The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-01-01

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:fArnsteins % Rose, man OF fine business
quail ificctions and still likes Anderson.
q The Sons Of Temperance and Knights of
!. Honor havsmGyed into their new hall over
the store OF Messr5. a. .B. Towers . Co. 1t
{ is q neat, comfortable hall, and will accom-
modate seyenty-fye or hundred pers ons..
The Sunday School meeting in the Meth
odit Church on Sunday afternoon will be
addressed by Revs. Drs. Frierson and Jones,
+ and probably others. The Sunday Schools
) of the town and public generally ara invited
{ to attend.
The citizens OF Broadway township are
requested to meet at the new. school house
near Erskine's Crossing on Saturday, 10th
4 instant. to confer with the school trustees
in regard TO the manner Of conducting the
: free schools the ensuing year.
Mr.. Jesse Ashley had his leg broken on
Z Christmas day at Honee Path by his horse
I falling backwards with him. His injuries
were very serious. but we are glad to learn
that he Is doing as well as could be expected,
) and that it is hoped. he will recover without.
: the loss Of his leg.
The regular quarterly conference of the
Methodist Church will be held on next,
Saturday. Rev. 8. B. Jones, D. D., Presid-
: ing Elder, win be present, and will preach.
ON Sunday; morning and evening. The
1 Lords Supper win be administered after
themorning service:
On last Friday q son of Mr.. F. "A. Masters
received painful wound in his head, face
md neck by the accidental discharge Of a
I shot gun in. the hands Of q son of Mr.. H.
Masters. They were standing about twenty
steps apart, aud it Is surprising that the
wound ives not more dangerous.
We would call attention to the advertise
ment Of Rev. i. Mayors school for young
ladies, which opens on the 5th inst. Gen.
aver is gentleman Of scholarly attain.
ments, and Is every way qualified to make
an accomplished teacher. We regret that
s our.limited space this week prevents more
extended notice Of this school, the particu-
sIarstconcerning which will be found in the
advertisement.
An Interesting meeting of the stock
: holders Of the Anderson Educational
Association was held in the Court House
on Monday last. The following officers
: were elected to serve the ensuing year, viz:
President, Wv. Humphreys; Directors,
J. ESBreazea;e, r. f. Diver, D. s.. Max
Tolly, John B. Watson, A B. Towers, ].
w. Norris, =. M. White, B. F. Whitner,
w. FL. Nardin.
witnessing q beautiful sight this Thursday
evening by the ascension of meteoric bal
loon, which will take place on the public
square at o'clock. Six pieces Of fireworks
viii be attached, which will be discharged
at different times, the first display occurring
at the height of three or four hundred feet.
The balloon Will be made and sent up by
: Mr.. H.G. Ritz, who extends a cordial in
yitalion to the public generally and the
9 ladies especially to be present and witness
the sight. It win be forty feet in height.
and if the weather is favorable the occasion
will be one of unusual interest.
We are pleased to announce to our citi-
zens that the course of lectures which has
been inaugurated by the Ladies' Sewing
Society Of the Baptist Church will be re-
.sumed with the opening year, and continue
through the winter and spring months.
Col. E. NJ. Rucker will lecture on next
at 7:30 o'clock. Subject-sThe Uses and
Abuses of Discussion. Admission, 10 cents.
We are glad to hear that our citizens gen.
erally commend the Ladies' Society for
their movement in giving our people such
favorable opportunities Of culture from the
platform. Let every one try to attend and
thus establish the lecture. system on good
basis in old Anderson.
- Ore of the most pleasant occasions the
people of Anderson have enjoyed during
the holidays that have Just closed was the
wound party in Temperance Hall on Mon
day evening under the auspices of the Tenn
perance Division. It was success in every
particular, and was participated in by q large
!: number of both young and old. The little
children Of five and the grand parents OF
sixty years, and those of intermediate ages,
were present, and every one seemed to en-
ter into the pleasures of the occasion with
alively interest. and nothing occurred during
the evening to mar the pleasure of any one:
The table was spread about 8 O'Clock, and
was laden with an abundance Of delicacies
of every description. Tie election for the
prettiest and most popular young ladies
present resulted in favor of Miss Stark Bel
fotte for popularity and Miss Maggie Evans
for beauty. The Evans Cornet Band was
present and added much to the pleasures
103 O'Clock, everybody being highly pleased
with the evenings entertainment.
The death of Mrs. W. F. Baker, formerly
Miss Cora White, and daughter of DR..
P. A. -Wilhite, Of Anderson, which oc-
CURED on last Friday at the residence of
her husband in the city of Atlanta, Ga.
from heart disease, after an illness of seve-
ralweeks, caused very sincere and deep re-
pret in our community, where the deceased
left many companions and friends by whom
she was greatly beloved and admired for the
beautiful and noble qualities of mind and
heart, which had characterized her from
childhood to the day of her death. Young,
accomplished and gifted, she was an orna-
ment to society," pure and devoted as a
Christian, she was an example to be emula-
ted by those around her; devoted wife
and fond mother, she was the comfort and
Joy and delight Of the happy domestic cir
: Gle Death, however, with inexorable
power, has claimed her for another world,
aud in the morning Of life, ere her young
5 aud friends have been called to follow her
bier to the tomb. Herydeath was as calm
and resigned as her life had been pure and
conscientious. The funeral services were
performed in the Wesleyan Chapel in At
slanta, and Oh Monday the remains were
brought to Anderson and inferred in the
Baptist cemetery on Tuesday afternoon,
after very solemn and appropriate services
Mt the grave by Reys. w. II. Strickland and
J. s. Murray, in the presence of a large
number of ladies and gentlemen who bad
assembled 10 pay this last tribute to their
I. departed friend.
= Grange Matters.
Grange No. II will meet iri their hall on
Friday, the End day Of January, 1880, at II
O'clock a. M. for the transaction of ,impor-
tlnt business. Members are requested to
take notice and arrange their business SO as
to.be able to attend promptly.