The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-07-10
LOCAL MATTERS.
Circulation nearly 1900.
BRIEF MENTION.

Ihe IeaulnB room has gone W tlc Wall.
This issue completes the fourteenth vol
umc Of the INrELLIoEHcER.
Several Of our citizens went to Atlanta
: or the excursion Monday last.
The thermometers in Anderson registered
Wednesday.
The lodge of Good Samaritans at this
place will have g,nnd jubilee on the 18th
of this month.
Watermelons, raised in this County. were
sold ut this place on Thursday, Sd inst, ut
about twenty cents apiece.
A Dime Reading at the residence of Rev.
w. II. Strickland on Monday evening was
much enjoyed by all present.
Make your tax return before tho Goth
instant, and save the twenty per cent. pen
atty that will attach after that date.
Mr.. w. w. Russell made 36 bushels of
wheat on three quarters Of an acre. This
is the best yield we have yet heard or read
of during this year.
Mr.. J. d. Maxwell is having the front of
his rooms on Brick Range improved by the
addition of veranda. Mcssrs. Todd &
Hahn are doing the work.
Jack Humphreys colored man living on
the plantation of Mr.. R. C. Cunningham in
Savannah township, made seven bushels of
wheat on one-fifth of an acre.
Mr.. j. A. Daniels has received letters
patent on his burglar attachment to fire
arms, application for which was made
some time since. Now for his fortune
Persons wanting CoUyn Presses will do
we'll to call at once on J. NJ. Sullivan,
who has on hand an entirely new Press,
the best and cheapest OH the market
The summer session Of the Carolina Col
lcgiate Institute closes tomorrow. The
past session has been q very prosperous
one, the catalogue of pupils numbering
over one hundred.
We arc pleased to see the familiar face of
Mr.. II. N. White in our midst g,in. He
comes fro:n Augusta, where he has been in
business the past winter, and will remain
in Anderson for two months.
A protracted meeting is in progress in the
Methodist Church, and deep interest is
manifested by the congregation. Services
are held in the morning at and in the
evening at 6, and are well attended.
Better than ever. G. A. Reed, Agent, now
oiiff;eTF Ills entire stock of hats and clothing
ten per cent. below New York wholesale
prices. Objcct-to close out and make room
for new stock.
The people of Hart county, Ga, have
decided to remain in slavery few Years
longer. 1t isn't freedom or death with
them. At an election on Monday they de-
clared in favor of the old system of fencing
the crops.
Mr.. James Brothers, an Industrious and
respected citizen of Martin township form
crly OF this town, died at his home near
Ebcnezer Church last week. Mr.. Brothers
was shoemaker, and had many friends in
this County.
DR.. A. p. Johnstone left Anderson on
Monday to attend n joint meeting of the
Georgia., South Carolina and Southern
Der.al Associations, which meets in Au-
gusta, Ca. this week. He will return in
about week or ten days.
Sloan Bros, of Greenville, are making q
specially of agricultural and garden seeds,
and propose to offer premiums each season
for the best crops from their seed. Their
premium on turnips this fall will be So in
gold.
The Williamson Female College, of
which Rev. s. Lander y. D., one of the
best female educators in the State, is Presi-
dent, will reopen on the first Monday in
August. 1. deserves and should receive.
the patronage of our people. Send for @
catalogue.
At the last regular meeting of Town
Creek Grange, it was decided to hold the
next meeting at n. M, on the third Satur-
day in this month, when it is expected that
COL e. M. Ruckcr and J. e. Brcazeale will
deliver addresses. Neighboring Oranges are
cordially invited to participate in feast on
that day.
Mr.. Bennett Lowe, Of Martin township,
died at his re ''dcnce one day last week, in
the fifty-first year of his age, after an illness
OF ABOUT SIX months. lie was an nOHcSC
hardworking farmer. and by his economy
and fruyality acquired quite handsome
property, being ut the time of his death on G
of the wealthiest men of his township.
An address to the Sunday Schools of the
Saluda Association will be found in another
column from the President and Secretary of
the Sunday School Institute. The meeting
next week will doubtless be one of interest
to Sunday School workers, and preparations
are being made for ln.ge crowd. At least
seventy-ive delegates are expected to be in
attendance.
Little Freddie r. Meek, son of Mr.. G.
A. and Mrs. Ida Rice Meek, died near
Strawberry Plains, East Tennessee, on 4th
July, at the age of eight months and eight
days. Mrs. Meek is native of this County,
and her many relatives and friends here
sympathize with her in this bereavement
which takes away the bright and cherished
little child.
The Grand Division, Sons of Temperance
met i'll Camden yesterday. The Divisions
in this County are n OF sented as follows
Anderson, G. F. Tolly, Grand Worthy Pa
triarch; L. p. Smith, Grand Scribe, an6
Rev. w. H. Strickland Belton, Col. NJ. P
Tribble; Broadway, Mai. ]. N. vandivel