The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-02-24

W. w. KEYS, LOCAL EDITOR.
BRIEF MENTION.
See the new advertisement of A. B. Tow.
ers & Co.
Eggs are plentiful now at 10 and 12s cents
per dozen.
Representative Prince, Of " 'mston'
was in town on Monday.
Mr.. Kenon Breazeale had fine horse to
die of distemper last week.
Mr.. Jesse N. Smith is building a residence
on his lot on Greenville street.
Cotton is coming in and guano, flour
bacon, etc., is going out ut lively rate.
Mr.. A. C. Pinkind, formerly of Pendle-
ton, is now book.keeper for Mr.. W. F. Barr.
..All that Anderson needs now to make
it city is street railway" j. rSr'nger,
Of Belton.
The cotton market remains about the
same as last week, middling bringing 1Oa
and good middlirg II cents.
The town clock has been ordered, and
will be placed in the Court House stceple
as soon after it arrives as possible.
The weather has been warm and spring
like since Friday, and garden and farm
work has been pushed vigorously.
The Democrats of Savannah and Dark
Corner townships should not forget the
elections for Trial Justices on Saturday.
The dancing and anti.dancing elements
Of anderson society have organized socie-
ties that meet on the same evening of the
week.
The Chairman of the Board of County
Commissioners went over to Cooley's
Bridge last week and arranged for ;laving
it repaired.
Agood many of our delinquent subscrib-
ers will be in town next week attending
Court, and we hope they will not fosget to
call at our Office and settle.
Appointments of the Y. NJ. C. a. for next
Sunday: To conduct the afternoon meeting,
B. Frank Mauldin Poor House committee,
I'M. Hubbard, L. P. Smith
The Pelzer Manufacturing Company ad-
yertise in this issue for bids for making
100000 bricks, which will be used in con-
structing the buildings fos their cotton
factory on the Saluda.
DR.. v. D. Hopkins, of Greenville, and
Miss Lurah Hopkins, of Seneca City, were
married on the 18th instant by Rev. ]. Z.
Mendenhall, at the residence of DR.. John
H. Hopkins, the brides father.
There are seven persons to be tried in the
Court of Sessions next week-two for car
rying conceal ed weapons, one for arson, one
for adultery, one for assault and battery, one
for rape and one for grand larceny.
Work on the Atlantic and French Broad
Valley Railroad in Williamson township
is progressing finely. A section of three
miles-from Mr.. Thompson Hogg's place
to Williamston-will be finished by Satur-
day night.
The Hartwell Sun has changed hands.
Messrs. Ayers g. McGill selling out to
Messrs. A. G. McCurry and Jno. B. Benson.
The SIN, is one of the newsiest and spiciest
journals that comes to our Office, and We
wish it continued success.
Mrs. Anna Harrison, widow of the late
John T. Harrison, of this county, died
week or, two ago at her home in Texas, to:
which State she removed two or three years
after her husbands death. She had many
friends in. this county who will regret to
hear of her decease.
DR.. W. &. Sharp's residence, in Town
vile, was destroyed by fire on the 11th
instant. Every thing except small guam
tity of wearing apparel and the kitchen
furniture was saved. The Doctor has al
ready begun the erection of new dwell
ing. The fire originated in the kitchen.
Mr.. NJ. L. Thompson, who lives about
two miles south of Townville, had an old
house in his yard accidentally burned on
the eth instant, in which was stored all of
his supplies, which were consumed with
the building. His residence caught fire
also, and was only saved by the hardest OF
work.
There have been eighteen or twenty resi-
dences, one church, three school houses
and Eve or six store rooms built in Ander-
son during the past year, and still the work
goes bravely on. But this is not circum-
stance to what will occur when the Blue
Ridge and Savannah Valley railroads are
completed.
The Anderson Palmetto Band have re-
Gently recognized out of new material
and, under the tutorship Of Prof J. 81. Won
Hasseln, are progressing rapidly, and will
no doubt furnish choice music during the
summer months. A good band is worth a
great deal to any town, and We are glad to
see the Palmetto again re-organized.
Abe Beeks, q colored youth 15 or is years
of age, was committed to Jail on Sunday by
Trial Justice Pinson. after preliminary
trial, charged with the burning of the sta
bles and barn of Mr. B. w. Duckworth, of
Williamson township, on Thursday or
Friday of last week. A considerable guam
tity of provender was destroyed with the
buildings.
'It ia all mistake about cotton factory
at Hodges, in this county. The supply Of
water is not sufficient for drinking purposes,
let alone running cotton factory. Last
year an attempt was made to get along on