The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-01-19

congregation will be heid, anu tlt ~ . ga -
astly desired that all the members sof TIT
Church be present.
The first eclipse Of 1888 will be ca, q tota
eclipse Of the moon, which will occur OF
Saturday, January 2sth. The moon will
rise almost wholly eclipsed. Another TO
tai eclipse Of the moon will occur on thf
night of July 22d.
We received call on Tuesday from Mr.
J. w. Todd, of Seneca, who was in the
city attending meeting OF Presoy0ry
Mr.. Todd is a native of Anderson, but is
now one Of Seneca's leading citizens an5
popular merchants.
Married, on "Wednesday, January 1lth
1888. at the residence of the brides grand.
mother, Mrs. Margaret Clinkscales, by
Rev. D. Weston Hiott, Mr. J. A. Nance
and Miss Beulah B. Clinkscales, all Of
Abbeville County, s. G.
Our old friend, Mr.. B. F. Price, of Alb
beyille, visited us last Thursday. .He was
formerly a resident of our County, and
says he can't get along without the week
:ly visits Of the 1HTEILIaENcER. AbDe.
Vile. County has no better citizen. e
Subscribers falling to receive their copy
Of. the INTELr1aENoER will please notify
us,; and we will look into and remedy the
matter. A few extra copies are always
kept on hand, and if we are notified IN
time the missing copy will be supplied.
Jas. Brown and TOBIAS Austin, both col
ored. became involved in difficulty near
Pendleton,. which resulted in the former
shooting the latter with a pistol and
.wounding him slightly in the neck
Brown has been arrested and lodged in
Jail. = I
Mr.. g. Wardlaw, accompanied by MS
friend, Mr.. n. P. Dean, of Van Buren,
Ark, has recently been visiting relatives
In this County. Mr.. Wardlaw is a native
of this County, and his visit was not only
"a great pleasure to himself, but also to his
many friends.
Three of Anderson's small boys con-
cluded last Sunday morning that they
would forsake home and kindred and go
to distant State. They tramped as far as
Central, where they were overtaken by q
brother of one of the runaways and
brought back home.
According to the United States Postal
Laws and the United States Revised Stat
utes, says an exchange, neither a husband
nor a wife has any right to open the
others letters, and the one that does it
may be prosecuted under Section 1892 OF
the Revised Statutes for so doing.
If Edison perfects his phonograph the
young men of the coming generation
wouldn't dare to go courting Sunday night
for fear that one of the instruments may
be concealed in the parlor. It would be
difficult to overcome the evidence of the
.phonograph in breach of promise trial.
Mr.. J. M. Smith has made Messrs.
Webb & Moss wholesale agents for his
beer, and they are selling it rapidly.
These gentlemen's g stock of goods is arriv-
ing by every train. and in a few days they
will be prepared to supply every call.
Look out for their advertisement next
week.
Hartwell Sun: ssMr. Robert r. Dickin-
son, aged 70, died at the residence of Mr..
Irwin Reid on Tuesday evening last. He
was an honest, upright man, and had been
sick for a long time" Mr.. Dickinson was
formerly resident of this County, where
he has many friends who will regret to
hear of his death.
Anderson has captured new and very
desirable citizen DR.. M. G. Parker, who
has long been resident of Honea Path,
will l,move his family here this week, and
will occupy Maj. John B. Moore's late res
dence. Dr.. Parker is clever gentleman,
a fine pLy ysician, and his removal here is a
source of congratulation to our people.
A special meeting of the South Carolina
Presbytery was held in this city on Tues
day to consider the resignation of Rev.
]. N. Seabrook as pastor of the Seneca and
Richland Churches. The resignation was
accepted, and Mr.. Seabrook was dismissed
to the Charleston Presbytery, he having
been called to the pastorate of the Presby-
terian Church on James Island.
Mccormick News: "Mr. J. w. Dacus
has recently disposed of all his property
in the town of Williamson and comes
among us to be one of the leading men Of
our country. He comes with the full con-
sent of US all, and we greet him as one Of
our persevering, energetic men, and COM
pliment ourselves as having gained much
to the loss Of native town, William.
ston.''
The Westminster correspondent of the
Walhalla Courier says: "Mr. Dargan Hall,
who lives on the Capt. I'D. Kay place
made last year, with two mules, thirteen
bales of cotton and 800 bushels of corn
This is about equal to all the crops made
on the place during the last four or five
years. Mr.. Hall learned his farming in
Anderson County, from which he moved
year ago."
An exchange says the Star Bethlehem
which makes its appearance every 81;
years, may be seen in the Southeast aftel
4 o'clock q, m. 1t is one-eighth the size o
the moon, and is very bright, with a large
halo encircling it. 1t is worth the incon
venience Of getting up at that unseasona
BILE hour to see it. Remember it will bt
915 years before you can see it again wher
it disappears this time.
A correspondent Of the Southern Christian
advocate, writing from Piedmont, says
'"rhe people of Piedmont Circuit ar,
highly delighted at the re-appointment o
Rev. T. G. Ligon to this work. He ha
done good and glorious work, and is no
only loved by his own flock, but peopl
of other denominations. If his effort
during the incoming year are blessed will
similar success, we would not be sur
prised to see this one of the best Circuit