The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-12-02
rho o.7;,oroo n,ssed bv the Town Coun.

The Ordinance passed by the Town Coun-
ell the latter Fart of October imposing Il
license on persons for selling apples, chest
nuts and pindars on the public streets OF the
town has provoked no small amount OF
comment and criticism on the part OF the
citizens of both the town and county, ana
inasmuch as the Ordinance is 81 generally
misunderstood in consequence OF mlsrcpfe-
sentations as to its provisions, we nave con-
cluded to republis!: so much ofthe Ordinance
as relates to the license, that it may. be prop
crly understood by all, without discussing
its merits or dement's. The Ordinance rcads
as follows: 'Thcrc shall be paid IN advance
a license of one dollar and fifty cents per
diem by every person selling or retailing on
the public streets of the Town of Anderson,
S. c., or in any other public place in the
Town, except store-room or shop, any
dpplcs, chestnuts or pindarS in quantities less
than one-half bushel." 1t will be seen that
the Ordinance does not require license to
sell potatoes, cabbagcs and such other coun,
try produce as is usually brought to market
by the farmers, as represented to the cltlzens
residing outside of the town. 1t will also
be noticed that the Ordinance does not re-
ouire license for selling these articles Ill
quantities of half bushcl or more we
have said this much simply to correct the
misapprehensions of the intention OF the
Ordinance that is evidently so widespread.
It was our pleasure last week 70 attend
the annual meeting of the South Caroilna
Baptist State Convention, which convened
in the Town of Camden, the capital OIL
Kershaw County, on Thursday morning
and remained in session until Sunday night.
when it adjourned The good people OF
Camden gave the delegates and visitors 10
the Convention q most cordia! reccptioh'
and entertained them in handsome style.
This kindness and hospitality was highly
appreciated, and nearly everybody seemed
to think that they had been particularly
favored by the committee whose duty IL
was to provide homes for the delegates and
visitors. We were favorably impressed
with Camden as place of business. 1t has
some very fine business houses, all OF which
were we'll filled with merchandise OF every
kind. The merchants are men OF enter
prise and public spirit and have sharp
eye to permanent improvement and the
development of the resources of their Sec
ton. Their receipts of cotton last year
amounted to between 10000 and 25,O0O
bales, though this year, we were told, 1t
will hardly amount to quite so much, from
the fact that the merchants of some OF the
neighboring county seats are now better
enabled to compete with them for the trace
of the country. The town is well laid otf,
aud is probably the biggest place in the
;South to its size. Its proportions are SIM
rply, immense, and while it has only about
$500 inhabitants, it could as easily accom-
modate on the same territory at least ten
times the number. Among the leading
establishments of the place is that of Messrs.
S. A. Arnstein & Co. Mr.. Arnstein was
formerly citizen of Anderson, and is yet
one of the proprietors of the New York
Cash Store at this place. While there we
had the pleasure of meeting Messrs. H. %.
Beard, of the Kershaw Gazette, and G.. G:
Alexander, of the Camden Journal, and
were pleased to know that their excellent
journals are in prosperous conditions. To-
gether with large number of others We
left on the Monday mornings train for our
home, after most pleasant visit among
people for whom We shall ever retain pleas
ant recollections.