The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-09-24


last Monday evening, after brief illness
from diphtheria. She was about ten
years of age, and bright, interesting lit
tie girl.
The painters brush has improved the
front of Messrs. Simpson, Reid & Co.'s
drug store. This firm he just received a
fresh lot of blue stone, which, together
with their large stock of drugs, fancy
goods, cigars. &C., they are offering at low
prices. Look out for their new advertise
ment next week.
The annual Camp Meeting at Sandy
Springs closed on Tuesday, and is said to
have been very pleasant meeting. Good
order prevailed throughout the meeting.
All the tents (about fifty in number) were
occupied. Ten persons professed religion
during the meeting. Despite the rain, the
attendance on Sunday was large.
Mr.. John NJ. Moorehead has left at our
office sample of his crop Of molasses.
We have never seen or tasted better home
made molasses. Mr.. Moorehead planted
about one. fourth of an acre in cane, which
yielded him "a gallons of molasses. He
says he can sell them readily at 60 cents
per gallon. This beats cotton.
A little si1-year old Young America,
while undergoing his usual bath last Sat-
urday night, asked his mother what little
children were made of. "Dust, my dar-
ling" replied the mother. "Well," said
the little fellow, "if you don't stop pour
ing so much water OH meand rubbing ME
so hard, you'll get NE right soft and I'll
be big lump of mud"
Mr.. R. w. Glaspie, who resides near
Flat Rock, in Brushy Creek Township,
had his hand and arm up to the elbow
severely cut in his cotton gin on Friday,
18th inst. DR.. R. F. Smith took off three
of his fingers, and seriously thought of
his arm at the elbow. at
last accounts the unfortunate man was in
a critical condition.
On the 2Sth and Goth inst. round trip
tickets will be on sale at all the stations
along the G. & g. r. r. to the reunion
of Orr's Regiment at Sandy Springs.
The fare from Anderson and return is IS
cents; Belton, rs cents; Honea Path,
$1.1o; Williamson, 80 cents; Pendleton,
25 cents; Donaldsville, sl.30; Abh-ville
c. H. and Greenwood, $2.1O; Col, !nbia,
$5.45. Ss
Mr.. Zachariah Gentry, an excellent cit
izen of this County, died at his residence
in Hall Township last Thursday night,
after an illness of several months from
paralysis, aged about 7s years. He was
member of Gross Roads Baptist Church
for many years, and his remains were in
TERED in the graveyard of that Church on
Friday, Rev. B. Hays conducting the
funeral services.
Mr.. Thomas H. Patterson, who moved
fiom Abbeville County to Mississippi
about twenty-six years ago, has been in
the city for several days past visiting Mr..
D. E. Carlisle. Mr.. Patterson is dele
gate to The Synod of the A.. r. Presbyte.
rian Church, which convenes at Due West
to-day. He has many friends in this and
Abbeville County who are glad to see him
in his native State again.
Hill Bros. have just received new and
original brand Of cigars, sour Washers"
which promises to be favorite with all
umokers. The cigar gets its name from
three of Anderson's handsomest and
most modest young men, Messrs. 7. s.
jr., A. g. Means and T. F. Hill,
whose photographs appear on the boxes.
We expect to hear of some of the young
ladies buying these cigars by the box.
DR.. II. D Wilson, of Abbeville, showed
US several days ago most ingenious and
simple cotton planter and guano distri-
butter which he has just patented. 1t can
also be adjusted to plant any ordinary
kind of grain in the drill. When attach
ID to plowstock it will open, drop and
cover at one time. It is an arrangement
which can be attached to any plowstock,
and seems to be undoubtedly valuable
One of the most valuable books of ready
reference for geographical, historical and
generally useful information with which
we have met is Grants Universal Family
Atlas, for which Mr.. A. T. Calhoun, of
Ca, is now soliciting subscrip-
tons in this County. Mr.. Calhoun is
seeking to raise funds for completing his
College course, and those who may pur-
chase this Atlas will not only get valu-
able book, but assist him in this worthy
purpose.
Miss Lizzie Williams, the popular pro-
prietress of the Ladies' Store, has return
ed from the Northern markets, where
she spent several weeks in carefully Sc
lecting very large stock Of dry goods,
millinery, hats, shoes, &C., which
are arriving daily. She knows exactly
what suits her customers, and has pur-
chased accordingly. Having bought
these goods cheap, she will sell them
cheap. Read her new advertisement,
ladies, and then call at her store and let
her tell you about the new styles and
fashions.
Cunningham & Fowler's store is crowd
ed with new goods, and in order to get
rid of them rapidly they have determined
to sell them at wonderfully low prices.
If you will visit their store you will be
convinced that this is true. Their stock
includes everything under the head ofgen-
eral merchandise, and they will take great
pleasure in showing their goods. If you
need buggy, don't forget that they sell
the popular Columbus buggy. Their
new advertisement will appear next
week.
Moss g. Brown have risen from the
ashes. Their new storeroom has been
completed, and is one of the neatest and
best arranged in tho city. We dropped
in there the other day and had the pleas
ure of inspecting their large stock of
goods. They handle groceries, confec-
tioneries, canned goods, tobacco, cigars,
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