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

was IN town on Monday.
Mr.. Kenon Breazealc had a fine horse to
die of distemper last week.
Mr. Jesse 81. Smith is building residence
OH his lot on Green7i street.
Cotton is coming in and guano, flour
bacon, etc, is going out at lively rate.
Mr. A. c. Pinkind, formerly of Pendle-
ton, Is now book-keeper for Mr.. w. +. Barr.
''All that Anders OIL needs now to make
1t a city is street railway."-A. j. Sringer,
Of Bolton.
The cotton market remains about the
same Us last week, middlng bringing lOa
and good middling III cents.
: The town clock has been ordered, and
will be placed in the Court House steeple
as soon after it arrives rs 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 Darb
Corner townships should not forget the
elections for Trial Justices on Saturday.
Tile dancing and anti dancing elements
Of anderson society have organized socic-
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 having
it repaired.
A good many Of our delinquent suhscrib-
ers will be in town next week attending
Court, and we hope they will not forget 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,
j. NJ. Hubbard, L. P. Smith.
The Pelzer Manufacturing Company ad-
vertise in this issue for bids for making
100000 bricks, which will be used in con-
strucling the buildings for their cotton
factory on the Saludn.
DIR. V. D. Hopkins, of Greenville, and
Miss Lurah Hopkins, of Seneca City, were
married on the 18th instant h. Rev 7. Y.
y.
II. Hopkins, the brides father.
There are seven persons to be tried in the
Court of Sessions nex. week-.wo for car
rying concealed weapons, one for arson, one
for adultery, one for assault and battery, one
for ,ape 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 & McGill selling out to
Messrs. A. G. McCurry and Jno. b. Benson.
The Sun is one of the newsicst and spiciest
wish it continued success.
Mrs. Anna Harrison, widow of the lote
John 7. Harrison, of this county, died e
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
frie nds in this county who will regret to
hear Of her decease.
DR.. W. X. Sharp's residence. n 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 hus al
ready begun the erection of new dwell
ing. The fire originated in the kitchen.
Mr.. NJ. l.. Thompson, who lives about
fuo miIoa eoufb Of Toupv;lla bod on oId
house in his yard accidentally burned on
the 9th instant, in which was stored all of
his supplies, which werc 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 five or six store rooms built in Arder-
son during the past year. and still the work
goes bravcly on. But this Is not q circr,u-
stance to what will occur when the Blue
Ridge and Savannah Valley railroads are
completed.
The Anderson Palmetto Band have re-
Gently re-organized out of new material
and, under the tutorship Of Prof ]. H. Won
Hasseln, are progressing rapidly, and will
no doubt furnish choice music during the
summer months. A good band is worth
great deal to any town. and We are glad to
see the Palmetto again rc-organized.
Abe Beeks, u colored youth 10 or 16 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. d. w. Duckworth, of
Williamson township, on Thursday or
Friday of last week. a considerable guam
tity provender was destroyed with the
buildings.
1T Is all n mistake about cotton factory
at Hodges in this county. The supply of
water is not sufficient for drinking purposes.
le. alone running :. co:.o.i factory. Las.
year an attempt was made to get along on
water, bnt tho good people suffered SO much
from thirst that they determined to supple
mont the natural supply by allowing the
sale of whiskey." y."-Abberiile Medium.
Mr.. A. Lesser, proprietor of the Pari 5
Store, has word for the trading public in
this issue, to which we direc. attention.
Abe is energetic, enterprising, public spirit
ed, tolerably good looking and knows how
to sell goods. His spring and summer stock
Is arriving daily from New York and other
Northern cities, and It would be we'll to give
him cali before completing your purchases.
Capt. Kirk and Mnj Bradley have re-