The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-11-13

rune OF losing his gin house and contents
| py nre. His gin and press and twelve
paleS OF cotton, with q quantity of cotton
| SEED were burned. His loss, together
| with the loss Of his customers. is esti.
ina!ed Ut ABOUT VI 200, on which there was
u. no insurance. No work had been done
at the gin since about 9 O'clock that a ffer.
| icon, and as the gin was run by water
power, II is believed that tho fire was tho
work Of an incendiary.
The Grand Jury of Hart County, Ga.
ln tnelr PIesentment to the recent session
o. the Court for that County, saw: "Pro.
hlolting the sale of Intoxicating LIQUORS
In our County has done more to build M
the moral, industrial and religious senti.
ment than was hoped Cor by the most
sahguine and has also done more TO less.
gu crime and give our citizens permis-
sion 10 walk on higher plane Of civiIi.
cation than tley have ever en3oved he.
iore: Our Grand Jury could make a
similar report, if the people OF Anderson
County will vote for prohibition.
,,,S. mr.. Runaround was out late the other
;n,ent; ana the next morning st break fast,
IN order to Justify" himself, he remark,
cd TO his wifei "My Dear, we have been
married twenty years, and you look al
i,n mos. as young as you did them "You
nave not changed particle" she re.
spohoeo, sweetly. mot changed !" he
answered In surprise, remembering his
gray locks and ruby nose. why, how
can you say that?" "Because things pre-
served In alcohol never change" she an /
swered. Mr.. X. buttered his napkin ring,
under the impression that it was muflin'
anu the meal progressed In silence.
A little one horse show, calling itself
Frank Stoves United Shows" exhibit.
cd In this city last Monday. The big pic-
lures on several walls in the CITY had at
tracted the attention of everybody for
more than week past, and of course the
news spread rapidly over the County that
q big(3l show wac TO be here. At an early
nour Monday morning crowd came in
from every direction, and by III o'clock
the streets were jammed and crammed
win surging mass of colored people,
comparatively few white people being
among them. Nearly. every negro in the
E,ounty must have been here. All Of
tnem were apparently circus hungry.
We think the greater portion OF The
crowd came to see q grand street parade,
Tor when the hour arrived for that to take
place, and only four or five dirty, slouehy
looking men, blowing as many old worn
out instruments. marched around, every
body seemed badly sold, disappointed
and disguised. We did not attend the
exhibition, therefore can say nothing
about it. The confectioneries and saloons
did good business.
Coroner Nance held an Inquest over the
remains OF Mr.. w. NJ. McMurtry, son of
Mr.. w. II. McMurtry. of Garvin town.
ship, last Monday afternoon. From the
evidence IL seems that Mr.. McMurtry had
been. visiting in his neighborhood on
Sunday night, and in returning home he
had to cross Three and Twenty Creek at
Passmore's bridge. After crossing the
bridge, on the North side there is lagoon
of water in the road for hundred yards
or more, which is about two feet deep the
year around. Mr.. McMurtry was sub
ject to epileptic fits, and 1t, Is supposed
that while riding through this lagoon he
was seized with a fit and fell off and was
drowned. The mule he was riding was
met In the road about mile from the
stream by friend Of the young man.
This caused some uneasiness, and search
was immediately made for Mr.. MoMurtry,
which resulted in finding his body in the
water. The verdict Of the jury of in
quest was in accordance with these facts.
Mr.: McMurtry was about % years old,
and his sad death has greatly bereaved a
host of friends, who deeply syInpatlize
with his grief stricken family.