The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-01-28

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amusement of The crowd. He won, too, as
he would not ,uork
Last week some one entered Shady
Grove Baptist Church. in the Eastern
portion of the County, and stole the pull
pit bible and four small bibles. This is
the meanest piece of thievery we have
heard of i'll a long time.
We would call attention to the adver-
tisemont of Messrs. B. +. Crayton d Sons
Their former patrons, and the general
public, will find it to their interest to
consult them as to prices upon groceries
and general family supplies.
The Anderson Dancing Club has issued
invitations for it's third annual Ball,
which takes place next Tuesday evening
at the Wayery House. An excellent
band has been engaged for the occasion,
which promises to be a recherche affair.
Capt. Thos. W. Martin, of Broadway
Township, in forms us that during the re-
cent cold spell the ice upon his fish pond
froze to a thickness of seven inches. Sew
eral persons tried skating upon it, but
were soon convinced that they were much
safer on land than upon ice.
Moss q Browns new advertisement
will no doubt attract your attention.
This is one of the livest firms in The city.
and are close buyers, which enables them
to sell goods at remarkably low prices.
You will save money by seeing them bo-
fore purchasing your supplies.
Mr.. j. S. Fowler is erecting Windmill
over the central portion of his livery and
sales stable for the purpose Of supplying
water to his stock. 1t will be great con-
venience, and will give practical test in
our midst to these millsswhich are so
popular wherever they have been tried.
List of letters remaining in the Post
Office tor tho week ending January 81:
r. A. Dean, Fannie Earmay, Jos. Giles
pie, Calvin Hill, Lucy Jones (3). Jos. Per.
rim, Sam'l Pollard, Miss Lizzie Prince,
Mrs. yehie Smith, Emma Williams, John
j. Wilson, Mrs. S. B. Wood, Ira B. York,
l.. T. York.
A careful perusal of Taylor Il Van
Wyck's new advertisement will repay
those of our readers who desire to pur-
chase the best of goods at the very lowest
prices. The large and increasing trade OF
these gentlemen is evidence that they are
wide awake and are always looking after
the best interests of their customers.
Messrs. Cox & Poore, at Cooley's Bridge
on Saluda River, who were so unfortunate
as to lose nineteen bales of cotton by be-
inc wash ed away several weeks ago, have
recovered all Of them except one. The
cotton was badly damaged, and is heavy
loss to these gentlemen. Several OF the
bales were carried down the river into
Abbeville County.
Responsibility When you have just
found yourself faultlessly attired, walk
ed to the house of your best girl without
mud spot on your boots, entered her
boudoir, and made salute that Chester
field might have coveted, then, oh, then,
when you know that one suspender has
broken, you begin to realize that heavy
weight of responsibility is hanging on
the other shoulder.
Mr.. Simeon Hyde. of Charleston, died
in that city on last Thursday, at the age
of seventy-two years. Mr.. Hyde, with
his accomplished family, resided in An
derson during the latter portion OF the
war, and for year or t % afterwards.
He had many friends in Anderson who
will regret to learn of his decease. He
was highly esteemed by many friends
throughout the State,
Fielding Seawright, a colored man liv-
ing on ]. NJ. Dunlap's place, in Honea
Path Township, made last year twenty
two bales of cotton, averaging four hum
drel and fifty pounds, one hundred
bushels of corn and forty-nine gallons OF
molasses OH ore-horse farm. His fami-
ly consists of wife and two children,
aged respectively ten and twelve years
old. He hired no labor in making the
crop. This was profitable farming.
Never allow your careless servants to
set boxes of ashes about the house. 1t is
very dangerous to do so. Many house
is set on fire by such carelessness. When
the ashes are taken up they should always
be carried out and emptied in place pre-.
pared for them away from the house. A
little care and watchfulness in such mat
ters may save your house from being
burned and you from being turned out
into the freezing cold without shelter.
There will be two cases of homicide 10
be disposed of at tho February term of
Court for this County. Both of the pris-
oners are colored and arc in Jail. The
first case in point of time of commission
is the case against Ann Dubose, who kill
ed Ida Showers with knife in Savannah
Township somo months ago, and the other
is the case against Mack Bird, who killed
Dock Rice at gin near Sandy Springs
last Fall. The deceased was white man.
Mr. Major l.. Keys, a former citizen Of
this County, who now resides in Arlan-
sas, is visiting his father, Mr.. ]. G. Keys,
and other relatives here. Mr. Keys went
West some eighteen years ago, and this is
his first visit here since that time He
doubtless finds much change and progress
wrought by those years. His many
friends are pleased to have him in our
midst. After SO many years absence We
would be glad to note the fact that he has
returned to make this his home again.
Mr.. w. ]. Wilson, of this city, spent a
day or two at Piedmont last week. He
SAYS there are over two hundred cases of
measles in the village, and that onehalf
of Tho machinery in the Factory has been
stopped on account of the epidemic. J!
two weeks there were fourteen DEATH.
Sumc Of the children also have the
whooping cough in connection with the
measles. III one house ho says there are
fourteen cases, and in some families ono
mcmbor is not ablo to help the other.
One of tho most important and success
full manufacturing establishments in the