The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-09-02

The value of real estate in this County is
advancing.
Gen. Ayers school open on Monday
under favorable auspices.
The Greenyille Radicals held Conven-
ton on Saturday with closed doors.
The low-country people visiting the up
country are turning their faces homewaro.
The Office of Coroner goes begging. in this
County. The small pay and heavy oond Is
the draw. back.
Mr.. J. J. johnson, of Lowndesyille, has
been engaged as book-keeper for Messrs.
Sullivan Mattisor..
See change in advertisement of Messrs.
Barr &C.,, and when you come to town to
trade give them call.
Sam johnson obtained seat in the Rad
ical Convention on Monday as the reporter
for the New York Times.
The colored washerwomen and cooks
about town are handing in their resigna-
tions and going to the cotton fields.
Reys. w. n. King and T. P. Bell are
holding special meeting this week with
the Baptist Church at Honea Path
AsMr. Thomas had q mule stolen from
the rear of Granite Row early Sunday
morning. II has not yet been found.
MI o. White has gone TO Philadel-
phia for the purpose of completing his
course in medicine in the Jefferson Medical
College.
Appointments of the Y. NJ. G. A. for next
Is Sunday: TO conduct the afternoon meeting,S
r. .sC. Ligcn; Poor House Committee, l.. z.
Smith e r., Clark 81 49,
Mr.J. J. Gilmer showed us cluster of
six trophy tomatoes last week that weighed
81 pounds. There were originally nine IN
the cluster which weighed 81 pounds.
Rev. w. q. Strickland requests us to say
that,h has on hand one thousand one cent,
c0ppers, (which he will dispose of at Sia
hundred 10 Sunday Schools desiring them
for change.
Rev. Prot. Riley, of Adger College, will
preach in the Presbyterian Church on next
Sabbath at 10t o'clock a. m. The collection
on that day will be for the evangelical fund
by appointment oflthe. General Assembly.
Reduced rates of fare over all the railroads
leading 70 Columbia will be given to persons
attending the ratification meeting in that
city on Tuesday next. We hope Anderson
County will be well represented at this
meeting.
The friends Of Col. r. w. Simpson will
regret to learn that he has been quite sick
Tor the past two weeks, so that he has been
unable to attend any of the public meetings
during that time We hope he will be out
again soon.
Our merchants are receiving their fall
goods, and in the course of q week or ten
DAYS their stores will present handsome
appearances. They expect big trade this
fail, and have consequently purchased large
stocks OF goods.
Mr.. T. M. Cater brought to our Office on
Tuesday very fine specimen of German
inillet grown ON his place in the northern
portion of town.: This crop makes fine
food for stock, and can be fed either in
green or cured state.
,Mr. Walter 8. FAINT, son OF Mr., Geo. W.,
FRnt. left rs on last Monday afternoon for
Jacksboro, Texas, at which place he propo-
ses TO locate. He is young man OF hne
business qualifications, and will doubtless
succeed in his new home.
The Governor has appointed Messrs. g. F.
Tolly. N. p. Tribble and Napoleon Gaillard
j commissioners ofselection for this County.
8 It IS good board, and both political parties
are represented on it, the last named person
!. being colored man and Republican.
An excursion train from Greenville on
Tuesday brought about one hundred and
seyenty-fiye colored Good Samaritans to
this place, who Joined the members Of the
Lodge here in picnic celebration, at which
one or two short addresses were made.
The Convention to nominate Solicitor
) for the sth Judicial Circuit meets in Beiton
= 4. Hol aS
will without doubt be the nominee of the
Convention. He has filled the position for
the past four years.ably and acceptably.
We publish this week the prices of the
standard articles of merchandise mostly
needed by our farmers and country people,
and from this time on we will keep it prop
erly corrected, and the prices affixed to the
various articles named can be relied upon
as correct.
.Twenty-three bales.of new cotton had
been received up to Tuesday night, 3lst
August, against three to the same date isst
year. In addition to the new bales, about
ter. old bales were received, which makes
our August receipts thirty-three bales
This is good start.
The total population of this County as
given by the census supervisor for this dis
trict is IS, ,594. OF this number 1902 are
white and 1882 colored. o difference in
favor of the whites of 36l0. The increase
In our population during the past ten years
amounts; 10 9545 and during the past FIVE
years to4 ,467.
The Democracy OF Anderson County
should give the campaign good send-of
rext Thursday. Let there be grand turn
cut of the mounted red shirt companies
and such enthusiasm as was never before
witnessed in any political meeting in the
up-country. It is important that good
start should be made.
Mr.. James Clinkscales, O prominent and
influential citizen of the upper edge OF Alb
beville County, died on Saturday morning
in the ed year of his age after brief ILL
ness His remains were inferred in the
graveyard at First Greek on Sunday morn
Ing in the presence of large concourse OF
sorroWing relatives and friends.
The committee Of Pomona Grange, of
Anderson County, on labor and fertilizers,
are requested by Joshua Jameson, the chair
man, to meet at the office of ]. E. Breazeaie
on Monday next at 10 o'clock q. m. The
com1nittee consists of Joshua Jameson, D.
H. Russell, A. N. Richardson, John w.
Shearer, I. M. Pickens, ]. P. Smith and j..
B. Watson.
Every person who can attend the mass
meeting at Anderson on the 9th Of Septem-
Der should do so by all means, as it will be
the only opportunity our people will have
of hearing Senators Hampton and Butler
and the nominees on our State ticket. The
dav will be emphatically the biggest day
that Anderson has seen since 1876, if not the
greatest ever witnessed here.
The Abbeville Radicals held q County
Convention in that town on Saturday last,
which was completely captured by the
Democrats. Col. Cothran, the Democratic
County Chairman, and Col. Wa!iingiord,
q Greenbacker from Indiana, who IS said 70
he canyassing that County in the interest Of
his party, made speeches. From all that
we can learn, it resembled very much the
meeting here on Monday.