The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-04-02

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tue anderson Fostofiice General del;v'
cry open from 8 q. IN. to7p. M: Monny
Ciuer business aud Registering Letters
a%il % o u: IN: TO 4 p. M; morning mail
closes at 1910, and the evening mail at
10Y. AS long as the present schedule ny.
ISIS on the Railroad, these hours will re-.
main unchanged "'' ~
lhe following statement shnx. H.,
number OF bales Of cotton received T.,
anderson during the past seven mon,b.
por the month Of September. 4S7 balls
octoDer, G,f20; November, 3,7jl: Decem
9er, 5.loS January, 552; February, 80;
Ii' MIrch' III: Aggregating total of is. 9o2
Dales. This information has Leen iur-
nished us by the Assistant Wei. ..her C,,i
J. W. Trowbr:dge. ~
ON Wednesday night OF last week death
again Invaded our city, this time remov-
inS one OF our oldest residents, Mr. o. p
MMchlnney. M In the 72nd year of his age.
rGr i,, sonio time past he had been afflicted
win paralysis, which WAS tho cause ni
ms death. He leaves wife and eiybt
cniiureh, who have the sympathy of an
extensive acquaintance in their bereavn
Inent. His remains were inferred in The
rresDyterian cemetery on Thursday ai,cr.
Tho Rev. w. NJ. Grier, d. D.. the Pros.
ident of Erskine College, will deliver the
annual address before the Calhoun and
Ire.ton Literary Societies at Wotford Col
lege this Summer The Southern (H,i,,i,,
Adroc1tc says: I'VE have great satisfaction
IN making this announcement, not only
III the fact OF the acknowledged ability or
the uistinguished speaker, but also in the
spirit Oh inter denociinational inter.col.
legiatc courtesy which is so fclicitouslv
demonstrated in this happy choice"
List OF letters remaining in the Post.
once Tor the week ending April l ::
;lope Ambrose, Mrs. Phibby Cherry
Mrs; -; a. Green. Mrs. Sally Green Archy
IAech, Mrs. Nanny Martin, Willie A. Nc.
Lain, Mrs. Mary McColins, austin Me.
dowan. Miss Bell Nicks, Mrs. Mary Rob.
erson, Mrs. Helen Smith, Isaac Smith /
q Smith, John Smith, COL, Mrs. i. u
Thomas, Miss Manda Thomas. Austin
Turner, Miss Anne Tribble (N. Mrs.
tharlty winchester, Mrs. NJ. L. Wood (2).
The Grcenville Ncw saws there will bo
u big excursion from Ncwberry and other
points on the G. & G. r. r to that city on
tne lst or May, and as the annual parade
OF the Grecnvlle Fire Department comes
OH about that time, there is talk Of ar
ranging friendly contest between the
hremen of that city and those of Ander-
@'S"oSiiy anu GpdTClilDtlIE. Our
iireihen are green hands, but wo have no
doubt the Company would visit our neigh
por on the occasion, even If did not take
part in the contest. The trip would be a
pleasant ono.
Rev. DR.. Burkhead closed his meeting
at the Newbcrry Presbyterian Church on
22nd ult. He preached day and night for
moro than two weeks to large congrega-
tons, and the result WIS many cUnver-
*ions and large addition to the member
ship Of the churches in town. The Pres.
1yterian Church received twenty-five
new members, the Baptist thirteen, tho
Methodist nine. tho Lutheran four, the
Associate Reform three. Others will Join
the different churches. DR.. Burkhead was
presented with purse of s2i2, made up
by members OF the several congregations.
Through tho kindhess of our young
friend, Mr.. S. NJ. Pickens, ono of tie
copyists in the office OF the Clerk of Court,
we are enabled to give statement Of the
number OF Liens and Chattel Mortgages,
with the average value of each, filed in
the Clerks office since January 1st, 1855,
as follows: l,4l5 Liens, Averaging each
S1OT.50; GIL Chattel Mortgages, averaging
$500; 287 Chattel Mortgages, averaging
S165.00. Aggregate Indebtedness by
Liens. .Sl52, ~ 80; aggregate indebted
ness by Chattel Mortgages, under 500,
H5,s2s; 90; aggregate iidsh,e!ne.s by
Total Indebtedness, s245, 292 50 This per
haps is not rs large as the indebtedness cr
former years, but Is more than il shou a
be IL will take an abundant yield of
farm products to pay oil these liens and
mortgages.
Coroner Nance went down into Hail
Township last Tuesday to hold an inquest
over tho body of Laura Sadler, cvlorcd,
who died on Monday night from gun
shot wound inflicted by Francis Thomp-
son, colored, on Saturday, 2lst ult. The
two women were together in Il house,
playing tag, when Laura got Frances's
when Francis, thinking she would make
her run again, picked up gun and point
ed it to her head, at the same time tolling
Aer she would shoot her. Laura replied
that there WAS no danger; that the gun
was not loaded. But it fired, nevertho
less. the whole load entering Laura's fore.
head. In this condition she fingered until
was, that Laura Sadler came to her
death from gunshot wound inflicted by
Francis Thompson, without malice, while
carelessly handling gum"
At the recent term OF Court for Hart
county, ut., lllc 'laud
its Presentment with the following para
graph: Recognizing the fact that we
have one of the best County papers-viz
tho Hartwell St,i- published i'll the State,
and approaching the benefits to our Coun-
ty already derived from its publication
here and the necessity Of its continuance,
we wish in this way to call the attention
OF our people to the importance Of sus-
tanning it. We hope that every family
in the County who are not now subscri-
bers will take it at once Us matter OF
patriotism, as well as with our assurance
that they will receive the full value Of
their money in the paper. We wish iur-
ther III this public way to express our APP
probation of Mr.. John II. McGiil, the
editor, who has labored so faithfully for
the building up of our County and Coun-
ty Town the last nine years, and we hope
the people will make it to his interest to
remain with u.s." This Is deserving
f-so