The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-05-08
Circulation nearly 1900.
BRIEF MENTION.


base ball players.
There will be no preaching in the Baptist
Church next Sunday.
The pupils of the Carolina Collegiate In
stitute enjoyed picnic on Silver Brook on
Friday lest.
The Sunday school celebration at White
field on last Sunday morning was : very
pleasant occasion.
Hartwell, Ga, is to have railroad, which
gauge at Bowersville.
The dress parade of the Palmetto Rifle
men on the public square last Friday after
noon was very creditable.
The County Treasurer's Office was opened
for the collection Of taxes on the LIST inst,
but Us yet very few have paid.
DR.. Frierson and Rev. J. L. Brownlee,
pastors Of the Presbyterian Churches at
Anderson and Williamson, will exchange
pulpits on next Sunday.
Anderson Division, Sons of Temperance,
will likely celebrate their anniversary by a
public meeting, at which addresses will be
made, ol or about the 3Oth inst.
Doctors P. A. Wilhite, n. L. Sharpe and
s. M. Orr are in attendance upon the No
tional Medical Convention. which convened
in Atlanta on Tuesday morning.
Mr.. John H. Clar,. ). Vice President OF
the Saluda Baptist Sunday School Insti-
tute, will visit and address the Mountain
Creek School next Sunday morning.
Monday was an unusually quiet Saedny.
A goodly number of country people were
in town, but as soon as their trading was
finished they returned to their homes.
There was light frost in this community
on Saturday morning last which damaged
the Irish potatoes and Other tender garden
plants in gardens situated In low grounds.
c. A. Reed Agent, continues to do large
hat trade. He keeps large and we'll assor-
ted stock, und his prices are lower than any
retail prices anywhere.
Oue citizens made up purse of $33 last
week for the Walterboro suffers, to Which
was added the sum Of s25 by Hiram Lodge.
A. f. NJ, making o total of $50 sent from
Anderson.
Appointments Of the Y. NJ. C. A. for next
Sunday TO conduct the afternoon meeting,
John w. Todd; Poor House Committee, J.
Baylis Clark. L. P. Smith Jail Committee,
w. w. Keys, +. T. Wilhits.
The colored man who Tas shot III the
head at Bolton on the 2Sth ult notice of
which was made last week, estimated the
damages to his Uranium at 20, and compro-
missed with his would -be-assassin for that
sum.
Mr.. l.. II. Seel continues to sell his
steam cookers in large numbers, and re-
ceivcs every day testimonials Of their ex-
cclleAce He has also just received lot
of iorosene cooking stoves which will be
sold at reasonable figures.
Those.of our readers who would like te
see specimen of the crude phosphate, jus.
as it comes from the bed, can do so by call
ing at the store Of Messrs. d. f. Crayton &
Sons. It is O curiosity to those who have
neve. seen 1t.
Mr.. D. 8. Maxwell has put a wooden slnt
roof over his pit as an insurance measure
against hail. The experience of the past
two years has convinced him that we are
liable to hail storms during the summer
which break glass.
Mr.. VIM. F. Dunlap has recently COM
pletedi'a comfortable and handsome resi-
dence for Mr.. John Lewis upon the old
homestead site Of his father, the late Mr.
Elisha Lewis. which is situated some seven
miles east of this place.
Bcaverdam Division, Sons of Temperance,
has reorganized and elected the following
officers: d. II. brennan. w. p; A. N.
Guyton, w. A.; j. r. Guytor, r. s.; D. j.
Owens, A. R. s.; Miss Fannie brennan, f.
s.. J. w. Rogers. T.; Rev. G. M. Rogers,
Chap; Miss Stella swangham, Con-; C. 1.
brennan, A. c.; Miss Maggie swanghnm.
l. s. s. Mayfield, o. S.; ]. M. Duckworth,
+. w. p.
We are gratified to learn that Mr.. ]. P.
has taken two medals at the Kenmore High
School. of Virginia, as the award for the
best original speech, and for the best orato-
rical defamation. This is one of the most
1onrishing academies of learning In the
South, and its prizes are very high COM
pliment, which 1t is pleasure to re car
ried Off by promising Andersonian.
The unveiling of the Confederate Monu-
ment in Columbia on Tuesday next. 18th
instant, will be an occasion Of great interest
to every Carolinian, and every section of
the State Will doubtless be largely represen-
ted. The various railroads in the State will
issue excursion tickets ut very low rates.
The fair from Anderson will be So thereand
return, and many of our citizens, together
with about twenty -one of the Palmetto Ri
femen, rank and file. and the Anderson
Palmetto Band, contemplate going.
Mr.. ID. a. Elrod, o progressive and enter
prising farmer of the Sandy Springs neigh
borhood, paid us visit OH Saturday, and
gave us some information that will doubt
less he of very great vnlna tn MANY of oar
readers, viz: the cause of the bljadsteggers
among horses and how 1t can be prevented.
He says that this disease which has been so
fatal among the horses in this and adjoining
counties during the past winter, is caused
by green mdld on corn, generally found
on the small end of the ear. but some times
on other parts of It. This mold is very
poisonous, and Is generally more plentiful
after dry year. or in now ground corn.
II the nodded grains are carefully taken
from i'm ~ Sa l,af,Ya 81 M, ~, -, e,