The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-02-19

'u' ocAia, ria, IteHs velearn that
Miss Annie McFall, of Cokesbury, is yIs.
iting relativ a near that city. Miss An.
ME Is one OF Sonth Caroiina's most pon,.
lar and preiiest belles, and her many
friends and admirers in Anderson r,i,
JOIN US In wishing her q pleasant stay in
the Land of Flowers.
Last Monday morning the front trncl,
OF the engine OF the down passenger train
Jumped the track about four milea tb,s
sioe OF Seneca City. No damage was done
beyond smashing wheel to pieces. The
train did not arrive in this city until
about o'clock that night, and connection
was missed at Belton with both the down
and up trains Of the C&G.RR
In another column Mr.. G. A. Reed
agent, tells our readers what he car. do
Tor them. He is devoting his whole time
anu energy now to his sewing. machine
ana buggy and carriage business. and
persons in want of any OF these may rest
assured that Mr.. Reed can fill their orders.
be does large business, and by buyinp
direct from the factories for cash Is eno.
bled to sell at very low figures. Visit his
establishment.
Mr. David II. Leak, q well-known trav-
cling salesman for a tobacco house at
Winston, N. G., died at Bolton OH Wedne,.
day night OF last week. after few dnys
illness with inflammation OF the brain.
aged about SO years. Mr.. Loak sxr a
crother OF our townsnaa, Mr.. r. j. Leak.
and has host of friends here who regret
his death. His son was sent for. and
came to Bolton and carried his remains
to Winston .for'interment lie leaves a
wife and eight children.
The suggestions of Col. Clinkscales.
our efficient School Commissioner, in last
weeks lHTELL1aENCER in regard to Sc.
curing the State Normal Institute in An
derson this Summer, are timely and an.
propriate, aud We hopo our citizens will
encourage him in his efforts. To have
the Institute meet here would prove
great benefit and no less pleasure
When Col. Clinkscales calls upon you,
don't put him Off, but toll him Mt once
what you will do towards accommodating
the crowd.
The sharpest sharper that has been in
these parts recently, made disappearance
on the Court House Square last Friday.
Despite the fact that the weather was very
cold and the ground covered with snow,
he soon collected croy,d, and succeeded
in dupiDg them out OF about $50. Since
his departure brass watch chains have
besn plentiful. Several Of tho number
who were duped have since boon wanting
to hire themselves out as hitching posts.
One OF the number also says the old cay.
Ing, "A fool and hio money soon parts,"
Is truthful one.
Spartanburg Herald: "Old spartanburg
yet stands glorious chance of figuring
as tobacco raising country Of 40 mean
degree. The past week Mr.. T. H. Hough-
stuH, who lives near Cedar Springs, in
in this County, shipped 1000 pounds of
leaf tobacco to the Black wells, Durham,
N. c. rhe tobacco was of u real frst-class
grade, was .ained by himself on his farm,
and the price received for 1t made him
realize handsome profit on his invest
ment and trouble" We hope some Of
our farmers will try patch Of tobacco
this year. We believe there Is money in
the crop
Last Saturday evening nhnIe 7 o'clock
Master To,nmie Moore, O sixteen.year.
old son of Senator Moore. and negro
named Frank Davis had some hot words
in front of Mr. Nj. Kennedy's store, g:
the corner Of Whltner street The negro,
who was a big, six. foot follow, give Tom
mie the id lie, which was more than he
could swallow. Instantly Tommie ran
into Mr. Kennedy's store, and seizinGa
pistol, which was in tho show case, ran
that it was safer for him to move on, and
accordingly took to his heels. Tommie
pulled down on him again, but fortunate
ly the pistol would not 60 OF. The sec.
ond attempt was made to fire the pistol,
but without success. By this time the
report of the pistol had attracted the po-
lice aud considerable crowd, and the
difficulty ended.
Mr.. Baylis Sloan died Mt his residence
in Anderson on Monday morning, the
10th inst. in the 2sth year OF his age, after
an illness Of two weeks from typhoid
| fever. MIR. Sloan was the only son of Col
B. Frank Sloan, Of Seneca, and had been
citizen Of Anderson for the past ten
years. He was genial kind and gener-
GUS man, who made many friends wher-
ever he was known, and he possessed that
happy faculty which enablessome men to
pass through lifewithout an enemy. Mr..
Sloan was in the vigor OF strong man
hood when attacked by the fatal malady
which ended on Monday, and his friends
hoped for better termination. They
were greatly shocked by the eswift fatality
of the fever During his illness he re-
ceived every care and attention which his
family and skilled physicians could rem
der, but 1t could avail nothing. On Tues
day morning his remains we're inferred
| in the Presbyterian cemetery, after the
impressive burial service OF the Episcopal
Church were conducted by the Red. T. F..
Gadsden, in the presence ofa very large
concourse of the friends and relatives OF
the deceased. There is universal sorrow
over Mr.. sloan's death in our midst and
sympathy for the bereaved members OF
his family.
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