The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-12-16

Rev. Mr.. Strickland reports from flat
Rock that Church progress is the word now
among the people down there. A new
stove in the house 4 large and deeply inter
csIed congregation Sunday morning and
cash collection for State Missions OF S:2 70
He wos more hvorably impressed than on
any former visit. Rev. W. II. King, the
pastor for the present year Will commune III
their service for next year, rs hc will also al
Honea Path Church.
The residence of Mr.. William Crawford,
ON his plantation in Farenncs township
about three miles southwest of the town,
was burned on Sunday night last at about
o'clock. From the fact that the house
bad not been occupied for moro than q
month past, there can be no doubt that the
burning was the work of an incendiary.
The Building was small one, and was
erected last spring. The loss of house and
furniture amounts to five or six hundred
dollars.
The annual meeting of the State Grange
held in Charleston last week, was well at,
tended by representative Patrons from al
over the State The condition of the order
i'm some sections was reported as encourag-
ing. while in others as lengulsllng Inns
County is one of the best organized IN M inc
State. and was ably represented in the State
meeting by Messrs. j. w. Norris, D. X.
Norris. w. w. Russell, j. B. Watson, T. X.
Brown and J. l.. Glenn. We regret our
inability to present full account OF the
proceedings Of the meeting.
One day last week, young lady surprised
and mysti6ed popular and experienced
salesman of the dry goods establishments
of the town by the following expression
ut is my desire to obtain pair OF circular
elastic appendages, capable of being, con-
tracted or expanded by means OF osclilating
FURNISHED steel appliances tha: sparkle IKE
particles of gold leaf set with diamonds, and
which are utilized for retaining, in proper
position the habliment Of the lower ex-
tremities, which innate dclieacy toroids me
to MENTION" Not wishing to appear rlgnor-
ant. our mystified friend said they were
."iust out" and he has been puzzling his
brain ever since to know what was meant.
can't some of our readers relieve his ankle
W?
The following officers of Pendleton Lodge,
A. F. NJ. have been elected to serve the en-
suing year: w. II. D. Gaillard, ". NJ; J..
G. Cam, S. W.; J. W. Simpson, j. w; J.
B. Sitton, Treas. J. c. Cherry, Sec. II u.
Rochester, s. D.; B. F. Remington, }. y. ;
WI. B. Hix and c. O. Hopkins, Stewards;
W.D. billiard, Tyler. The following were
elected to serve Living Arch Chapter, 4. "A.
M, located at same place: w. X. d. Gail
lard, M. E. H. P; G. B. Whittel, King;
H. C. Summers. Scribe; n. w. McAulay,
c. H.; II. D. Rochester, P. S.; w. 6.
Humphries, X. A. c.; L. L. Green. G. NJ.
I'D Veil; J. w. Simpson, G. NJ. I'd Veil; j.
G. Cam, G. NJ. 1st Veil; j. Hunter. Treas {;
J.C. Cherry, Sec.; A. e. Patterson, Sentinel.
The public schools of Anderson County
are the best conducted of any in the State
Mr.. R. w. Todd, our efficient and popular
Commissioner, to whose good Judgment
and excellent management their efficiency
is largely due has furnished us the follow.
ing information from his office, which will
be found of interest: Number of schools in
the County, 10s, kept open on an average OF
SIX months; number Of white teachers, IL,
of which 35 were males and 36 females /;
number colored teachers 80, of which 81
were males and IS females-making total
OF 110 teachers in all. Number of white
pupils, 2, 729, of which ,491 were males and
1882 females; number colorcd pupils, 2,O!7,
of which 992 were males and 1,OS5 fcnalts
making q total of 4,S06. The teachers
were paid on an average of $23.O3 per
month. The whole amount of funds dis
bursed during the year was $40 ,32l. .43, about
three hundred dollars of which were applied
to the extinguishment Of old debts. There
is still money in the County Treasury to the
credit of the school fund.