The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-04-07
Tho Abbeyille Medi,m thinks that when

The Abbeville Medium thinks that when
the Savannah Valley and Greenvilo and
Laurens Railroads are built the track of the
Columbia and Grcenville Road will be taken
up from Newberry to Greenville, and that
section Of the Road abandoned, nd tells
the people Of Abbeville that unless they
extend the Atlantic and French Broad
Road on from Belton to the Greenwood
and Augusta Road they will be left with
out railroad, and that then the town will!
dry up 60 nothing AbbevilIe is In pros
porous condition now, and her citizens
ought to realize the importance OF this
matter.
On last Saturday evening number of
young men OF the neighborhood assembled
at Lin's school house, in the Five Forks
section, 20 engage in debate, during which
difficulty arose between James Martin
and II. NJ. Simmons. In which the latter
was dangerously cut in several places by
the former, who has fled the country to
avoid arrest. On Monday James Bryant
and Thoms, Van and w. A. Mullilzin, who
were present on the occasion, were arrested
on the charge of being engaged in riot,
and taken before Trial Justice Whitefield
on Tuesday and admitted to bail in the
sum Of $500 each.
Rev. w. II. Strickland reports receipts
for his State mission work for March $500,
and $75 already on April. lie has been
able to pay all the missionaries for the first
quarter of the current year, and hopes to
collect enough within the next three months
to pay for the second quarter when due
He reports twenty missionaries in the field
during the first quarter, and ten additional
appointments made Gt the meeting of the
Baptist State Mission Board at Grecnville
on Tuesday. Mr.. s. goes tonight to At
lanta to consult DR.. Calhoun in regard to
as eyes, end will be absent for fortnight
vr more. His family will accompany him.
Said gentleman to us on Saturday II
have read good many Southern country
papers, but the INTELLIaENcER is the best of
them all. took it when lived in Texas
and Kansas and Missouri, and am taking it
yet, and always expect to take it. wonld
not be without it for twice what it costs.
and can always work better during the
day when I know the INTELLIGENcER is at
home for me to read at night" This is only
a specimen of the many assurances we re-
ceive every week from Cur subscribers Of
their appreciation of the INrELLIGENcER.
We shall always strive to merit all Of their
kind words, and will never forget our obli-
gntion to give them frat class paper in
every respect.
A meeting Of the Directors of the Atlantic
and French Broad Railroad was held at
Bolton last week, and the amendments to
the charter of the Road passed by the last
Legislature, authorizing the extention of
/ the Road to Trickcm, on the G. & A. r. r.,
accepted. The meeting was attended by q
delegation Of gentlemen from Abbeville
county, who assured the Directors that the
people down there were in earnest about
building the Road, and pledged their coun-
ty for $4,000 subscription to the capital
stock of the Company, divided among the
points interested as follows: Abbeville vii
lage $4,000, Due West $4,000, and $4,000
each by two townships through which the
proposed line passes.