The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-02-16

People grumble because the number
1888 is hard to write, but they should
| console themselves by thinking of wha
they would have to put down if the Arabic
| figures had never been invented, and w
used only the Roman notation. Think o.
writing "MDCCCLXXXVIII"
Mr.. Jas. T. Prince, who travels for the
big cigar house of Geo. NJ. Traylor q Co.
of New York, reached the city Tuesday
afternoon, and, as usual, was warmly
welcomed by his host of friends. Mr.
Prince is a Georgia boy, and is one OF the
most popular drummers on the road.
Every young man in the city who feell
an interest in the Y. M. G. A. is requested
to be present in Temperance Hall nexi
Sunday afternoon at 81 O'Clock. tits pro-
posed to organize the Association then, OF
map out plan of organization, and the
meeting is called at that hour so as not tc
conflict with the prayer meeting at
o'clock.
Capt. w. W. Starr, the genial and pro-
gressive Superintendent of the Port
Royal & Western Carolina Railroad, was
in the city last week, and honored oul
office with his presence for short time
Mr.. Starr is native South Carolinian,
and is always ready and willing to dc
anything that will advance the interests OF
our people.
Attention is directed to the advertise
ment of D. ]. Bohannon, whose place oi
business is on Depot street. He keeps q
choice stock of groceries, canned goods,
confectioneries. country produce. ETC.,
and can supply you. with nice lunch;
He still has his Feather Renovator, and
is agent for the new patent Peerless
Smoothing Iron.
List of letters remaining in the Post
Office for the week ending February 18th :
Miss j. NJ. j. Carpenter, w. L. Colway.
Thos. w. Carwile, w. M. Callahan, E. L.
Cobb, Mrs. Harriet McC Collogh. Miss Alice
Oliver, Juste Panya, Stering Rily, T. a..
Sanders, Taylor & Cary, Miss Francis
Williams. A. G. Wallace, Abney Ward.
When calling for above say advertised.
On Friday night; oath inst, Anderson's g
amateurs will appear in the Masonic Hall
in most interesting drama, entitled
sTurn of the Tide" The proceeds of the
entertainment will be donated to the Bap-
tist Church organ fund. The play is one
of the best that has ever been rendered by
our amateurs, and those who attend may
rest assured of getting the worth of their
money. Further particulars next week.
Patronize home. Yes. patronize home
schools and home everything. Patronize
home industries, home factories and
everything that you consume that you
can possibly get at home get it there.
Don't send your money off to other places,
where you will not have chance to get
any of It again, but buy everything at
home. BY so doing you will not only
help build up the town and make your
neighbors more prosperous, but will help
yourself in the same proportion.
Rev. E. o. Frierson, of Laurens, will be
in the city this week visiting his brother,
Rev. DR.. Frierson. Tonight and to-
morrow night he will lecture in tho base
ment of the Presbyterian Church, his
subjects being '"rhe Huguenots" and
1.-THE Coyenanters." An admission fee of
25 cents will be charged, and the proceeds
will 60 to the new Presbyterian Church
fund at Laurens. Mr.. Frierson is an able
and eloquent divine, and his lectures will
no doubt prove both interesting and in
structive. We bespeak for him large
audience.
Next week our people will have an ex-
cellent opportunity to visit Savannah,
Ga, and attend the Jasper Festival, which
takes place in that city on Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday. The Port Royal u
Western Carolina Railroad will sell round
trip tickets from the following points at
the prices named: Anderson, $40;
Deans, $455; Starr, $3.50; Cooks, S4.40
Lowndesville, S4.25. The tickets will be
on sale from the Goth to the 22nd, inclu-
sive, and will be good for five days.
Agent Smith will cheerfully furnish any
further information.
John O'Donnell was before Trial Justice
Wardlaw last Saturday on twenty-five
warrants charging him with selling spirit
uous and intoxicating liquors without
license. His counsel stated that he de.
sired to waive the preliminary hearing
and give bond for his appearance at Court
| in all the cases. To this the Justice re.
piled that under the statutes he was in
clined to think it was his duty to investi-
gate each case, and see if there was enough
to justify sending it up. To this counsel
responded that they would admit that
there was enough in each case to justify
sending it up, and the cases were all sent
up to the Court of Sessions. These make
twenty.four cases sent to the Court oil
Sessions against Mr.. O'Donnell.
! The City Council were engaged all day
| last Tuesday trying the appeal of John
O'Donnell, convicted before the Mayor Of
selling whiskey without license. The
six Aldermen, presided over by the Mayor
form the appellate court. They sustained
the Mayor in oil his findings of law, but
could not agree on the facts. This being
the.case, what is the status of the case
| They neither confirmed nor reversed the
| judgment Of the Mayor. There seems tc
be some difference of opinion among the
Council as to the effect the appeal has had
| on the judgment and sentence as declared
by the Mayor. The law governing trials
&C., under our city charter is certainly
very crude and as yet poorly understood
A. friend sends us the following from
Texas: "Died at her home in Mineral
Well, Palo Pinto County, Texas Jan. Is
1888, Mrs. J. E. Long, wife of Elder w
B. Long, in the 6lst year Of her age. Sht
was a consistent member of the Baptis
Church; and throughout the course o.
her life, during twenty years of which
she was an invalid, she exemplified tx
the world, that patience and fortitudt
under suffering, which ever character
ICES the true follower of Christ. She wa!
conscious to the last moment, and died il
full confidence of blessed immortality
beyond the grave. The bereaved hus
band and children have our sincere sym
| pathy in their bereavement" Mrs
Long has many friends and relatives il
Anderson County who will regret to heal
of her death.
A rather incredible statement of fact
was current on the streets this week tt
the effect that one Charles Haynie. color
ed, of Rock Mills Township, had found ,
live bat in the middle of huge stock pin,
while cutting the tree down. judging
from the appearances, this little leather
winged mammal had been confined in th,
middle of this tree for seventy years with
out air, food or drink. The tree, wher
small, had been Clipped, and it is sup
posed that the bat took shelter for th,
winter in this place when it was nearl,
covered with the new growth. Whel
spring came it was unable to make its exi
from the crevice. Here it remained unit
found last week. The tree was sount
everywhere, except little cavitylin th
middle where the bat was. There wer
seventy circles around outside of the lon
home Of the bat. One circle grows eacl
year, hence it is that we know the bat va
In the tree seventy years.