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

The balmy breezes and swiftly flying
clouds of Saturday morning brought not
the promised April showers that gardens
and early field crops were beginning to
need. Rain came, but laden with chill
for each plant. Sunday morning it was
difficult to decide whether we were more
surprised than disappointed. Expecting no
such sudden change, and intending to put
ourselves into our handsome fresh Spring
suits, and with new straw hats, to cover
clipped heads, we were poorly prepared to
believe the truth that We must again put
on our dingy old suits, rekindle the win
ter's fire and keep it blazing during the
day. To-day, Monday, the farmer that
intended 70 place himself abreast of his
neighbor in cotton planting, grumbles that
he didn't risk the dry soil and put his seed
in the ground, while his neighbor COM
plains Of seed thrown away and labor lost.
The usually encouraging wife adds her
complaint of disorder in the house, unpro-
tected flowers and vegetables, and chilled
and dying young chicks. Nobody ever
saw such time say the grunting old as
we'll as the disappointed young. Yet there
are persons that remember the snow fall
of 1s49, on April 18th, and the freeze the
next day. An elderly lady, formerly a
resident of Edgefeld County, says that
everybody was wearing Spring clothing,
vegetation much advanced, corn being
several inches high, cotton chopped to a
stand on many farms, green peas bloom
ing, and other garden vegetables growing
beautifully. From early in March the
weather had been delightful to the after
noon of April 14th, when there was sud-
de-. and rapid falling in temperature, and
on the following day, Sunday 18th, snow
covered the ground for several hours. On
the morning Of the 18th the frost rivaled, in
appearance, the preceding days snow, and
the icicles and CLASSY earth strangely con-
trasted with blooming Spring flowers and
headed wheat and barley. Two days later
the entire vegetable world was brown
crisp ruin. We do not expect full repe-
tition, nor would we sustain so heavy loss
now; but to-day and tomorrow may
bring the severest Of the storm.
Two car loads Of Texas ponies were shut
up, uncovered, in the Railroad stock lot
Sunday. How they seemed to suffer from
the cold rain. Had been nine days on
road from San Antonio, Texas, to Colum-
bia. Their owner gave every attention they
required, save shelter. The three months
colts and the old gray of thirty years ought
to have been better provided for. A. ].
Stringer could have saved the owner twen-
ty per cent in the looks of the animals, and
would have said little about his charges if
only chance word of praise were given
his new stables.
When this stormy weather is over We
will tell about the paint and whitewash
that will he spread over Bolton. The
fences and houses that will got a coat. and
of others that very much need repairing
and whitening over. Mrs. Hattie Kay's
new fence will receive due attention in
that particular.
Gassaway', principal Of the colored
school here, has neat two story eight
room dwelling and boarding house for his
school in process of erection chat will be
an improvement to his portion of the
town when completed. Gassaway is doing
good work in the school room for his pea-
pie, too.
An accidental fire destroyed the engine
house of the railroad water-works Friday.
Necessary repairs on the engine will be
made and house rebuilt, it is thought, By
Wednesday.
Repairing on cotton planters continues
at Tollison's and Hanks shop, nothwith-
the scores already carried away.
Both men are energetic workers, and well
deserved the liberal patronage they have.
Mr.. E. Et. Talbert, of Edgefeld, and his
brother, sergt. T. G. Talbert, Of Patrick
Military Institute, have been visiting in