The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-03-04
LOCAL MATTERS.
nRIEF narsNxIoN.


The Council has remitted the street tax
OF tie memhers of the Palmetto Band.
DR.. P. Duckett is re,nodelling an6 n
larging his residence on Grcenville street.
The cost of jurors. conatables and wit.
neases OF the last term of Court aggregated
es54.e5.
Tho subscription for the Irish sufferers
taken by authority of the Town Council
amounted 10 about eighty dollars.
o. The passage fare on the Air Line Railroad
will be permanently reduced stom to 8
cents per mile On the frat Of April.
Mr. w. A. Chapman has gone North for
goods. and will purchase fine stock. He
knows how to buy as we'll as how TO sell
The new store rooms in the Centennial
House will be occupied when completed by
Sullivan & Mattison and j. B. CLARK &
Sons.
Our farmers are preparing to plant big
crop Of cotton this year. Many say that it
will be the largest ever planted in the
County.
The Town Council has decided to dispose
OF the Free Ferry on the Srvannnk River,
and will offer 1t for Gale TO the highest bid
der on saleday in April.
The Court of Common Pleas adjourned
on Friday morning last at about II o'clock,
and Judge Thomson returned to Abbeville
by that mornings train.
Rev. VIM. Henry Strickland will preaci,
at Mountain Creek Church next Sunday at
3p. m, and take collection for the South
ern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Grange No. II will hold its regular
monthly meeting in its Hall on Friday
next at II o'clock o. m. Members are re.
quested to be punctual in attendance.
Married, at the residence of Mr.. VIM.
Tate. by Rev. John Attaway, on Sunday
morning, 29th Of February, Mr. Henry Tate
and Miss Ann v. McPhail, all of Anderson
County.
We are requested to state that in the abb
sence OF the Pastor, Rev. w. Fl. Strickland
will preach at Bolton on next Saturday at
the usual hour, and the Rev. H. B. Fant on
Lords Day.
Hessrs. Blcckley, Brown 6 Co. have
bought four thousand bales of cotton this
season. Their business Is increasing every
week, and they are now receiving o NAM
moth stock of goods.
The fact that there is now on deposit in
the Anderson National Bank nearly one
hundred and forty thousand dollars is suf1i-
cient evidence that there is an abundance Of
money in this County.
Miss Lizzie Williams, of the Ladies' Store,
has gone to New York for spring goods. she
will lay in large stock, and in its selection
will make the object of pleasing her many
customers special one.
The stockholders of the Ande-aon Farm
ers' and Mechanics Association should re-
member the meeting in the Court House on
next Saturday. Officers will be elected and
other important business transacted.
Some Of the residenters of the south side
of town wero favored with o serenede by tho
Palmetto Band on Friday night. Tho
music was excellent, and was much enjoyed
by oil who reside in that part of town.
Miss Mary Naramore, an accomplished
young lady Of Rochester, New York, who
has been spending the past eighteen months
with her sister, Mrs. J. Reese FAINT, of this
place, left for her home on Monday after
noon.
Appointments of the Y. Nj. G. A. for next
Sunday: To conduct the afternoon meeting,
A. B. Towers-Scripture, Matt. 2, LA !;
Poor House Committee, G. r. Tolly, L. p.
Smith; Jail Committee, John H. Clark. IT.
G. LgAn.
The ladies of tho Presbyterian Church
will give another hot supper in the Masonic
Hall on Friday night, the proceeds Of which
will go to the new Church fund. In order
to accommodate those who cannot 90 at
night, the doom will be opened at 4 o'clock
in the afternoon.
Messrs.J. b. Clark & Sons will receive in
few days large and complete stock of
gents furnishing goods, ard largo number
of the latest improved Singer Sewing Ma
chimes. Mr.. e. L. Clark is now o member
Of the firm. Their advertisement stating
particulars viii appear next week.
We would call attention to the edvertiaA
ment of Mr. d. s. Mccullough, which ap-
pears in another column. Persons wishing
to purchase fertilizers will do we'll to call on
him for terms, &c. The brands which he
is selling have been thoroughly tested, and
have given universal satisfaction in this
County.
Cpon enquiry We learn that there is OF
vacant dwelling house in Anderson, and
that several residences are now in process
of erection. Every store room in the town
is occupied, ard two new ones are being
finished on the public square, and are ren..
ed in advance OF completion. Tne growtl,
of Anderson is steady and substantial.
Mrs. Mary Copeland departed this life on
the 2tst OF February last after an ILLNESS OF
near eighteen months from asthma. She
had reacheA ss. :s.:;..=ssfsSsd age, being at the
time OF her death In Ter se~~nty ninth year
In 1912 she united With 8aptist Church
at Dorchester in thisS A.y, and remained
3 faithful and consistenE member MP to her
deafh.
Married, In the Baptist Church, at Ander-
con. on Thnrsday afternoon 26th February,
at ~ o'osts.Js. by Rev. wm. Henry strick.
land hir. w. d. Brown and Miss Lou
FAINT, daughter Of o. II. p. FAINT, Esq. The