The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-02-12
THE INI'ELLIGENCER.
LOCAL MATTERS.
BRIEF x1lrSFIoG.

sancs Hall ON Tuesday night next on the
Quakers
Why don't the proprietoTs of the Honea
Path Torpedo send us copy of their paper?
BE neighborly, brethren.
Mr. N. L. Rose, of the popular house of
Arnstein & Rose, is at present in New York
buying. their spring stock of goods.
Married, by Rev. G. Nj. Rogers. January
-27, 1880, Mr.. franklin Duckworth an Miss
Margaret Barksdale. All of this County.
The ladies of the Baptist Church at Easley
are prenaring for festival On the evening
Of the 10th instant, for the benefit of tue
Church.
1t is not probable that the Court for this
County, which convenea on Monday, will
BIO occupied more than three days with
criminal business.
Our Representatives all went down to
Columbia on Monday, and were at their
posts Of duty promptly at the meeting Of
the Legislature on Tuesday.
Our friends over the Savannah have not
yet forgotten where they can buy their sup
plies on the best terms. They still patron
lie the Anderson merchants.
Appointments Of the Y. NJ. O. A. for next
Sunday: To conduct the afternoon meeting,
@. F. Jones; Poor House Committee, w. w.
Keys, T. O. Ligon Jail Committee, ]. Baylis
Lewis, John RI. Hubbard.
Robert Broyles. one of our colored sub
scribers in Broadway township, wants it
understood that he is opposed to hot sup
pers among the colored people, and wishes
that they could be stopped by some means
or other.
An enterprlzing farmer from the neigh
borhood of Hodges, Abbeville County, sold
eighteen bales of cotton in Anderson on
Wednesday. Our Abbeville contempora-
ries are strictly forbidden the privilege of
copying this item.
A new postoffice has been established at
the residence of Mr.. It. J. Mcclure, on the
Shallow F0Ti fuad, TO DC known 40 Seven
Miles. The old postofrice at the residence
of Mr.. McLeskey, known as Melville, has
been discontinued.
Thomas Sadler, colored, was committed
to jail OH Tuesday evening charged with
burning cabin on the plantation of Mrs.
Glenn, four miles south OF this place lest
fall, in which two colored children were
burned to death.
The lecture of Rev. 1. w. Wingo, of Pen
tlleton, on Tuesday night, was both very
entertaining and instructive, and doubtless
every one felt more than repaid for attend
ing. His subject, Human Life, A Strug-
gle" was ably handled.
Rev. L. NJ. Aver will preach in the Bap-
tist Church OH next Sunday morning. Rev.
w. III. Strickland, the pastor, goes to Spar
tanburg to preach the anniversary sermor
of the Woman's Mission Society of the
Baptist Church at that place.
The County Commissioners held their
regula- meeting on Tuesday. The only
matter of Importance acted upon was
resolution to have the public roads woI,.ed
by the LIST of April, which ara now in many
places in bad condition.
There will be tournament at Farmers
Store on Saturday, 21si i-.::ants to which
the public generally and ladies especially
are invited. The tournament will be fol-
lowed at night by ball, at which the usual
coronation ceremonies will take place. A
pleasant occasion is in store for the young
people Of that vicinity.
A young man in Anderson has just had
churn dasher patented that is extremely
simple, and which, it is said, will bring
Dutter in three minutes. There have been
moro patents granted for churn dnshers than
for any other one article in Ames;c,, /, but
that doesn't hinder our young friend from
making 6 fortune out of his.
The enthusiasm aroused in Charleston in
the interest of the Blue Ridge Railroad by
the Anderson committee seems daily to IN
crease. There is certainly nothing of greater
Interest to Charleston and all the rest of the
Slate just now than the completion of this
grand old enterprise, and we hope the ques-
tion will not be allowed to rest until this
end is attained.
The Williamson Female College opened
on Monday, I'd instant, under very favora-
BILE auspices, there being nearly one hun
dred pupils in attendance. It Is gratifying
to see this excellent institution of learning
SO literally patronizcd. DR.. Lander, the
( worthy President of the College, is one of
the best female educators in the South and
his institution is meeting with meri,o.:eus
success. sia
The Groenville Convocation of the Epis-
copal Church will convene In Grace Church
at this place on Wednesday, February 18th.
Reys. Messrs. Mccollough, Capers, HancaeI
and others ere expected. Tlze nrocaai.ass
OF The Convocation viii consist OF deyo-
tional exercises, addresses and discussions,
and win no doubt be very interesting, The
hours for service are IL o'clock in the morn
ing, II in the afternoon and ~ in the even.
ing. The public are cordially invited to
attend.
( We publish on our fourth page On article
from the Greenville CAroaiele, from which
1t viii be seen that the Piedmont Manufac-
turing Company is in most prosperous
condition, and that their factory to be
enlarged to double its present size and ca
pacity. It Is really rafsa.hs..es Z. see :;.. ..s,
substantial prosperity on the part Of this
worthy enterprise, and ouE only Fse=55Esess. regret &c
that there are not several such enterprises
In our own County
Mr. Henry Eubank, the travelling agent
and cnrrssnondent of fIia Ne,1e i,,,I Ts,,,,.;e,.