The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-04-15
News from Other Counties.


]. NJ. GLENN.
News from Other Counties.
We understand Supt. Wadley will, for
the present accommodation of merchants
and farmers along the line of the new road,
run q semi-weekly train Wednesdays and
Saturdays from Mccormick to the termi-
nus, under charge of Mr.. Josh. Jones.
Arrive at Mccormick al S25 a. m. leave
at 10 a. m., and return at night.-llcCor-
mick Adrance.
An emssary of the Mormon Church is
said to be lurking about in this neighbor-
hood seeking converts to Mormonism.
His oily tongue and insinuating manners
are only brought to bear on the ignorant
and unsophsticated; he never breaches
the subject to an intelligent man, knowing
full we'll he would get his just deserts if he
did.-Ga6aey Inspector
B. L. Jones, of Mount Carmel, has in
vented cotton chopper and filed an appli-
cation for a patent. 1t will chop eight
acres, side one row and dirt the same with
one mule and one hand in day. This is
equivalent to the work of two mules and
eight hands. 1t will be so cheap as to be
within the reach of nearly every farmer.-
AJJepiWe Medium.
John Walker, colored, was drowned in
the Savannah river in January. Last week
his body hoated to the surface, was recov.
cred and buried. The negroes have a
superstition that if body is rescued in
this way and buried, the waters from the
river will follow and reach it, The heavy
rain and the, rise in the river Immediately
after the burial almost proved the truth Of
their superstition in this instance.-Abbe-
valc Medium.
Last Monday night small negro boy of
this town eat seven boxes of sardines,
drank a pint &C lhiskey, two bottles of
beer and smoked lour cigars and package
of cigarettes. He was seen next morning
coming up the street singing in the "sweet
By and By" and entered o grocery store
and wanted to wager that he could eat
pound of bacon and a quart of meal.
There was great deal of money won on
his eating and he made one dollar and
sixty cents last night besides his supper
Elgefezd Chronicle.
Rev. Thos. c. Ligon, the preacher in
charge of Townville Circuit, was at bis
"post" at Center Church on yesterday, and
preached to large and attentive congrega-
ton, good an interesting sermon, full of
religion and spiritual entertainment. For
a man of his ministerial age he could not
be surpassed in preparation, earnestness of
delivery, and plainness of style; and above
all that Holy Ghost accompaniment of his
sermons. He condemns sin in the people
and breaches Christ to all.-Oakway c9rrc-
spondence lFalhalla Courier, March %.
Mr.. w. Y. Holland left at this office on
Monday an old wooden Confederate can
teen that he had brought from Atlanta
where it had been forwarded by its captor.
The inscriptions upon it about give its his
tory. On one side cut with q pocket-knife
was the following: 81. c. Bailey, 10th
Ca" On the other: "Taken from pris-
oner from the 10th Ga, May Sd, 1868, at
Charlottesville" "Col. D. G. Bingham,
Gath N. Y. Vols" Mr.. Bailey, who is a
citizen of Hart County, came in to get it
Tuesday, and it was curious to note the
emotions depicted upon the rugged face
of the veteran soldier when he looked upon
his old army comrade for the first time in
% years. What a foodtide of memory
came with the sight! The circumstances
attending the capture of the canteen as told
by Mr.. Bailey were at follows: He was
member of Company G, 10th Ga, of
which Maj. ]: H. Shelton, our worthy
townsman, was Captain. On the Sd of
May at Charlottesville his regiment was
advanced under heavy fire up to within
ten or fifteen feet of the enemy's lines and
orders tc hold their position at all hazards,
Bailey with small squad secured tolera-
bly, safe position in a road behind huge
log. By some means the line of soldiers on
either side was withdrawn before they
knew it, and when they found this fact out
they discovered that they were in serious
dilemma. To retreat across the open field
in plain view of the enemy was certain
death, and to remain where they were
worse than foolish. The only reasonable
alternative was surrender. One Of the
squad held up his haversack on stick as a
flag of true. 1t was acknowledged by the
enemy and they were ordered to "come
over" The Colonel of the regiment asked
Bailey to lot him see his canteen, and by
some means the prisoners were removed to
the rear before the canteen was returned.
Last year at the reunion of Eederals and
Confederates in Atlanta the canteen was
brought there by S. W. Johnson, of Eli
cottesville, N. Y, where it remained until
it was brought to Hartweil by Mr.. w. Y.
Holland on last Friday. Mr.. Bailey was
exchanged, but was captured again at the
battle of the Wilderness. He wa scaptured
both times by the 9th army corps. Mr..
Bailey is IS years old and bids fair for
many years of useful living yet. He prizes
his returned canteen, and it will prove a
priceless heirloom to the descendants of tie
gallant Confederate. Sun. Sth.