The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-11-01
Craytonvi1le Items.

a great many Of our farmers have late
cotton, and without warm sunshine, there
will be much left to be damaged by frost.
The cotton crop Is much better in this
section than 1t was thought to be some
time ago. Mr.. j. N. Robinson says he
will get eight bales from six acres-Peter-
kin variety.
Corn has been gathered and shucked,
and is considerably damaged. It is feared
that a great deal of it will be dangerous
for stock to eat.
The potato crop Is reported very good
in this section, and some of our neighbors
are trying to devise some plan by which
they can preserve them through the win.
ter. We don't know of any one plan to
which there is no exceptions for storing
potatoes, but the following is very good
one: dig them before the weather is cold
enough to freeze the ground. In handling,
be careful not to bruise any part of the
them on clean yard where the sun may
shine on them for two or three days, or
long enough for the skin to get thorough
" dry. Care must be taken to cover them
with cloths at night. In preparing a
"hill,n the foundation should be elevated,
and thick boards, covered with dry pine
straw, placed carefully down before put.
ting the potatoes on. A great many say
that the bill should be made so that the
air might pass through it. We think it a
very good plan to prepare two hills, and
in case one should fail to keep, probably
the other might be preserved.
Itis reported that several Of our Ander-
son County ladies are to be welded to
gentlemen from other Counties. The An
derson boys must take some steps to de.
fend themselves, or adopt some plan to
protect themselves from this foreign mat
rimonial importation.
Mr.. Dunlap, who lives near Honea
Path, gave the young people an enter.
tainment in the way of a ''candy pulling"
of this settlement attended, and say they
enjoyed delightful occasion.
IF we were urged upon to say who the
most unnatural and at the same time the
happiest human being is, we would at
once refer to ayoung man who has been
visiting his hearts idol for some time.
Unnatural, because when he calls to see
her and takes seat in the big rocker by
her side on the front porch, be rocks and
talks at random in an unconcerned hap.
hazard kind of way, until he bids her
"good night" then the hood-gate of pas
sion seems to burst forth uncontrolled.
and as he descends the steps, tells her that
she must be aware of the never dying love
he has for her, and that was it not for her,
his life would be blank, &c. BY this
time he has reached the gate, and the
young lady has entered tile hall and has
the door almost closed. Then he is the
happiest, because be feels that his accom-
plishments are complete, and his success
sure; consequently, his voice is heard as
it echoes and re-echoes through the silent
and lonely forest as he rides home sing
ing some old familiar hymn like 'Jesus
lover of my soul" &c.
One of our neighbor boys has brand
new suit Of fclothes. He vas asked if he
got the suit to get married in. His an-
sWer was 'just got them to stArt out in.'
ut is strange thing" said IN intelli-
gent lady, that young man becomes
tired Of single life the very moment he
falls in love-" CRATE.