The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-04-18

! z IAuh ". aouuI1Choy Va 1 lSh0Ao SoooVJ
and Miss Matte o. Smith, daughter OF
Mr.. VIM. ". Smith, of Anderson County.
| Next Sunday is Easter. Easter Sunday
is always the first Sunday after the full
moon, which occurs on or after March 21,
and if the full moon happened ON Sun
day, Easter is to be the following Sunday.
| Hence Easter can not come earlier than
March %, nor later than April 25.
Divine services will be held in tho
Episcopal church, at Pendleton, on to-
morrow GOOD Friday by Rev. T. F.
Gadsden, at II o'clock a. m., and at
o'clock p. m. Services will also be held
at Grace Church this city, the same day, at
10 o'clock a. m., to be conducted by the
Lay Reader.
Mayor Tribble and Messrs. J. J. Baker
and F. T. Wilhite, members of the City
Council, went to Atlanta last Monday to
get some information in reference to the
electric light plant. It is settled fac:
that We are to have the electric light, bat
the City Council will act slowly so as to
get the best system.
A negro woman, living near Mosely, on
the 8. v. r. R., a few days ago, left hes
children in the house and went to the field
to work. One of thems a 12-year old boy,
put rope around his Titles year old
brothers. neck, and throwing the other end
over the joist, drew the child up and held
it suspended until dead.
List of letters remaining in the Post
office for the week ending April II:
DR.. Will n. Barkley, Miss D. g. Cambell,
Ben. Harris, John Dixon, ]. II. Floyd,
P. P. Giles, Miss Belle Henderson, Griffin
Hunter, Mrs. ]. P. Jones, Gabriel MaGee,
James g. Mitchell, Lawrence Wright,
] package, Miss Alice Harris.
The r. & D. r. R. eating house at Cen.
trail, 8. c., which is under the manage.
ment of Mr.. J. E. Duke, is one Of the best
eating houses to be found on any line in
that Company's big system. Mr.. Duke
is very courteous and attentive to his
guests, and when you leave his table you
feel like you have feasted at Kings table.
There came near being serious accident
on Main street Tuesday afternoon. A
team of mules became frightened aud ran
away. The driver, in attempting to- stop
them, got his feet tangled in the lines
and was dragged some distance on the
ground. Fortunately some one ran to
his rescue and saved him from being
killed.
The Floral Fair takes place in Charles
ton next week. The Port Royal & Wes-
tern Carolina Railroad will sell round-trip
tickets from the folIswing points at the
prices named Anderson, Deans, STAIRS
and Cooks, $7.65; Lowndesville, S7.45.
Tickets will be on sale from the 2lst to
25th, inclusive, good to return on through
the 9th.
A petition is being circulated and signed
asking the City Council to establish
cheap system of water-works. It is
thought that the power and water can be
cheaply furnished at the cotton factory, SO
that the cost will be moderate. 1t would
add greatly to our comfort in dry and
dusty weather, besides the advantages
otherwise.
The Greenville Ne,os of last Friday con-
contained a cut of our new hotel and
about Eve columns of interesting matter
on the progress aud business of our grow
ing city. Our citizens appreciate this
kindness of the Netus. The article was
we'll prepared, but number of our busi-
ness houses and other enterprises were
not mentioned.
Elberton Star Congressman Carlton
got an appropriation through for a resur-
vey of the Savannah river, and Mr..
Turner, of Hartwell, says that the engin-
eers have recently completed the work.
This is good move, and we hope that
the next step will be to make this river
navigable for boats. We have not as yet
seen report of the new survey"
At the examination of teachers for the
public schools, held on the 5th Inst, the
following persons we're given certificates:
1st Grade-Misses Mary e. Anderson,
Minnie Warren, Lizzie Shirley, BERTHE
Cunningham, Zoa Welborn, Lou Wyatt,
and Messrs. B. M: Cheatham, and j. B.
Harris; End Grade-Misses Rosa M. Cox
and Amanda Boggs; 3rd Grade-Oni
Martin. None of the colored applicants
passed the examination.
Died, near Van Bnren, Ark, on We'd
nesday March 20, 1880, Mr.. s. W. Clink-
scales, aged about 50 years. Mr.. Clink-
scales was native of Anderson County,
and moved from Fork Township to Ar
kansas in 1882, locating near Van Buren,.
He was member of the Baptist Church,
and stood high in the esteem of his neigh
bors. His friends and relatives in this
County will regret to hear of his death.
He leaves a wife and six children to
mourn his death.
The annual meeting of the State Teach
ers' Association will be held in Columbia
on tue 10th, 18th and 18th OF July. An
attractive programme is being prepared
by the Executive Committee, the rail
roads will reduce their rates, and no effort
will be spared to make the meeting both
interesting and instructive. We hope the
Teachers of Anderson will bear this In
mind, and make an effort to attend the
Association. They will find 1t both inter.
esting and profitable.
Mrs. L. G. Boggs died at her home
near Slabtown on Thursday, 11th inst,
after an illness of about two weeks. She
leaves husband and four children, one
of the latter an infant only few days old,
to mourn her death. Her remains were
inferred in the Shutdown graveyard, Rev.
DR.. Riley conducting the funeral services.
Mrs. Boggs was faithful member of the
Presbyterian Church, and was greatly
beloved by wide circle Of friends, all of
whom deeply deplore her death.
While in Greenville last week we had
the pleasure of visiting the office and lab
ratory of DR.. J. NJ. Westmoreland, the