The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-03-17

BRIEF MENTION.


BRIEF MENTION.
It is about time for another hot supper.
The Town Clock was shipped from Boston
on the 5th instant.
Cotton is still declining. Good middline
wassworth 1O9 yesterday.
Mr.. w. D. Brown has moved into his
new residence on River street.
Court for Oconee county convened in
Walhalla on Monday morning.
Wild turkeys range within less than
mile Of the public square Of our town.
Mr.. w. w. Holland, of the Fork, sold
Z fifteen bales of cotton in town on Tuesday.
None but Sabbath breakers go out to see
the new street and railroad Sunday after
moons.
Miss Lula Neville, a charming and most
excellent young lady from Walhalla, is
visiting relatives and friends in our town
>-and county.
Messrs. J. p. Sullivan & Co. advertise two
: hundred barrels of flour in this issue. Their
stock Of groceries is always complete and is
sold at short profits.
Appointments of the YIN. c. A. for next
Sunday To conduct the afternoon meeting,
=. Col. ]. N. Brown; Poor House committee,
G.. F. Tolly, W.B. Todd.
Miss Sue Mauldin, an estimable lady,
died at the residence of Mr.. James B. Car
penter, in Broadway township, on last
Monday, after a lingering illness of con.
sumption.
The dedication of the Catholic church
s has been postponed from the 10th instant
: till the 9th Of April, by which time it will
be completed. Bishop Lynch, Of Charles
ton, viii conduct the dedicatory services.
Married, on the 9th instant, by w. F. NJ.
FAINT, Esq, Mr.. Mack Cromer and Miss
Ellen Hatcher; also, by the same officer,
on the Iafh, instant, Mr. Cicero Graham and
Miss Carrie, Simmons-all Of Fork town.
ship.
The cry Of scarcity Of farm laborers comes
from every quarter Of the county, and how
!. the demand is to be supplied this year is an
unsol7ed problem. An influx of immi-
grants next fall would remedy tho defect
another year.
The peach trees are blooming at least q
month later this year than last, and every
body thinks, therefore, that We will have
plenty of fruit. We hope so, but the fruit
was not killed last year until the Sd day Of
April nor the year before until the 4th day
Of April.
- MIA. NJ. Dufae, promising young
lawyer from Chester, has located at this
place for the practice Of his profession, and
has formed acopartne with Maj. S. P.
Dendy, Of Walhalla. he is also associated
with i. g. DuAaa. & Co, of Washington,
&c. See advertisements.
DR.. Joseph o. White, youngest son Of
DR.. r. A. White, graduated in medicine
last week at the Jefferson Medical College,
Philadelphia, and returned home on Mon
day prepared to enter upon the practice of
his profession. Joe is full of energy and
gives promise of future usefulness.
An order went into effect on the Colum-
bia & GreenviIle Railroad and its branches
on the 15tR>instant prohibiting all freight
trains from transporting. passengers. We
understand this is cansed by the liability to
accidents on freight trains. It will be par
ticularly hard on the commercial pilgrims,
who do a great deal Of their travelling on
freight trains.
Among tne-visiting lawyers in Anderson
during our recent Court were Col. J. 8.
Cothran, Capt w. q. Parker, Mr. T. P.
Cothran, Mr.. D. b. McGill and Mr.. E. A.
Graydon, Of Abbeville; Col. J. L. Orr, Col.
WI. Perry, Capt. G. g. Wells, Maj. ]. h.
Whitner and Judge 7. a. Cooke, Of Green
vile; Mai. 8. P. Dendy and Col. J. J. Nor
ton, of Walhalla.
We print on our 6lst page this week an
abstract of the laws of tha State relating to
the public roads and bridges, which was
carefully prepared for the County Commits
sioners of Oconee county and reproduced In
our columns at the request of the Clerk OF
our own Board. Itshould be carefully read
by all our citizens, and the paper carefully
laid away for future reference.
A correspondent Of the Walhalla Courier,
writing from Townville, in this county,
saws: "Messrs. Farmer & Bro. and Mr..
McCarley, mercantile firms at this place
have decided to transfer their business
) shortly, the former to Anderson c. 81. and
{ the latter to Seneca City," Such men as
the Messrs. Farmer will always be cordially
welcomed by all classes of our citizens.
After a two weeks session the Circuit
Court for this county adjourned on last
Friday evening. The work of the term
was very heavy, and Judge Kershaw dis
played great energy, ability and courtesy in
disposipg of it.. His impartiality, coupled
with his clear conception of the law, has
won for him the admiration Of our entire
bar. The Judge left on Saturday morning
z for Walhalla.
Z. There will be meeting of Associate
Grange No. /, P. Of H., at Town Creek on
next Saturday at 10 o'clock. Hon. B. F..
Crayton will read an essay on Ensilage, and
& Col. J. w. Norris, D. Il. Russell, W. B.
Watson, A. B. Bowden, DR.. ]. g. Duckett
q end VIM. McWhorter will each read an
s essay on Cotton Culture. An interesting
meeting is expected, and the public general
z ly is invited to attend.
Mis-, Mary A. Robinson, daughter of Mrs.