The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-04-28
BRIEF MENTION.

iaiEc cHBIic tiiio hceh.
Mr.. VIM McGukin is building large
two story work shop on his lot on Depot
street.
The Minstrels were well attended Tues
day evening, and the exhibition very credi-
tabl" to the Company.
Anderson will have two candidates before
the Supreme Court at its present session
for admission to the Bar.
Mr.. z. 4. Bel. has as fine 4 field of clover
on his farm above town as was ever seen in
this county at this season Of the year.
The edtor-in-chief is away from home
this week, which accounts for the small
amount of editorial matter in this issue.
The McSmith Music House at Greenville
has sold the Catholic congregation Mt this
place handsome organ for their new house
of worship.
Appointments of the Y. NJ. G. A. for next
Sunday: To conduct the afternoon meeting,
l.. r. Smith Poor House committee, Rev.
*. B. Fant, A. b. Towers.
Last Saturday was the best business day
our merchants have had since the spring
trade opened. The stores presente.. lively
appearance during the entire day.
Mr.. A. B. Towers returned from the North
last week, and the popular establishment of
which he is the senior is now full Of beau-
tful spring goods of every description.
II. B. A. Robinson, Esq. performed mar.
riage ceremonies for two couples on the 18th
instant-Mr. John A. Williams and Miss
Della Tribble and Mr.. William r. Cooley
and Miss Lou c. Wilson.
The members of Rock Mills Grange are
urged, at the request of the Master, to at
tend the regular meeting of the Grange on
the first Saturday in May, as important bus
iness will come up for transaction. The
meeting convenes at . p. III.
We publish to-day nh article from II. G..
Scudday. Esq, in reply to the article of Mr..
hbition, and have two others on the same
side of the subject that will appear next
week. One is from Columbus Wardlaw,
Esq, and the other from q gentleman in
the country who does not sign his full
name.
A gentleman of undoubtcd veracty liv-
ing in Rock Mills township, in this county,
sends us the foll,ocNwing and vouches for its
Mills township an old colored woman who
attended the funeral and burial of General
George Washington in 1909. She is n ma
tive Of Virginia, and was at that time about
fifteen years old"
NJ. G. G. Langston, q ccmpositor in this
office, met with quite painful accident
on Monday morning which will disable
him for business for several weeks. While
Ider on which he was standing tilted to
C1e side, and in endeavoring to avert fall
cdlGht against the window, a pane of which
broke, the glass cutting dangerous wound
on his right wrist.
Mr.. ]. G. c. Turner. of Greenville, an en-
terprising furniture dealer, makes bid in
this issue for the patronage OF the citizens
of this county. Mr.. Turner carries u fine
stock of goods, and those who buy from
of Anderson have to go elsewhere for their
furniture, we would rather Mr.. Turner
would get it than any one we know Of.
a South Carolina plantation is to receive
Chinese laborers from San Francisco by
way of experiment. They will be sent
there under the watchful supervision or an
Overseer, who is to see to it that none of
them take advantage of having their ex-
penses paid tc the Atlantic States to slip
away and settle down among their country
men in one of The larger cities. If they
prove desirable laborers others will proba-
bly, follow.
The wool factory and saw mill Of Mr..
+. p. Earle, ut Andersonville, were de-
strOycd by fire Tuesday morning about 6
o'clock. The fire was not discovered until
the buildings were nearly consumed, and rs
there had been no fire about the factory or
mill, which are very near together, and as
fresh tracks were seen about the place, there
can be no doubt the burning was the work
of an incendiary The loss is estimated at
about $500. No insurance.
"Mr. James NJ. Payne, of Anderson, s. c.,
dropped in to see rs Thursday. He eand his
family were on visit to relatives. Jim was
one of our old schoolmates just twenty
years ago. ALI! those happy, light t-hcarted
days when we skinned the cat played
leap frog and blacksmith and town BALI
and went in washing-gone forever. No
nobler heart beats in mans bosom than in
Jim Payne's. May he live long and pros
per."-Hdrt,reN Sun.
Work has been commenced on the build
ings of the Pelzer Manufacturing Company
near Williamson The first work is on
the hotel, which is to be two stories high,
with eight rooms in size sixteen by eighteen
feet-four on the first floor and four on the
secondhand hall ten feet wide, and also
an ell. The next building will be resi-
dence for the secretary. For the present
Mr. Smythc the president, and Mr.. Coffin,
the secretary, reside at WILLIAMSON, but
are on the factory grounds daily.
The following order declaring postal cards
unmailable with anything but the direction
on the address side was issued at the Post
office Department last week: "On aud after
June /, 1884, no printing or writing will be
permitted upon the address side of the pos
tai cards except that imprinted there at the
mandatory, and such ms may be necessary
for the proper direction of the same. All
postal cards bearing any other writing or
printing upon the address side are declared
unmailable, and must be returned to the
sender by the postmaster at the Office where
they may be mailed
We print elsewhere letter to the Charles
ton Ne,rs and Courier written from William
ston, proposing the formation of u new
county of portions of Anderson and Green
vile. The proposition is so ridiculous that
we cannot help thinking the article was
written by some one extremely anxious to
see something from his pen in print or who
is itching for the exctements of local
campaign that would as surely as the sun
shines end in the defeat of the new county
idea. We shall await further de veopments,
which will be given to our readers as they
appear.
Hon. Hugh s. Thompson, State Snperin
tendent of Education, paid our town brief
visit on last Tuesday. While here he visi
ted the public schools of the town, and his
visit being unknown until his arrival at the
school houses, he witnessed their usual daily
government and exercises. Mr. Thompson
has managed the educational interests OF the
State to the satisfaction of the people, and
to his prudent and cautions recommenda~
tions to the Legislature, and wise i.Iniinis-
tration of the means at his command is due