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

Commissioners on Tuesday resolution was
passed instructing Mr.. Bailey. the Chairman
Of the Board, to purchase and have erected
as early IS possible wira fence around the
Court House. The fence will run from the
columns at each end of the building in a
semi-circle and will enclose the public
pumps. The Town Council propose, as
coon IS the fence Is erected, sodding the en-.
closure with an evergreen turf, and furnish
ing 1t with seats. This will be quite an i'm
proyement to the square, and we hope the
details will be carried out as at present in
tended.
The election for subscription to the At
lantic and French Broad Valley Railroad in
Williamson and Bolton townships in this
County ore over, and resulted in favor Of
subscription in each township. We have
not received the full poll but understand
over two hundred votes were cast in each
township, and that tbs subscription was
carried in Williamson township by thirty.
seTen majority and in Belton township by
,wenty-seven. The election in Brushy
Creek township will take place on next
Saturday.
Wa publish this week the proceedings of
the Associate Grange which met In Ander-
son near two months ago. Hereafter, how
ever we must insist that such proceedings
ehall be sent us promptly or we must de-
cline them. II they are not of sufficient
Importance TO be Published at once they are
not Of enough interest to the public to JUS
tify publishing after SO long time. We
must have them while they are news, or
we not want them; and while we ore on
this subject We would say that the same
rule will be rigidly applied in the future to
all communications from any source.
The tournament at Farmers Store in the
Fork. on Saturday, the 21st ultimo, was O.
pleasant occasion, and was attended by
large crowd. Twelve knights participated
In the tournament, which resulted in favor
OF the following: 1st, John G. Cox; 2nd,
Charles Stewart; 3rd, w. P. snelgrove; 4th,
Z. G. Todd. Mr.. Cox received o purse of
Sc, while the others crowned respectively
the following ladies that night ct the ball:
Queen of Love and Beauty, Miss Ada
Brownlee; LIST Maid Of Honor, Miss Annie
Kilgors; I'd Maid of Honor, Mics Emma
Snelgrove. The ball was largely attended
and much enjoyed by all present.
The difficulty in deciding the question as
to what is the dark of tho moon, rroponn-
ded by our Honea Path correspondent.
arises probably from using che expression
with reference IL two different ideas. If the
term is used in its primary meaning TO sig
niiy the time when the moon is dark to the
earth, then it is that period of the lunar
month when the moon cannot be seen at
any hour Of the night; but If used in the
sense in which 1t is frequently employed,
In an Inaccurate way, to signify the de-
crease of the moon, then it is that period
which follows the full moon, and lasts to
the new moon which succeeds It.
The regular meeting of the Exe,ativc
Committee of Pomona Grange was held in
Watson's store on last Monday at the usual
time. No special business matter came be-
fore 1t. Several questions Of general in
terest were considered and discussed, with.
out arriving at any particular conclusion.
The guano question came in Tor its part of
attention, but which, owing to the late day
on which the propositions were submitted,
was necetsarily postponed for the present.
The Executive Committee are strongly in
clined to the opinion that If farmers would
direct their thoughts more earnestly to the
consideration OF the indispensable constitu-
ents of profitable fertilizers, by selecting the
most desirable chemicals and purchasing
them in bulk at wholesale rates, and ma
nipulating or composing them on the
farm, at least one-third Of the expense
would be saved to the farmer, and q much
better and more reliable fertilizer secured
for application to crops. This much sue
cessfuily effected would enable the farmer
to use one-third moro of guano without ad-
ditional cost.