hollands,
II acres, SIS bushels; Mr.. E. W. Byrum's, II
acres, 6O3 bushels; Mrs. V. Burress', 1!
acres, 81 bushels; Mr.. P. Spellman's, II
acres, 6S! bushels.
Joe Arnold, the colored man that had
been confined in jail at this place for sew
eral months past, charged with having been
connected with the murder of the Frank
lins, near Ninety-Six, some time ago, was
tried in Abbeville last week and acquitted.
He was defended by H. G. Scudday, Esq,
of Anderson.
We were favored with call on Tuesday
last from Col. Earle L. Jennings, who is
spending several days in Anderson in the
interest of the Augusta Chronicle and CO'lsti-
tuttonalit, one of the best dailies in the
South. To those wishing good daily or
weekly paper we commend the sterling
journal represented by Col. Jennings.
The commencement exercises of Furman
University begins on Sunday evening next,
18th inst, and will continue through the
four days following, closing with q recep-
ton by the alumni and students on Thurs
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