The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-12-16

LOCAL NEWS.
w. W. KEYS, LOCAL EDITOR.
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BRIEF MENTION.
Middling cotton was selling yesterday at
11s cents.
The business of the contectioneries gets
better as Christmas approaches.
Mr.. E. P. Earle offers valuable piece Of
property for sale in on another column.
Town Creek Grange will meet on next
Saturday and elect officers for another term
Cotton receipts for the week ending with
Tuesday, 538 bales; for the whole season.
$4,000.
The Palmetto Minstrels arc rchearsing for
an entertainment to be given some time IN
January.
Rev. W. n. Strickland will preach at
Mountain Creek Church on Saturday and
Sunday next at II q. m. each day.
Mr.. Joel C. Keys was thrown by q mule
while returning from Church on SUNDAY
morning and had his left wrist dislocated.
Mrs. Betsy Hunnicut died Tuesday. even
ing about O'Clock, after an illness OF oniy
forty-five minutes with some disease oi 'Ae
heart.
Miss Essie Burress returned home from
t6AWilliamston Female College on Wednes,
days The fall session of the College closed
on Tuesday.
The Masonic Lodge at this place is repre-
sented> in the Grand Lodge, now IN session SION
and Dr.R. F. Diver.
We areelad to learn that Maj. D. L. Cox
ia recovering from the injuries received oy
the running. away Of this team at Earle
bridge three weeks ago.
The many friends of Rev. W. H. Strick;
land will be pleased to learn that ne WIN
preach in the Baptist Church on SUNDAY
morning, 10Th instant.
The eSupreme Court admitted fifteen young
men to the practice of law on Monday last,
among whom were Messrs. j. s. Murray,
Jr., and Columbus Wardlaw, OF Anderson
Several raffles were interrupted the other
day by notices from the police to the parties
getting them up that there was an Ordinance
in force against rafting and all other species
of gambling.
ALI. McGee. q colored man who was been
employed at the depot at this place for ten
peared one day last week and has. not beeh
heard of since.
A typographical error last week made us
overstate the difference in the amount OF
cotton received at this place and Abbeville.
Instead of having 5000 .bLles more than
AbbeYille, we have about 3, 600.
We call attention to the advertisement in
another column of the school Of Mrs. L. G..
Ligon, which will open on 10th January.
Mrs. Ligon is thoroughly qualified by cul-
ture and experience for her work.
Charles Caldwell. colored man Of this
place. killed a hog last week from which he
claims to have gotten q gallons of lard. 1t
is a pretty big story, but Charles has the
reputation of being truthful man.
The Sunday Schools of the town viii have
aioint celebration in the Baptist Church on
the afternoon of the last Sunday in the year,
o6th instant, at which several addresses will
be made. A full programme Will be given
next week.
- The advertisement of Mr.. VIM. B. Todd.
& which appears in this issue, should be read
s. by.all, bit more particularly by those who
Isshaveany idea of buying sewing machine:
3 He IS agent for the Singer, one OF the best
machines made.
The merchants and business men of the
town have agreed to close their places of
business from Friday evening, 24th, until
Wednesday morning, 18th instant, to give
their employees an opportunity OF enjoying
the Christmas holidays.
When making selections for Christmas
presents, be,sure to call at the postoftice and
/. examine the handsome stock of books. pa
per. etc., of Messrs. Geo. W. FAINT & Son.
Articles suitable for presents for both chill
dren and grown people, and atany price.
The Town Council passed o resolution on
Tuesday afternoon giving one half OF the
fines hereafter imposed on persons convicted
of carrying consealed weapons, gambling,
tearing up bridges or injuring any public or
private property to the person informing on
them.
Mr.. J. w. Reid, Of Dark Corner. has OBJ
tanned letters patent on an invention that
removes a,i danger Of accidental explosion
in blasting. The powder is put in after the
packing. Mr.. Field says he has already re
fused an offer of 100000 in cash for his
patent.
The Legislature acted wisely in refusing
to. repeal the lien law. Its repeal would
have worked great hardship on large
class of the citizens Of the State. It'was a
strange proposition Ito compel men to pay
cash for their necessaries when they have
not got it to pay..
Mr. J.SE. Peoples is having several neat
cottages erected on his lot in the rear OF
Mayor Tolly,s residence He has an eye to
the permanent improvement OF the town as
we'll as the profitable investment of his
surplus capital. Would that we had q
thousand such men.
Messrs. A. B. Towers & Co. have on hand
a lot of extra superfine -four, that for ex-
cellence is'equal to any ever brought to this
market. We arc indebted to them for q
liberal sample, and know whereof we speak.
They have also Just received large lot OF
elegant Christmas goods.
It is a matter of great importance to the
entire State that some measure be passed to
utilize the labor of prisoners confined in
the County jails of the State. Let them be
or anything else. by which they can be made
to pay for at least the expense of keeping
them.
Rev..T P. Bell, the pastor of the Baptist
Church at this place. was united in marriage
with Miss Ada C. Clabaugh, on Wednesday
evening", December Sth. 1880, at the residence
of THE brides father, in Talladega, Ala, Rev.
J. J. D.. Renfroe, D. D., officiating Mr.
Bell and bride arrived in Anderson on last
Friday morning.
The blindstaggers. most fatal disease to
horses and mules, is prevailing to consid.
many of our farmers have lost valuable an
;mals during the past few weeks. Wewould
be glad if any one who knows of either
preyentives to or cures for the malady would