The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-09-09

LOCAL NEW ..
w. w. KEYS, LOCAL EDITOR.
s BRIEF MENTION.
No voting by proxy in the primary elec-
ton this year.
Our Townville letter came too late TOR
publication this week.
Butter. eggs and. chickens are greatly IN
demand in this market.
The Town Council levied fines on Tues
day to the amount of S30.5O.
Rev. R. F. Bradley will preach at Concord
Church ON. next Sunday at II q. m.
Our issue next week will contain iuii
account of the big meeting to'oay.
Persons can vote in the primary election
only at their own Clubs, and only IN per-
son.
The freight train ran over and killed three
head of cattle on Thursday morning last III
Oconee County.
Can't. McGrath has sufficiently recovered
from his recent illness to be up anu aoout
his business again.
The political meeting at Craytonville on
Friday was largely attended. and was IN
every respect success.
Monday was unusually dull for saleday.
rthe horse.swappers constituted the greaSer
proportion of the'croWd.
- Rev. w. r. Parker has been re.appolnteo
County Chairman Of the Republican parry
for Anderson County.
We sincerely hope the ladies Of the town
will turn out to-day and honor the mass
meeting with their presence.
-. 5Tvnv NJ. infant daughter Of Anderson
Ranister. of Martin township, died on
Wednesday morning of last week.
Itmay not be generally known that per-
sons who hire horses or vehicles IN toWn ale
liable to license, but such is TACT.
-Our merchants lead the up-country last
wear in point of high prices for cotton, and
thew intend to do it again this year.
Messrs. Bleckley, Broyn & Co. bought a
yoad Of cotton ON Tuesday that came from
seven miles beyond Savannah River.
Meals Creek and Bowling Green Demo-
cratic Clubs will meet at their respective
places of meeting on next Saturday aitef-
noon.
Mr.. John e. Peoples has on exhibition In
bis store the handsomest and most conven-
lent cook ing stove we have ever seen in tins
market.
Our police will appear in nm elegant uni
form This morning. Caps, brass buttons
and stripes will give them quite mlltarJ
appearance.
Cotton iss opening very rapidly. The
heavy rains of last week injured the lint OF
that in The fields somewhat, but not TO any
great extent, we are glad to learn.
Married, on the 7th instant, at the resi-
dence of the officiating minister, Rev. y.
I'D. Strickland. Mr.. w. II. Boozer aid Miss
Fllie Biador. both of Williamson, s. G.
The farmers are paying from 40 to SO cents
q hundred for picking cotton. a good mana
can make from S. to S6a week. No wonder
the cooks and washerwomen are on strike.
The rainy weather is very damaging to
the cotton crop. It injures the lint OF that
that is open. and where It is of rank growth
it will canse the bolls to rot before opening.
Appointments of the Y. NJ. G. A. for next
sSunday: To conduct the afternoon meeting,
John M. Hubbard-Scrip., Phil. q Poor
House @ Committee, John ". Daniels, c. F..
Jones. 80
Mr.. II. Ewbank, the gentlemanly and
energetic canvassipg agent OF the Green
vile Daily Nctus paid us call on FRIDAY
last while in town in the interest of tha
. excellent paper:
:.;a AS lar as we have been able to learn,
Lawrence Walker, the blackest negro and
most consummate. fool in the County, was
the only representative OF this County IN
the Radical State Convention.
The Abbeville Medium says that candi:
dates are of religious turn Of mine, but
that the canyasses do not last long enough
to effect their conversion. Wepresume the
editor Is speaking from personal experience.
There are at least seyenty-dve or hum
dred agricultural engines in use in this
County. Agents at this place have sold
larger number this summer than ever before
; In one season. This Is sure indication OF
progress
Married; in Grace Church, Anderson, 8. c.,
Tuesday evening, September 18th, 1850. BY
Rev. Taos. f. Gadsden, Mr.. John II. Fell,
of Mt. Pleasant, Charleston County, and
Miss Anna, youngest daughter OF the late
Rt. Rev. C. C. Gadsden.
A dispatch from Mr. E. B. Murray 70 the
Greenyille Neps states that arrangements
had been made for excursions at low fares
from Greenyille, Walhalla, Abbeville and
intermediate stations to attend the mass
meeting at Anderson to-day.
Rev. VIM. Henry Strickland will continue
to reside in Anderson for the next year
The increased railroad facilities Of our place,
the healthfulness of our climate and the so
licitations of his many friends has induced
him to make this decision.
Rev. W. H. Strickland preached by spe.
cial invitation on last Sunday night in the
Methodist Church in Greenville, and at the
close of his sermon the pastor, Rev. A. Coke
Smith, surprised him by raising collection
for the Baptist State Mission Board, which
amounted to over fifteen dollars.
Olive Pauline, daughter of Rev. Roderick
and Julia A. Henderson, died at Hartsville,
Darlington County, SC, on September /,
1880, at the age OF 4 year and Is days. The
bereaved parents have many relatives and
friends in this County who deeply sympa.
thize with them in their affliction.
A new advertisement of Lyon & Hill
appeared in our last issue, in which they
announce che arrival Of full line of gener-
al merchandise, to be sold at the "lowest
living price," They are enterprising mer.
chants, and we hope will be remembered
by our readers when they come to town to
trade.
Every Democrat in the County should
turn out on next Thursday and vote in the
primary election. Don't stay at home and
then Justify yourself in scratching the ticket
on the general election day by saying that
vou had nothing to do with making it up,
and therefore are not morally bound to
support it.
Col. T. W. Holloway, Secretary of the
State Agricultural and Mechanical Society,
has already made arrangements with the
Greenville & Columbia Railroad as to
charges on all articles, including stock, sent
to the State Fair for exhibition November
9Th to 18th. Prepayment will be required