The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-12-31

Everybody is cordially invited to at
tend the W. 20. IT. o. pray er-meeting in
Temperance Hall next Sunday afternoon
: at Al o'clock.
Some person recently left e small pack
age Of books in Mr.. Il Sharpe's store, and
he erequests Us toSstate that the owner can
get them by calling on him.
We are indebted to Messrs. John NJ.
Hubbard & Bro. for a pretty rosewood
walking cane Ifyou need such an arti-
Gle, You should call on these gentlemen.
A pure love. match occurred on the East
ern side of the County last week. The.
parties were colored, and the blushing
bride was IS years old and the groom 25.
Married, by A.iE. scudday, Esq, Trial
Justice, on Sunday evening, December
9th, MI, John O. Snow, of Hartwell, Ca,
and Miss Carrie L..:.sanders, Of Clinton,
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The police force of the city presented
Mayor. .Tolly on Christmas morning with
handsome gold-leaded cane, with the
following inscription: :. Anderson Po-
lice. TO g. f. Tolly, Mayor. 1885,"
N Tho Keowee Hotel at Seneca City is
One Of the best hotels in the State. 1t is
q real pleasure to stop there. Mr.. Frank
Cary. the accommodating manager,
knows exactly how to treata guest.
Alarge party Of young ladies and gen.
tlemen Of this city attended q dance at
The Keowee Hotel in Seneca City last
Monday evening. The young ladies
were chaperoned. by Mrs. N. A. McCully.
Capt. John McGrath, a prominent citi-
zen Of Anderson, who is well known in
this County, died on last Saturday after
an illness ofsseveral weeks. We will give
q more extensive mention of his life next
week.
Married, by the Rev. G. T. Gresham,
ON the evening of the 24th inst, at the
residence Of the BRIDES grand father. Mr..
John H. shearer, of Anderson County,
and Miss Hattie E. Mills, of Oconee
County.
List of letters remaining in the Post
! Office for the. week ending December 30:
)George Avery, Will Bonds, John Claton,
Lucinda Dalrymple, Bart Dilenham, R.
B. Findley, Temple Johnson, E. j. Kay,
w. W. Milan, j. Stacy McCully.
Mr.. G. Wardlaw and family arrived in
the city last Saturday. Their many
friends gladly welcome them back to their
old home. Mr.. Wardlaw will resume the
practice of law in this city. Next week
his card will appear in these c.. ,mns.
Mrs. Mays has given up the Waverly
House and will leave in a day or two for
Augusta, Ca. Mrs. NJ. l.. Trimmer, who
has been keeping hotel at Due West for
some time past, has rented the Waverly
and will take charge Of it Immediately.
Mr.. w. ]. Kelley's smokehonse, in
Garvin township, was burned down on
the night of Dec. "a, and its entire con.
tents, about eight hundred pounds of pork
and some other articles were consumed.
It is supposed to have caught from smok-
ing meat.
While a party was out hunting on
Monday last, Ben Collins, colored, was
shot accidently by his son. The shot
grazed his back and tore away the fleshy
part of the left arm. Ben, was rather
larger game than the party expected to get
when they went out
While target shooting on Christmas
Day, in Savannah Township, Mr.. ". T.
M. Morgan shot Mr.. John A. Williams
through tho upper lip touching the teeth
Fortunately the ball inflicted no other
serious injury. Tho shooting was entirely
accidental, and no blame is attached to
Mr.. Morgan in the matter.
Married, by Rev. w. H. King, on the
evening of the 23rd inst, at the residence
of the brido's father. Mr.. w. II. B Ma
gruder, Of this city, and Miss Alice Z
Crowther, of Abbeville County. Also
by the same, at his own residence, OH the
Gath inst, Mr.. James Elrod and Miss Hes
ter Morgan, both of this County.
The ordinance to raise supplies, and for
interest and sinking fund for Savannah
Valley Railroad bonds, for the year 1886,
was passed by the City Council yesterday,
and will be published next week. The
taxes under it will be the same as last year,
three mills for the Savannah Valley Rail-
road and two and one-half mills for city
purposes.
There were more than three thousand
guesscs at the number of the gold watch
offered by Mr. j. A. Daniels rs gift to
his customers. The number of the watch
was 2O,2O9, and Mr.. H. p Hill was the
lucky winner, his guess, 72O,37G being
the nearest to it. Mr.. Daniels gave him
his choice between the watch and fifty
dollars, and he chose the latter.
Rev. j. w. Wolling returned home on
Tuesday afternoon from visit to his
fathers family, whittier he was called last
week by the illness of his parent A.
though lie went as soon rs no ascertained
i his illness, his father was dead before he
arrived. In this bereavement Mr.. Woll-
4 ing has the sympathy of our entire COM
munity.
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