The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-12-09


bers from off the little girl, expecting to
find her niangled corpse, but, strange
to say, she was not the least hurt.
Mr.. J., Wilson jolly died at his home
in Elmore County, Ala, on the 18th No
yember, aged 43 years. Mr.. Jolly was
born and raised FIVE miles north Of this
city, and resided there until January,
1878, when he moved to Alabama. He
has many friends In this section who will
regret to hear Of his death. He was a
faithful member of the Methodist Church.
"A wife and ten children survive him.
Mr.. VIM. McAdams died at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. Margaret NJ. Burton,
in Corner Township, on the 24th ult,
after an illness of only 8 few hours. Mr..
Burton had reached the good old age of
9S years, and was perhaps the oldest man
in the County. Our informant states that
Mr.. Burton had never taken dose of
calomel in his life, and was hale and
hearty up to few hours before his death.
at a meeting OF the stock holders of the
C. & G. R., held in Columbia last Thurs
day, the following officers were elected to
serve another year: President, A. G. Has.
kell; Treasurer, j. G. B. Smith; secreta-
ry, John Craig; Directors, G. II. suber,
John L. Young, John G. Haskell. II.
Beattie, R. L. Mclaughlin, Joseph Wal
ker, Jas. II. Rion, Geo. s. Scott. F. W.
Huidekoper, John Ferguson, w. P. Clyde,
E. B. Murray.
The Augusta Chronicle says: "We un-
derstand, from a we'll informed friend,
that the Richmond & Danville Company
is not trying to gobble up the Central
Railway, but that the real power behind
the throne is the Kansas City and Fort
Scott Railway, aided and comforted, very
likely, by the Standard Oil Company.
The presumed object of the great North
western Railway is to have an all-rail
connection to Birmingham and Savannah
under its CONTROL
at a special meeting of the stockhold.
ers of the Savannah Valley Railroad
Company, held in this city last Thursday,
a resolution was adopted confirming the
agreement of the Board of Directors Of
the said Company to consolidate with the
Port Royal, the Augusta & Knoxville,
the Greenwood, Laurens & Spartanburg,
and the Greenville & Laurens Railroad
Companies, the consolidated Company to
be known as the Port Royal & Western
South Carolina Railroad Company.
The election on the license question on
the 1st inst. resulted as follows: For Lii
cense, %; No License, IS. The election
passed off quietly. On Thursday an at
torney, representing the license party,
appeared before the Mayor for the pur-
pose of contesting the election. After
hearing the arguments, the Mayor de-
clared the election, and as soon as
the present licenses expire the saloons
will have to close. 1t is rumored that the
license party will appeal to the Courts.
We have had the pleasure of inspecting
Hill Bros stock of Christmas goods, and
we, too, think they have some grounds to
brag little. Their stock comprises
everything that is suitable for useful
and ornamental Christmas present, and if
any of our readers contemplate giving a
present to friend, relative or sweetheart,
we advise an inspection Of those goods.
Capt. Tom will put on his happiest smile
and take great pleasure in showing you
through his stock. Read their new adver-
tisement.
On awakening last Saturday morning
the inhabitants of the city found the
ground covered with five inches of snow,
which was followed on Sunday and Mon.
day with fall of several inches more OF
snow and sleet together, making in all in
the three days mentioned fall of per-
haps twelve inches. This is the heaviest
snow storm this section has witnessed in
years. the clouds disappeared late Mon
day afternoon, and the sun rose clear
Tuesday morning. On Wednesday morn.
ing the Indications arc that we will have
more snow or rain.
List of letters remaining in the Post
Office for the week ending December 8
Persons calling for these letters will please
say that they are advertised: Robt. Alex
ander, Miss Fannie Adams, Jimus Achor,
Mrs. Fuller, Prof. j. W. Gibbons, Mrs
Margaret A. Hunnicut, J. II. Horton,
Miss Mamie Johnson, Miss Angeline jim.
kins, Mrs. Isabella Johnson, Mrs. ]. Phil
lips, Miss Lucy Robinson, Thomas Sill
Miss Sallie Smith, Frank Smith, Jane!
Ethridge, Miss Ella Williams, Miss Lucy
Young, Ira York.
Rev. J. w. Wolling will preach his
farewell sermon in the Methodist Church
next Sunday morning. Mr.. Wolling has
been the pastor of the Church here fol
four years, and under the rules of his
Church he cannot be returned another
year. Since his pastorate here he has. by
his universal kindness and courteous
bearing, won the love and the esteem O
not only his own congregation, but O.
our entire community. The South Caro-
lima Conference to-day has no moro zeal.
GUS, faithful and earnest laborer than he
The Church has been prosperous under
his ministry, and the work he has done
here will be fruitful of much good foI
years 10 CONE. Wherever the Bishop
may send him for another year, ho vii
carry with him the prayers and bes
wishes of tho good people of Anderson.