The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-03-10
BRIEF MENTION.

sold yesterday at 1Oi.
The housewives have pat the old hens to
setting, and consequently eggs are scarce In
town.
The Council sent Sam Johnson TO the
calaboose for twenty-fo -four hours on Tues
day for contempt.
Rev. w. r. Pearson. of Due West, will
preach at Roberts church on the third
Sunday st ii a. m.
Real estate in and around town has ad-
vanced one hundred per cent. within the
past twelve months.
Pay your town taxes to-day and save the
penalty, which will attach to all unpaid
amounts tomorrow.
Hunters Spring Grange will meet on
next Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock for
the transaction of important business.
To-day will be the last opportunity for
paying the 8. v. and A. &, F. 3. v. Il. r.
taxes without the penalty of twenty per
cent.
Rev. R. c. Lyon performed the marriage
ceremony on the oath ult., of Mr.. J. NJ.
Reid and Miss o. II. McAlister-both OF
this county.
Mr.. G. G. Andrews OF Coussens & Tabler's
t-ug house, Nashville, Tennessee, was in
town on Saturday in the interest of his es.
tablishment.
Mr.. ]. A. 81. Brinsdon, Of Pendleton, has
aSpanish coin dated l440. It is square, and
bears the imprint "Macuquina." It was
made fifty years before Columbus discovered
America.
We direct attention to the new advertise
ment Of Reed, Moorhead & Co., which ap.
pears in to-day's paper. They are diligent
and progressive merchants, and know how
to please their customers.
The small grain crops have improved
wonderfully in the last two weeks. Every
body predicts now that 1t will be good
year for small grain simply because there
has been so little Of It sowed.
Not O single persons was sent to the PEN
itentiary from this County by the Court Of
General Sessions, which adjourned Wednes-
day of last week. This speaks we'll for old
Anderson, the best county iii the State.
The Court of Common Pleas has been in
session since Wednesday of last week, and
has been occupied with cases of very little
interest. The petit juries will probably be
discharged to-day, though the Court will
likely remain in session until Saturday.
The town was crowded on Monday with
with people, horses and vehicles until 1t
was difficult to cross from one part of the
town to another. There was very little dis
sipation, and everything passed Off quietly
and orderly, not single arrest being made
by the police.
Messrs. J. R. & L. P. Smith, merchant
tailors, have received their spring goods,
and are prepared to furnish their customers
with any quality or class of goods they plsy
desire. They treat all customers alike, and
treat them we'll. Look out for their a1ver-
ycrtisement next week.
Mr.. G. f. Tolly publishes this week price
list of his stock Of furniture, and challenges
the State to beat his prices. He has now
larger and finer stock of furniture on hand
than ever before, which is constantly being
enlarged Read his advertisement and then
call and examine his stock and prices.
To-dsy's paper contains novel advertise
ment from the well-known and popular
house of Ernstein & Rose, who, by their
enterprise, have established an enviebe
reputation and an extensive trade. Their
spring stock Is now arriving, and will be
complete, varied and attractive. Call aud
see it.
The relatives and friends of Mrs. VIM. B.
Gibson, who moved from shis place to
Texas about twenty-eight years ago, will be
panied to hear of the sudden death Of her
eldest con Willie, which occurred in that
State on 22nd of January. IN his twenty
fifth year. He was not o church member,
but had no dread of death, and expressed o
conhding hope for his blissful future.
On last Monday night Wynne Council
No. 4, r. and 8. M, was reorganized by the
Most Illustrious Grand Master of the Grand
Council, w. a. D. Gaillard, and the follow
ing officers elected and installed: ]. Baylis
Clark, T. I. NJ; j. Baylis Lewis, D. NJ; R.
R. Todd, G. of W.; NJ. Lesser, t.: ]. E.
BrAzeale, R.; ]. H. Clarke, c. of G.; e. w.
ByTG1n, G. Of c.; e. +. Murrah, Sentinel.
Rev. Edward Carswell, of Ashawa, Onta.
rio, Canada, the great temperance lecturer
who has twice before visited this State, has
written to Mr.. L. p Smith, of this place,
Grand Scribe Of the Sons of Temperance,
that he will come to this State about the
first of April with view Of canvassing it
thoroughly for the cause Of temperance.
He is one Of the most hume, GUS speakers
we have ever heard, and never fails to make
fine impression on his audience and to
accomplish good for the cause. The news
Of his contemplated visit to the State will
bo hailed with pleasure by those who are
agitating the question Of prohibition.
"Men who live in glass houses should
not throw stones" Is an old adage the truth
'fulness of which we often see exemplified
in everyday life. Last week in q case in
the Court of Common Pleas ex-Judge Cooke
represented the plaintiff to the action and
ex.So!:c!tor Perry represented the defend
ant. The defendant had several colored
witnesses, one Of whom was very black,
ignorant fellow, whose testimony the ex-
Judge sought to destroy by proving by the
witness himself that he had served terrl
In the Penitentiary. The questions and
: replies bearing directly on the point were
in substance as follows. EY-JudQe-Wers