The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-05-21

| S' 'eSse roHler, Mrs. Eliza
Harris, Norah Jackson, Daniel Kav. p
d. Litmon, Lucy Owens, Miss Lizzie
Plnmes. Matilda Sloan.
Mr. Jesse t. Ashley, who lives near
Honea Path, in this County, married u
year alter the war closed-about niueteep
years aRo-aud now has thirteen living
children, ten boys and three girls. tho
oldest being eighteen yeara of age. He
has only one pair of twins.
a very important change will take place
IN the rate Of letter postage after tho first
! OF July next. Instead Of two cents for
each haif ounce, the ratio has boon de.
creased to two cents for cacii ounce. An
important item where yon have to dis.
patch number of heavy letters.
Messrs. ii. g. scudday, OF this city, and
y. II. Gordon, OF Charleston, have been
elected General Secretaries by the State
Executive Y. 81. G. A, and will be asso.
ciated together in tho State work. The
Executive Committee have mapped out
work for the Secretaries for the month of
July, which embraces some sixteen cities
and towns.
The Order OF the knights OF Honor
stands In the front rank of tho benevolent
associations Of the day. Il IL In a most
prosperous condition, having in tho Uni.
ted States membership Of nearly l5O 900,
| composed OF the very best element OF the
citizenship Of the land In South Caro-
lima there are iifty.ono Lodges, with up.
wards OF 100 members. The Anderson
Lodge is in prosperous condition. and
has 95 members.
The pic mic excursion of the Sunday
Schools OF the city to Williamson has
been postponed. until Friday, 10Th inst.
The schedule Of the train will bo publish.
cd next week. Persons outside or tho
Sunday Schools who desire to 10 are re.
quested to apply TO tho committee Of ar.
rangements at once. Only q limited
number Of outsiders can bo accom,nu.
dated. as preference will be given to the
members of The Sunday Schools.
A number Of the substantial farmers IL.
the neighborhood Of Lebanon Church, in
Garyin Township, are desirous OF form.
Ing Farmers Club, and have. requested
us to state that meeting will bo held at
Lebanon Church on Saturday afternoon,
30th inst, at 9 o'clock, for that purpose.
An Invitation. is extended to all the far
mers Of that section 10 .bo present. Such
an organization will be o step in the right
direction, and every farmer in that neigh
borhood should be present at the meeting
and become member OF the Club.
Weare glad to chronicle tho fact that
a telephone exchange is to be established
IN Anderson. Two or three Of orr pro-
gressive citizens havo had The matter In
hand for some time, and have succeeded
In securing enough subscribers ~ justify
them In establishing tho exchange. The
terms aro very reasonable, and every
business man In the city should have n
phone, as 1t will prove a great conve-
nience. Mr.. j. l.. Nauldin, who has been
foremost in working up the exchange,
will gladly give any information CONCERN
Ing it. In anntlier column may be ronnd
| an advertisement for one hundred posts
|
cents, every line shall be perfectly true;
and I'm writing these verses OH PURPOSE,
my friend, to present a fow home truths
to you. A quarter looks small when
you're out with tho boys, fifty cents or y
dollar soon goes and ride ON the car or
beer is but five, which is nothing, no
| every one knows. II you squander a
| n rfa oDh n ~ Ea u
may seem remarkably queer, IL you put
1t away in tho bank you would have
| $9l.25 in year. But quarter day /.
| not half what You waste II you count
your occasional sprces; waste will well
pay for your board and your clothes. and
tho rest you can save If you please. So
shut otr your treating, and walk when
you can, and give up the excitement
you've craved, and you'll be quite sur
prsed at tho end Of the year at tho tidy
| amour. you nav ..saved."-Erehange.
Chief OF Police FAINT and Policemen
Cummings and Blackman had long,
lively race last Monday in attempting to
arrest negro named Doc. Jones, who, 1t
Is believed, is an escaped convict from
one of the phosphate mines in the lower
part of the State. The officers had been
on the lookout for the negro for some
time, and on Monday they learned that
he was concealing himself in q house In
the city. When the negro snw the officers
approaching the house. he stated on y
run at two.forty pace. The officers fol-
lowed him, and soon discovered that he
was fleet-footed darkey. They contin.
ued In purauit and finally captured him
in the swamp near the Railroad trestle
across Rocky River. Tho prisoner was
brought into the city and lodged In jail.
Jones is coal black, with o long. deep scar
on the right side of his face. aud Is nearly
six feet high. He was arrested here two
years ago for having committed some
offence In either Pickens or Oconee Coun-
ties, and was sent to tho Penitentiary
from one Of these Counties. The author
tiles have been notified OF his arrest.
FIR. William II. Archer, one or Ander-
s9n's most venerable citizens, died at his
| residence In this city, on last Sunday az
ternoon,' in the soventy.fourth year OF
his age, after an Illness from q complica-
tion Of diseases which prostrated him for
the past three months. Mr.. Archer was
Iwell known throughout our County; and
honored by all who knew him for his
strict integrity, his sound Judgment, and
his unswerving adherence to the path OF
duty in oil the walks OF life. Mr.. Archer
was, before the war. Sheriff Of Anderson
/ r.,,ut., l1,,t Hal % fnat,oftlo for n second