The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-04-08

few days ago. He says that man in that
country without money is like fish out of
water. It is different with us. We can
give q lien and eat up our crop before we
make it, and would lean on the next if We
could-that is some would d-Laurcas Her
all.
The track of the Savannah Valley Rail-
road has been laid to within about four
miles of Lowndesville These four miles
include good deal of tresLle work, and it
will perhaps be several weeks yet before
train can run into Lowndesville. The latter
place is about thirty-six miles from McCor-
mick.-iMcC C0,mick Adrancc.
Two boys the sons Of Mrs. T. L. Harrel-
son, of Georgetown County, met q terrible
death on March 20. They were wrestling
under tree that was being cut down. The
tree fell upon them and crushed them to
death They were the only children of
widow, who was u tho bedside OF her dying
father when the accident occurred.
We learn that Mr.. w. G. Mitchell, cit
izen of Edgelicld residing near Batesburg,
found genuine diamond in his lot, which
has been examined by chemists Of Colum-
bia who pronounced ii to be worth, in its
crude state, at least SG5,O00, if not hun
drcd thousand. 1t is said to be next Il tho
largest in the world We wish him success.
-EdgeGeM 1drcftiscr.
About year ago Jim Harris attempted
to run away with Kitty Devlin and marry
her. They were pursued with loaded pis
tolls and captured in town before they mar
ricd. Last Saturday Jim made another
cflor: ana had Kitty before the preacher
Sudlcnl Is the girls mother rushed in, box
Ell Jim's cars, slapped the girl in the face
and carried her home in triumph. They
are both colorcd. -.4bbcvitc Medium.
The Abbcviile Messenger, in speaking Of
the wonderful magnetic force Of Mrs. G.
Henry Moore, of Abbeyillc says Mrs.
Moore performs all the tests given by Lula
Hurst and others that the latter never tried.
For instance by simply laying hands on the
top of table she could make it move so
that three strong men could not hold it
still. The table was broken in the effort to
hold It, This is only ono Of the tests she
gave"
at Piedmont on Friday last a grown
member Of the family of a Mr. Grogan
died, and was buried on Saturday,
and on Sunday two more grown
members of the family died, and were lying
as corpscs side by side on Monday, making
five that have died in the same family
within three weeks, and now two children
and the father of the family are conline
to their beds.-IIonet Path Plaindealcr,
april ].
The wheat crop as a rule is late, but the
plant is healthy and the stand good. We
have seen some fields which were planted in
October with very fine wheat on them, but
most Of the ~rop was sowed in December
and some as late rs the early part of Janu-
ary. Nearly all Fall oats were killed out,
but the Spring sowing though late and
small, have good stand With favorable
seasons the crop may turn out well.-lFal-
httla Courier.
The directors of the Atlantic Mutual Aid
and Benevolent Association, the affairs of
which have attracted so much attention
will meet to-day. They say they have been
much encouraged by the success of tho
clrcrt TO resume business, the money coming
in on assessments being beyond their cx-
pectations. They believe when the annual
convention meets here in August there will
be nucleus of money and policy holders
which will assure success.-GrecnriHc Ncrs,
2,M
On Tuesday morning while the construc-
ton train on the G. e l.. Railroad was
sanling at thr G. L. & S. Depot. il was
run into by a hand-car coming from
towards Spartanburg. This hand.car
which was heavily loaded with cross-tics
md Ero or civ bonds in couinu down