The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-05-14


County, Connecticut, shortly before his
decease sent for o lawyer to make his
will. His wife and daughter watched
proceedings. After generously providing
for them, the sick man directed the law
yer to designate $500 to his aged sister,
who was needy. The wife and daughter
demonstrated angrily. Quietly the sick
man said: "Make it $1,000 for my
sister" Another protest from the grasp.
ing pair. make it $500. squire"
not!" shouted the women. "Make it
81, ,0O0," said tho will maker serenely, and
here the ladies concluded to hold their
tongues. The lawyer kept the secret for
years, but gradually it leaked out as Q
warning to the selfish of all classes and
seZes.
= A party of gentlemen consisting of
Col. T. B. Brooks, formerly of Gen.
Gillmore's sstaf, Major Gilchriat and Capt.
Chichester, visited Morris Island yester-
day to look over the site of Battery
Wagner, the scene Of military operations
on the island during the war. These
gentlemen report that nothing whatever
is left Of the old fort or of the approaches
to it-nothing, that is to say, of the Con.
federate works or of the parallels by
which the Federals made their way to
them. 1t was with difficulty that the
pro- inent points could be located at all.
Ole Battery Wagner has gone into the
sea, and the island seems to be following
| it.-Netrs and Courier.
= Secretary Manning has directed
that the issue of one and two dollar notes
| be discontinued for the present. 1t is
| said by some that this action has been
taken for the purpose of forcing the sub.
sidiary coins into circulation, but this is
denied at the treasury department. 1t
is stated that the discontinuance became
necessary by reason of the excessive
issue of these notes of late, and because
they are coming back to the treasury for
redemption in about as good condition as
when first issued, wiich adds very con-
siderable item to the expense account of
the department. The order of the sec.
retary is simply in the line of economy.
= Charley Power, Laurens County
negro, has invented a new plan for plant.
| ing cotton seed. Hs bitches one mule
to common plow, then he fastens line
to the foot of the plow and ties the other
end of the line to n planter behind.
Charley then places woman to guide
the plow and one to guide the planter.
The foremost woman, of course, has to
straddle the line. Charley himself rides
the mule and overlooks the whole bust
ness.
= August Muller, young German,
who has been residing in Baltimore for
several years, went across the water
recently to marry the girl of his choice
whom he supposed had remained faith
full during his absence. Finding, how.
ever, that she had married another, he
started back to this country on board of
the steamship America, and during O
stormy night, In mid ocean, jumped over
board. Before taking the fatal leap he
deposited all his money with the Purser.
1t is estimated that the State of
Florida received during the past Winter
ut least one thousand new families as
The major portion of these new. comers
cient to improve the property purchased
by them and to live comfortably. They
are generally intelligent and progressive.
- The wife of en- habitual drunkard
In Buffalo, N. Y, has obtained verdict
of $1,000 damages against liquor seller
who persisted in selling her husband
whiskey after he had been notified to
desist. The verdict is righteous one,
though two of the jurors rendering It
were saloon. keepers.
"A poultice of garden leek leaves
will, it is said, cure the worse case of
corns. The leaves must be bruised and
wrapped in soft, thin cloth. Judging
from some talks we once had with trav.
cling chiropodist, this is important iDfor.
nation to not o few persons of both
sexes.
| = DR.. Meitke-5e, an English physi.
clan, believes that single patent sooth.
Ing medicine he can name sis the un.
doubted cause Of the death of 100000
children annually in Great Britain alone"
Wheat experts in the Northwest
estimate that the yield this year will be
about 13,000,0 900 bushels. This with
12l ,000, 900 bushels left over will make
total of 534, 100000 bushels. OF this
amount Bio, ,000,0 900 bushels will be re-.
quired for home consumption, leaving
219,O00,0 600 bushels for export. In case
of war they estimate that about 140. 600. :.
600 bushels will be exported, leaving
about 100000 bushels on hand as q
surplus.
= Jim Gaillard, colored, working with
q pistol at Abbeville on Thursday. ahot
his sister Lizzie Gaillard. The patient
Is In critical condition. Gaillard was
Immediately carried before Trial Justice
| DeBruhl, who upon examination released
the prisoner, rs the facts showed tbat the
shooting was accidental.
= An old Connecticut deacon. eavs
the Hon. A. Payne, when asked by
Rhode Islandor if the people in Connec.
ticut kept Sunday, replied: eyes. sir.
aad everything else they can lay their
hands on"
- A young lawyer of Sylvsnis, Ga.
went through that town the other day, d,
driving portion Of his first Law fee-a
yearling steer. The fee consisted Of a.
In money, stack of fodder. a silver
watch, on old sow and the yearling.
- .a.sal, for raising 'possums. and
fattening them for the market, is aaid to
be among the new enterprises of,spar.
tanburg. '.'.'ii -. !"N
- Patsy Boyd, Of Lancaster, acciden.
tally smothered her baby to death last
| - Tree planting ia systematically fos.
tered In China, and $4,000 trees were
pet out last year in Hong Kong alone. ,
- The oas crop in Edge6eld County ia
put down at less than half of an average
crop. Wheat is more promising.
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