The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-07-29
BRIEF MENTION.


MIR. George w. FAINT has commenced the
erection of two-story addition to hs resi-
dence.
The regular meeting of Anderson Grange
has been postponed from the 9th to the 18th
proximo.
The Presbyterian ladies will have ice
cream for sale in the Church lot on Friday
afternoon at o'clock.
A colored girl l2 years and months DID,
living in this town, gave birth one day last
week, and has since died.
Mr.. John E. Peoples will have schofield
engine, for which he is agent, OH exhibition
at this place In day or two.
A protracted meeting at Little River
Church closed on last Sunday with seven
teen additions to the Church.
Gen. WV. Humphreys is announced in
this issue as candidate for reelection to
the Office of Judge of Probate.
Mr.. r. L. Williams has our thanks for
basket Of fine apples, and Mr.. Whit Guyton
for basket of delicious peaches.
The Baptist Church is being recovered,
and when that is completed the inside of
the building is to undergo changes and re-
pairs.
An amateur opera company OF Anderson
is rehearsing "Pinafore' with view OF
presenting it to the public about the first OF
September.
Persons who wish to bid for the grading
of the Savannah Valley Railroad should
read the advertisement for sealed proposals
in this issue
The mountains and up-country towns
were never before SO crowded with low
country people, and each week brings ad''i-
tional hundreds.
Married, July 18th, 1880, by Rev. W..P.
Martin, at the residence of Mr.. Sam'l King.
Mr.. AN. Woodson and Miss Sallie Owen,
eldest daughter Of Mr.. james ]. Owen.
Mr.. Arnstein, of the New York Cash Store,
will leave for Northern markets in few
days. and will be pleased to attend to any
special orders that may be entrusted to
him.
Appointments of the Y. M. G. A.for next
Sunday: To conduct the afternoon meeting,
Col. u. N. Brown-Scripture, John Ii;
Poor House Committee, J. w. Daniels and
]. w. Todd.
Mr.J. a.. Clarke has accepted the super
vising agency of the Singer Sewing Ma
chine Company, and left for Columbia yes.
terday morning, at which place he will
have his headquarters.
The seventy-eighth annual session of the
Saluda Association will convene with the
Townville, Baptist Church on next Tuesday,
Sd day ol:August, and will continue in ses-
sion until the Friday following.
Rev. W.. a. Strickland collected from
four country churches in the saluda Asso-
citation during the past week tor State Mis-
sions $125.55 cash. He says there is money
in the country and the towns, too.
Six car loads of excursionists from Wal
halla and other points on the Blue Ridge
Ridge Railroad, about four hundred in
number, passed down the Road Wednes-
day morning en- route for Piedmont.
The Hopswell Democratic Club will meet
again on Saturday, 14th August. Messrs.
E. B. Murray and w. s. Pickens, and who
evet is nominated by the Williamson Club,
is expected to delive: addresses on that oc-
casion.
w. II. Rutherford, Grand Secretary of
the Good Samaritans for this State, has re-
Gently been on visit to the Lodge at this
place. He came on official business, and
found the Anderson Lodge in good condi-
ticn, financially and otherwise.
Messrs. Sullivan & Mattison are agents at
Anderson for agricultural engines and ma
ehinery of all kinds, and desire those who
want anything in this line to give them
advertisement will appear next week.
We would direct the attention of those
who have girls to educate to the advertise
ment of the Greenville Female College,
which has, under the efficient management
of Prof. A. s. Townes, gained an enviable
reputation as an institution Of learning.
The Town Council passed an ordinance
recently imposing a fine on any one who
should throw watermelon rines, fruit peel
ings, ETC., ON the square, and the very first
man made to comply with the requirements
of the ordinance was one of the Wardens.
Rev. L. M. Aver will preach at New
Prospect Church on next Sabbath morning
at II o'clock. The members of the Church
are requested to meet at 10 o'clock. A pro-
tracted meeting has just been closed here,
which resulted in forty additions to the
Church.
Conductor Smith and the trainmen on
the Anderson Branch came out on Monday
in brand new uniforms. Capt. S. is one Of
the most polite and accommodating railroad
men in the State, and in his becoming uni
form is the best looking Conductor on the
G. & C. r. r.
The Directors of the s. V. r. R. are
hopeful that tie work of grading the Road
bed will be commenced the latter part of
August. Hired labor will have to be used,
but it will be so managed as not to inter-
fere with or demoralize the agricultural
labor of the country.
Mai. John B. Moore returned home from
his trip to Texas last week. and has since
been confined to his residence by an attack
of bilious fever, brought on by exposure to
the sun. He reports Messrs. James B. and