The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-08-04

Mrs. Cochran has secured the rooms in
capt. A. L. Broyles' building below nj Mcssrs
tIayton ~ sons store, heretofore occupiel
| oy the captain as law office for III, post
ONCE, and the Necessary alterations aud
improvements IN the rooms are now being
| mace We understand that the lock boy es
usually furnished by the government to ali
Offices above fourth class will he f,,rnish ed
the one at this place
ny reference TO the address to the peonlo
! oi me State by the prollbitionists in CO.
",ipd' soai, Prihteu on our iirst page it will be
seen thai State Prohibition Meeting is
! called to meet in Columbia the last OF Sen.
| tember, and that the citizens of the several
| counties OF the State who are in sympatLv
Win the movement are requested TO cali
| county conventions and send delegates to
| the meeting. Anderson county is entitled
| to five representatives.
AZ The meeting Of the Grand Division :
| OF T.. held i'll Columbia last week. Mr.. T. p
Smith, of Anderson Division, was elected
Grand Worthy Patriarch Mai. j. y. VAN
4iver, OF Broadway Division, Grand
y " orthy Associate. Col. NJ p Tribble. of
&. c; Iangston, of Anderson division.
urand Sentinel. This Is the fourth wear
consecutively that all Anderson man hoa
peen at the head Of this Order in this State,
A number OF old friend of Rev. Moses
Holland. minister who was quite pron,i'
nent IN this section fifty wears ago. and who
founded Big Creek, Meals Creek and a
number OF ther churches i'm the Saluda
Association have had prepared and appro-
Prlately inscribed and will this week erect a
handsome monument to his memory in the
eraveyafd at Zig Greek church. where his
remains rest. On Monday next. the Sth OF
August, memo rial service will be held at
Wh1ch IS addresses will be made by Rev Jas
y; furman, ID. d., Of Creenville. ana Rev.
w. -. Strickland, of Anderson
competitive examination will be held
q, the oiiice of the State Superintendent of
Education, in Columbia. OH the 9Th of Sep
teinper lor applicants for Peabody scholar
ships at the Normal College at Nash Vile
iehhessec. The applicants must be not less
lnan II years of age, and must give evidence
ol sucil character. ability and health as give
I[oiil'se tllnt they will make useful teachers
1ch Each person holding Il scholarship receives
$2Oo annually from the Peabody fund and
IL IL, entitled to free tuition at the college.
nose WHO desire to apply for these sci H.
arsnips should write to the Supcrintcn mt
OF Education, Hon. Hugh S. Thompson.
who will furnish them with all necessary
information
Ihe second session OF the Anderson Fc
male Seminary, of which Rev. l.. NJ. Aver
Is PRESIDENT, will open on the 10Th of this
month. An efficient corps of teachers have
been employed. an additional school room
erected and everything nec.ssary to the
comfort ms well as thorough instruction of
the pupils committed to this institution
Will be provided, all may rest assured
Inc very liberal patronage accorded the
Seminary the last and first session is the
best evidence OF the confidence the uublic
have III Gen. Ayers qualifications as an
educator. Anderson has long been i'm need
OF a firstclass female school and We sim
cerely trust that the citizens of our town
and county will give this effort such en-
couragement i'll the way Of patronage ns
VIII ensure its permanent establishment
At full meeting Of the Board Of Direc
tors Of the Savannah Valley Railroad, held
i'll this town on last Tuesday, contracts were
made which insure the continuance of work
on the road with increased activity. We
learn that Mcssrs. Jones Il Wiles abandoned
their contract OH the ground of nadeuuacv
OF price, and that the Directors, after set
Ting up with them in full awarded their
unfinished contract to Mr.. w. B. Strick-
land and Messrs. Morgan, Prince and Man
nlnS upon the same terms as was contracted
with McSsrs. Jones & WilcS and that the
last contractors will proceed at once to do
the work as soon as practicable. The Di.
rectors determined, at the same meeting, TO
let out at an early day the grading Of six
miles of the road cast of Rocky River, in
Ahbcville county, and work upon that part
OF the road may be expected to begin as
soon rs the contract is awarded