The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-08-13

: Col, B.. W. Edwards, OF Darlington,
spent a few days in the city during the
past week visiting relatives. Col, Ed
wards is one of the. most popular and in-
fluential citizens in his section OF. the
State, and has been mentioned as 9 prop:
next State Convention: he is gentle
man of broad intellect and fine business
qualifications, and would wear the honors
E Of that office with dignity and credit, not
only to himself but to the State.
Mrs. L. C. Scudday, wife of Mr.. A. E.
Scudday, died at her home in Savannah
Township, on last Thursday afternoon,
after brief illness with typhus fever,
aged about % years. She was most e1,
cellent lady, and her death has brought
sorrow to host of friends. She had been
q consistent member of Cross Roads bap-
mains were inferred in tho Cross Roads
;Churchyard last Friday, the funeral SER
vices being conducted by Rev. w. A..
Hodges. A bereayed husband and many
relatives are left to mourn her death.
|. Messrs. Brown Bros. have rented the
handsome new store room, next door TO
w. S. Ligon u Co., and will about lst OF
September move into it. They Will occu-
py both stories, and intend carrying a
larger stock than heretofore. Their Gel
lar and upstairs will contain groceries,
while the first floor will be used exc!u'
sively for dry goods, &c. They IN.
tend making Hne dry goods and fine
shoes specially. This firm is composed
of clever. energetic young men, and we
bespeak for them an increased patron y
in their new quarters. The readers of ne
INTELL1aENCER will hear from them in
week or two.
Walter Sassard, nine-year old son Of
Mrs. Amanda Sassard, met with most
painful accident in this city on last Mon.
day about 12 o'clock. He was sitting on
the floor Of the piazza at his home
amusing himself by popping matches on
an old rusty worn-out pistol. Wnlle.
thus engaged, the occupants Of the house
we're startled by the report of pistol and
the screams Of the little fellow. His
mother ran to him and was Mortified to
find that he had been shot, the ball hav-
ing entered his left side, near the tenth
rib. DR.. J. o. Wilhite was Immediately
summoned. He probed for the ball,
which was of 22-calibre size, but could
not find it, and its exact location Is not
vet known. The old pistol had been
among Walters play-things for some
time. and no one knew that it con-
tanned load. Wednesday morning the
little fellow was doing very well, and
though he is not yet out of danger, the
physicians are hopeful of his recovery.
On last Thursday afternoon Baylis wis
liams, ~ colored boy. was accidentaiiy
shot and killed on the plantation Of Ml. MI
W. B. Watson, about three miles North
of the city. Coroner Nance held an in
quest over the deceased on Friday morn
ing. From the testimony it seems that
Baylis Williams, in company with his
brother, Frederick Williams, and John
T. Mcclellan, white boy, together with
two or three other children, were out
hunting. Mcclellan had shot gun with
him. Becoming tired of hunting, they
sat down on the ground in the shade and
were playing mumble-peg, when Freder-
ick Williams picked up McClellan's gun
and was examining it. Mcclellan, in q
playful manner, attempted to takehis gun
away from Williams, and in the scuffle
that ensued the gun was discharged, the
whole load entering. the stomach of Bay
lis Williams, killing him almost Instant
ly. The verdict of the Coroner's jury was
in accordance with these facts.
Speaking Of the Citadel Academy, the
Charleston Ne,cs and Courier says. ."There
are seventeen vacancies in the list Of BEN
eficiary Cadets to be filled by next Octo-
ber. The following are the counties in
which the vacancies occur: One vacancy
in each of the Counties OF Abbeville,.
Aiken, Anderson, Chester, Colleton,
Greenvllle, Georgetown, Kershaw, New
berry, Oconee, Pickens, Spartanburg,
Sumter, Union and Williamsburg and
two vacancies in Richland. Applicants
for these positions must apply to Lieut..
E. NJ. Weaver, commanding Citadel at
Charleston, for proper blanks on which
to make application, and then forward
the same to Gen. j Johnson Hagood, Barn.
well, S. G. The applicants, after the
Board has inquired into the facts alleged
on the blanks, will have permits issued
to them to appear before Examining
Boards in their respective counties. The
examinations will be held in sS,psembert
and the best quail KS lisths thess.1Millrgg VIII rggeancy gesncy
appoln!masssssoh County We hope some Of
our boys will make.a note Of this. The
Cadetship is worth striving for.
Teacf,ers' County Normal.