The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-05-05

Sunday morning at IL O'CLOCK anu aS N.fs'
William Miller's school house in the after
noon at $50 o'clock of the same day. :.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
Of the Atlantic and French Broad Valley
Railroad will be held at Bolton to-day.
Officers Of the Company will be elected,
and other important business attended TO.
The Presbyterian and Baptist churches
win be closed on Sunday in consequence OF
the absence Of the pastors: Dr. Fr,erson
win preach at Central, and Mr.. Bell has
gone to the meeting of the Southern Baptist
Convention, which convened in Columbus,
Miss, this morning.
The frequent and refreshing showers OF
the past two weeks have caused vegetation
of every kind to make rapid progress. Cot;
ton Is coming up beautifully, the small
grain Is looking fresh and vigorous ana
s the flower yards and vegetable gardens
please theeye and delight the soul.
At a meeting of the Vestory of the Epis.
copal church held Sunday, May !, the fol-
lowing officers were elected Vestrymen,
VT. Martin, Dr. 8. M. Orr, Il. c.. webb,
ELL Parker, William Sayre; Wardens, y.
M.Rucker, O. W. Webb Delegates to Do.
cesar Convention, E. NJ. Rucker, y. w.
Webb.
) & The Catholic church at this place will be
dedicated on next Sunday morning by
Bishop Lynch. Forty or fifty visiting
brethren, including five or six Priests, will
: Be present from Charleston to participate in
the services, which will be witnessed by
large concourse. The church will be beau
tift1lly' decorated.
The State Press Association met in Beau
fort yesterday, and according to previous
" arranged programme, are to sail to-mor, =,
row for Savannah, from where they Will
20 to Florida on pleasure excursion: The
iNTELIIGENcER is not represented In the
meeting but ne wish the brethren pleas
ant and profitable gathering.
Rev. NJ. McGee, Col. J. N. Brown and
Rev. T. p. Bell have gone to the meeting
Of the Southern Baptist Convention at Co
Iumbus, Miss. After the meetings. over Col.
Brown will extend his trip to New Orleans
and other sections of Louisiana, while Mr.
Bell will stop over week or ten days with
his wife's family in Talladega, Ala.
The Greenville Daily News of Saturday
saws: '.Frank Donald, little boy Of 13
wears. the son Of widow, living in Viii.
fiamston, had his foot so badly crushed
under the wheel of the rear car of the down
passenger train last Thursday that imme-
diate amputation was necessary. DR.. Brown
performed the operation. It's supposed that
Frank had been indulging in the dangerous
play of jumping on the cars for ride.''
The first number of the Saluda Argus, a
seven. column paper published at Green, re
wood by Messrs. ]. 81. Hogan and L. r.
Riley, has been received, and we congratu-
late the editors and proprietors upon the
journalistic skill displayed in its general get
every particular, and hope the people of
Greenwood will show their appreciation OF
its merits by liberal patronage.
Miss Ida E. Langdon, one of the teachers
in the Williamson Female College, died OF
typhoid fever on Sunday morning last after
an illness of five or six weeks. She was
lady of culture and refinement, and pos
sessed many noble traits Of character, which
won her many friends and admirers. she
had been teacher in the Williamson Col
lege ever since its establishment. and her in
death the faculty of the institution loses
valuable member.
The McSmith Music House, at Greenville,
is without question the leading establish.
ment of the character in the up.country II
not in the whole State. Mr.. L. E. Norryce,
the business manager of the House, is full
of enterprise and energy, and by the exer-
else of superior business qualities has estab-
lished an enviable reputation in, this county
for his establishment, which never fails to
give satisfaction in all of its instruments
organs and pianos. See advertisement.
The clerks are getting anxious for the
merchants to commence closing their stores
at six o'clock in the afternoon, but very
naturally feel delicacy in bringing the
matter directly to their attention. Some Of
them have been limiting about it pretty
strongly, but as their hints seem not to
have the desired effect they have beset US
to put in plea for them, which we do with
pleasure knowing how highly such favor
win be appreciated by faithful employees.
We hope all business will be suspended at
six o'clock during the dull season this year
Just as it was last year and the year before
Rev. J. /. Bonner; D: D., President of the
proprietor Of the Associate Reformed Pfes6y-
tsrian, died at his residence in Due West ON
Friday afternoon, after an illness Of several
weeks. DIR. Bonner had been the head OF
the Due West College ever since its estab-
lishment, and is known throughout the
whole country, and particularly in the
Sor,th. as q most excellent educator OF the
female mind. AS minister of the Gospel
be was able, earnest and ever faithful, and
as an editor of widely circulated religious
journal welded great influence for Chris,
tianity in general and for the doctrines and
distinctive principles of his own denomina-
ton in particular. His death is great loss
to the country at large, and will be lament
ed by hundreds of admirers of his noble
character and. exemplary life.
The Religious Herald, printed at Richmond,
Va, in speaking of the appointment of Revs.
Stout and Bell, of this State, as missionaries
TO China, says this of the latter: REV. T. P.
Bell comes of an honored family in Beau
fort county, s. C. Born to wealth, he soon
saw 1t all scattered by destructive war and
its direful consequences to the vanquished.
Thrown upon his own resources, he made
his Way to the State University, and in CO.
lumbia, while clerk for DR.. McIlwaine, Of
the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions,
was converted and baptized. Soon after this
he entered the Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary, but was obliged to prolong his
stay by taking intervals Of preaching, as
means of support. he left the institution
a year ago, bearing The diploma OF full
graduate, and considered by the professors
one of the best, if not the very best gradu-
ate they had ever sent out. Since that time
he has been the popular pastor at Anderson,
s. c., and has been united in marriage with
one Of Alabama's most gifted daughters.
Bro. Bell is man of uncommonly hne
person, not quite thirty years old, man OF
Affairs as well as student, and trained TO
habits of self.reliance az well as OF supreme e