The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-04-22

from the town and country, left on the train
Tuesday morning, and soodly number fol-
lowed on Wednesday. We undesstand the
train was crowded when it left Bolton on
Tuesday, and no doubt by the time It
reached Columbia every available spot was
occupied.
| The address Of ex-senator Cochran to the
people Of Anderson County hes been pretty
generally commented upon by the Press of
tho State. and as Ear as wc have seen the
comments have been favorable to him. He
is now spoken for the Office OF United States
Marshal for this State, and is generally pre-
ferred to either Wallace, OF Columbia, or
Johnston, OF Sumter, at present tho strong.
est competitors for the place. B
II Is With regret that we announce the
death Of Mrs. John d. Leverett, which oc-
CURED on last Thursday morning, at the
residence of her husband, in Hall town.
chip. She leaves husband and ave little
children, with many friends, to mourn her
| death. She had been consistent member
Of the Cross Roads Church for se9era yeafs,
and her remains yero inferred In the grave
yard at that Church on Friday.
The erection Of telephone between tho
main business portion of the town and de.
pot would be most desirable improvement,
and we would be pleased TO see some cne
take the matter in hand and secure its cree
ton. It would be great advantage to all
those having business with the depot off,
cials. and compared to tho trouble aud
laborious walking saved during The hot
| summer months. would cost but trife.
We desire to tender our aincere thanks to
Mrs. Gen. Humphreys for dish OF deli
cious Strawberries sent us on Wednesday
morning. The, berries. were large and lus-
cious and Of fine eflavof, and were much en-
joyed. Mrs, Humphreys has had straw,
berries regularly for three weeks past, which
fact Is iinr itgelf.aufacien evidence OF the
success with which she meets in the culture
OF this most delicious and wholesome fruit.
Through the Co operation of tho Green
VILE d Columbia Railroad Company, the
Signal Service department OF Washington
wills as soon as all necessary arrangements
are perfected, send the daily weather reports
eAAA viz St<ltiOLS pIl lille
The necessary blanks, etc, hsve already
been received at the telegraph Office at this
place, and as soon as the reports are for
warded they will be bulletined every morn
ing at the IKTELLIaRNCEH Office.
The German Artillery of Charleston will
picnic ct WalhalIa for two or three weekn
in July or August. The company will 60
in full uniform, accompanied by number
OF their lady friends and by the famous
Fusillier Band: After Btarming the town
! CO Walhalla, they will establish their head
quarters at that place, and leaving the ladies
and impediments within the corporate linn
its, will make o sortie into the mountain
Businesses of the Blue Ridge.
The loGk on the cafe In the Anderson
National Bank has recently been improved
by the addition Of time lcok attachment,
which is considered o very great advantage
in the wey cf increasing the security of the
cafe against burglars. The machinery of
the attachment Is Of che very. finest watch
works, and is SO constructed that :t cannot
be thrown out Of gear by e Jolt or blow from
the outside. The principle advantage Of
the attachment consists in this, that when
the safe Is closed to be opened at certain
hour 1t cannot under any circumstances be
opened before that hour arrives. The long
est time for which Is will remain locked at
any one time is forty-eight hours. The at
taehment cost $3.50.
The biggest hog story that has como to
our ears in o long ti1ne was related to us on
Monday by q citizen of the Storeville neigh
borhood, The correctness Of which he vouch-
es for. It is this: On Sunday, the 18th of
January last, "a hog, weighing about l75
pounds, fell into q well, in which there was
, heither water nor food, and there remained
until last Saturday morning, the 18th of
April, exactly ninety days, when It was &C
cidentally discovered by como children.
When taken out ,it was found to be still
alive, and had suffered no injury whatever
except the loss OF about 70 pounds OF flesh.
The hog is Of the Guinea variety. and hnd
been missing since that morning, and was
seen near the well for tho last time.
We take the following account OF the
wash out on the Air Line Railroad by the
recent heavy raine near Currehee mountain,
on little stream called North Broad, ordi.
nalily not larger than spring branch, from
| the Pickcy.a Sts,tisiel: .tThe embankniens
was l05 feet high and 400 feet or it was car
ried away. The authorities OF the road had
taken the preaution to cut down all ts,o
trees and collect every chunk and brush Ia
the field above the road, through which the
amall strains rms, In order to prevent the
choking mp OF the culyert and the daming
| up of the water during heavy rains. But
| the rain that did this damage was SO terrific
that no human foresight could prevent IL.
The trees and aaplings in the woods were
washed up, by the roots, and carried down
into the culverS chokei it mp and prevent
ed the passage of the water. The water
stood In n kind Of basin, covering six or
eight acres OF ground md to the depth Of
1 seye.. -sy-oI,e feet. The volume of Ss::;:ssr
was 40 powerful that tho embankinent
couldnot resist It's weight and was carried
away with o tremendous clash, carrying
destruction to timber and everything elss
that came in iits: way below The transfer
OF pazsspgers srsd baggage was made in ve-
hicies AROUND the mountain, o distance Of
three or four miles, In addition TO this
5 IL ~ n sI5z tTrivtS or tiilr ten tea
Others, and all within d distance of two
miles.
4 ,EiiS Toysnyille.