The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-01-13
BRIEF MENTION.
Cotton brought Ill on Wednesday.

are impossible.
The trade in horses and mules is better
this season thnn usual.
There were nine additions to the Temper
ance Division OH last Thursday night,
Mr.. John p. Sitton, of Brushy Greek, had
COW to give birth to a tailless calf Sunday.
Col. James M. Latimer, of Lowndesvilc,
was in town OF Wednesday in the interest
of tie Savannah Valley Railroad.
The Pickens Sentinel says that The pros
poets for the Atlantic and French Broad
Valley Railroad are daily brighte ming.
Baptist and Methodist Churches on Sunday
last, Notwithstanding the inclemency of the
day.
} There will be meeting Of Mountain
Greek Grange on next Saturday, 18th inst,
at 10 o'clock a. M. A full meeting is cspe-
cially desired.
At the meeting of the Board of County
Commissioners Oh Tuesday Mr.. T. f. King
was elected Steward and Dr. ]. z. Duckctt
Physician Of the Poor House.
Martha Morris, wife of Warren Morris,
colorcd, was found dead in her bed on last
Saturday night about midnight. II is sup
posed she died from heart disease.
The Atlanta (Ga.) Constitution is one of
best papers published in the South, and
reaches Anderson about seven hours earlier
than any other daily See advertisement.
Col L. Z. Campbell found fully matured
June and horse apples in his orchard few
days before Christmas, and during Christ
mas week killed ten pnrtridges at single
shot.
The knights of Honor had big time OH
Wednesday night Of last week at their an
nual supper. The only unpleasant thing
about the whole affair was having to eat
canned oysters.
They have had another election over in
Georgia-this time for County officers, it
seems. We would like to know if their
State Constitution requires an election at
. every change of the moon.
best Temperance paper in the State. 1t
never fails to strike the bar-rooms and
whiskey traffic generally blow every OPP
portunity that is presented.
The drug store Of Simpson, Reid e. Co.
has been removed from their old stand to
the next deer below. They are still in the
Benson House Building, where they will be
pleased to see their friends and customers.
Some Of the most successful farmers in
the County say it is not yet too late to SOW
wheat, and advise those who have been
prevented from sowing to do SO any time
during the present month that the ground
is in condition.
An effort is being made to re-establish the
postofficc at Picrcetown, in the upper Sec
ton Of the County, which we hope will be
successful, as its discontinuance has worked
greatly to the disadvantage of the citizens
of that vicinity.
How the many negro men in this town
who depend upon their daily labor for
means of support have managed to provide
for their families during the long spell Of
bad weather, when nearly all business has
been suspended, is mystery to many.
u 1t is somewhat amusing to an outsider to
notice the many little ways the preachers
have of tickling each other through their
dcnominationul papers. We have heard in
our time of such things as mutual admira-
ton soccties-but. then, Judge not" &c.
AZ the annual meeting of stockho of
the National Bank of Anderson, held on
1 the 18th instant, the following gentlemen
were reelected Directors: Col. Joseph n.
Brown, President; .. II. p. FAINT, B. F.
4 Crayton. j. w. Norris, S. Blcckiey, George
4 w. Fant and J. A. Brock
j CAPT. S. w. Shcrarl has moved from this
I County to Jackson County, Georgia. Hc
] was one ofthc best and most highly esteemed
q citizens of the Corner township, and in his
A removal that immediate section particularly
q and the whole County generally has sus-
y taincd considerable loss.
4 Measrs. B. F. Crayton and Sons have let
4 out contracts for the building of two ono
Il story brick buildings on their lot east of the
a Masonic Lodge, which will be used rs store
d rooms. They will each be % fee. wide by
\ 90 long, and are to be finished by the 1st of
March. The foundations are now being
!. dug.
81 The Palmetto Minstrel Troup, composed
Il of the best amateurs in town, will give all
entertainment in Masonic Hall on Tuesday
evening next, and if we can judge from the
q programme it will be rich and racy. The
4 proceeds Of the entertainment will go to the
Palmetto Band. Admission, 25 cents; re.
y served seats, so, or two for rs.
81 At tho examination of public school
teachers for this County on the 7th and 9Th
a instants, there were s5 applicants for cerlif.
i Gates and renewal of certificates, of whom
q II received first grade, % second grade, triE
y third grade certificates, 0 being rejected
81 The examinations were very creditable
Il and the result shows more than usual pro.
ficicncy OH the part Of the applicants.
J Now for rail splitting and fence repairing
oil over the County" = Bdrnren Sentinel
Adopt the stock law and save that great
trouble anu euurnrutI5 eApursc iIoul
fences cost more. far more every year. than
your stock is worth. Besides. your farmers
will then hnve more time for making ma
nures, and more money with which to i'm
->prove their farms and the grade of their
stock.
The Directors of the Savannah Valley
Railroad held meeting at this place or
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