The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-06-30
BRIEF MENTION.

Nv. w, KEYS, LOCAL EDITOR.
BRIEF MENTION.
Rev. T. P. Bell will preach at Lebanon
next Saturday at IL m.
What are you preparing for exhibition at
the County Fair next October?
Why is Seneca City like Sarah Bernhardt?
Because she is rich with diamonds.
Col. Mattison has returned from the Buff
falo Springs, Virginia, slightly improved in
health.
Mr., Henry N. White, of the Fork, has
our thanks for some very fine and delicious
peaches.
- Rev. T. P. Bell will preach at Shiloh on
Saturday before the Sd Sunday in July at
I IL a. m.
Mr.. VIM. McGukin is building residence
on his lot adjoining Mr.. R. s. Hills, above
the depot.
Mr.. ]. A. M. Carlisle has been appointed
Notary Public for Anderson county by
the Governor.
We haze recently printed nice lot OF
land deeds on good paper, warranted not 70
break in folding.
The sacrament of the Lords Supper will
be administered in the Baptist church next
Sunday morning.
The regular monthly meeting of Anderson
Grange No. II has been postponed from the
10 III a canon0 Eridau Of .InIV. ze
Let good feeling and good temper prevail
during the campaign on the License ques-
ton. Impute to no man bad motive nor
abuse any for their views.
Appointments of tho Y. NJ. G. A. for next
Sunday: To conduct the afternoon meeting,
John, W. Daniels Poor House committee,
J. A.Daniels, G. F. Tolly.
The Presbyterian ladies will have ice
cream at the usual place tomorrow even
ing and we are requested to say that there
will be no quantities sold for less than ten
cents.
Prof J. P. Kennedy has been elected Pres
= ident of the Due West Female College
He is q scholar of fine attainnients, and
will worthily fill the place of the lamented
Bonner.
The first cotton square and cotton bloom
that made their appearance IN the county
found their way into the printing Office,
but what will become of the first water
melonP
The stockholders Of the Savannah Valley
Railroad meet at Lowndesville to-day.
The session will be an important one in
view of the probability of an early COM
pletion of the road.
Rev. ]. P. Smeltzer, D. D., of Walhalla,
will preach on next Sunday in the Presby-
( terian church. The collection will be for
disabled ministers and widows and orphans
of deceased ministers.
Rev. ]. L. McLin, a promising young
minister of this county of the Presbyterian
persuasion, has accepted call to the pasto-
rate of the church at Hartsville, Darling
ton county, and has entered upon his work
there.
The Irish potato crop is suffering in some
sections of Pckens county from the rayages
81 bug resembling the Colorado potato
bug. They eat OF theleaves. literally strip
ping the vine, which dies. The bug Is OF q
grayish color, and about half an inch long.
Mr.. William Stewart, respected citizen
of the Corner township, died at his resi-
dence near Mofattsville on last Saturday,
after short illness from pneumonia. His
remains were inferred in Generostee Church
yard, after appropriate funeral services, on
the following day.
Messrs. Jones & Wiles have about tw~l ty
hands at work on the Savannah Va,.ey
Railroad, and are progressing satisfactorily
with the grading. When the crops are laid
by they propose to put two or three hun
dred hands to work, and hope to complete
their contract by frost.
John Maddox a white boy twelve or
fourteen years old, was drowned IN Saluda
River, at the Pelzer Mandatory, on the
18th instant. Maddox went in bathing
with several other boys, and getting into
deep water, and being unable to swim was
drowned before he could be rescued.
Gen. W. W. Humphreys has been ap-
pointed by the Governor on commission
With Gen. J. w. Moore, of Hampton, Gen.
Irvine @. Walker, of Charleston, and Adju-
tant General Manigault to revise the mill
tary laws of the State, and to report their
revision to the next session OF the Legisla-
ture.
The Rock Hill Herald says: Prohibition
has been attended with great benefit to our
town. The drinking and loa6ng that were
formerly done are now conspicuously ab-
sent. Men now come to town, get their
supplies and then go home. A great deal
of time is thus saved and put to q good use
which would otherwise be worse than lost"
At meeting of the citizens of Varennes
township at Flat Rock on last Saturday, the
following delegates were appointed to attend
the meeting Of stockholders of the Savan-
nah Valley Railroad at Lowndesville to-
day: W. G. Watson, J. w. Norris, Dr.. K.
E.. THOMPSON, G. s. Beatty, P. A. Masters.
Alternates-Rey W. 81. King, A. A. Dean,
M. w. Stephenson.
The williamson Female College closed
its Spring Session on Thursday, the 23rd
instant, without any public exercises. At
the close of the regular exercises of the day,
president Lander announced the graduation
Of Miss Della Braswell. of Georgetown,
Miss Alice Moore, of Williamson, and
Miss Ella Smith, of Pendleton: During
the session just closed, the Institution has
enjoyed unprecedented prosperity. The
Fall Session will open the 1st Of August.
Messrs. Burt q Graydon have filed COM
plaint for Injunction against the Savannah
Valley Railroad Company and against the
Treasurer of Abbeville county to prevent
the collection of the taxes in Calhoun town
ship. Judge Hudson passed an order max
ing rule on the Company to show cause