The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-01-20

Miss Lizzie Williams has purchased the
interest of Mr.. A. NJ. Guyton in the Ladies'
Store, and is now sole proprietor Of that es'
tablishment. She is one Of the best ousi'
ness ladies in the State, and by her superior
talent and tact has built up an excellent
business, which Is extending every season.
Anderson Grange will meet on the first
Saturday in February at 81 o'clock a. M. for
the transaction of important business, and
the installation of the following officers
elect: J.,W. Norris, w. NJ; wv. Provost
O.; B. F. Crayton, L.; G. F. Tolly, c.; j.
W. Thomson, S.; L. n. seel, A. g.; J. W.
Daniels, Sec.: J. A. Drake, Treas; J. A.
Daniels, G. K.
The town of Laurensville on Tuesday OF
last week elected "dry ticket" by large
majority, and the Herald is jubilant over
the result. Laarensville has certainly done
! we'll, and has set an example for the other
towns in the State that many of them will
doubtless follow. The Herald estimates the
gross sales of the seven bar-rooms Of the
town for the past year at $4,000, of which
not less than 5000 were profits.
The firm of Sloan q Seignious, cotton
factors and commission merchants in
Charleston, has been dis ~olved, and Col.
J. B. e. Sloan has associated with himself
as his partner his son, MIR. Louis +. Sloan,
under the firm name of J. B. e. Sloan q
Son. The members of the new firm are
well known, and have many friends in
Anderson County. Both the senior and
Junior members of the firm are thorough
business men and gentlemen of high char
acter. We wish them much success.
On Tuesday night next tie 25th instant,
our citizens will have an opportunity of
hearing Prot. Willoughby Reade in his
humorous entertainment. All may attend
without hesitation, for no word will be ut
tered that can offend the most fastidious.
He is very highly spoken of by the Press
everywhere he has been. He is the peer OF
Sol. Smith RUSSELL and unquestionably one
Of the best humorists before the American
people. Rare enjoyment is in store for all
who attend. Admission 50 cents, children
half price.
Money matters generally have been easier
in this County this season with all classes
and conditions of our people than ever be-
fore, and nearly everybody who has made
any effort at all have been able to settle off
their accounts and begin the new year with
money on hand. This is most gratifying
condition of things, and with few more
years of such plentiful harvests and COM
mendable frugality on the part of farmers
and all others as has marked the year just
closed, we will have the wealthiest and
most prosperous section in the South.
Speaking of the suggestion of Senator
Crayton's name in connection with the
Governorship, the Abbeville Medium says:
"Mr. Crayton is man advanced in years,
and stands high as business man and ex-
perimental farmer. He is no politician,
and if he is our next Governor it will be
one instance in South Carolina of the
office seeking the man. One obstacle In
Mr.. Crayton's way is the fact that he lives
in the up-country, which will not exactly
suit the ring We have not examined
his record and do not know how much can
be said against him; but if be actually runs
he will find out before he is elected that the
best of men are not free from newspaper
comment. We wish him good luck"
The specimens of coal from Anderson
County, examined by the Department of
Agriculture and referred TO in our last issue,
were gathered by Prof. A. c. Laushlin from
the plantation of Mr., P. A. Masters on
Seneca River. Last week Prof Laughlin,
representing the Commissioner Of Agricul-
ture, made contract with Mr.. Masters
whereby it is expected to examine the vein,
and if found valuable to work it to its full
capacity. Since this subject has been up
specimens of Anthracite coal have been
forwarded to the Commissioner from tho
vicinity of Poor Mountain, in Oconee ooun-
ty, and It will be looked into also. We
fear that no valuable discoveries will be
made. though Col. Butler thinks it is proba-
BILE considerable quantity Of coal exists i'll
the upper portion of the State. The find.
ing of fthese specimens in the same region Of
country would indicate the correctness Of
his opinion. If discovered the mines would
prove extremely profitable to their owners
and Of general advantage to the whole coun-