The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-04-21
A oo,nu;ttee Of DELINQUENT railroad tax,

PAYERS OF DcltOn toWiSnip ""itco "Po'' VIZ
County Treasurer this week and Informed
him that they were ready for him to serve
his executions, and were anxious for him
to do so in time for the issue to be deter
mined by the Court at its next session FOL
this county. They propose to fight the
matter to its bitter end, and do not desire
to be relieved of the penalty or any other
cost resulting from their action.
Persons having real estate for sale call
have the same advertised to the country al
large without charge by Col A. Pope, the
General Ticket Agent of the Clyde lines oi
railroads by giving a description of it to
Rev. II. B. FAINT, the depot agent at this
place. The Clyde Company is endeavorine
to induce immigrants to settle in the Sec
tions of country traversed by their roads,
and this is one of the means employed to
carry ont their object.
Up to Tuesday, 18th instant, over five
thousand dollars had been subscribed in
Abbeville village for the grading OF the
Atlantic and French Broad Valley Railroad
through that county. One firm subscribed
one thousand, and several citizens sub
scribed Eve hundred dollars each. Since
that time we understand, several thousand
more has been added to the subscription by
citizens of both Abbeville and Due West.
"I[ow many Atlantis is South Carolina
to have? Anderson has been looking for
ward to that honor when all the railroads
projected and in contemplation are compile
ted; and now Florence steps to the front
and says she is going to be, some time in
the future, the Atlanta of the State. Well,
we hope they may both get to be Atlantas,
and that Columbia may become the Lowell
of the South, and then we will consider
'honors easy.'"- Columbia Yeoman.
As will be seen by reference to on adver-
tisement elsewhere, the Board Of Directors
of the Savannah Valley Railroad Company
have authorized the County Treasurer to
remit the. penalty on all delinquent taxes
due the Company, and the Treasurer of the
Company is instructed to refund the
amounts of penalties already paid by de-
linquents, upon the presentation of Ger
tiicate from the County Treasurer stating
the amount. We presume similar instruc-
tions have been given the Treasurer of Alb
beville county. The advertisement should
have appeared last week, but was inadyer-
tantly left out.
The discussion of the question of Prohi-
bition, which is now attracting so much at
tention all over the State, is opened in the
INrEIL1eENcER this week by Mr.. W. W.
Brown, of Williamson. We believe the
discussion of the question in the public
journals will do good, and for that reason
cheerfully give publicity to the views of
our friend; and if there are others who
feel disposed to take hand in the ventila-
ton of the matter, our columns are open to
them 80 long as they keep within proper
limits and abstain from personalities OF an
injurious nature. It is a subject on which
there is great deal to be said on both sides,
and the debatants should keep cool and pre-
serve their equilibrium.
An important railroad meeting is now
being held at Statesville, N. c., the object
of which is the consideration of the ques-
ton of extending the Virginia Midland
Road to the South Atlantic coast. It is
generally believed the Syndicate by which
this Road is controlled is looking towards
Port Royal for an outlet, and that it is their
purpose to extend the Virginia Midland to
that port at an early day. Regarding the
meeting as one of importance to this Sec
ton, the Town Council on Monday last
appointed Gen. w. w. Humphreys and
Maj. E. B. Murray to represent our inter-
est, and that evening they left for States
Vile. They will return home tomorrow.
The twin bed spring is one Of the best
things introduced in this section in long
time, and everybody who can spare five
dollars should buy set from the gentle
men now canvassing the town. When it is
considered that people spend at least one
third of their lives in bed, and that refresh
ing sleep gives tone to the system and vigor
to the mind, it does seem that beds should
be made as comfortable as possible. Many
a man has worn himself out on hard and
uncomfortable beds, when a small sum of
money would have not only secured him
comfort, but would also have prolonged his
life by years. Read the advertisement of
II. s. Lipscomb G. Co., and then invest FIVE
dollars in a set of their springs, and you
will never regret it.
"Men should be elected to our Legisla-
ture who will bind themselves to vote for
the abolishment of the Lien Law, which
has done more to retard the agricultural
prosperity of this State than anything else.
Down with the Lien Law! Wipe it out,
until not vestige renains! It is curse
Thousands of honest, industrious farmers
have been bankrupted by it, and the fruits
of its loathsome hand are seen ard felt in
every trade, profession and industry
throughout the State. .'-,Southern Lice Stock
Journal. And then what would the poor
farmers do who are not able to pay cash for
supplies with which to keep their families
and stock alive while they made another
crop? How can you force men to pay cash
for goods when they haven't the cash to
pay with7
A committee of ladies, Of which Mrs.
Harriet S. Blaine, of Maine, is chairman,
has appealed to the people of the United
States for assistance for the sufferers from
the terrible earthquake at Chios. The
churches of the whole country are called
upon to take collections at once, and for
ward the amounts to Riggs & Co., Bankers,
Washington, D. G. Will the churches OF
Anderson respond? The appeal says: THE
situation admits of no delay. The suffer
ing is present and pressing. No communi-
tv could recover from so mysterious and