The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-05-01
THE INTELLIGENCER.
LOCAL MATTERS.
BRIEF MENTIoN.

The Baptist Sunday school place
will have picnic on Silver Book On Sat-
urday, 17h inst.
Grange No. II will meet in their hall on
Friday next at 10 o'clock n. III. for ;l,o
transaction Of business.
Hon. J. 8. Murray, member of the State
Board Of Education, left for Columbia yes
terday to attend the meeting of the Board,
which colyencs to.day.
Our Gnnge readers will find their depart
nent interesting and instructive this week.
and we are requested to call their special
attention to the official letters published in
it.
The music on the public square last Fri
day afternoon BY the Anderson Palmetto
Band was most excellent, and was highly
appreciated by our citizens. 1t is one of the
best Bands in the State.
Appointments of the Y. NJ. C. A. for next
Sunday: To conduct the afternoon meeting,
w NJ Wilcox Poor House Committee, A.
L. Hubbard, J. A. Daniels; Jail Committee,
DR. II. f. Diver, John NJ. Hubbard.
The first base ball match of the season
WITS fought at Pendleton last Saturday be-
tween the Palmetto Club of Anderson and
the Buckeye Club of Pendleton. The score
stood 81 to Is, in favor Of the Palmettoes.
We regret that the Hon. John Wilson,
the chairman of the delegation in the House
of Representatives from this County, is
dangerously ill. We trust, however, that
the crisis has passed, and that he will
speedily recover.
under the auspices of Williamson Division,
Sons OF Temperance, will doubtless be q
pleasant occasion. An address on the sub
ject Of temperance will be delivered by Rev.
w. ii. Strickland
There will be Sunday school mass meet
ing at Whittfield on next Sunday at 10
O'Clock q. M. The Bcaverdam, Cedar
Grove, Hopewell, Union Grove and Dor
chester Sunday schools are specially invi-
ted. Speakers have been invited to address
the meeting.
The Palmetto Riflcmcn will have dress
parade on the public square next Friday
afternoon They have recently received
from Mcssrs. Clarence A. Hart e. Co., Phil
adelphia, beautiful flag, made to order,
and which will be used for the first time in
their dress parade Friday.
DR.. J. p. Duckett and family will remove
this week from Anderson to thcr old home
in Newberry County. We are glad to learn,
however, that their removal from our midst
is only temporary, as they contemplate re
turning about the first of January next.
The Doctor has made many friends curing
his residence here.
DR.. s. NJ. Orr, graduate of the Jefferson
Medical College, Philadelphia, offers his
professional services in this issue of the
INrELLIcEscEs to the people of Anderson
and surrounding country. Dr. Orr posses
ses many noble qualities of both head and
heart, and we bespeak for him liberal
practice in his chosen profession.
Prof W. l.. Johnson, representative of
Clas. 1f. Stiefrs piano mandatory, Balti-
more, was in Anderson this week looking
after the interest Of bis business. Mr. J. D.
Maxwell is agent at this place. This piano
received the only American medal for pianos
mt the Paris Exhibition in 1878, and the
highest prize at Philadelphia in 1870.
We are requested by Prof. J. G. Douthi.,
President of the Anderson County Singing
Convention, to announce that this Conven-
tion will hold it's fourth semi-annual ses-
sion with Sandy Springs Church on the
second Saturday and Sunday in May. A
large attendance and very interesting exer-
ciscs are expected. Every person is invited
to attend the Convention.
So far ) 5nderson has done nothing for the
Walterboro sufferers. Nearly every town
in the State has contributed liberally to-
wards helping them. and we sincerely trust
our town authorities will Mt once take steps
towards raising funds for their aid
Sincethe above paragraph was put in type,
and as We go to press efforts are being made
by onr lntendant to secure contributions to
help the sufferers i'll Waltoboro. He thinks
hc will secure ut least 80.
We had the pleasure e.. a call on last
Saturday from Col. Eurlio l.. Jennings, who
was in Anderson representing the Augusta
Chronicle md Co,istifntionalist. Col. Jen-
nngs is a very pleasant gentleman, who
makes many friends wherever he goes, and
we were glad to learn that he had succeeded
i'll obtaining good number Of subscribers
at this place to the very excellent journal
lio represents Indeed, we cs truly say
that the Chronicle and Consti,'v:5nalit is one
Of the MOS. progressive, enterprising, read
able and reliable papers in the whole coun-
try. 1t and its accomplished agent have
our best wiHhes for prosperity.
4 jail delivery was attempted on last
Thursday morning. While man was
cleaning out the prisoners rooms, Mr.. John
was at the upper door, the lower entrance
being open. Joe Arnold, colored man
charged with participation in the Franklin
murder in Abbeville County, broke by
young Mr. Mcconnell and effected his es-
cape from the Jail enclosure. Another
prisoner started out, but the young man
closed the door and stopped him. Vigorous
rn-anit vna made aftar Arnold who had
fed in the direction Of Gencrostee swamps,
and after short and exciting chase Mr.
Josenh Z. Fant our efficient Chief Of Po-
lice, overhauled the fugitive, who was re-
turned to his former quarters, where he
will be more vigorously confined until time
for his trial. This affair tends to strengthen
the already extensive belief that he is
guilty of the offence which is charged
against him.
A difficulty occurred between two colored