The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-04-29

Tho usual annual pic mic at Geer's
Spring will take place on Saturday, 18th
of May. The public are invited to attend.
Several speeches on appropriate subjects
may be expected. Everybody is urged to
bring woll-flled baskets.
Married, at the residence of the bride at
Lowndesville, S. c., on the 10Th inst, by
J.J. Moseley, Esq, Mr.. John speer and
Mrs. Nancy Brooks. The groom is 81
years of age, and the bride is 70. While
there is life there is hope.
The question of building new hotel
in the city is still being talked of on the
streets. One of our citizens is reported as
saving that he would take 1000 worth OF
stock in it. The hotel can be built, and
will be. It is necessity.
Mr.. W. A. King, one of our best young
farmers, has gone to Boardman, Fla,
where he will take charge of a large
orange grove. The INTELLlGENcER will
pay him weekly visits, and keep him
posted in Anderson affairs.
There are some very pretty flower
yards in the city, but none of them look
prettier than the front yard of the Fe.
male Seminary does these delightful
Spring mornings, with the "blithe and
bonny" lassies scattered over it.
Married at the residence of Jas. S. Lati-
mer, ESQ.,, Piedmont, S. c., on the 18th
inst, by Rev. n. MCGEE, Mr.. A. N. Wan
namaker. of Jamison, Orangeburg Coun-
ty, and Miss Alice Hammond, daughter
of the late H. s. Hammond, Of Abbeville,
s. C.
The hour for holding the mo rning SER
vices in the various Churches in the city
has been changed TO IL o'clock-a half an
hour earlier. The Sunday Schools will
also meet half an hour earlier. Bear
this in mind next Sunday morning, and
be on time.
The Carolina Spartan says: "Mr. Fl. M.
Anderson states that teaspoonful of ','t1
yon,ica with quart of meal, fed to young
chickens, twice each day, will kill all
hawks that catch these chickens, and it
will not hurt the chickens" This is
worth trying.
Hon. John B. Benson, father of our
townsman, Mr.. E. B. Benson, of Hart
well, Ga, spent several days in the city
during the past week. 1t was his first
visit here in fourteen years. He has a
number of old friends in Anderson, all of
whom were glad to see him.
The Farmers Club of Garyin Township
will hold its regular monthly meeting at
Lebanon Church on next Saturday at II
o'clock. A pic mic dinner will be served,
and the public are invited to attend, es-
pecially the ladies. Of course, everybody
is expected to bring their dinner baskets.
(. Mr.. J. W. Fowler, Of Hopewell Town
ship, has an eleven-mo months old Poland
China pig that measures five feet and one
inch in length. 1t will certainly mako a
fine hog. If every farmer in the County
had two or three such pigs, there would
not be much Western meat sold here next
Winter.
The Rough :and Ready Firemen are
to have Festival on next
Wednesday, 5th of May, for the. purpose
of raising funds to uniform the Company.
Any contributions from their white
friends will be thankfully received. Help
them out by your contributions or your
patronage,
The people of Williamson, Bolton,
Honea Path, Woodville, Lickyilie and
Triangle will have basket pic mic at
Cooley's Bridge next Saturday, to which
the public are invited. 1t will be a gala
day, and the candidates for office, as we'll
as tho candidates for matrimony, should
be on hand.
Messrs r. P. Clinkscales and w. W..
Russell went to Columbia on Tuesday as
delegates to the Farmers Convention, to
participate in meeting to be held the
day before the Convention, to arrange
business for the meeting. The other del
egates from this County were expected to
20 down on Wednesday.
The Ben Hill Monument is to be un-
yelled in Atlanta next Saturday. Hon:
Jefferson Davis will be present, and will
deliver an address. A large crowd is eX-
pected to be present, as excursion rates
have been made on all the railroads lead
ing into the city. The round trip fare
from Anderson, good until Monday, is
$3.50.
List of letters remaining in the Post
Office for the week ending April 2S
Louie Aahintine, S. NJ. Brown, Mrs. Mar.
tha Fuller, Paul Hamilton, Mrs. Lizzie
Johnson, S. A. Kay, Mrs. Franklin Nor
gan, James McCord, Mrs. Josephine Nc
Coy, May E. Mullikin, Mrs. B. I. Major
Wade Paterson, Luella Rosemond, Whit
lock g. Ethridge (2), jamie Williams, Zoi'
Welborn.
Horace, only son of Mr.. J. D. Welch, o
Seneca City, was drowned on last Friday
while bathing in Conneross River, neal
Seneca City. 1t is supposed he was taken
with cramp. He and another lad were
there alone. His body was recovered
soon after. Mr.. and Mrs. Welch have
number of relatives and friends in An
derson County who deeply sympathizt
with them in their bereavement.
At meeting of the congregation o1
Grace Church, held last Monday after
noon, the annual election of Wardens
and Vestrymen took place, with tho fol.
lowing result: Wardens-E. A. Bell and
G. w. Webb. Vestrymen-S. M. Orr
R. c. Webb, F. G. Brown, R. e. Belchel
and r. S. Porcher. Messrs. R. G. Webb
E. NJ. Rucker, V. f. Martin and e. A
Bell were elected delegates TO the Diocesan
Convention. Mr.. C. W. Webb was elect
ed Secretary and Treasurer.
A Farmers Club was organized al
Hopewell Church on last Saturday. D
H. Russell was elected President, w. R
Cartee 1st Vice President, S. S. Newell 2nd
Vice-President, and W. A. Neal Secretary
and Treasurer. It was decided to make
the organization a permanent one, an6