The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-02-05

Marriages, deaths, accidenes, @c', are
news, and if you will send us such items
we will appreciate it,.
Mr.. Joshua w. Ashley, of Honea Path
had his barn burned down on
Sunday morning. 25th ult., together with
about fifty bushels of oats and lot OF
.roughness. The loss amounts to about
5000. The fire was accidental.
Mr.. J. s. Perrin, of the Messenger, Abbe-
vile, S. c., spent last Thursday night in
the city IN attendance upon the Ball. He
paid the INTELI1aENcER call on Friday
morning. He is an affable young gentle
man, and is connected with an excellent
paper.
The crowd in the city on salesday was
very large. We saw comparatively Jew
drunk men. Some of the merchants re-
port a good business, while others say
their sales were not largo. AS usual, the
horseswappers were busy throughout the
day.
Prof Virgins advises everybody to
prepare for great storms, which are book
ed for the 18th to Goth of March. He says
there will be cyclones, tornadoes, hurri'
canes and everything of the kind. Cut
this out and paste it in your hat, and you
will not forget the dates.
The Concert given by some of the young
people of Williamson in that town on
last Thursday evening, for the benefit of
the Brass Band, is said to have been q
grand success. About $50 was realized.
The people of Williamson never fail to
make success of anything they under
take.
List of letters remaining in the Post
office for the week ending February 4 ::
Eliab Ambrose, J. M. Bay, Miss Lizzie
Cable (2), r. D. Galbraith. Miss Lula
Grimes, Corrie Harris, Miss Anna Heyes,
Cross Johnson, John Kay, Lewis d Co.,
Rob't Martin (col.), L. Mcdowell, s. i.
O'Briant
Married, in the Baptist Church, in this
city, on Tuesday evening, Bird inst, by
Rev. T. P. Bell, Mr.. Rufus FAINT and Miss
Pearl r. Cochran, eldest daughter of Col.
John R. Cochran. The young couple
have the best wishes of host Of friends
for a bappy and prosperous Journey
through life.
= Mr.. L. P. Smith is arranging to carry
an excursion party to the Exposition. He
will leave Anderson on the 18th inst, so
as to be in New Orleans during the Marda
Gras and on South Carolina's day. Per-
sons contemplating going should consult
Mr.. Smith. His party will go by the At
lanta Il West Point Road, which Is n
pleasant and quick route.
The ladies of the Baptist Church will
have a dinner and supper on next
Wednesday in the Palmetto Riflemens
Armory, over W. s. Ligon & Co.'s store.
They will be ready to serve dinner from
IL o'clock on into the afternoon and even-
ing. The proceeds of the entertainment
are to be given to the fund for new
Church building.
.sWhat kind of a dog is that?" asked
one gentleman of another, pointing to
a dog as they were passing through the
hotel yard the other day. THAT'S set
ter" he replied. "oh, no; you are mis-
taken." "No, am not. That dog sets
here all day waiting for bone to be
thrown out of the kitchen" The inqnir-
ing gentleman paid for the drinks.
AT meeting of Grange, No. II, held
last Saturday, the following officers were
elected to serve the ensuing year: w. w.
W. NJ; B. F. Crayton, L..
7. F. Drake, S.; E. F. Reed, a. s.. G. F.
FOLLY, c.; J. w. Daniels, T.; ]. W. Nor
ris, Sec.; ]. A. Drake, G. X; Mrs. J. W.
Norris, c.; Mrs. W. w. Humphreys, P;
Mrs. T. F. Drake, F.; Mrs. G. w. Miller,
l.. A. s.
The young white man referred to last
week as having been killed at j. II. Bow
lens saw mill, in Pendleton township,
vas named Rob't L. Elmore. The facts
developed at the inquest showed that the
young man was killed while unloading
some logs from wagon. He was in the
act of throwing log off of the wagon,
when one end rebounded, striking him on
,he head and producing death almost in
'tantly.
Rev. L. w. Tribble and Mr.. G. W.
1rubbs have recently become residents of
he city, occupying the residence of the late
Daniel Brown, on south Main street.
They are from Honea Path township,
hough the latter gentleman has been re-
iding near Anderson for year past.
These gentlemen have come to Anderson
'or the purpose of schooling their chill
lren.
The guano agents of Greenville have
combined and made lists of such parties
as have neither settled, made satisfactory
nor given satisfactory rea-
sons for not having settled for fertilizers
purchased in 1884. The names Of all
such are registered. The almost total
failure of crops doubtless left many una
able to pay, but it is considered that every
honest man could settle, secure, arrange
DR. explain. This is good idea.
The Greenville Enterprise and Mountain
.er, of last week, says DR.. G. F. Jenkins,
the practicing physician at Pelzer, while
going from the drug store Saturday night,
oath ult., fell and broke his leg just above
the ankle bone. DR.. Brown, of William.
ston, was sent for at once to set the
broken bone. It has been very painful,
but we hope it will not be long until he
can be up again. The Doctor has many
friends to sympathize with him in his
suffering