The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-05-27
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/ OuDttIilt SOttE INV rHCcA.
The census enumerators viii begin thei
work OH next Tuesday. and will be allowed
thirty days in which TO complete Il.
The spring term of Gen. Ayers school
closed on Friday last. The fall term will
open the middle of August or lirstof Sep,
tember.
Anderson County has % Democratic
Clubs thoroughly organized and ready foi
the campaign, with an aggregate member.
ship OF about 3.500. st1t
The Methodist Sunday School will have
picnic on Silver Brook next Saturday,
and every necessary arrangement to render
IL pleasant OCCASION will be made
Appointments of the Y. NJ. C. A. for next
Sunday: To conduct the afternoon meeting,
John H. Clark-scripture. John o: Poor
House Committee, John w. Daniels, III. G..
Scudday.
The Town Council of Bolton has passed
an ordinance prohibiting the carrying of
concealed weapons, and in this matter has
set the other incorporated towns of the
County good example.
The Convention held six-hour session
Saturday, and did great deal of work and
did it well. 1t was composed of 11s dele.
gates, and 20 more were entitled to mcm-
bership who wero not present. f
Mr.. A. w. Guyton sent to our Office on
Monday stalk of cotton on which there
was well-formed square. The stalk was
taken from two-acre patch the entire crop
OF which ia nearly us good as the sample
| sent us.
Mr.. Samuel Poore, sr., of the Toney
Creek section, is going to experiment this
year with patch of cotton that has spront-
ed out from the old stalks of last year, of
the results of which We hope he will inform
our readers next Fall. ,n e
Any of our citizens who desire to do 30
can attend the National Democratic Con-
yention in Cincinnati for very small out
| lay of money, as round trip tickets from
Greenville will be sold for the small sum OF
$l6,, good for ten or fifteen days.
The Greenville Enterprise and Moia.tcineer
enters upon its Goth volume with it's issue
| this week. 1t is one of the best country
papers in the State, and has always enjoyc.l
the confidence and esteem of not only the
! citizens of Greenville but of the State at
large.
Refreshing and copious showers of rain
have fallen in every section of the County
since last Friday. Cotton, corn, garden
vegetables and spring oats are much bene-
fitted, whilo forward and heavy oats and
wheat have been considerably damaged by
being blown down.
Anderson Grange will hold its meeting
on next Saturday, by invitation, at the res
idence of Hon. B. T. Crayton, and will bo
Joined by number of invited guests. The
day will be most enjoyable one, and these
present will doubtless see some of the best
and most successful farming in South Caro-
lima.
Hon. w. K. Bradley is stirring UP the
people down in Abbevillc County or tho
subjec. of his projected railroad from Helton
to Trlckem, point ON the Greenwood and
Augusta Railroad. From all accounts the
people are taking to the idea, and are Civ.
ing Mr.. Bradley, who can justly be termed
the Railroad King Of Abbeyille, every en-
couragement.
Associate Grange No. 1, of Anderson
County, will meet with Town Creek Grange
on the first Saturday in June at 10 O'Clock.
The value of the pea as food and market
crop will be discussed by q representative
from each of the Oranges composing the
Association, and an essay on the proper
education and training for farmera sons
will be read by Col. E. NJ. Rucker.
We had the. pleasure of visit ON last
Friday from Mr.. n. Ewbank, the accom-.
plished and agreeable agent Of the Ne,gs and
Courier, who was in our town looking after
the interests Of that very excellent journal.
The Netrs and Courier has large and in
creasing circulation in the town and county
OF Anderson, where its enterprise and Jour
nalistic ability is highly appreciated and
admired.
We notice that some of the towns in this
State nave passed ordinances requiring all
dogs allowed to run ut large to be muzzled
during the season OF hot weather. This is
done to prevent the possibility of rabid dogs
biting and communicating the disease of
hydrophobia to other animals or to persons,
and is wise precautionary measure We
would like to see just such an ordinance in
force in Anderson.
The hot supper at Pendleton OH Friday
nigh. last was largely attended by the peo-
pie of that place and surrounding country,
and was most pleasant and enjoyable oc-
casion. About 500 was realized above ex-
penses, which is sufficient evidence in itself
of successful management. Several of our
ycu': n;e attended the festival, ard ex-
press themselves Us highly pleased with the
hospitalities of the Peflleton folks.
Annie Taylor, formerly slave of Col.
Joseph Taylor, died last Saturday night,
aged about one hundred years She had
been manumitted upon the death of Mrs.
Taylor, on account of her hitlfulness.
She had lived to see five of her generations,
and had been member of the Catholic
Church for over a quarter of century.
She was purchased In Washington, d. G.,
and remembered well the funeral of Wash
ins;o Q. .. s
The census enumerators for this County
eli received their commissions last week.
The persons published last week as having
received cards of acceptance from che Dis,
trict Supervisor are the appointees with two
or three exccptions Capt. Il. G. I,iro,, "a