The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-02-05
THE INTELLIGENCER,
LOCAL MATTERS.
nRII.R NEWTON.

) Candidates are feeling around and viii
soon have stakes SGT preparatory TO grand
war for Office.
The Savannah. Valley. Minstrel Club will
give performance in Masonic Hall on
Wednesday evening next.
Or. d. n. Kannady, who had o drug store
In Williamson last summer, died at Cokes-
bury on the 25th January.
Capt. N. r.. Reeves. of Garvin township,
/. an aged and highly respected citizen, died
On Tuesday morning, 9th nit.
Williamson promises to be, at no distant
day, q town Of no little Importance, II not o
city 1emperanos Standard. That's good
neyye.
Tn Clerk OF the Town Council Is now
prepared to collect taxes. Pay up before
March 1, and save the penalty of twenty
per cent.
The.sd Union District OF the ealuda AS.
soeiRtion win convene with Salem Church
on Saturday before the 9th Sunday in this
month at 10 o'clock.
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Mr. Henry Ewbank, representative of
the Charleston Netrs and Courier. spent last
Thursday in Anderson in soliciting SUBJ
scribers to that paper.
Mr.. J. G. Clinkscales is now one Of the
editors OF the Temperance Standard, pub
lished at Williamson. We will naturally
expect Improvement.
Rev. w. II. Strickland brought to our
Office on Monday morning an Irish potato
plant eighteen inches high that grew in the
open air without any protection.
In consequence Of the inclemcncy Of the
weather on Tuesday evening, the lecture cf
Rev. Mr.. Wingo. of Pendleton, was s,ost-
poned until next Tuesday evening.
Married, at the residence of the BRIDES
father, by Rev. a. g. stepp, january 29th,
1880. Mr.. w. NJ. P. Hall, of Anderson, and
Miss Elizabeth A. Murf, of Laurens.
Col. John r. Cochran showed us on
Monday morning seven or eight hundred
dollars worth of gold in crude state, which
was taken from his mine in Oconee County
near the Anderson. line.
Appointments of the Y. NJ. G. A. for next
Sunday To conduct the afternoon meeting,
DIR. r. +. Diver; Poor House Committee,
A. B. Towers, J. w. Daniels; Jail Commit
tee, a. P. Hubbard, r. r. Todd.
A larger number of farmers of adjoining
counties are coming to Anderson to buy
their supplies than ever before, which is an
evidence that they have found out where
they can secure goods on the best terms.
Court conyenes on the third Monday, and
Judge Thomson, OF Abbeyille, viii preside.
1t will be the frat term Of the Anderson
Court the Judge has ever held, although he
has been on the Bench moro than two
yezrs.
The great anxiety universally felt by the
citizens of this section about tho small grain
crops, in consequence of the ravage5 of the
insects, was relieved on Monday evening by
the fall Of sleet to the depth OF two or three
inches, followed that night by hard freeze.
We re- re. to announce the death of Mr..
John B. Adger. Jr.. son of Rev. John B.
Adger, D. D., which occurred ut his resi-
dence near. .Pendleton on Tuesday morning
last from injuries received by being thrown
from his carriage on the 9Th ult. Mr.. Adger
was about % years of age, and was devoted
and exemplary member of the Presbyterian
Church. He was generous, noble and be-
loved by all who knew him, and the sin
cerest sympathies of the community are
with his family in. this sore bereavement
His remains were carried 10 Charleston on
Wednesday for ln.eEnent.
q ne meeting OF the Town Council on
last Tuesday evening week, o Especial tax of
9 mills was levied for the purpose of raising
the first instalment of the amount subscribed
by the town 60 the capital stock of the sa-
vannah Valley Railroad. One-balf of the
amount is due and payable fsom February
lat to June LIST and the other half from
October LIST to November LIST. The first
payment may be deferred until the time Of
the second payment end the whole amount
paid atonce, with penalty of Eve cents on
the amount of the first payment.
An alarm OF fire was given on Wednesday
morning about 10 o'clock, and In few
minutes it was generally known that the
residence OF Mr.. julius a. Daniels, situated
near the Jail, was on Gre and that the flames
were makihg rapid headway. Alarge num-
Der OF citizens, both white and colored, soon
gathered at 1dr. Daniels, and after few
minutes of faithful work succeeded in get
ting the flames under control. The fro
originated In closet under the staircase.
and was caused, 1t is suppoJsd, by the igni-
tion OF matches by rats.
The following are the lists of Grand and
Petit Jurors drawn by the Jury Commits
sioners on the 31st january. The Grand
Jurors serve for twelve months and the
Petit Jurors for only one term of court (:
Grand Jurors-A Albert N. Richardson, Isaac
r. Callahan, Thomas a. Hickman, w. r.
Dnckworth, Matthew a. Cobb, z. d. Cham
blee, j. Fl. HreaEeale, George. p. Brownlee,
J. II. Mertin, @. O. Ring, Enoch n. Wat
kins, Andrew q. Armstrong p. A. Masters,
Peter g. AclIer, James A.. Banister, w. L.
Bolt, Ballard D. Dean,- William D. Watson.
Petit Jurors-Thomas M. Maddox, J. J.
Clement, Jesse T. Ashley, J. NJ. Dunlap,
John l.. Clean, John J. Moaaley, B. w.
Harhin. Jonathan M. Freeman, William
Burrias. Ir. Ianea w s..ee-.e.-.. y, .....
A. Steyonsonj B. +. Morrow, Jeremiah
Yeargin, Joseph J. Copeland, George w.
FAINT, Renben B. Brock, Thomas @. Jack.
son, James r. Aahley, James L. Gable
William 81. Callahan, e. @. Anderson, D.
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