The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-06-23

| careful consideration Of our friends sbout
Williamson who take to the new county
idea: This evil we hope vii, rot he en-
conraged. We have enough officers already
| TO live on the taxes OF the people. The
farmes@ Of :5e country may be very friendly
to the respective little towns, but We hardly
| think 1t 10 their interest to build Court
House at every cross roads,"
At a meeting of the citizens OF the town
In the Court House on Saturday afternoon
Inc following delegates were elected to rep
resent the interests of the town in the
| special meeting of the stockholders OF the
Savannah Valley Railroad Company at
Lowndesvilie on the S0th inst. Gen. w.
". Humphreys, Maj. B. E.Whitner, DR..
Capt. A. Il. Broyies. Alternntes-Capt. +.
X. McCuliy, DR.. r. r. Diver, J. G. g.
Tolly.
The Council has authorized the payment
Of twenty-five cents for every dog delivered
TO tho Chief of Police withost q collar on.
This is done in order TO rid the town of the
dogs on which no tax is paid. but we would
respectfully suggest the propriety OF requir-
ing the said officer to keep description Of
every dog delivered 70 him and tile name
OF the person making the delivery, 90 as TO
prevent persons from divesting dogs of their
collars simply to make the reward offered.
Without some such record, there Is door
open TO mischief and fraud. ~
Normal School for colored teachers will
DC neid at Columbia, BEGINNING July and
ending July 20. the object OF which IN TO
train teachers for. their work. The course
of instruction will include all the branches
taught in the public schools OF this State.
together with riusic and drawing. The
Institute Will be unde, the chGfge of Fl. P.
montgomery. Of Washington. who will be
elded by skilful assistants. Tuition will be
Tree. and reduced rates of fare will be given
on all the railroads. The schools In this
county under the charge of teachers who
desire to attend the Institute will be closed
during the month Of July without any loss
of public money.
The Lodge OF Knights OF Honor ut this
place now has seventy-seyen Sd degree
members and several others I'm process of
advancement. The following are the offi-
GERS elected to serve the ensuing term of six
Gully, Vice Dictator; u. 8. TAYLOR. Asst.
Dictator; Rev. J. Z. Carlisle, Chaplain J.
Saylis Lewis, Reporter; j. Z. Breazeale.
Financial Reporter; J. w. Daniels, Treas.
}. Reese FAINT, Guide; j. w Keys, Guardi.
an Il. L: Keys, Sentinel; DR.. W. H. Mar.
din, Fast Dictator; J. d. Maxwell u. G. d.
The Installation will take place tile first
"wednesday night in July.
Tho Hartwell Sun praises a citizen of that
county for inauguratipg o new industry in
HartwelI, to wit: that Of selling sweet and
butter milk TO the town people, many of
whom cannot keep cow because OF the
expense AIT! trouble. Our conteniporarv
suggests that there are some people who are
afflicted with foolish pride" and are
ashamed to sell anything made on farm,
and says: When you see a man who is
ashamed to sell fruit, watermeions or any-
thing else, IL you were to trace his ancestry
hack ten to one you will find his mother
was washerwoman and his daddy dead
beat"
The Grand Jury has again recommended
that the County Commissioners provide the
inmates of the county Poor House with
more comfortable houses. This is the fifth
or sixth time that this recommendation has
been made by our Grand Juries during the
nothing has been done toward carrying out
the recommendations made. The present
Board Is no more at fault In this matter
than the other Boards that have preceded
them. but why should this matter be longer
postponed? If it is for the want of means,
le would be better to borrow the money
with which to make the needed improve.
ments than to allow the unfortunate in.
mates OF this institution to suffer for the
want OF comfortable houses. Be it said to
the credit of the county they are we'll
cared for in every other respect, and We
sincerely trust before the a:..e. ssason
arrives their dwellings will he made amply
comfortable. A county that is us prosper
uus as onr5 should not be satisfied with
giving those who are entirely dependent
upon its charity for sustenance anything
less than. respectable support ( we'll
conducted and literally supported Poor
House is credit to any community but
one that Is stingily and neanly supported
is O disgrace.