The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-07-08

the Saluda; Association is directed to the
appointments of Rev. w. H. Strickland,
Corresponding Secretary, published III this
paper.
Broadaway Democratic Club will meet on
next Saturday at 2 o'clock p. m., at Nears
3 Creek, for the purpose of transacting cam
5 paign business. A full attendance OF the
members is desired.
Married, at the residence of the bride, on
Sunday morning, July 4, 1880, by Rev.
HIN. Hayes, Mr. John Hubbard formerly
of Columbia, S. c.. and Miss Eliza Fred
ericks, of Oconee County.
The whole expenses of the County Jail
far the six months ending June 80, 'nclud-
ing the dieting of prisoners, amounted to
only $l56. Is there another County in the
State with as good record?
Rev. E. R. Carswell and Rev. J. c. Hud-
son, the pastor, are conducting an interest
ing protracted meeting at Cross Roads.
Church, which gives promise of much good,
and will be continued until next Sunday.
The people are leaving the low-country
by the hundred, and are seeking in the
mountain districts more pleasant climate.
Every train that leaves Charleston is well
filled, great many of the passengers com.
ing to points along the Greenville & Colum-
bia Railroad.
Mr.. James Hinton, tenant of Mr.. c. S.
Beatty, sent us a couple of sweet popatoes,
this years crop, on Monday that were three
or four inches long and one and half or
two inches in diameter. They were red
variety and were taken from the patch on
the first day of this month.
Mr.. j. G. Vandiver, of Hopewell town.
ship, brought the first. load of watermelons
of the season to town on Saturday, and by
presenting us with one placed us under OBJ
legations to him. Sweet potatoes and wa
terme;ons, are decidedly more palatabie
than cotton blooms and oats.
The rains last week were general, but not
everywhere bountiful. It some sections of
the County barely enough fell to lay the
dust, ard the crops are now in as much
need of rain as before it fell. In other To-
calities, however, the season was fine, and
the growing corn and cotton were greatly
benefited.
The Raikes Centennial Celebration in the
Baptist Church on Sunday afternoon was
largely attended, and afforded a pleasant
hours service to all present. The addresses
OF Messrs. Tribble and Bell were to the
point, and made good impressions on the
congregation, while the music by the choir
was unusually fine.
The Carolina Collegiate Institute closes
to-day after prosperous session. The ex-
ercises arranged for last evening consisted
Of speeches and compositions by the pupils,
and for this evening of humorous dramas
and plays. All the details for making the
evenings pleasant for those who attend
have been perfected.
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The little boys about Pendleton have
gone back on base balling, if We are allowed
to judge from reply sent by them to a
challenge from the little boys club of An
derson. Their reply was, in substance:
"We haven't got any picked nine,' and if
we did have we've got something else to do
besides play base ball"
The Honea Path and Martin Townships
Singing Convention will con enc at First
Creek Church on Saturday before the fourth
Sabbath in July, and continue through
Sunday. Sunday Schools and Singing As
soc;ations in these townships arc requested
to send delegates to the meeting as imnor-
tent business will come up for considera-
ton.
We have been requested to announce that
Rev. S. Lander, President of the William
ston Female College, will deliver an address
ON Education at Ebenezer Church, ten miles
south of Anderson, on Saturday, the 18th
instant, at II o'clock q. nj. Every person
feeling an interest in the subject of educa-
tion is invited to attend the meeting, which
will be both pleasant and profitable.
The most cheering reports OF the crop
prospects come to us from every section of
the County. Cotton everywhere is looking
very fine, and with favorable seasons will
make an unusually fine yield. Only the
most forward corn has suffered in the least
for rain. and as yet that has not been to any
considerable extent. The farmers all say
they never had better prospects, and are
consequently in high spirits.
The Fork Democratic Club, No. /, will
meet at Mr.. n. o. Farmers on Saturday,
the 24th day of July inst, at 2 o'clock p.
u., for the purpose of attending to business
connected with the campaign. Addresses
,,pon the cqrront topics of the day will be
delivered by Mcssrs. J. L. Orr and E. B.
Murray. A full attendance of all the citi-
zens. both white and colored, of the sl.r-
rounding country is requested, as matters
of importance will be considered by the
meeting.
The exercises of Mrs. J. r. Cochran's
school closed on Tuesday, and the OCCASION
vas celebrated b. the children with pound
party, to which their parents and large
number of friends were invited. The oc,.
cisasion passed off most pleasantly for all
present, the children delighting themselves
With innocent amusements while the older
set engaged in social and pleasant CONVEX