The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-09-26
LOCAL I1 .ENE VS. +.
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE,
Honea Path Items.

s~s~A ASS>~>~s 4
"A new Baptist Church was organized
i've miles below here last Thursday with
;6fty-two members, thirty-eight of whom
.were baptized the same day by Rev. D.
": Hiott The presbysery was organized
u By electing Rev. M. McGee, Chairman,
and DR.. John a. Robinson, Clerk. Rev.
D. w. Elliott preached the sermon, and
Rev. Fs.M.s Cam offered the prayer. A
very large and well-behaved congregation
witnessed the baptizing and ,the,organiza-
tion. Revs. Marion Gassaway, and e. q.
Rice were. present, with q large number
of deacons and members of other
Churches to give the hand of welcome to
(Keos ee) the new >Church. May she
prosper and do good work for the Master,
lis the desire Of many friends.
s The protracted meeting at Barker's
I Creek was great succoss-twenty-three
additions to the Church, and the mem
bership much revived. Rev. "a, G..
Smart, ,fof Troy, preached seven sermons
of great power. The pastor preached four
sermons, and Rev. b. Hayes preached
twice. The pastor says he was delighted
with Bro. Smart's preaching.
The protracted meeting in the Presbyte-
fisn Church did not continue long. Bro.
Craig was unable to get any help. They
received one addition to the 3memb bership,
and had very good meeting.
Capt. and Mrs. John T. Martin were in
town last week.
Rev. M. Gassaway and E. G. Rice have
been on a visit to our town. Mr.. Rice
made splendid talk at; prayer meeting
Wednesday night.
Mrs. Watkins, with her two daughters
and son, Prof. a. II. Watkins, left yester-
day for Greenyille, where Misses Salie
and Fannie will attend the Female Col
lege, and Prof. Hit will take charge of his
department in Furman University. We
regret to give them up, at the same time
we rejoice to know that they will be a
blessing TO Greenville.
Miss Lou, third daughter Of Rev. and
Mrs. McGee, will leave this week to
attend College in Greenville. Miss Lou
is one of the brightest, most intelligent
and best educated girls Of her age in this
community. We expect her to make q
good record under Prof. Townes.
Mr.. S. 81. Shumate made capital talk
at the prayer meeting Sunday night.
Mr.. J. W. Brock has employed Mr.. w.
j. J.iDeVose, of Ninety Six, as salesman in
in his store. We bid Mr.. DeVose a cor
dial Welcome He seems to be good
young man, and has made favorable
impression on our people.
Mr.. IT. Elgin is now with Shirley,
Finley & Shirley. He is a good salesman
and very popular with the people.
A[r. B. f. Cobb and Miss Pallie Greer
have Moth returned from Texas, where
they have been on visit to relatives.
We bid them cordial welcome 70 our
midst again. -
One os our bachelors Is now talking
about bailding a dwelling house. That
means business. - S.
3 Some time ago one of our citizens
looked in the hat of q young NJ. D. who
was on q visit to our town, and this Sin.
scription" was in the hat: "shake we'll
before using" Now, did he intend to put
tho direction on bottle ?,5or did he mean
that the hat ought to be shaken on ac-
count of something inside
Mr.. 3. Brice Armstrong, one of the best
young men in the Comfy, has made a
trade with Mr.. J. r. Donald, of our town,
and will from this date be associated with
him in the wood shops, where he will be
pleased to wait on his friends.
Some Of our people went to Greenville
Church to the funeral Of Mr.. Isaac
Richey. We sympathize with the be-
resved, and trust that they may find com.
fort in tho one that sticketh closer than a
brother. Mr.. Richey lived in our town
for some time, and made many friends
while here. We believe from the manner
of lfethat he lived that he now epjoyes
that rest which remaineth for the people
OF God.
Cotton is plentiful now on our streets,
and trade lively, DC.
Rev. w. E. johnson, Of Aiken, WIGS in
town last week. As he didn't stay over
Sunday to preach, We suppose he came on
business, or to visit some special friend.
MESSENGER.