The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-11-18
BRIEF MENTION.


New crop New Orleans molasscs at J. r.
FAINT e. Cos.
The cotton market closed "Wednesday at
10s for middlings.
Tuesday and "Wednesday were busy days
with our merchants.
Hon. B. F. Crayton is finishing up fine
!. barn on his farm near town.
The Temperance Division will have a
pound parts during the Christmas holidays.
Anotherbnc of the pupils of the William
ston Female College graduated on last Fri
day.
: A lot &c interesting matter from our
Townvil.t correspondent came too late for
this issus
Mr.. Fox, of Tennessee, has drove OF
fine hog, in town which he is selling at
cents gross.
The devotional meetings of the Y. NJ: G.
A. in Temperance Hall this week are inter-
esting and well attended.
Rev. L. NJ. Aver has accepted the pasto-
rate of the Cross Roads Church, to winch
he was elected some time ago.
A good article from our popular cores
pondent "T. Fl. r." on ''Thirty Acres
Enough" will appear next week.
Think OF it! There are 437 more females
in this County than there are males: what
excuse can the old bachelors give for their
misery?
Our young men are beginning to feel their
independence of the ladies. During the
past week they have had two dances all 10
themselves.
Mr.. D. A. Zeaglcr, formerly of this place,
has hung out his shingle in Denver, Colo
RADIO. He has promised us letter or two
for publication.
Appointmentsp of the Y. NJ. c. A. for next
Sunday: To conduct the afternoon meeting,
Col. J. N. Brown; Poor House Committee,
A. 3. Towers, B. Frank Mauldin.
The cotton crop is nearly all gathered and
ready for market. Many of the farmers are
holding their crops while others are selling
as fast as it is gathered.
Elegant passenger coaches will soon be
Put on the night freight trains on the =. &
G. Railroad, affording comfortable travelling
accommodations as regular night line
Greearille Ne,os.
A special meeting of Pomona Grange will
be held at this place on the Goth inst. A
full attendance is desired, as business OF
considerable importance will be before the
Grange for consideration.
Mr.. W. w. Keys has resigned the office
ing removed out of the corporate limits OF
town. An election for his successor will be
held on. Monday, osth instant:
We are requested to announce that an
Educational, Missionary and Sunday School
held in st. Paul Church at this place on the
18th, 18th and 10th of December.
Married. at the residence of the brides
father, in Anderson County on the evening
of November 4th. 1880, by Rev. Hugh Nc
Lees, Mr.. John Watkins and Miss Elizabeth
Smith, daughter of J. NJ. Smith, Esq.
Anderson County was we'll represented at
the State Fair last week, as will be seen by
referring to the list of premiums published
elsewhere that were taken by our citizens,
the whole value of which amounts to sew
eral hundred dollars.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Anderson Farmers and Mechanics
Association, will be held in the Court House
this morning A full meeting is desired, as
officers for the ensuing year will be elected
and other important business attended to.
Rev. DR.. Frierson is in attendance this
week on the annual meeting of the South
Carolina Synod of the Presbyterian Church,
which convened in Sumter on Thursday.
In consequence of his absence, his Church
on next Sunday will be closed, and the reg
ular quarterly communion postponed until
the Sunday following.
The ladies of the Presbyterian Church
will give hot dinner and supper in the
Masonic Hall on next Wednesday 10 which
the public generally are invited. Both del
icacies and substantials will be had in pro-
fusion, and no effort will be spared to make
it pleasant for all who attend. The object
in view is bell for their new Church.
Rev. Mr.. Piltz, of Walhalla, Lutheran
minister conducted divine service in Tenn
perance Hall on Sunday morning last. He
lad a congregation OF about nifty persons.
nearly all Of them Germans and members
of the Lutheran Church. Mr.. Piltz will
hereafter hold services at this place regular
" on the second Sunday of each month.
Gen. W. W. Humphreys has sold the
house and farm situated just south OF the
Carolina Collegiate Institute to Capt. VIM.
Sayre, of Charleston, who proposes to settle
upon it and engage in fruit growing, market
Gardening, &c. This will supply want
long felt in Anderson, and we hope will
prove O most successful venture for Capt.
Sayre..
Miss Flora Lesser, second daughter of
Mr.. M. Lesser, died at the residence OF her
father in Anderson on last Friday, after an
illness of week or ten days, in the 22nd
wear of her age. She was an excellent young
lady, and the sympathies OF a large number
I,f friends are with the bereaved family.
Her remains were carried to Columbia on
Saturday, and on Sunday morning inferred
in the Jewish cemetery in that city.
&C." our Fair Play correspondent, furn-
ishes the following item: "Mr. S. 5. Nc
Junkin, who lives just above here at South
Union, had his corn crib and cotton house
burned OH the night of the. 9th instant at
about l O'Clock, with. their entire contents,
consisting of three or four bales OF cotton,
forty-five bushels of corn, seventy five Of
wheat and about fifty bushels of oats. The
fire was evidently the work of an incendla-
ry."
Hon. B. F. Crayton was unanimously
reelected President of the State Agricultu-
raj and Mechanical association at the an
nual meeting OF tne stoCkuoiueie III ooAu"t
hin on last Thursday. For the success that
has attended the exhibitions of the Associa-
ton m for the past few years, and for the
sound financial basis upon which it is now
:. operating, Mr.. Crayton deserves great deal
Of credit. The unanimity with which he
was continued as President, is evidence suf-
ficient that his administrative ability for
such business is fully appreciated.
AS the up train neared Prosperity on last
Friday, Gen. Humphreys, who was stand
ing upon the plank connecting two cars,
was thrown from his feet BY the sudden ap-
plication of the air brake, and fell between
track and his feet outside. Mr.. King, who
saw the fall. fortunately had the rema rka-
BILE presence of mind to jump off and jerk
the General from under the tain, which he
accomplished barely in time to prevent his
decapitation by the wheels of the train;