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

Rev. Mr.. Strickland reports from Flat
Rock that Church progress is the worl now
among the people down there. A new
stove in the house, large and deeply inter
csied congregation Sunday morning and a
cash collection Cor State Missions OF S22 %
He was more layorably imprt ssed than on
any former visit. Rev. w. H. King, the
pastor for the present year will continue in
their service for next yenr, as hc will also at
Honea Path Church
The residence of Mr.. William Crawford
on his plantation in Varenncs township
about three mics southwest of the town,
was burned on Sunday night last at about
o'clock. From the fact that the house
hnd not been occupied for moro than
month past, there can be 10 doubt that the
burning was the work of an incendiary.
The building was q small one, and was
erected last spring. The loss of house and
furniture amounts to five or six hundred
dollars.
The annual meeting OF the State Grange,
held in Charleston last week, was well at
tended by representative Patrons from all
over the State. The condition of the Order
III some sections was reported as encourag-
ing, while in others as languisling. This
County is one of the best organized in the
State, and was ably represented an the State
meeting by Messrs. J. w. Norris d. X.
Norris, w. w. Russell, j. Il. Watson, =. r..
Brown and J. l.. Glenn. We regret cur
inability to present full account of the
proceedings of the meeting.
One day last week, young lndy surprised
salesman of the dry goods establishments
of he town by the following expression
1T is my desire TO obtain pair of circular
elastic appendages, capable Of being con-
tracted or expanded by means Of Oscillating
FURNISHED steel appliances that sparkle like
Vt, ,T
which are utilized for retaining in proper
position the habliment Of the lower ex-
trcnities. which innate dclieacy forbids me
to mention" Not wishing TO appear ignor-
ant, our mystiiied friend said they were
Just out" and lie has been puzzling his
brain ever since TO know what was meant.
can't some of our readers relieve his ankle
ty?
The following officers Of PendIeton Lodge,
A. +. NJ. hnve been elected to serve the ell
suing year: w. II. D. Gallard, w. NJ. J.
G. Cam, S. W.; J. w. Simpson, j. w; J.
B. SittOn, Treas. ]. c. Cherry, Sec. II ID.
Rochester. s. d.; E. +. Remmington, ]. d. !;
w. J. Il. Hix and G. o. Hopkins, Stewards;
W. D. Dillard, Tyler. The following were
NJ. located Mt same place w. X. ID. Gail
lard. NJ. L. II. F.; G. B. Written, King;
II. c. Summers. Scribe; y. w. McAulay,
q. H.; IL. d. Rochester, p. s.; w. e.
auinphr1cs, Il. a. {. !; H. IL. Green. q. NJ.
I'd Veil; J. w. Simpson, G. NJ. 2d Veil; J.
G. Cam, G. NJ. 1st Veil J. Hunter. Treas
J. c. Cherry, Sec; A. T.. Patterson, Sentinel.
The public schools OF Anderson County
are the best conducted Of any in the State.
Mr.. r. w. Todd, our efficient and popular
Commissioners, to whose good Judgment
and excellent management their efficiency
is largely due. has furnished lis the follow
ing information from his office, which will
be found of interest: Number of schools in
the County, l0S, kept open on an average OF
SIX months; number of white teachers, II,
of which 35 were males aud sc females
number colore1 teachers, 80, of which II
were males and IS fcmalcs-naking n total
Of ITO teachers in all. Number Of white
pupils, 2.729, of which I .i9T were males and
1 ,232 females number colorcd pupils, 2,O77,
of which oo2 were males and ] ,OS5 fcma,s
making n total of 1896. The teachers
were paid on an average of $23O3 per
month. The whole amount of funds dis
bursed during the year was SlO, 1921 .43, about
three hundred dollars of which were applied
TO the extinguisliment Of old debts. There
is still money in the County Treasury to the
credit OF the school fund