The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-01-20

County since Christmas on the Savannah
Valley Railroad, leaving still q large bal
ance due by the taxpayers.
The finest pair of mules brought to this
place in a long time were sold to Capt. W.
T. Daan. of varennes township, by Mr.. Jim
Catlett, of Tennessee, on Monday.
In consequence of the bad condition Of
the roads there has been very little cotton
in town this month. The price has declined
from LII to II cents the past week.
Messrs. r. B. A. Robinson and J. G..
Clinkscales, of this County, have been ap-
pointed aides-de-camp on the staff Of Gov.
Hagood, with the rank of Lieutenant Colo
mel.
Capt. John Dickinson, of Hopewell, one
of the aged and most highly respected citi.
zens of the County, gives it as his opinion
that the present winter has been the sever
est since 1885.
Mr.. J. A. Lafoy, of Volcano, w. ", paid
Us pop call on Friday last: Heisa native
of this County, but has lived in West yir-
ginia for . number Of years, where be is
prospering and growing rich.
The people of Belton turned over new
leaf at the beginning of the new year, aud
the first good thing they did was to elect a
..drys ticket" and close up. the bar-rooms.
The temperance wave is gaining force.
The merchants are receiving and storing
away large quantities Of commercial fertil-
lers. in anticipation Of a good business. in
that line this spring. II they are disap-
pointed it will be the first time in our recol-
lection.
Six more persons joined the Temperance
Division last Thursday night, among them
,our two "devils" Every person now con-
nected with the IErEII1cEScER, including
Z the colored pressman, is member Of q
temperance order.
The regular quarterly meeting of Pomona
Grange Of this County will be held at An
derson at II o'clock q. nj. on the first satur-
day in February next. Besides the election
of officers other very important business
will be before the Grange.
A commercial reporter who was in town
week or ten days ago. in conversation with
one of our citizens, said that he found the
merchants Of Anderson in better standing
financially than those Of any other town of
the same size In the South.
Mr. George Mcclure lost $12o in town last
Saturday, but was fortunate enough to re-
cover the entire amount from John Davis,
colored man, on Wednesday, who claims
to have found the money on the public
square Saturday afternoon.
The entertainment OF the Palmetto Min
strels on Tuesday was well attended consid.
ering the inclemency of the weather. The
performance was very good, the apprecia-
ton Of which by the audience was fully
attested by frequent applause.
The Williamson Female College opens
on Monday, 7th February. In pe. : Of
merit it is the equal of any Female Co. ese
in South Carolina, and We hope will :. y
tinue to prosper. DR.. Lander may well be
; proud of his institution of learning.
The Edgefeld Advntiser estimates the
cotton crop of that County at 10000 or As
600 bales, and says that at least 900 of that
amount is yet in the field. If we thought
the farmers of Anderson County were that
law we would be ashamed to tell 1t.
Hon. B. F. Crayton has been invited to
visit southwest Georgia and make speeches
ON the stock law, and we understand has
accepted the invitation and will 60 in 8
week or ten days to perform the good work,
from which no doubt beneficial results will
flow.
A correspondent in this issue, over the
SIGNATURE of Glow Taxes" strikes at the
Town Council about the section in the sup
ply ordinance recently adopted providing
for the publication of the amount of per-
sonal property returned for taxation by
each citizen Of the town.
Mr.. Ezra Robertson, of Edge6eld County
went to Cokesbury recently, and on his re-
turn home narrowly escaped being drowned
while crossing small stream four miles
from that place. He was driving two horses,
both of which were drowned, and his car
riage completely wrecked.
Will Anderson County always be behind
in the matter of cotton factories? There is
enough of money lying idle in this County
to establish factory with capital stock o.
saoO. 900 or more. Where is the man thai
can take the matter in hand and make 9
success of it?
d Mai F. Melchers, of Charleston, has beer
sin the up-country recently prospecting fol
Sand on which to settle 800 Menonites whom
sShe hopes to bring to this State in the spring
I'm will take about 100000 acres of wild lane
I sffo settle them comfortably, and efforts an
!: now being made to clear the titles OF some
property, all in one body, for them.
nr 8. M. Orr and Mr.. E. P. Sloan hav'
entered into copartnership under the firm
name of Orr & Sloan, for the purpose o
conducting o drug business. and are now re
scaiyine their goods and opening them on
8 "a the store room in the Benson Hous
Building recently vacated by Simpson
Reid 4 Co. They are both live and ener
getic young men, and deserve liberal pat
sonage by our pepole. See their advertise
nsnt aud give them a call.