The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-09-13
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Owing to the incessant rains of late, the
business on the farm has entirely stopped.
Considerable damage has already been
done to early cotton, and in some sections,
bridges have been swept away and corn
washed down.
The Farmers Alliance is being
talked up in this community, and It
seems to meet strong appreciation gener.
ally. We think it is time for the slum-
bering farmers to wake up and be attend
ing. to things which pertain directly to
their interest. Why should they be led
or governed by manufacturers why
should they be forced by monopolists to
indulge in the practice of such extortion-
ates as tend not only to damage the far
mers of the present age, but to place them
still farther down the road of helplessness
We hope every farmer in the County
has read '.What the farmers of Georgia are
going to do to help themselves" in regard
70 the cotton bagging trust which appear
ed in the issue of September 9Th.
Notwithstanding the inclement weather
and the unusually small congregations,
the meeting at. Barker's Creek. has been
blessed. a goodly number have united
with the Church. The pastor has been
assisted by Rev. Mr.. Mendenhall.
We are glad to state that Miss: Mamie
Robinson is gradually recovering from the
long period of sickness which has been
her sad lot to endure.
The members Of Bethany have COM
pleted the ceiling of the Church.
The old time darkey is busy making
baskets, and it will not be many days ere
the fleecy staple will be gathered and
squeezed for travelling.
Anh n 60 ryn ero nf this com munitV are not
much lovers of cotton. We generally
make some for marketing purposes, but
as for corn and bacon, We don't intend to
sell single particle.
]. n. Mitchell has the largest hog We
have seen this season. It is only ten
months old, and will weigh three hum
dred pounds.
We notice some Of our neighbors are
digging pinders. It is said that the Span
ish peanut will sprout if not dug as soon
Muscadines are getting ripe, and the
Young folks are expecting their usual
Share of them. Persimmons and locusts
are ripening, too, and the opossum will
be caught-then "taters" and "sop" will
be the hunters dish.
~ On IN last Monday J. NJ. Mitchell asked
several neighbors to help cover a new set
of stables. While engaged in the work,
several hands were on scaffold about
twelve feet high, when all at once the
scaffold gave way, aud down 1t went,
helter-skelter, with five hands with it,
including III. w. Shaw, ]. W. Banister,
James Banister, B. P. Mitchell and Mon
| roe Banister. Fortunately no one was
seriously injured Monroe Banister re-
ceiyed slight cut on the head, and James
A. Banister was considerably bruised by
! some of the party falling on him.
Three BIS seems to be very popular, but
the young ladies say they are going to
abandon four BIS, providing it means
"bangs, bachelors aud bashful beaux."
There is young man in the neighbor-
hood of Mt. Bethel, who seems very much
attached to Barker's Creek. We venture
to say he has sweetheart near there. We
don't know whether the young lady
invites him to her home or not; nor do
we know how often he goes to see her,
but we know that the young lady's sister
invites him very freq quently. O! for a
sweetheart, who has kind sister.
a certain young man, giving Q bit of bis
experience in the line Of courtship, says
''Indeed I proposed to her, and really did
get the answer, 7 can't lcare ney mamma. y
CRATE.