The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-01-01

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! q. G. LANGsToN, LOCAL ED1ron.
January l, 1885.
Settle mp and then settle down.
Make good New Year resolutions, and
stick to them.
To-day being National holiday, the
Postofice will be closed.
Our agricultural exchanges are advis-
ing farmers to continue to SOW oats.
The new County officers will take
charge of their respective offices today.
Some of our early gardeners are begin
ming to think and talk about their gar
dens.
Mr.. VIM. F. Langston, of Murray
County, Ga, is in the city visiting rela-
tives.
A number of the young gentlemen Of
the city spent their Christmas away from
home.
TIE number Of rabbits in the County
has considerably decreased during the
past week.
Politics have about played out. tits
very seldom you ever hear them men
toned on the streets.
Col. James A. Hoyt and family, Of
Greenyille, spent Christmas in the city
with friends and relatives.
It is but natural that girls who use
powder should wear bangs. Bangs al
ways follow the use of powder.
Egg.nog was pretty expensive drink
during Christmas. Eggs were worth -
cents dozen, and scarce at that.
A meeting of the Carolina, Cumberland
Gap and Chicago Railroad Company will
be held at Aiken, s. c., on the 18th inst.
Mr.. ]. r. Smith, jr., of Greenville, ac-
companied by his charming wife, spent
the holidays with his parents in Ander-
son.
We have had the pleasure of meeting
Mr.. T. r. Trimmer, Of spartanburg, who
Is in the city visiting his sister, Mrs. J. T.
Darden.
Married, at Pelzer, on December 18th,
1884, by Rev. w. A. Rogers, Mr.. Frank
C.Greene, Of Greenwood, and Miss Helen
f. Clary, Of Pelzer.
Gen. L. NJ. Aver, accompanied by his
daughter, Miss Lula, and Miss Bessie
Bagby, left the city last week for visit to
the New Orleans Exposition.
Married, on srd December. 1884, at the
residence of the brides mother, by Rev.
B. Hays, Mr.. T. b. Cooper and Miss Lura
B. Arnold, all of this County.
Miss Ellen ]. Dortch has purchased the
GAINESVILLE, Ga, Register, and will here
after do the brain-wor of that paper.
May success crown her efforts.
Our facilities for doing job work are
better than ever before. Send us your
orders, and we guarantee to do you first
class job at a very reasonable price.
The confectionery men say there has
been more fruit sold in Anderson during
the past two weeks than they have ever
known before for the same length Of time.
Col. John r. Cochran says that before
tbe election the frogs on his plantation
would holler Blaine every night, but
since Blaine's defeat they never open their
mouths
Mr. Robert N. CLARKE, of New Orleans,
Is in the city whiting his parents. He is
engaged at present Us City Collector of the
Wheeler q Wilson Sewing Machine Com
pany in Now Orleans.
A receipt is going the rounds Of the
press for tanning hides with salt and
alum. These may be very good, but
Prof L. taught US 8 few years ago that
oil of birch was better.
Despite the bad weather, Improvements
are still going on in portions of the city.
The contractors anticipate having all the
work they can attend to during the COM
ing Spring and Summer.
Five hundred dollars for one pair of
shoes seems high price, but it was paid
recently by one of the society bellies of
New York city. They were of satin, and
were embroidered with pearls.
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Married, on December 18th, 1884, at the
residence OF the brides brother, Mr.. A. NJ.
Cheek, by Joe G. Winter, Notary Public,
Mr.. o. F. Bynum and Mrs. Mary c.
Fleming, all of Anderson County.
January is the month in which you
have to make your Returns of property
to the City Clerk. The blanks will be
distributed in a few days, and you should
attend to making your Return at once.
Married, at the residence of the brides
father, DR.. B. F. Duncan, in this County,
on Tuesday evening, soth Of December,
1884, by Rev. J. s. Murray, Mr.. Preston
{ S.Bunton and Miss Hester M. Duncan.
The spartanburg Spartan last week con-
tanned four marriage notices, over which
was the caption "Obituary." We pre-
sumo Mr.. Petty, the clever editor, is
married man, and knows, perhaps, how
it is himself.
p;ttshuro woman shot and killed a