The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-01-15

The School Commissioner publishes in
another column the pro rata share of each
School District Of the two-mill school tax.
Honea Path gets the largest amount and
Williamson the smallest.
The Grangers of this County will be
pleased to learn that arrangements have
been made with the Greenville and Colum-
bia Railroad to sell excursion tickets for
the meeting of the State Grange in Charles
ton, on Tuesday, February 3, the tickets to
be sold in connection with those Of the
South Carolina Railroad.
Mrs. Martha Simpson, mother of our
townsman, Mr.. Joseph B. Simpson, died at
her residence in Rock Mills township on
Tuesday morning last at the advanced age
of 81 years. She was pious, Christian
lady, and had many relatives and friends in
this County who will be grieved to learn of
her death. Her remains were inferred in
the Roberts Church graveyard on yester-
day.
A letter from friend in Ocala, Florids,
brings Us the sad tidings Of the death Of
Mr.. George w. Rasor, which occurred at
that place on the Both of December after an
illness of week or two from pneumonia.
Mr.. Rasor was formerly citizen of Ander-
son, and was well known in this and ad-
joining counties. he was man of gener-
ous impulses, and made many friends
wherever he went.
The ladies of the Presbyterian Church
win give hot supper in Masonic Hall to-
morrow evening, to which the public gen.
orally are invited. Meats and cakes of all
kinds, oysters, ice-cream, &C., will be furn-
ished at reasonable prices, and every effort
will be made to render the evening pleas
ant one for all who attend. For the accom-
modation of those who cannot attend at
night, refreshments will be served at and
after O'Clock in the afternoon.
DR.. A. P. Johnstone will, at the earnest
solicitation of the Ladies Sewing Society
of the Baptist Church, give reading and
recitation in Temperance Hall on Tuesday
evening next. The entertainment will be
serio-comical, and as DR.. Johnstone has
few snperiors as comedian, those who at
tend may rest assured of pleasant even
ing. The following are his pieces: "Jane
Conquest" "Jimmie Butler and the OWL"
"Difidence, "Jennie McNeal's Ride" and
''The First Banjo."-
At meeting of the County Commission
ers on Monday resolution was passed in
structing the County Auditor to levy tax,
to be collected at the same time with the
State and County taxes, on the townships
in the County that voE3. q subscription to
the capital stock of TIA Savannah Valley
Railroad, sufficient to raise one-third of the
whole amount subscribed. The amount
each township will have to pay this year
will be as follows: Hall, 81, ,166.e63; warren.
mes, 81, 1,S5333i; Corner, sl,233. .333; savan-
nah, sl,2s3sss; Centerville, $1,7oO. He is
also instructed by the same resolution to
levy the same amount for the next two
succeeding years.
General Humphreys smoke house seems
to have most peculiar fascination for the
disposed of our population, if
we are to judge by the frequent attempts
made recently to rob it of its contents, but
which. fortunately, have thus far been fu-
tile. The last effort was made on Saturday
night between eight and nine o'clock,
and when discovered the thieves had en-
tered the building and had taken down
several pieces of meat, and were evidently
almost ready to depart with their coveted
booty. They were chased out of the yard
and fred at, but SO determined were they
on carrying out their fendish purpose, that |
as soon as the General had retired and |
everything became quiet about his prem
ises, they returned and made second ut
tempt to enter the building.