The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-12-02

of Mr.. w. s. Lyon. agent at tnlS place iol
the Soluble Pacific Guano and Acid and the
Stono Guano and Acid.
The meeting of Associate Grange No. l
on next Saturday, the programme for which
was publishes last week, will be held with
Sandy Springs Grange.
The boom in cotton reached the climax
in this market on Saturday, when it brought
LII cents. It is now subsiding and is SELL
ing to-day at from 10l to LOT.
Allen Mattison, colored, of Hopewell
township, exhibited sweet potato in our
office this week that weighed 10 pounds and
measured d inches in circumference.
The 4-months- old child of Mr.. John A.
Pruitt, of Hopewell township, whom We
noticed, recently as having been seriously
burned, died on Wednesday Of last week.
Mr:aW. I. brennan has abrick building,
in process of erection on lot % by 80 feet
on the Benson House square, fronting Main
street, which he will occupy as business
house.
We are requested to announce that Sandy
Springs Grange will meet at its usual place
on next Saturday, 4th inst All the mem
bers are urged to be punctual in attendance,
as business of importance will be trans
acted.
The Grand Lodge A. F. NJ. meets in the
city of Charleston on Tuesday, 1Ith inst.
The reduced rates over the railroads, as
published elsewhere, will not extend to the
time for the meeting. but it is probable that
reduced rates will be given.
Mrs. Margaret Peronneau Breese, wife of
William E. Breese, died at the residence of
her husband in Charleston on Sunday, No
yember q, 1880, in the 32d year OF her age.
She was the eldest daughter of the late VIM.
81. Peronneau, whose family resided at this
place during the war.
The mild form of epizootic that has been
gradually extending over the country for
the past few months, has reached this sec
ton at last though very few horses or mules
have vet taken it. When moderately worked
and we'll protected from bad weather, the
afflicted animals suffer very little.
.Cn our correspondent at Fair Play, s.
C.. sends us the following: "Mrs. Fanny
Maret, the mother of Mr.. G.. w. Maret, of
YOUR County, died near here on the Oath
nit. Mrs. Maret has lived around Fair Play
ali of her life. She reached the advanced
age of ninety-six on the 5th ult."
A new school room is in process of erec-
ton on the lot adjoining Gen. humphreys,
which will be occupied by Mrs. 7. c. Ligon,
who will open her school sometime IN jan
uary. Mrs. Ligon has had considerable
experience in teaching, and we hope she
NAV be successful in her new field.
By reference to the Governors Message it
will be seen that Anderson County makes
a better showing in regard to the public
schools than any other in the State. The
schools have been kept open an average OF
six months in the year, and are all In
fiourishinc condition. This reflects great
credit to those having the matter in charge.
Visitors to Charleston on the occasion Of
the Annual Fair of the Agricultural an d
Mechanical Society of South Carolina, ca n
obtain round trip tickets at the stations ON
the Columbia & Greenville Railroad in this
County at the following rates, good to re-
turn until December 18th inclusive: Honea
Path and Bolton. $780,; Anderson, Will
liamston and Pendleton, $40.
The municipal election held on Monday
to fill the vacancy in the Town Council oc-
casioned by the resignation Of Warden Keys,
resulted in the choice of Mr.. Jas. M. Payne.
There were only SO votes polled, of which
Mr, Payne received g.. Mr.. ]. G. Cunning
ham "a, J. w. Daniels2. Mr.. Payne quail
fed on Tuesday and entered at once upon
the discharge of his Office.
The fast mail train recently put in opera
ton by the postal authorities IS working
wonders. For instance, the New York
Herald is printed in New York one day and
is received in Anderson at eleven o'clock
next. Just think of it Almost mile to
the minute is made over portion OF the
line, but the average rate is about forty
miles to the hour, including stoppages.
The weather for the past week has been
extremely unpleasant, and has caused con-
siderable loss to those farmers who failed to
eet their cotton gathered while it was favor
able to the work. The public roads are in
n bad condition by reason of the almost
incessant rain and travel over them, and If
the bad weather should continue another
week will be almost impossible in many
places.
The County officers elect who wish their
official bonds approved by the outgoing
County Commissioners, so as to be able to
enter upon the discharge of their respective
Offices on the first of January next, should
have them ready by the regular meeting OF
the Board on next Tuesday, as it will prob
ably be the last meeting of the Board until
they meet to surrender their Offices to their
successors.
"We regret to learn that Mr.. John Watt,
living lust across the Savannah, in Ander-
son County, had his dwelling house and
Kitchen, with their entire contents, de-
stroyed by fire last Sunday morning while
the family were at Church. Hesaved moth
ING but his corn, and did that by tearing bis
crib down and scattering the corn. 1t is
thought the fire broke out from the ire
~ . 5,ralli M u H1rt,rpW Sun
The farmers of Anderson County are pro-
oressiye, and the fair price they are receiv-
ino for cotton enables them to supply them
selves with many convcniences in the way
of improved farm implements, sewing ma
chimes. &c. Wagons, carriages and buggies
ore being bought every day, and the firms
engaged in this line are doing splendid
business. Messrs. Watson d Son inform
ms that out of thirty wagons received about
month ago, they have sold twenty.
A colored train hand on the Columbia d.
creenville Railroad while standing OH the
ton If a freight train on Sunday evening,
,vas Knocked from the train by projecting
heam of q bridge and instantly killed. The
car On which he was standing when .he ter.
r;h,e accident happened came to this place
IN Monday, on the top of which was to be
soon stains of blood and particles OF the
brains of the unfortunate man., This is the
second man killed in precisely the same
9v Ivov on this Road within four days.
When it takes letter three days to come
from Belton to Anderson and paper four
dovs TO come from Columbia, and then when
ths thsy de- do come to show that they have been
carelessly . handled, by being soiled and
abused, there can no longer remain the
shadow shadow of doubt that some of the mail
agents agents through whose hands our , mail mat mat
er are very 5 dsFseT a Ths s ter question ay
hat deeply concerns our citizens just now,
and enI that must and will be solved before
many days elapse,
The firm of Messrs. Lyon 4 Hi S; was
dissolved on yesterday after copartnership
purchased O1 ,sba by Messrs. II. s. Hill and P. s.
WcMullen, who will continue business at