The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-11-18
BRIEF MENTION.

Tuesday and Wednesday were busy dnys
with our merchants.
Hon. b. f. Crayton is finishing up fine
barn on his farm near town.
The Temperance Division will have Il
pound part. during the Christmas holidays.
Another bnc Of the pupils of the William
ston Female College graduated on last Fri
day.
A lot 6f interesting matter from our
Townvillt correspondent came too late for
this issue
Mr.. Fox. of Tennessee, has drove of
fine hog, in town whic! he IS selling at
cents grss.
The devotional meetings of the Y. NJ. c..
a. in Temperance Hall this week are inter
esting and well attended.
Rev l.. NJ. Aver has accepted the pasto-
rate of the Cross Roads Church, TO which
he was elected some time ago.
a good article from our popular cores
pondcnt, "T II. r." on Thirty Acres
Enough" will appear next week.
Think OF it There are 437 moro females
in this County than there are males. What
excuse can the old bachelors give for their
misery?
Our young men arc beginning to feel their
independence of the ladies. During the
past week they have had two dances all 10
themselves.
Mr.. y. a. Zcaglcr, formerly of this place
has hung out his shingle in Denver Colo
rado. lie has promised lis n letter or two
for publication.
Appointments 1of the Y. NJ. C. A. for next
Sunday: To conduct the afternoon meeting,
Col J. n. Brown; Poor House Committee,
a. Il. Towers B. Frank Mauldin.
The cotton crop is nearly all gathered and
ready for market. Many of the farmers are
holding their crops while others are selling
rs fast as it is gathered.
Elegant passenger coaches will son. Nc
put OH the night freight trains on the G. &
G. Railroad, nflording comfortable travelling
accommodations rs a regular night line
GrecnrWe Ncus.
A special meeting of Pomona Grange will
be held ut this place on the Goth inst.
full attendance is desired, rs business OF
considerable Importance will be before the
Grange for consideration.
Mr.. w. w. Keys has resigned the Office
Of Town Warden, in consequence of hav-
ing removed ont Of the corporate limits Of
town. An election for his successor will be
held on Monday, 29th instant.
We nrc requested to announce that an
Educational, Missionary and Sunday Sch ool
Convention of the colored Bnptists will be
held in st. Paul Church at this place OH the
18th, 18th and 10Th of December.
Married, ut the residence Of the brides
father, in Anderson County. on the evening
Lees, Mr.. John Watkins and Miss Elizabeth
Smith, ;'a;;shtcr OF j. ~. Smith, ESD.
Anderson County was well represented Mt
IN IN E.air I.ict I,,o L..
refcTT iis 10 tic list of premiums published
elsewhere that were taken by our citizens.
'iie whole value of which amounts to sew
al hundred dollars.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
Of the Anderson Farmers and Mechanics
Association, will he held in the Court House
this morning. a full meeting is desired. as
officers for the ensuing year will be elected
and other important business attended to.
Rev. DR.. Frerson is in attendance this
week on the annual meeting of the South
Carolina Synod of the Presbyterian Church,
which convened in SCmter on Thursday
In consequence Of his absence, his Church
on next Sunday will be closed, and the reg
ular quarterly communion postponed until
the Sunday following.
The ladies of the PRESBYTERIAN Church
will give n hot dinner and supper in the
Masonic Hall on next Wednesday, 10 whic!.
the public generally are invited. Both del
icacics and substantials will be had in pro-
fusion, and no effort will be spared to make
it pleasant for all who attend. The object
in view is Il bell for their new Church.
Rev. Mr.. Piltz, of Walhalla, Lutheran
minister. conducted divine service in Tenn
pcrance Hall OH Sunday morning last. He
had congregation OF about fifty persons
nearly all OF the... Germans and members
of the Lutheran Church. Mr.. Ciltz will
hereafter hold services ut this r.ace regular
ly on the second Sunday of each month.
Gen. w. W. Humphreys has sold the
house and farm situated just south of the
Carolina Collegiate Institute to Capt. VIM.
Sayre, of Charleston, who proposes to settle
gardening, &c. This will supply want
long felt in Anderson, and we hope will
prove most successful venture for Capt.
Sayrc..
Miss Flora Lesser, second daughter of
Mr.. NJ. Lesser, died at the residence of her
fnthcr in Anderson on last Friday, after an
illness of u week or ten days, in the 22Id
Year Of her age. She was an excellent young
lady, and the sympathies Of large number
Of friends are with the bcreavcd family
Her remains were carried 10 Columbia on
Saturday, and on Sunday morning inferred
in the Jewish cemetery III that city.
&C." our Fair Play correspondent, furn-
ishcs the following item: "Mr. S. S. Nc
Junkin, who lives just above here mt South
Union, had his corn crib and cotton house
burned OIL the night of the 9th instant at
about o'clock, with their entire contents,
consisting of three or four bales of cotton,
forty-fivc bushels of corn, seventy five OF
wheat and about fifty bushels Of oats The
fire was evidently the work of an incendia-
ry."
Hon. B. Il. Crayton was unanimously
reelected President of the State Agricultu-
ra, and Mechanical ASSOCIATION Mt the nm
nual meeting Of tho stockholders in Colum-
has attended the exhibitions of the Associa-
tion for the past few years, and for the
sound financ al basis upon which it is now
operating, Mr.. Crayton deserves great deal
of credit. The unanimity with which he
was continued rs President, is evidence suf-
ficicnt that his administrative ability for
such business is fully appreciated.
AS the up train ncared Prosperity on last
Friday, Gen.. Humphreys, who was stand
ing upon the plank connecting two cars,
YVES thrown from his feet by the sudden ap-
plication of the air brake, and fell between
the cars with his neck and head across the
track and his feet outside. Mr.. King, who
saw the Iali, fortunately hud iiIu Iuii,l aa-
BILE pre- ence of mind to jump Off and jerk
the General from under the train, which he
accoi:: ..iseG barely iii tiiiio 10 pToTo;;. Il;
decapitation by tile wheels of the train.
which was in motion. The fall stunned
Gen. Humphreys and bruised him ZIP in
such manner a3 to leave him very sore from
1t. He Is, however, attending to his official
duties, and his numerous friends rejoice at
his deliverancc from such imminent danger.
Coroner Ezeii. of Spariunburg County.