The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-04-29
BRIEF MENTION.
The water oaks on our streets present
beautiful appearance.

| Uct uIIlul dppcdIauSSs
Mr. W. W. Keys, our local editor, is ab-
sent this week in Charleston.
In the absence Of the pastor, Rev. J. S.
Murray supplied the Baptist pulpit on last
Sunday.
Messrs. Bleckley, Brown & Co. are having
their commodious warehouse, in the rear Of
their store, painted.
Last Saturday was one of the busiest days
our merchants have had since the opening
of the Spring trade.
1t is the general opinion now that we will
have half peach crop. If this is true, we
will have plenty of fruit.
DR.. A. P. Johnstone is at present on
visit to his relatives in Newberry. He will
return home next Wednesday,
Do not forget to attend the Hot Supper
| in Masonic Hall on Friday evening. Din
ner will also be served at o'clock.
Mr.. John A. Wilcox, compositor on
that spicy little paper, the Hartwell (Ga.)
Sun, gave US q call on last Saturday.
Rev. J. S. Murray has been nominated
by the State Builder, published at Spartan
burg, for superintendent of Education.
Anderson can boast of as an efficient
Postmaster and accommodating clerk as
any town under "Uncle Sans" domain.
Our visitors to Charleston have been re-
turning on every train since Friday. Every
body seems to have enjoyed the trip very
much.
The small grain crops are beginning to
head out; many fields around the town
look we'll, and it is hoped the yield will be
abundant.
Married, April 22nd, 1880, by Rev. w. P.
Martin, at his residence, Mr.. VIM. Smith
and Miss Mary E. Thompson, all of An
derson County.
Married, April 25th, 1880, by Rev. W. P.
Martin, at his residence, Mr.. Joseph E.
Gambrell and Miss Annah Pool, all of An
| derson County.
Married, on Thursday evening, April Is,
| 1880, by Rev. CIV. Peyton, Mr.. W. K.
Sanders and Miss Mamie Vandiver, all Of
Belton, Texas.
St. Matthew Baptist Church, colorcd, sit
uated about five miles from town, on the
Shallow Ford road, will be dedicated on
the LIST Sunday in May.
The Baptist Sunday School will have
picnic on Silver Brook on Saturday, 18th of
May, and every arrangement will be made
to ensure pleasant occasion.
Allendale, in Barnwell County, has
passed an ordinance providing against the
carrying Of concealed weapons. Why can
not Anderson do the same?
The Anderson County Singing Conven.
ton convenes with Midway Church, about
FIVE miles North of this place, On Saturday
and Sunday, 18th and 18th of May.
From a letter received in Columbia on
last Saturday, it is learned that the physi-
clans of Ex-Governor Chamberlain, former
ly of South Carolina, have pronounced him
insane.
Capt. T. C. Ligon, the polite and accom-
modating Clerk ct the Town Council, in
forms US that the books are now open for
the collection of the Savannah Valley Rail-
road tax.
Married, at the residence Of the brides
father, March 25th, 1880, by S. A. Hardin,
ESQ.,, Mr.. D. T. Moorhead, of Forsyth Co.,
Ca, and Miss Emma Roland, of Dawson
County, Ga.
We hear it whispered that the young
ladies intend getting up Leap Year Picnic
sometime soon. We venture the assertion
that it will excel any picnic ever projected
in Anderson.
Appointments of the Y. M. G. A. for next
Sunday: To conduct the afternoon meeting,
John E. Breazeale- Scripture, Acts 26;
Poor House Committee, Rev. L. M. Aver
and Stephen McCully.
Mr. ]. A. Dobbins, of Rock Mills town
ship, one day last week killed large eagle,
measuring seven feet and four inches from
point to point This is very unusual bird
for this section, and was viewed with con-
siderable interest by the people Of that
locality.
The colored town Republicans held q
meeting in the Greeley Institute on Monday
night for the purpose of raising money with
which to defrsy Sam Johnson's expenses to
the State Convention. We suppose the
necessary funds were raised, and that when
Sam returns they will be reimbursed.
On last Friday young white man, who
resides in the lower part of this County,
near the Abbeville line, was arrested and
committed to the Abbeville County Jail for
| the burning of Rocky River Church. The
evidence against him is said to be very
strong, and his guilt will no doubt be estab-
| lished.
Drs. P. A. Wilhite and W. 81. Nardin
represented the Anderson physicians in the
annual meeting of the State Medical Asso-
citation at Columbia last week. DR.. Wilhite
was elected delegate to the American Med
ical Association and DR.. Nardin was as
signed place on the committee on State
Medicines.
We learn that the Greenwood people are
thinking about running picnic excursion
to Williamson some time soor. They GER
tainly can not find more pleasant place at
which to have picnic than Williamson,
whose people know so we'll how to make
such occasions pleasant for all who 80 to
their beautiful little town.
Parker, the Republican County Chairman,