The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-01-21
a, o,t,,o,so IN the ward of Mr.. w. G..

Township, was destroyed by fire last Fri
day night. The building was used as
storehouse and contained lot of pro-
visions, farm tools, &C., small portion
of which was saved. Mr.. Hammond esti
mates his loss at about s4O0. A negro boy
was sleeping in the house. When he re-
tired that night he made on big fire
and pulled his mattress up before the fire.
place. About IL o'clock he awoke and
discovered that his bedding and the floor
were ablaze. He gave the alarm, but by
the time assistance reached him the fire
was past control. Had the wind boen
blowing in an opposite direction, Mr.
Hammond says his dwelling house also
would have been destroyed. A setter
dog which had been sleeping in the build
ing, was rescued, but it Immediately went
back and perished in the flames.
Mr.. John Sullivan, prominent citizen
of the Fork Township, OF this County,
died at his residence quito suddenly on
last Thursday, at about half past2 O'Clock
in the afternoon from paralysis of tue
throat and tongue. Mr.. Sullivan was in
usual health on Thursday morning, but
died in few hours aftsr he was taken
with paralysis. He was a native OF
Greenville County, but removed to this
County and married when young man.
He subsequently removed to Hart Coun-
ty, Georgia, where he resided for about
eighteen years, after which he again re-
turned to this County. Mr.. Sullivan was
seyenty-two years of age at the time of
his death, He was an honorable and up
right man, and was for many years o
consistent momber of the Townville Bap-
tst Church. Mr.. Sullivan served in the
Florida war in 1886, and in that service
contracted asthma, from which he has
suffered ever since. His remains were
Inferred in the Townville Cemetery on
last Friday.
Mrs. Eliza Robinson, relict of the late
DR.. John Robinson, who was the oldest
lady in Anderson, died at her residence
in this city on Wednesday night, the 18th
inst at IL o'clock, having reached the
advanced age of eighty.six years, lacking
two days. DR.. Robinson was prominent
physician in Anderson and Pickens
Counties, having resided at old Pickens
Court House and at Pendleton. He died
at the latter place about forty years ago,
after which Mrs. Robinson moved to
Anderson, where she kept boarding
house. maintaining and raising her own
family and family of grand children.
She was an intelligent, kind and estima-
BILE lady, who had hosts of friends
wherever she was known. Mrs. Robin
son leaves a very large number of descen-
dants, who are scattered over the upper
portion of this and surrounding States.
Her remains wero inferred in the Presby-
terian cemetery on last Friday morning,
after approp pirate funeral services, conduc-
ted by Rev. D. E. Frierson, D. D.. in the
presence of large congregation of the
friends of the deceased.
There were four in the party. They
were seated around comfortable fire in
a popular resort for loafers, and the chief
topic of conversation was the recent
freeze and what each had experienced.
No. remarked that he went out to tho
we'll to draw bucket of water, but be-
fore he could get it to the top the water
had frozen into solid lump of ice. No.
said that was pretty good one, but he
believed he could beat it. He said that
at his boarding house the boarders could
not drink their coffee, as it would freeze
by tho time it left the coffee-pot. The
boys made long sigh and silence reigned
for several minutes. No. 3finally chimed
in with the remark that he tossed back
ct of boiling water into the air and it fell
to the ground lump of ice. Another
long silence followed, which was broken
by No. 4, who said that before retiring
one night he took drink of water, and
while drinking it an icicle formed in his
throat and he calno near choking to death.
He said that had not his wife come to his
rescue and pulled the icicle out. he would
have been dead i'll few minutes. When
he finished his experience, some one said
something about Annias's ghost appear
ing and the crowd vanquished imnedi-
ately.
Mrs. Sarah B. Burriss died at the resi-
dence Of her husband, Mr.. VIM. Burriss,
Sr., three miles West of this city OH last
Friday, the 18th inst, at two o'clock u. m,
after al illness of six weeks. Mrs. Bur-
ris was daughter of the late Alexander
Moorehead, Esq, of this County, who
was prominent surveyor and we'll known
gentleman in the upper part of the State.
She was a most estimable lady in all the
relations of life. In the home circle, and
as q neighbor and friend, she was gentle,
sincere and devoted. None ever applied
to her in vain for help in time Of need,
and the christian acts of kindness and
deeds of exemplary life will live in the
hearts Of tho numerous reciprocants rs q
grander tribute to the virtues Of the de-
ceased than can be reared in marble.
Mrs. Burriss was at the time of her death
in tho fifty seventh year Of her age, and
she had been for many years one of the
most devoted and useful members Of the
Salem Baptist Church. She leaves sur
viying her husband and ten children, in
whose bereav vement the entire community
sympathizes. Her remains were inferred
on Sunday morning at the family ceme'
terry upon Mr.. John Eskew's place, some
three miles North of this city, after solemn
and appropriate funeral services, conduc,
ted at the residence by Rev. Us. Murray
assisted by Rev. j. r. Earle. Despite the
inclement weather a large concourse o
relatives and friends assembled to pay the
last of earth's tribute to the memory o.
tho deceased.
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