The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-02-05
THE INTELLIGENCER.
LOCAL MATTERS.
BRIEF MENTION.

BRIEF MENTION.
Several of our citizens enjoyed sleigh
riding on Tuesday morning.
Dime Reading tomorrow night at the
residence of Rev. w. d. Strickland.
Candidates are feeling around and will
soon have stakes set preparatory to grand
war for Office.
The Savannah. VALLEY. Minstrel Club will
give performance in Masonic hall on
Wednesday evening next.
DR.. D. n. Kannady, who hada drug store
in Williamson last summer, died at Cokes-
bury on the 25th January.
Capt. N. R. Reeves, of Garvin township,
an aged and highly respected citizen, died
on Tuesday morning, 9th ult.
williamson promises TO be, at no distant
day, town of no little importance, if not a
city.-7emp1anee Standard. That's good
news.
The Clerk of the Town Council is now
prepared to collect taxes. Pay up before
March 1, and save the penalty of twenty
per cent.
The cd Union District of the Saluda As
sociation win convene with Salem Church
on Saturday before the 5th Sunday in this
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MT. Henry EWbank, o representative OF
the Charleston Neus and Courier. spent last
Thursday in Anderson in soliciting sub
scribers to that paper.
MI. G. Clinkscales is now one Of the
editors of the Temperance Standard, pub
lished at williamson. We will naturally
expect improvement.
Rev. w. II. Strickland brought to our
Office on Monday morning an Irish potato
plant eighteen inches high that grew in the
open air without any protection.
In consequence of the inclemcncy Of the
weather on Tuesday evening, the lecture of
Rev. Mr.. wingo, of Pendleton, was post
poned until next Tuesday evening.
Married, at the residence Of the brides
father, by Rev. A. C. stepp, January 18th,
1880, Mr.. WIN. P. Hall, of Anderson, and
Miss Elizabeth A. Murf, of Laurens.
Col. John R. Cochran showed us on
Monday morning seven or eight hundred
dollars worth of gold in crude state, which
was taken from his mine in Oconee County
near the Anderson,.line.
Appointments of the Y. NJ. G. A. for next
Sunday: To conduct the afternoon meeting,
DR.. r. F. Diver; Poor House Committee,
A. B. Towers, ]. w. Daniels; Jail Commit
Tee, A. P. Hubbard, r. R. Todd.
A larger number of farmers of adjoining
counties are coming to Anderson to buy
their supplies than ever before, which is an
evidence that they have found out where
they can secure goods on the best terms.
Court conyenes on the third Monday, and
Judge Thomson, OF Abbeville, will preside.
It will be the first term of the Anderson
Court the Judge has ever held, although he
has been on the Bench more than two
years.
The great anxiety universally felt by the
citizens of this section about the small grain
crops, in consequence of the raysges of the
insects, was relieved on Monday evening by
the fall of sleet to the depth of two or three
inches, followed that night by q hard freeze.
We regret to announce the death of Mr.
John B. Adger, Jr.. SON Of Rev. John b.
.Adger, D. D., which occurred at his resi-
dence near. .Pendleton on Tuesday morning
last from injuries received by being thrown
from his carriage on the 9Th ult. Mr.. Adger
was about % years Of age, and was devoted
and exemplary member of the Presbyterian
Church. he was generous, noble and be-
loved by all who knew him, and the sim
cerest sympathies Of the community are
with his family in this sore bereavement.
His remains were carried to Charleston on
Wednesday for interment.
At the meeting of the Town Council on
last Tuesday evening week, special tax of
mills Was levied for the purpose of raising |
the first ipstalment of the amount subscribed
by the town to the capital stock of the Sa-
vannah Valley Railroad. One-half Of the
amount is due and payable from February
1st to June lst and the other half from
October lst to November LIST. The first
payment may be deferred until the time of
the second payment and the whole amount
paid at once, with penalty of five cents on
the amount OF the first payment.
An alarm Of fire was given on Wednesday
morning about 10 o'clock, and in few
minutes it was generally known that the
residence Of Mr. Julius A. Daniels, situated
near the Jail, was on fire and that the flames
were making rapid headway. A large num-
Der Of citizens, both white and colored, soon
gathered at Mr.. Daniels, and after q few
minutes of faithful work succeeded in get
ting the flames under control. The fire
originated in closet under the staircase,
and was caused, it is supposed, by the igni-
ton Of matches by rats.
The following are the lists of Grand and
Petit Jurors drawn by the Jury Commis-
sioners on the S1st January. The Grand
Jurors serve for twelve months and the
Petit Jurors for only one term of Court:
Grand Jurors-Albert n. Richardson, Isaac
R. Callahan, Thomas A. Hickman, w. R.
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blee, J. h. Breazeale, George P. Brownlee,
]. r. Martin, C. G. King, Enoch n. Wat
kins, Andrew T. Armstrong P. A. Masters,
Peter G. Acker, James A. Banister, w. L.
Bolt. Ballard D. Dean. William B. Watson.