The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-05-13

Mr.. Taylor Poe. formerly of Anderson,
but now of Mobile, Alabama, is at present
visiting relatives and friends In this County.
Mr.. II. D. Kennedy Is building fine res
idence in the oak grove Just above his pres.
ent residence. 1t will be two-story build
ing and contain nine roomq.
We are requested TO announce that Rev.
II. G. Ligon viii preach at Roberts Church,
In this County, on tbs fourth Sunday in
this month, at ii o'clock a. m.
Miss Cynthia Hunnicnt, an excellent lady
ofthe Five Forks neighborhood died at the
ripe old age OF so years on last Monday,
after lingering ILLNESS of dropsy.
Appointments of the Y. M. O. A. for next
Sunday: To conduct the afternoon meeting,
D. Frank Manldin-Scripture, Matthew 20 !;
Reor House Committee, L. P. Smith, John
II. Ha56afd.
Our police are on their annual rounds
warning our citizens to clear their yards
and prem;Ses of all trash, rubbish and filth
that is calculated to produce sickness or
disease OF any kind.
Mr. j. r. G. DuPre, Sheriff of Abbeviile
County, spent last Friday in Anderson.
He is one of Abbeville's most substantial
citizens, and occupies high place in the es-
TEEN Of her people.
The sacrament of the Lords supper will
be administered in the Presbyterian Church
on next Sunday Immediately after the
morning service. There will be preaching
rs usual on Saturday morning at II o'clock.
We are indebted to Mr.. John NJ. Geer,
from this County, for an invitation to at
tend the annual celebration of the Agathe-
r.dan Society Of the University of Nash
vile, to be had on Friday evening. 21st
instant.
Mr.. John e. Dreazeale, Secretary Pomona
Grange OF this County, requests us to re-
mind the sub Oranges that the time for
making their first quarterly report for 1880
has expired, and that it is desiruble they
should make their reports as early as posi-
BILE.
Messrs. +. w. Wagner & Co., OF Charles
ton, sent us by Saturdays mail mammoth
Irish potato, grown on Wardmalaw Island
by Mr.. J. 7. Hart, most successful potato
grower. He uses the Wagner fertilizer,
and makes about hundred bushels to the
acre.
It is rumored on our streets that the
schedule of the Greenville s. Columbia
Railroad will be changed on Monday, 30 rs
to allow tho passenger train to leave this
place about an hour later in the morning
and arrive about two hours earlier in the
evening.
The picnic to be had -. Silver Brook on
Saturday, under the auspices Of the Baptist
SundaS School, promises to be very pleas
ant affair. Every arrangement is being
made to render the occasion especially
pleasant for the children, who are doubtless
looking forward to It with bright anticipa-
tions.
Reports of tho condition and prospects of
the wheat crop are not very encouraging.
1t has the rust badly, and many of our
farmers are disheartened, being confident
the yield will be very small, while Others
are more hopeful, and think with contin-
ued favorable weather the crop will yield
better than is generally expected.
Capt. e. J.. Major, worthy ani valued
citizen Of Broadeway towEa.lip, died on
Tuesday last, in the 53rd year Of his age,
AFTER en- illsaess OF enly four lays q: dis
ease of the liver. His remains were in
tered i'll the graveyard at Meals Greek
Church on Wednesday afternoon after im-.
pressive funeral services con '.icted by Rev.
ri. AfcGee. i..
Mr.. Caleb Hall, of the Storeville neigh
borhood, last week sent us the following
note: "T have been feeding my sheep dur
ing the winter season on corn. To-day I
sheared three of them and got eleven and q
half pounds of WOOL" It is not every
farmer that is SO fortunate now.a-days as to
have corn with which to feed sheep, but
those who are might find it profitable to
follow ar. Halls example.
At q meeting of Orion Lodge, /. o. G. r.,
held Saturday, May Sth, the following offi-
GERS ware installed to serve the ensuing
quarter: T. =. Callahan, @. IT. |; Mics Nv.
Erskine, r. H. g.; Miss NJ. q. Kay, L. "a. s.;
Miss Alice Kay, IT.; NJ. NJ. Campbell, s. !;
John r. Smith, A. g.; ]. 8. Kay, F. s..
II. @. E18ine, IT,; j. R. Smith, NJ; Miss
L. e. Erskine, d. NJ; II. III. Geer, /. G.
s. p. Kay, o. g.; a. Langston. c.
The. election for pastor. in the Baptist
Church ON last Sunday morning resulted
in the choice Of Rev. r.. W. Sanders, Of
Chester. he is the pastor of the Baptist
Church at that place, Is highly esteemed by
the denomination in this State, and pos
sesses superior endowments as minister of
the Gospel. Should the church here be so
fortunate as to secure his services, it will be
q valuable acquisition to our society.
At the meeting of the Greenville County
os T5ItiI;. :. 1s:
w. L. Mauldin was reelected County
Chairman, and Mesyrs. q. II. FGIier, 3. w.
Gray, a. q. Darlington, w. q. Cleveland
and @. w. Sullivan delegates to tho State
Convention. Aresoiution advising against
the nomination Of State officers at the June
Convention was pasaed. but In case rnini-
nations ase made the delegation is pledged
foe Gen. Ragood for Governor.
Col. Carver Kendall is at present canvass
ing this County rs an agent of the Ameri-
can Bible Society, seeing that our people
ara being supplied with the Great Book.
A work which tends TO the cultivation of
public virtue, The repression of crime and
the increased activity and improvement of