The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-02-02

Quilts made of silk handkerchiefs are
getting to be quite popular with the
Young ladies. A young lady gets each
one of her gentlemen friends to give her
handkerchief on which she ernbroiders
his name, and then, placing the handker-
chiefs together, makes quilt of them.
List of letters remaining in the Post
Office for the week ending February 1st;
William Anderson, William Burton (2),
Willie S. Groves, Miss E. F. Hellams,
Tom johnson, Miss Lisie Mack, Mrs. N
G, Porrell, j. 81. Saunders, Allen Sherman,
Charlie Samuels, J. R. Simpson (2), LOUIS
WILDER.
DR.. A. P. Johnstone, of this city, has
been invited to attend the annual meet
ing Of the State Dental Society, which
meets in New Orleans on the 14th inst,
and to perform several operations in dent
istry before the body. This is certainly
high compliment to the Doctors skill as
8 dentist.
Mr.. Hartwell NJ. Aver, of this city, has
accepted position on the stat OF tne
World new morning paper which will
make its appearance in Charleston on the
7th inst. Mr.. Aver is forcible writer,
and will, no doubt, fill his position with
credit to himself and satisfactorily to his
employers.
The other day DR.. n. H. scudday show
ed us thimble which he has carried in
his pocket for more than thirty years.
The Doctor used to be q tailor, and-as
Andy johnson once told an old gentleman
who called at the White House to inquire
If it was a fact that he was once tailor
good one, too.
A fire occurred in the city on Wednes-
day night Of last week, about IL o'clock,
destroying the stables on the premises OF
Mrs. Reese and Mrs. Bewley. The alarm
was given, and the fremen responded
promptly, but the fire had gained too
much headway to be checked. The origin
of the fire is mystery. The loss amounts
to about $500.
Mr.. s. T. Craig is now the proprietor of
the City Bakery, and having secured the
services of new baker, is now furnish
ing his customers with most excellent
bread. We know whereof we speak, for
we have tested samples of his loaves.
rolls and Vienna bread. He delivers
bread in any portion of the city. If you
are not using bakers bread, give it trial.
Mr.. R. A. Jackson of this city, has just
returned from an extended visit to'por-
tions of Alabama. He spent considerable
time at Decatur. Mr.. Jackson thinks
northern Alabama has bright future be.
fore it, but says the majority of the towns
and cities of that section are overrun with
mechanics. He says the necesssries Of
life are much higher there than in Ander-
son.
A company of amateurs from Green vile
will render Pinafore in the Masonic Hall
on tomorrow (Friday) evening. The
company is composed of some Of the best
musical talent of our sister city, and the
opera will no doubt be rendered in most
excellent manner. The company should
be greeted by large audience. Admis'
zion, so cents. Reserved seats may be
secured iniadvance at Hill Bros.
10 :
A young lady in New York, tired of
fancy work and painting placques, tried
the healthy and useful occupation of
peeling potatoes as diversion. In the
first one she grasped she found deeply
imbedded silver dollar, which some far
mer,: doubtless, had dropped in the fur;
row ploughing. The moral Of this tale is
that attention to domestic duties never
goes unrewarded, even in this world.
Last Friday Mr.. Jas. D. McElroy sold
twelve bales of cotton in the city. Of
course, this was only portion of his
crop, but by raising his own supplies he
was enabled to hold this cotton until it
suited him to sell it, and now he has suf-
6cient money to make another crop. Mr..
McElroy is model farmer, and If every
farmer in Anderson County would follow
his example, what prosperous people
we would be!
Mamma said a beautiful maiden in
tender tones the other morning at break
fast, {" is coming around tomorrow
night" swell, what of that?" replied
mamma, with ill.concealed disappoint-
ment. "He's been coming every Sunday
night for two years." every true, mann
ma; but neither Of them was Leap Year."
and cold, hard, determined look spread
over her lovely features an inch and
half thick.
We wish to call attention to the very
liberal offer of Samuel Wilson, Scotsman,
Mechanicsville, Bucks County, Pa, whose
advertisement appears in this issue. Mr..
Wilson is not only large grower Of flow
er and vegetable seeds, but makes spe-
cialty of introducing new and good varie-
ties of corn, oats, potatoes, &C., besides
dealing in all the best and finest breeds of
poultry. His we'll illustrated and descrip-
tive 10o.page catalogue will be sent free to
all who apply for it.
The Augusta Chronicle, of last Thurs
day, says: Chairman Murray, who open
ed the proceedings of the Savannah Val.
ley Convention yesterday morning, is a
member Of the State Senate of South Car
olina from the County of Anderson. He
has just retired from the editorial chair of
the Anderson INTELLIaENcER to devote
himself entirely to the practice of law.
Mr.. Murray was summoned suddenly
from the floor to preside, and his opening
speech was an introduction of solid fact
and well-knit argument. He is ready
and convincing talker."
Mr.. W. P. Stevenson has presented us
with some very fine turnips, of the "Yel.
low Globe" and Golden Balp' varieties.
Mr.. Stevenson tried banking his turnips
this winter, and was quite successful, as
he now has plenty of turnips in good con-
dition. His plan, briefly stated, is about
as follows: With tu.rning-plow he run
a deep furrow ou each side of his rows of
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