The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-05-03

0s. Bacon, IL. % ''es'
hr' I. a. Wilhite has returned bo,,e
aiter an absence of several weeks lr,;na
which he attended meeting of ths s,o,e
noar' oi Health and the meeting OF tho
state Medical Association and tool ri,
10 fiorlda, with his daughter, Miss Mamie
VINO also returned home at the SAM. t;p,a
Messrs. b. f. Crayton & Sons sen, no ;,
very pretty sample of butter from tho;,
nero o! Dlooded cattle. They make spe.
c''iity OF Jerseys, but also have Avr.biro.
ana grades. They sold three jersey c,lvo.
III Atlarta last week for eight hundred d,,
lars. Anderson County has more thorough.
pred cattle than any County IN the State
ana her herds are becoming Justly noted
throughout the South.
sldi Fletcher, colored, was arrested and
| Drought before Justice Whitfield. ON last
Monday, upon the charge of having com.
mitted brutal outrage upon Rachel Ed.
wards, "a little colored girl of eleven or
| twelve years of age, on the Thursday niyht
preceding. The preliminary trial was
heid on Monday afternoon, and the ac
cused was committed to stand his trial at
the June term of Court for this County.
j. a. Daniels is q clever na,i. lie kuows
'he iHTELLlGENcER is all interesting paper,
ana that everybody wants to read it. He
has, therefore, determined that no one sh .,iI
have an excuse for not reading the papcr on
account of defective eyesight, and has inst
received large lot of Kings celebrated
spectacles. Mr.. Daniels is selling these
spectacles like he sells his jewelry and
organs-very cheap Read his advertise.
nlent.
We received call on last Tuesday from
MIR. 1. II. Cannon. of Spartanburg, who
was III the city on a prospective visit. Mr..
cannon was very favorably impressed with
Anderson, and contcmplates opening, OH or
about lst Of next September, clothing
store III this city, having rented the store
room in the Reed building, on Main street,
for that purpose Mr. Cannon is q very
pleasant gentleman, and we extend him
cordial welcome to Anderson.
a number Of citizens Of Wiliamstun
township have employed Mr.. II. &. Scud-
day to litigate the subscription made by
that township to the Carolina. Cumberland
Gap q Chicago Railroad Company. 1t is
understood that they will apply this week
for an injunction against the collection of
the tax on the grounds involved in the suit
against the Savannah Valley Railroad, and
also on account of certain irregularities in
the manner Of holding the election
Signor Bosco will give his first entertain
ment In Masonic Hall OH next Saturday
night, 9TH inst. His performances are
spoken of very highly by the Press. The
Concord IN. CO. Sun, speaking Of his enter.
tainment, says ''Signor Bosco has been
giving series of legerdemain and sleight
of hand performances in the court house
this week. His performances are really ex-
cellent and original. A. the close
of the show, Signor Bosco delivered pres
ents to those of the audience who held
All the presents of silver ware
were elegant and there is neither nonsense
nor humbug about Signor Bosco."
Messrs. Moore & Wardlaw, representing
q number Of citizens Of Williamson town
ship, filed petition from those citizens
with the County Commi"-;0ners on last
Monday, asking re-hearins upon the can
vass Of votes in the recent election for sub
cription by that township to the capital
stock of the Carolina, Cumberland Gap &
Chicago Railroad, and that the result rs
then declared in favor Of such subscription
be set aside, and the County Treasurer or
dered not to collect the tag levied for the
ayment of the subscription. The Commits
sioners, after hearing the petition and argu-
ment for it, decided that they were without
jurisdiction in the matter, and dismissed
the petition.
One day last week while Miss Maggie |
Mcconnell was fishing i'll her fathers lower |
fish pond, she caught fine carp, which |
was moi quite two years old and weighed |
three and half pounds. In catching the
fish it was so damaged that she brought it
home, and Mr.. Mcconnell showed 1t to a
6iSAL lhbhJ ouhiiClo Ill to"hs ANC "oioS |
of it, however, was that hen prepared for
cooking, it it paa found to be full of eggs
1t was caught in pound that Mr.. McCon-
nell did not put any carp i'll, and hence the
accident. Those who tasted the fish all
say it was of the finest and most delicious
quality. MI. Mcconnell still has quite
number of these fish in his upper pond
which will spawn this spring.
We neglected to mention last week the
death of Mr.. Thomas Penel, which occurred
at his residence. IN Martin township, on
Sunday morning, 22nd ult., at the advanced
age of seventy-one years. Mr.. Pencil had
been in feeble health for several months,
and though his death w somewhat sud
den, 1t was not unexpec d. He was ma
tive of Ireland, but settled in this County
when quite q young man, where he was al
ways recognized as q worthy and upright
citizen. He was very consistent member
of Varennes Presbyterian Church for
number OF years, the greater part Of the
time Ruling Elder. Mr.. Pencil raised q
large family, who, together with many
friends and relatives, mourn his death
After appropriate funeral services on Mon
day following his death, conducted by Kew.
c. v. Barnes, the remains of the deceased
were inferred in the Ebenezer graveyard.
The Plume Drill of the Palmetto kitie-
men in the Court House OH last Thursday
evening was witnessed by large audience
of Indies and gentlemen. Capt. NJ. l.. Bon
ham, of the Abbeville Rifles, Capt. e. II.