The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-04-12

pe Ipubicly installed, and Mcssr IT :.
Scudday and Jno. s. Mattisnn hav. hoer
'"'''e'' |" make addresses on the OCCASION.
Mr. John Gentry died at the residence If
iiis neicc Mrs. l.. &. Braddy. in this c;tv
on last Thursday morning af,cr !, brier 81,
ness OF heart diGease Mr.. Gentry WAS
ABOUT seventy years of age, and in every
particular worthy and upright citizen
his remains We're inferred in the Bunti.,
| cemetery on Thursday afternoon
Despite the inclement weather on l,s,
thursday evening, Rev Jas. Scott. the tenn.
perance lecturer. had good audience. Mr.
scott, though not Of the humorous stvle i
fluent speaker, and treats his subject in =.
plain. forcible manner. We trust tha, ii.
lecture in this city and his work ,hrougbout
'he State will result in much good to the
! order he represents.
customer from the backwoods called
the other day at a dry goods store and
Dawled out: Il wanter TO git a pair of them
inusketer kid gloves for nv gal" The
clerk showed him the musuuetaire STYLE
ana the customer said "Then's EN-, now
wrap up pair that will fit gal six feet
high and as slim as fence rail"
Edgeiield Chronicle: "Mr. Is. B. Coynr
OF Edgeiicld, S. c., states that sleepinc with
the head on pillow stuffed with life ever.
lasting or "rabbit tobacco" will relieve
asthma. He has been suffering with asth-
ma ior eight years. An old woman pre
scribee the above remedy for him, and he
has used it for the last four months to his
great relief. He thinks that he will he en-
iirely cured
The following list of letters remain un.
called for in the Anderson Eos.oIiice,
ApEil 10: Toney Armstrong, AIf. Barton.
y. +. Byrum, L. S. Clinkscales, J. H. Cro-
mer, London Hill, Mary Johnson, Ii. 0.
King, Mrs. T. .. Mcclure, Laura Man
Lovejoy Seritt, u. II Prince, S. A. Rodger,
Wash Ritchenon, Mary Robertson ". W.
Watt Mrs. Fannie Waters.
The following officers have been elected
to serve Toney Creek Division. No. l24,
Sons OF Temperance, the ensuing quarter
A. O. Norris, w. p: f.. H. Poore, W. A.:
J. S. Acker, r. S.: l. H. Dugan, A. II. ). .
]. NJ. Cox, f. S. A. L. Foster, Treas. b.
L. johnson, Chap; w. e. Poore, Con.
Miss Lou Ramsey A. c.; w. A. Dugan
!. s.; ]. j. Ragsdale, O. s. This Division
Is located in the Eastern section of the
County, and is doing good work there.
We have had u number of enquiries re-
Gently as to what will be the railroal fare
to the Southern Baptist Convention, which
meets at Waco. Texas, OH the 9th of May
AS far as we can learn, there have been no
rates made yet, but as soon as they arc an.
nounced we will inform our readers what
they are. There is rEmor that q very low
rate has been offered from Atlanta, but the
railroad officers in this city have no infor-
nation concerning it.
Mr.. ID. A. keasler, who resides near Pen
dleton, in this County, met with fatal
accident on Wednesday afternoon, 9Th inst
He had been to Central, and while return,
ing home his horse became frightened nnG
ran away, throwing him out of the buggy
| Guu lcShs "is htuotSl u
we'll known in this County, having been N
one time citizen of this city. He married
daughter Of Mr.. j. l.. Byrum, near thi:
city, and leaves large family, who have
the coincidence Of large number of friend:
and relatives in his untimely death.
The Floral Fair commences in Charles
ton on next Tuesday, 18th inst, and The
railroads have offered reduced rates of fare
to persons desiring to visit that city during
the exhibition. The rate from Anderson
liamston, SS.s5; Belton, $500; IIonea
Path, 1926. Tickets will be OIL sale from,
the 10th to the 10th, and will be good to re-
turn until the 23Id. This is the most pleas
ant season of the year to visit Charleston.
Persons desiring to 60 should take advan-
tage of the opportunity offered.
A young colored man named Bill Rice
met with most horrible accident at Bel
ton on Tuesday afternoon, which resulted
in his death. The Blue Ridge train wa:
being shifted, and Rice, who was riding or
the platform of passenger car attempted
, to get off while the train was NOV
ing backwards, when he fell across th
track, almost under the wheels. Nc on'
was near him, and before the train could b
stopped two passenger cars passed over hi
person, cutting one leg completely off at th'
thigh and mangling the other one 30 terri
bly, that it had to be anputated. He livee
two or three hours after the accident. Ric'
} was not an employee ef the Road.
The advertisement of r. F. Diver should
have the careful perusal of persons desiring
to purchase steam engines, saw mills
threshers, and other machinery. DR.. Div
YER has thorough knowledge OF machine
: ry, and is the General Agent of the Gese
Manufacturing Co., one of the most reliable
manufactures in America. He proposes
also. TO establish d machine shop in Ander
son, where everything pertaining to ma
chinery can be repaired. The contract TO
,, building the shop has been let out, and vii
be rapidly pushed to completion. The ser
vices of an experienced machinist has Deer
secured. Dr. DIVERS office and store'roon
are in the Reed building, on Main street.
In response TO a call of the corporators 0
q the Townville Branch Railroad. meetin
of the same was held at Townvilie on IN
9TH inst. The meeting was orsanized D.
electing w. F. NJ. FAINT, Esq, Chairman
and G. N. C. Boleman Secretary. Ihe op
Iect of the meeting being the election Q
tbxee commissioners to solicit subscription
to the capital stock Of said Road, Messrs u.
rIa;a G n G. Roleman and w