The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-06-17

Cincinnati is $23.6O. That is not quite as
cheap as we first said il was, but it is cheap,
nevertheless.
We have had some hot weather during
the past week. The thermometer has been
registering away up in the nineties every
day since Friday.
We are indebted to Mrs. ]. I. McFall for
basket of very fine beets, which were sent
us last week. The largest measured fifteen
inches in circumference.
Mr.. Andrew Harris has had promising
field Of cotton almost totally destroyed by
some kind of blight. 1t was the first crop
on an old.feld new-g ground.
DR.. w. q. Browne. of Atlanta, will be in
Anderson for few days shortly, and will
be pleased to do dental work for any OF his
: old customers. See his advertisement.
capt. S. w. sherard, of the Corner, offers
a fine Touring and grist mill for sale in this
issue. Any one desiring to invest in such
property are afforded good opportunity.
Appointments of the Y. M. c. "A. for next
Sunday: To conduct the afternoon meeting,
A. 3. Towers-scripture, Genesis 6; Poor
House Committee, ]. 81. Clark, 6. +. Ioiiy.
An audience of fifty or sixty persons wit
messed the play by the Theatrical Company
on Friday evening. The audience was
pleased and the reputation of the Company
sustained.
So far Mr.. T. A. Hickman, of the Stony
Point section, is ahead on tall cotton. He
sent us two stalks on Monday measuring
about two feet high, with twelve or fifteen
SQUARES on them.
A great many OF the negroes in this Sec
ton are very much dissatisfied with the
nomination made by the Chicago Conven-
ton. "Ole Char as they call him. won't
create much enthusiasm about here.
We were presented on Wednesday of last
week with some very fine peaches by Mr.
Louis Sharpe, for which he will accept our
thanks. They were of an excellent variety,
and for lusciousnes and favor unsurpassed.
Rev. VIM. Henry Strickland will supply
his pulpit as usual next Sunday morning
and night. Subject in the morning-"Rob-
ert Raikcs and the Sunday Schools of
century" Atnight-"Was there any resur-
rection Of Christ's body? or witnesses ex-
amined.n M
The Temperance Division passed resolu-
tionsi at its meeting on Thursday night
rendering thanks to Col. Hamme.t and Mr..
Thackston for their attentions to the e1cur-
sionists that day, to the Palmetto Band for
the music furnished, and to Messrs. Scud-
day ard Frierson for the addresses deliy-
cred.
Stephen Riley, colored man living on
tho plantation OF, Mr.. J. T. Busby, had his
house and its entire contents burned on
Tuesday evening of last week, which in
cluded everything he had in the way of
provisions and clothing for himself and
family: Hereceiyed considerable help from
his white friends, but none from colored
people.
We charge five dollars for announcing
candidate for any office, and one dollar per
inch for every card or communication nom.
mating candidate or written in the inter-
est of one. These charges are payable in
advance, and the rule will not be deviated
from. We will not charge these accounts
upon our books. They must be paid in
advance.
Mai. B. F. Whitner, one of the delegates
from this Congressional District to the Ma
tional Democratic Convention, received
three different kilograms from the New
York Herald on Saturday last, asking his
first, second and third choice of candidates
for the Democratic nomination for the
presidency. The kilograms were answered,
though the desired information was not
given.
There was quite storm of wind and rain,
accompanied by small amount of hail, in
the vicinity Of Centreville Mills and the
section of country lying three or four miles
this side on Friday last. The greatest DAM
age was from the washing of the lands and
the blowing down Of forward corn. On the
same day there was small hail storm in
the neighborhood of storeville, but fortu-
nately the damage to the crops was slight.
The base ball club of Union have chal-
lenged the Horseshoes of Anderson to play
them match game, and the challenge has
been accepted on the condition that the
game be played in the city of Greenville on
the 1st of July. The Horseshoes have
challenged the Resolutes of Greenville to
play game on the End July at the same
place. The Anderson boys are well organ
lied, and if the games are played we have
no doubt they will acquit themselves with
credit.
David Bradberry, one of the men convic-
ted at the last term of the Walhalla Court
of the killing of Mrs. Compton near Fair
Play last Christmas, has been granted new
trial by the Supreme Court, on the ground
that the Court at which he was tried and
convicted was enormously convened. The
time fixed by law for the convening Of that
Court was the second Monday in March,
and it was convened on the first Monday.
The prisoner will probably be tried again at
the Court which convenes on next Monday.
.sHalf of the watermelon raisers of An
derson County, among the number the
senior proprietor Of the INrELL1GEScER,
lost their crops betting that Grant would
be the nominee. So our informant says. y
Columbia Register. Your informant made
partial mistake, so far as the senior of the
INrELL1aENcER is concerned. He did ven.
ture about half of his crop on the nomina-
ton, but it was against and not for Grant
So he is the gamer and not the loser, fact