The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-04-29

- Edward Green. who died mt Gala
tin, Tenn, last week, claimed to be lGj
years old. The surviving members OF
his family believe hin, 70 have beel liz
or ia years of age. he was a native of
North Carolina, and camo to Tennessee
when young man, stopping at Nash.
Vile, which was then q military post.
He assisted in building one of the fret
houses erected in Nashville. Only last
year he was able to work in his garden.
= -After telegraph pole had fallen
on Savannah ner-o's head. he threw
up bis hands and shouted: "Don't hit
me again wild yer club. Mfr. Policeman.
1t wasn't me that stole der chickens. It
was Ueacon Henry" Then he locked,
saw what nit him, and walked off, say.
Ing; "Golly, i'se inluck dis mornin'. I
'spccted dat de policeman had me shuah
dat time"
- The eccentric George Francis Train
derives an annual income from his real
estate in Omaha, Newport and New
York Of $4,000. He refuses every year
800, 900 for lecturing engagements, and
spends only $40 o year on himself,
which amount includes bread for the
spf rows in Madison square, peanuts for
the children and candy for the servants.
=. Governor Colquitt, of Georgia, re.
Gently asked gas company TO reduce an
excessive bill for gas for the Georgia
State House. The gas company refused,
70 be shut of, and directed the purchase
of eight lamps for tho use Of the officers
of the Government.
- The oldest theatre in America is the
Savannah theatre, which was built in
1903. 1t Is massive building cf brick
and stone, and has never been remodeled
or changed in any way. The architect
was an Englishfnan who was brought to
this country by the Blake brothers, two
wealthy planters.
= The members of the Oil City Derrick
stan were blufiing as to who had got of
the best thing during the week. When
it came to the Inst man. lie said he
thought the best thing he had go. Of was
his dirty ehirt.
= Young ladies who wish to have
small mouths are advised to repeat this
at frequent intervals, during the day:
Fanny Finch fried five fioundering
frogs for Francis Fowler's father"
"A planter in North Carolina has
made a tobacco hogshead by hewing it
out of the trunk of large tree. No
hoops are required to hold it together.
- The widow Of the late Gen. j. E.B.
Stuart, of Confederate cavalry fame, has
been elected principal of the Virginia
Female Institute as Staunton.
= In the South there are 144 blast
furnacea, thirty-nine rolling mills and
steel works, and forty.eight forges and
bloomeries.
= Under the preaching of Mrs. Moon
aud Miss Painter, ut The Methodist
Church in Marion, 8. O., thirty persons
have been converted.
= Georgia has 6,s64, col acres of wild
lands reported for taxation, the average
assessed value Of which ie twents.three
cents perlaere. ssSs { tGSA
Z When . ghost In Georgia steals
eheep, the farmers may not doubt -its be-
ing supernatural, but they lay for it with
shot guns all the same.
= Lee r. Hall, of Chicago, a colored
woman, and Edward Green, of Nashville,
have just .died,rboth at the age ofa1aS
years. "a Saa ,ss,S S: 8
--' Ashofsoin Paris saw hiElndsteh Rets5
ting the worst Of it in o fight, when he
pulled The other man off three times with
his teeth, stopping the battle.
- P. B. Hutchinson, Of Huntington,
Mass, was murdered in his honse and
thssbuilding sebs on fge TO conceal the
ctiHe: M "a
Honor is like an island, rugged ana
without landing place; we can never
more re.enter when we are once outside
of 1t.
Miss Thompson, of Northeast, Pa.
can break ffty out Of seventy-fve glass
balls throw1 in ttls ir.iwith ., ,Eiile.i z
= Secret kirdnesses done to your fel-
low creatures o as bcaLsiful as secret
injuries ara detsatable.
y r. Tho Geiiosai sAAsembly of the Pres.
byteriaD Church (Southern) will meet at
Charleston, .May 20. =
& 81 Waialit lbgs 4llifty. sset 81 agaffds d
,zlre icarsseaSby rails n0r TeHhsssa8 St6
Pensacola, and ahipped to Europe.
- Sugar.cane 10 tasssling in Louis.
lana, for the firat time eince 1888. This
is said to indicate on enqrmousyie,ds.s.
2 = Che hAjotity-of the Slilail toniJErl NJ d
In the State of Mississippi have haen
awarded TO Northern men.
~ ThirtS-I1ds factories in Georgia are
exempted from taxation. They own
propsfty istorsh q i8S, 1916.