The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-04-21

| VI 40 SO Ill tlme Tor the issue to be deter
mined by the Court at its next session for
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 can
have the same advertised to the country at
large without charge by COL A. Pope, the
General Ticket Agent of the Clyde lines of
railroads by giving description of II to
/ Rev. II. d. Fant, the depot agent at this
| place. The Clyde Company is cndeavoriug <
to induce immigrants to settle in the sec.
tions of country travcrscd by their roads,
and this is one Of the means employed to
carry out their object.
Up tD Tuesday, 18th instant over FIVE
thousand dollars had been subscribed in
Abbevillc village for the grading { the
Atlantic and French Broad Valley -.ailroad
ono thousand, and several citizens sub
| scribed five hundred dollars each. Since
that time, we understand. several thousand
! moro has been added to the subscription by
citizens of both Abbevillc and Due West.
How many Atlantas is South Carolina
to have? Anderson has been locking 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 70 be Atlantas.
and that Columbia may become the Lowell
of the South, and then We will consider
'honor3 easy.'"- Columbia Ycoman.
AS will be seen by reference to an adver-
tisement clsewh. e, the Board of Directors
| of the Savannah Valley Railroad Company
have authorized the County Treasurer to
remit the penalty Oh all delinquent taxes
due the Company, and the Treasurer of the
Company is instructed to refund the
amounts of penalties already paid by de-
linqnents, upon the presentation Of Ger
tificate 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
1NTELLIGENcER 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
fnn1d 10 fol,
tion of the matter, our columns are open to
them so long rs they keep within proper
limits and abstain from personalities of an
injurious nature. It IS c;i5ject Oil WHICH
there is great deal to be said or both sides,
and the debatants should keep cool and pre-
serve their equilibrium.
An important railroad meeting is now
being held at Statesrille, 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 1t 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 homo to- morrow.
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 ut least one
third of their lives in bed, and thnt refresh
ing sleep gives tone to the system and vigor
to the mind, it does seem that beds should
be made as comfortable US possible. Many
man has worn himself out or hard and
uncomfortable beds, when a small sum Of
money would have not only secured him
comfort, but would also have prolonged his
H. s. Lipscomb & Co., and then invest five
dollars in set of their springs and you
will never regret it.
"Men should be elected to our Lcgisla-
ture who will bind themselves to vote for
the abolshment of the Lien Law, which
prosperity of this State than anything else.
Down with the Lien Law Wipe it out,
until not vnstige remains 1t is n 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 Lire 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 with3
A committee OF ladies, Of which Mrs
Harriet s. Blaine, of Maine, is chairman,
he's 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. C. Will the churches of
Andersoi respond? The appeal says: THE
situation admits of no delay. The suffer-
ing is present and pressing. No communi.
ty could recover from SO mysterious and
| terrible blow except through the slow
lapse of time. The neighboring Powers
have rushed to Chios with instant cid, but
the shocked and sorrowful people must be
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