The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-04-14

LOCAL NEWS.
w. w. KEYS, LOCAL EDITOR.
BRIEF MENTION.
Butter, eggs and chickens are scarce.
Middling cotton was selling yesterday at
1oac.
Scarlet fever is still very fatal in Charles.
tom.
The Hartwell S,tn has been enlarged to
eight pages.
See the new advertisement of Wilhite &
White, druggists.
There was light frost Monday morning.
the last of the season, probably.
The small grain crops are looking better
since the weather has become warmer.
The State Press Association will 60 to
Florida next month on pleasure excur-
sion.
The publication ofthe Saluda Argus, by
]. 81. Hogan q Co., will be commenced
at Greenwood about the first of May.
Business about town is getting particular
" dull, and time hangs heavily on the
hands of the merchants and their CLERKS.
The town Of Prosperity. in Newberry
county, elected dry ticket on Monday.
The temperance movement is gaining force
NIL over the State.
Perry Mattison, q colored man living on
the plantation of Mr.. Peter Acker, had his
house and its entire contents destroyed by
fire on Sunday night
A contract for the building of a parsonage
for the Baptist church has been given to
Mr.. John kaufman, and the work is to be
completed by the 1st June.
Appointments of the 2. M. G. A. for next
Sunday: To conduct the afternoon meeting
John NJ. Hubbard; Poor House committee,
"A. Daniels, g. F. Tolly.
The Pelzer Manufacturing Company are
grading q railroad from the site OF their
mills out to the Columbia and Greenville
Road, distance of about three-quarters of
mile.
One of the most consistent temperance
men In Anderson County walked ten miles
to hear Mr.. Carswell lecture. He is an old
man. This, we take it, is the greatest COM
pliment that could be paid an orator.
Married, by Rev. w. P. Martin, OF his
residence, March 9th, 1881. Mr.. Berry I.
Davis, Of Anderson County, and Miss Hat
tie E.. Macken, of Greenville County,
daughter of the late Seaborn Macken.
There are now 116 pupils attending the
Williamson Female College. Every room
in the large College building is occupied by
boarders, and DR.: Lander is considering The
matter of enlarging his accommodations.
The Knights of Honor contemplate cele-
brating the flfth anniversary Of the organi-
zation Of their Lodge, which comes on the
26th of May, and have appointed COM
raittee to obtain speakers for the occasion.
While John williams, colored. was at
tending church in toyn on Sunday morn
ing last his house, on the plantation of Mrs.
McGregor, about two miles and half from
town, with its contents, was destroyed by
accidental fire.
We direct attention to the change in the
advertisement of J. r. FAINT & Co., than
which there is no more enterprising firm in
Anderson. Their stock of spring goods is
complete and varied, and purchasers will be
properly treated when they go there ssr
goods.
Up to the 9th instant inclusive, there had
been sold in this place 9, 2,23o tons Of amoni-
ated fertilizers and 1904 tons of acid phos-
phate, representing in value about 5000
bales of cotton weighing $50 pounds each.
Reducing the value to dollars, and allowing
ten cents per pound for the cotton, the total
sum amounts to $136, $50.
Associate Grange No. 2 will meet at Cedar
Wreath Academy on Saturday, 23d instant,
at 10 a. m. Essays on the following SUBJ
iects are expected from the gentlemen
named: "Does it pay to raise sugar-cane for
syrup ?"-Warren Martin; 'Winter treat
ment of stock"-B. F. Russell; ''Best plan
materials for composting"-J. W. Rosa
mond.
"What South Carolina needs is popula-
tion-people to take hold of and utilize her
thousands of rich and uncnltivated acres !"
-Gergetopn Times. Yes, and the employ
ment of her thousands of idle ccpital in
manufacturing enterprises. Put the money
to work in this way and then. there will be
still greater inducements for thrifty irnmi-
grants to come into our State.
The Paris Store announces general re-
duction in the prices of goods in this issue,
and cordial invitation is extended to its
patrons to call and examine the stock and
prices before making their purchases OF
spring goods. Mr.. Lesser, the proprietor,
is bending every energy to make the Paris
Store popular resort for both ladies and
gentlemen, and We hope he will succeed to
the measure Of his deserts.
The colored people of the town are still
continuing the work of repairing the Gree
lev Institute building, and hope soon to
have the work completed. They have ex-
pended altogether about $3.50 on the work,
and have yet $3.50 or 5000 more to raise to
finish the work as they originally contem-
plated. Of the amount expended $3.50
ale Lost Irr;f3a,r n;nht h1 a hot snn.