The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-06-10
BRIEF MENTION.

The blackberry crop is unusually fuil TINS
year, and is just beginning to ripen in this
section.
Messrs. A. s. Duncan and G. E. Wells,
prominent citizens of Greenyille, spent
day or two in Anderson this week.
Mr.. E. II. Cashier made 10 bushels of oats
on seven-eights of an acre, the best y'eld
we have yet heard of in this section.
MIR. L. Williams, the enumerator for
Williamson township, found colosed wo-
man the other day who is 1O1 years old.
Thirteen persons died in the town of
Spartan6urg during the month of Maya
larger number than have died in Anderson
in six months.
The County Auditor makes an important
announcement to landowners in another
column, The information desired should
be carefully and accurately given.
Nothing much less than an earthquake or
cyclone could create greater panic on
the public square just now than the cry o.
frying-sized chicken, no matter how fee
BILE.
Appointments of the Y. NJ. c. A. for next
Sunday: To conduct the afternoon meeting,
L. P. smith-scripture, John l5; Poor
House Committee, John w. Todd, j. "A.
Daniels
In a match game of four innings between
the s'Nameless' and "Horse Shoe" base
ball clubs on Friday evening-both local
clubs-the score stood 1s to- in favor of
the 'sNameless."
Rev. Wm. Henry Strickland will preach
in his pulpit on next Lords Day, morning
and evening. Subject of morning sermon,
1.-THE Temptation of Christi" evening ser
mon, "The Devil"
F. Mr.. T. Douglass Sloan, OF Atlanta, Ga.'
spent last week in Pendleton and Anderson
visiting relatives at those places. Mr.. Sloan
has many friends here who are always
pleased to see him among US.
The town was full of country people on
Monday, and we were reminded of some of
the winter saledays of last winter. 1t was
too wet to plow in many places, and there
was nothing to do at home.
The Town Council has authorized the
police of the town to kill all dogs within
the incorporate limits on which taxes have
not been paid, and several worthless ours
have already been attended to.
The low.country people are turning their
faces towards the up-country in quest OF
cooler CLINE. They can find no more pleas
ant place at which to spend few months
during the summer than Anderson.
Court for this County convenes on next
Monday, and according to law will hold but
one week. There are only three or four
cases on the criminal docket, and none of
them are Of any considerable Importance.
The spring session of the Williamson
Female College will close on Friday of next
week. There will be two graduates at the
end of. this section, which will make total
of seven during the past scholastic year.
Mr.. John M. Geer, from the Vanderbilt
University, and Mr.. Columbus Wardlaw,
from the University of Virginia, both An
derson County boys who give promise OF
future usefulness, are now at home on va
cation.
The Presbyterian ladies will have ice
cream for sale in the Presbyterian Church
lot on Friday at 6 p. m. The public gen.
orally, and the young men especially, are
invited to pstronize. You will get your
moneys worth.
Dr.. R. A. Reid, who has been employed
in the o. S. Army Service at Augusta, Ca,
since March last, returned home on Satur-
day. Els many friends were glad to see
him, but expected he would come home all
glistening in brass buttons.
Mr.. VIM. NJ. Wilcox, of Elberton, Ga,
spent Sunday and Monday in Anderson.
He continues to enjoy liberal patronage,
and is building up fine furniture trade at
ElOertOn, q COWu tuat NOANSaAo'AJ
improved in the last year or two.
The young men in the Town Creek n neigh-
borhood have organized base ball club
with the following officers: President, ]. o.
Jones; Vice President, Austin Brown;
CAPTAIN First Nine. Allie Hammond; Cap
tain Second Nine, NJ. F. Gambrell.
The County Treasurer collected during
the month of May taxes 10 the amount OF
s1o,2ss.03, apportioned as follows: State,
s4,5es.2e; county, $2,ss9.34; school, ST.
922. "a; polls, $215; Savannah Valley R. R.,
s484.3e: French Broad Valley r. R., $157.lO.
The schedule on the Greenville g. Colum-
bia Railroad has again been changed, this
time very slightly. The morning train
now leaves Anderson at 705, tllirty-five
minutes earlier than formerly, and the
evening train leaves at COB, fifteen minutes
later.
The Anderson Theatrical Company are
rehearsing the comic drama, "Mrs. WAL
throp's Bachelors" and will play it in the
Masonic Hall tomorrow evening. There
are ten characters in the play, all of which
will be well personated. Admission so and
25 cents.
A colored youth was drowned in the mill
nond of Mrs. Jackson. in Hall township,
m last Sunday afternoon. He had gone in
bathing with two other colored boys, both
Younger than himself, none of whom could
swim. and accidentally got into deep water,
and being unable to get out perished.
MFR. r. D. Sloan, who has been the eff
cient Depot Agent Of the G. q c. Rail
road Company and telegraphic operator at
Relton, has retired from the service Of the
comnany, and is now in business with F.
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