The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-08-13

Col. B,. w Edwards, OF DARLINGTON.
spent gpet q few days In the city during tHe
past week visiting relatives. Coi IA
WaIus is one OF the most popular and In.
nuential citizens In his section of the
SL2te, and has been mentioned as n prob.
apio a candidate for Governor before the
next state Convention. de is gentle.
man OF broad intellect and fine bhsjnsea
l9ahfcations, and would wear the honors
OF that Office with dignity and credit. not
only to himself but % the State. ''0'
Mrs. l.. 9. Scudday, wife of Mr. A T.
sSscadday, died at her homo in Savannah
township, on last THURSDAY afternoon,
aiter O brief illness with typhus fever
aged about % years. She was most ex,
cellent lady. and her death has brought
sorrow 70 host of friends. Sho had bean
tlst Church for thirteen years. Her re-.
mans rh, were Inferred in tho Cross Roads
Cn''rchyard last Friday, the funeral ser.
wees being conducted by Rev. W. 4
liodges. A bereaved husband and many
reiatlVes arc left to mourn her death.
Messrs. Brown Bros. have rented the
iahasome new store room, next door to
w. >. Ligon & Co., and will about LIST Of
september move into it. They will occu
Py Doth storiHc, aud intend carrying
lar and upstairs will contain groceries
Whiie the first floor will be used exclu
slveiy for dry goods, &c. They in.
tend making fine dry goods and fine
shoes speciality. This frm is composed
OF clever. energetic young mon, and we
oespeak Tor them an increased patronage
~ .neir new Quarters. The readers Of the
lNrE1.LIdENCER will hear from them in
week or two. -
Walter Sassard, nine-year old son of
Il. n
painful accident In this city IN last Mon.
day about II o'clock. He was sitting on
tho floor OF the piazza at his home
amusing himself by popping matches on
an OLD rusty WORKOUT pistol. While
mus engaged, the occupants of the house
were startled by the report of pistol and
the screams OF the little fellow. His
mother ran to him and was horritied to
ind that he had beon shot, tho bali hay.
| ing entered his LEFT side, near the tenth
| rib. DIR. J. .. Wilhite was imnetliatelv
summoned. He probed for the bali,
which was OF 22-calibre size, but could
not find 1t, and its exact location is not
yet known; Tho old pistol had been
time, and no one knew that it con-
talned load. Wednesday morning the
little fellow was doing very we'll, and
| though he is not yet out of danger, the
physicians are hopeful Of his recovery.
On last Thursday afternoon Baylis WILL
iiaHis colored boy, was accidentally
shot and killed OH the plantation of Nj.
w. Is. Watson, about three miles North
Of the city. Coroner Nance held an in.
quest over the deceased on Friday morn
ing, From the testimony it seems that
bayis Williams, in company with his
I. Mcclellan, white boy, together with
TWO or three other children, were out
hunting. Mcclellan had q shot gun with
him; Becoming tired of hunting, they
sat down on the ground in the shade and
were playing mumble-pcg, when Freder-
and was examining it. Mcclellan, in q
playful manner, attempted to take his gun
away from Williams, and in the scuf1lo
That ensued the gun was discharged, the
whole load entering the stomach of Bay
lis Williams, killing him almost instant
! ". The verdict of the Coroner's jury was
In accordance with these facts.
Speaking OF the Citadel Academy, the
Charlestoh News and Courier says "There
are seventeen vacancies in the list Of ben
! efciary Cadets to be filled by next Octo.
ber. The following are the counties in
which the vacancies occur One vacancy
in each OF the Counties OF Abbeville,
Aiken, Anderson, Chester, Colleton,
Greenvlile, Georgetown. Kershaw, New
berry, Oconee, Pickens, Spartanburg,
Sumter, Union and Williamsburg and
two vacancies in Richland. Applicants
for these positions must apply TO Lieut..
70. NJ. Weaver, commanding Citadel at
Charleston, for proper blanks on which
to make application, and then forward
the Same to Gen. johnson Hagood Barn
we'll, s. c. The applicants, after the
Board has inquired into the facts alleged
on the blanks, will have permits issued
to them TO appear before Examining
boards in their respective counties. The
examinations will be held in September,
and the best lRis ihesS u wiii iyGgSsancy ia
apPolne.essiso County, we hope some Of
our boys will make q note of this. The
Cadetship is worth striving for.