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

Some of our citizens are debating
whether to go to see Cleveland inaugurated
President or visit the Worlds Exposition
at New Orleans.
trains were run from Anderson
to Greenville on Wednesday and Thurs
day of last week, and carried good crowds
to the Piedmont Fair.
The w. C. r. u. requests us to return
thanks to Mr.. G. c. Featherston and Rev.
j. s. Murray for the very interesting ad-
dresses. delivered at the public meeting
held October 81. - ~ - -.
The, demon of ambition leads many a
man to destruction. The love of money
is, the root of.all evil. Honesty is the
best policy. Contentment is better than
wealth. Virtue is best.
Married, at The residence of the brides
father, Col. w. s. Smith, on the 5th inst,
by the Rev. w. II. Kirton, Mr.. Julius F.
Griffin, of Grsenville, s. c., and Miss Ida
NJ. Smith, of Liberty, S. e.
A brand new word has been coined by
an Atlanta lady. 1t is 'bachelettes," and
to apply it to single women.
The word has distinctly feminine sound,
and seems appropriate enough.
Farmers can kill all the rats about their
barns, says I'm exchange, by placing a
wash pot half full Of water with few
cotton seed sprinkled on top. The rats
cannot get out after they get in.
Mr.. w. B.. Beacham and family, who
were formerly residents of Anderson, but
who have been residing in Reidsville, N.
c., for some tinae past, havereturned to An
,derson.t TO reside. We extend them cor
dial welcome. y
We congratulate our neighbor County
-Abbeville-0n her grand victory.
Thirty-eight hundred Democratic major
ity is good days work. ,Edgeheld can
take jim her sign. Abbeville County: is
entitled to the cake.
A celebrated philosopher says: "Any
young man isI made better by sisters
love-" Most Of the young men around
here are not satisfied with the sisters love
only, but they want some other fellows
sister to love them too.
Mr.. Jas. G. sItribling, student of Wof.
ford College, who is at present visiting
friends in this County, desires position
as a teacher lin some good school. Mr..
Stribling is cripple and worthy young
man. Address, him at Denver, 8. G.
There will b.s Temperance meeting in
the Court House on Tuesday night, No
vember 18th, under the auspices of the
VIC T.sU. Addresses will be delivered
by Rev. JAS W. Wolling and Mr.. James
M. Sullivan. All are invited to attend.
The revenue from cheap postage is five
million dollars less this year than it was
last year from three cents postage. The
expenditures for year ending June 30th,
1854, were $4G,4ll, ,772, and the revenue
was $42, ,8l8, 1886. Last year there was an
excess of two millions
Fay, an infant daughter aud only child
of Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Gossett, died in
this city last Monday night, alter an ILL
ness of several weeks. After appropriate
funeral services, conducted by Rev. ]. w.
Wolling, the little ones remains were in
inferred in the Presbyterian cemetery on
Tuesday.
A number of young ladies and gentle
men Of the city are rehearsing that beau
tiful Opera, "Olivcttc," which, together
with q laughable farce, entitled Thirty
Minutes for Refreshments" will be rem
dered shortly. Due notice of the time of
the entertainment will be given OH the
handbills.
The next election we will have will be
| on the license; question. The City Coun-
Gil has already been petitioned to order
an election on the question: 1strhe men,
bers of the WAC. It. U. are working zeal
ously for the success Of the 'dry" side,
and have enlisted some Of our best citi-
zens with them.
List of letters remaining in the Post
Office for the week ending November II:
e. P. Cooley, A. w. Cowson, J. A. Ere.
lick, Mrs. l.. L. Gaillard, N. r.. Hardy,
Miss Leas Hardy, e. N. Hubberd, Mrs.
PhebeeH Hardy, Miss Alice Hunter, Warren
Johnson, G. G. Mcdaniel, Seaborn Nc
Carry, Matte Wright, Harriet Tribble (2).
"Charlie," she said, as he assisted her
from the buggy . "the next time you take
me out riding III the evening I wish you
would drive less spirited horse" {"
"Why, my DEAR" he replied, ''there isn't
the slightest danger with this horse. /
can hold him easily.' 20, suppose you
can hold him, hut you have to use both
hands, you know
Mr.. Sam'l DicCrary, all enterprising
farmer residing near Autun, in this Coun.
tv, has left at our Office few cotton seed
of the Peterkin variety, which he has
greatly improved. From 1865 pounds oi
seed cotton of this variety he made 535
fpoundsI oflint, which, we think, is an
extraordinary yield. The seed are black,
and after they pass through the gin there
is scarcely a particle of lint left upon
them. Mr.. McCrary says bushel of the
seed weighed AZ pounds.
The following persons from. Anderson
County were awarded premiums at the
Piedmont Fair at Greenville last week :
Sample atigar calle; j. H. B0wden best
brood mare, best colt, 2 years old, best
stallion open to world, best brood mare
and sucking, J. E. Lewis; best colt, 2
years old; ]. P. I,edbetterG collar and I'M
| dersleeves, Mrs. Rachael McFall child's
dress, Miss NJ. G. McFall; mantle lam
brequin, Miss Carrie McFall quill tch.
work, Mrs. Gen. w. w. Hum 'sys;
quilt, patchwork, Miss Anna V. A.um-
phreys; silk quilt, Mrs. Gen. w. W.
Humphreys.
On Saturday night last, about 8 o'clock,
Mr.. Thos. F. Drake, who resides about
four and half miles from this city, on
the Abbeville road, met with the misfor'