The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-05-06

on Monday, and considering it was Saleda.
the town was rather dull. The only thing
that occurred to create any sensation what
ever was a fracas with kicking mule
some of the Grading stock"-on Malr
street Just below the Benson House.
"Mr. E. B. Murray, editor of the Ander'
son Is. CO. INrELL1GENcER, and Hon, John
D. Wylie, of Lancaster, s. c., honored u'
with visit yesterday. They have been III
yestigating the treatment and condition o.
convicts in the Palmetto State. The INTEL
I1GENcEn is first-class weekly journal, and
an honor to the progress and enlightenment
of. the up country Of South Carolina.
Auo,yta Chronicle and Constitutionalst
AS win be seen by reference to the notice
Of Mr.. Tolly, President of the Anderson
Democratic Club, the meeting to reorgan'7e
this Club will be held on Friday night in
stead of Saturday afternoon, the time APP
pointed by the County Executive Commit
tee. This change is made for the reason
that it will ensure larger attendance upon
the meeting. It is hoped that every citizen
who can will attend the meeting, and lend
a helping hand in the reorganization of this
Club.
The Abbeville Democratic Convention
was held on Monday last, and everything
passed off pleasantly. Col. j. S. Cothran
was elected County Chairman, and the fol-
lowing gentlemen will represent the Coun-
ty in the State Convention : ]. G. Maxwell,
w. P. Wideman. w. 2. McGhee, R. R.
Hemphill and VIM. Hood. Resolutions
endorsing Congressman Aiken and request
ing the delegation to the State Convention
to vote against making nominations at the
coming meeting were adopted. At least a
portion Of the delegation are Gary men.
The Executive Committee Of the Ander-
son Farmers and Mechanics Association
met on. Tuesday morning, and several
important changes were made in regard to
the future management of the Association.
The admission fee to the annual fairs was
reduced to rs cents for adults and Is cents
for children, and it was determined here
after to pay all premiums in money. The
premium list will be published in q few
weeks, and circulated in every section Of
the County. It is to be hoped that the
changes made will beget a new interest in
the fairs, and that hereafter they will be
more generously patronized.
Now that new Superintendent has taken
charge of the Greenville & Columbia Rail-
road, we hope some attention will be paid
TO the accommodation and comfort Of pas
sengers on the Anderson Branch. We can
see no reason why comfortable passenger
coach should not be placed on this section
of the Road, as the amount of travel be-
tween Walhalla and Belton certainly justi-
fes it.. There is no section of the G. & G.
&. r. so neglected as the Anderson Branch,
and we doubt if there is another part of the
line of the same length that pays the Com.
pany better, since the establishment of the
depot at Seneca City.
The passenger train on the Greenyille &
Columbia Railroad came near being precip-
itated into o stream on last Friday by the
giving away Of trestle between Silver
Street and Saluda Old Town.. The disaster
was aversed BY; the presence Of mind Of the
who. discovered the defect in the
trestle just as his engine reached it. Heput
on a full head Of steam, and fairly made
the engine Jump across the trestle, and
thereby saved the train and prevented Sc
rious accident. After getting safely over
the train was stopped and an examination
revealed the fact that one of the stringers
upon which the trestle rested had decayed,
was broken in two and the bench or up
right pieces had fallen into the water. One
side Of the track sank down over two feet
as the train passed over.
The Abbeville Press and Banner does not
like either Hagood or Gary as gubernatorial
and thinks that it will be diff
cult for the Democracy to succeed in the
election with either of these
parties as its standard-bearer. Itwould like
to see third man nominated, as, in its
opinion, Abbeville County cannot be united
on either Hagood or Gary. The Press and
Bonner of course knows the feeling of the
Democracy Of that County in regard -his
matter better than we do, but it is certainly
hard for us to think that the Abbeville De-
mocracy would refuse to give theman whom
the State Convention nominates for Cover
nor their hearty and united support. 1t is
perfectly legitimate to have personal and
individual preferences prior to the nomina-
ton of the party, but after that all personal
preferences should be dismissed, and every
effort concentrated on the nominee.
Capt. w. K. Bradley, President Of the
Greenwood and Augusta Railroad, and to
whose energy and enterprise the grading of
that Road is largely due, is now agitating
the question of building another road from
Trickem, point Oh the G. and A. Road to
Bolton, to connect there with and form a
part of the French Broad Valley Road. he
thinks the line could be located and graded
for $4,000, which sum could be raised by
levyirg small tax in the townships through
which it will run, and not bear heavily upon
the taxpayers. His idea is to employ Irish
immigrants to do the work, and thereby in
duce large number of these thrifty people
to become permanent settlers along the line
of the Road, who would of course do q
great deal towards developing the resources
of those sections. The projected line will
run by Due West, Long Cane, Abbeyille
c. 81. and Cedar Springs, at which places
we understand, arrangements are being
made to hold public meetings for the pur'
pose of discussing the practicability of the
enterprise.
"Anderson is fast recovering from hel
neglect of particular opportunities and be
coming, what she has been in the past, 6
strong rival to any town or city in the up
l.. l.