The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-06-21

600 factory. one.half this amount has
been promised by Northern capitalists
and ground will be broken in few days
The president of the new company is Mr.
J. A. Brock; secretary, j. J. Baker
directors, J. N. Brown, s. Bleckley, Geo.
A. WAGNER, A. J. sitton, W. W. Hum
phreys, W. q. Watson, A. A. Dean and
s. M. Orr.
The Anderson Oil and Fertilizer Com.
pany has been running for three years
under the successful management OF
Superintendent q. n. Townsend, Presi-
dent j. A. Brock and Treasurer B. Frank
Mauldin. The capacity Of the mill is
so, 900 bushels of cotton seed annually.
Another Anderson enterprise is the
new machine shop and boiler factory OF
Dr.. r. F. Diver, machinist of thirty
years. experience. This establishment
has been provided with the newest and
most approved appliances, planters,
drills, forges, &C., for the manufacture
and repair of boilers, engines, gins and
machinery of all kinds. DR.. Diver has
just signed contract for the manufac-
ture of the "Taylor gin:saw filing
machine"
E The Sullivan Hardware Company
have factory for the manufacture Of
combination wire and picket fencing,
which they ship all over the State.
Messrs. Barton & Townsend run suc'
cessfully large planning and turning
mill. R. 4. Mayfeld owns q large
planning and grist mill. Mr.. James Bar
ton is about to build an extensive wagon
factory, employing d number of hands.
POPULATION AND TRADE.
The population of Anderson vas ], 900
in 1880, 5000 in 1885 and has increased
steadily since.
The cotton shipments, Notwithstanding
the thousands of bales diverted to the
Pelzer and Piedmont mills on the ont.
skirts of the County, are 10000 bales PEI
annum. The merchants of the town do
an annual business of one and one.
quarter million of dollars.
Anderson claims to be the best stock
market in the State above Columbia, the
horse and mule sales of one firm alone
amounting to $1O0 900 in six months.
Mr.. g. F. Tolly has one of the largest
wholesale and retail furniture establish.
ments In the State, shipping furniture to
| points within few miles of Atlanta, and
excelling that city in prices and enter.
prise.
THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY.
The merchants Of. Anderson are liberal
and progressive. Among them are the
following firms:
Bleckley, Brown & Fretwell, general
merchandise McCully, Cathcart & Co.,
general merchandise; Crayton, Jones &
seybt, dry goods, &c.; Sullivan Hard
ware Company J. D. Maxwell & Co..
insurance and brokerage Means & Nc.
Gee, clothing, hats and merchant tailors;
Brown Bros, general merchandise; Q. F,
Jones, dry goods; R. S. Ligon, groceries;
Brownlee & Brown, fancy groceries; ]. IN
Watkins, book store; A. B. Towers, gen.
eral merchandise I; Wilhite & Wilhite
druggists; R. S. Hill, general merchan.
disc; W. A. Chapman, dry goods; W,
F. Barr, general merchandise; J. p. Sui
Elivan & Co., general merchandise; Den
mis- O'Donnell, groceries; Moss & Brown,
groceries; d. s.. Taylor, general mer.
chandise; Cunningham Bros, general
merchandise; A. P. Hubbard, general
merchandise; Louis Sharpe, confectione.
ries; J. A. Daniels, jeweller; g. NJ
Tolly, confectioneries Hill Bros, drug
gists; O. A. Reed, sewing machines and
buggies, also music house; F. M. Butler
cigars Simpson, Reid & Co., drugs B.
Webb, groceries; N. o. Farmer & Bro.
general merchandise; L. 81. Seel, stoves,
tin and hardware; JIM. Hubbard & Bro.
jewellers and silverware; G.. W. FAINT &
Son, books and stationery; Foster FAINT
clothing; Clark & Bro, merchant tailors
Us. Fowler, livery and sale stable; John
Catlett, livery and sale stable; John E
Peoples, livery and sale stable; E. W.
Taylor & Co., groceries; Miss sallie
Bowie, millinery and dry goods; s. T
Craig, bakery, J. D. Maxwell, photo
graph gallery; J.E. Peoples & Co., stoves
and tinware; A. Lesser, dry goods
Watson & Son, general merchandise
Miss Lizzie Williams, millinery and dry
goods; Orr & Sloan, drugs; J. ]. Baker
& Co., general merchandise; John O'Don'
nell, groceries F. P. Mimnaugb, dry
goods, &c.; B. F. Crayton & Sons, gro
ceries and provisions.
EDUCATION.
The Patrick Military Institute wai
opened last September by Capt. J. B
Patrick, who for years conducted mill
tary school in Greenville. One hundred
and twelve boys are enrolled. The full
high school course is exacted, and the
boys are drilled every day. Capt. Patrick
has the able assistance of Prof. W. j
Ligon and John M. Patrick. The cadets
are divided into two companies-one
commanded by Capt. ]. H. Coker, O.
| Darlington, and the other by Capt. J. D
Lowrance, of Columbia.
There are three fourishing primary
schools in Anderson, conducted respec
lively by Miss L. @. Hubbard, Miss
Maggie Evans and Mrs. J. Scott Murray
CHURCHES.
The Methodists have just completed
large and handsome $4,000 church, de
signed by Mr.. A. W. Todd, an Anderson
architect of much promise. The mem
bership ia about $50, and the pastor ii
| tha Row w g Wiohtman.