The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-03-11


The distemper is prevailing to consider
able extent among the hones and mules in
this County.
The salary of the Assistant Marshal was
raised from $425 to $500 ut the needing of
the Council on Tuesday.
The entertainment given by the ladies Of
tho Presbyterian Church last Friday even
! Ing netted about $40.
The circulation OF the IKrELIIEEAoER In
this County is larger at present than ever
before, and is gradually increasing.
Good fox hounds sell in this County at
from $6 to so o lead, and are always in
demand, while sheep arc drug at 80.
Several Landowners on Rocky River are
having tho bottoms thoroughly ditchcd
with vinw Of increasing their productive
ness.
The time for working the roads will er-
pire with this week.; How many. overseers
have complied with the Instructions of the
County Commissionefs7
Married, at the residence OF tia brides
fhther, Mr.. t1. f. Murrall, on March 8, 1880,
by Rev. D. q. Friersop, d. ID. Mr.. William
G. Bailey and Miss Alice M. AYurrah.
The ladies of the Baptisk Church arc or.
ranging for hot supper on the evening of
Friday, the 18th instants Strawberries and
many other delicious things win be had for,
sale.
Up to the present time there have been
about twenty-five hundred tons Of CONNER
cial fe-!i::s.-s sold BY the merchants OF An
dcrson, and the demand IS not yet near
supplied.
The Laurensville Herald came to us last
week considerably enlarged and improved.
& The country papers of South Carolina are
the best in the South, and all seem to be
prosperipg.
The small grain. crops are looking unusu-
ally fine, ard while the insects thatin many
places were doing such damage have not all
disappeared, they seem to have about censed
their ravages.
See the change in the advertisement of
the "Paris Store" Mr.. Lesser is receiving
large and complete stock Of dry goode,
which he says will be sold at the lowest.
living price. r
The increase IN the cotton crop of this
County last year on account of the abolition
OF the old system of fencing is variously
estimated at from twelve to twent, five
hundred bales.
Messrs. J. Walter Sherard, s. NJ. Holland
and E. G. Frierson, oil Of this County, have
returned homo from medical colleges within
the past week, and are now prepared to an
upon the practice Of medicine.
We are indebted to Capt John Mct1rath
for peck Of Florida ynms. This Ia one
OF the finest varieties of sweet potatoes, is
well adapted to our soil and climate, and
when properly cultivated pays handsomely.
Appointments OF the Y. NJ. g. a. for next
Sunday: To conduct the afternoon meeting,
John H. Clark-scripture, Matt. "a, LA !.
Poor House Committee, Col. jim. Brown
B. Frank Mauldin /; Jail Commit ttee,w. w.
Keys, H G. scudday.
4iessrs. J. R. & L. P. Smith, well known
and reliable merchant-tailors, VIII soon
have in large and complete stock. Of gents:
furnishing goods, which they propose SELL
ing at short profits. Their advertisement
will appear next week.
Tho Abbeyille papers are agi,ating the
question Of establishing National Bank at
that place, and think that with the proper
efforts it could be easily DONE a bank
adds great deal to the business OF town,
and Abbevills ought to have one.
ar 1. g
young man for whom many of orr citi-3
zcns nave great respect and admiration,
spent last Sunday in Anderson, He is
engaged in the furniture business, and Is
working up fine trade in his new home.
Tie election in Rrushy Creek township
upon the proposition to subscribe to the
capital stock III the French Broad VALLEY
Esl-c. e,.ea se,,.e. IN defeat OF tne supscrip
tion by fifty majority. We hear, however,
that the assessment upon that township
was made up by private subscription.
The mill and gin property of Mr., John
w. Rosamond, one of the best and most re-
liable citizens OF Brashy Creek township, in,
this County, was destroyed by fire one day
last week. The property was q very valua-
Bile one, and tho loss to Mr.. Rosamond is
heavy. The fire is supposed to haye been
the work of an inccndiary.
A gentleman from Anderson, acting asl
Z agent for several interested pastiaa, sold
in Columbia one day last weak $5t, 900
worth of Greenville & Columbia Railroad
I bonds Estate guaranteed) as ninety cents
on the dollar. Eight monthp ago the sainel
class of bonds were selling at from thirty
five to forty cents.
just as we are really to go to press, the
sad intelligence of the death OF Rey. Thom-
as H. Cunningham, of Charleston, reaches
u.s. he was nativs Of this County, and
had many friends ana .+,latives incur midst,
whose hearts will be saddened by this an.
q Thp iuteness OF the hour at
which the newa comes to us, prsciudes fur
sher notice cfthe deceased in. this issue.
a gentleman who has been travelling
through this County says he has never seen
greater preparations made Tor q efr.s, thar.
ere now going on for the present yca.. The
fhrmers have generally made good use OF
he beautiful weather since the first Of jan
nary, and hayo put their lands in tine con-
Elton. 1t Is generally estimated that ct