The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-05-02
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- o CAL NEWS
THURSDAY, MAY 2.
There promises to be fine crop o1
Spring chickens.
s;S Next Monday is salesday, but it prom.
sisessto be a dull one.
Last Friday and Saturday were good
81 days for the merchants.
g The freight business on the railroads
holds mp remarkably well.
The gossips say there will be wedding
8 In the: city during this month.
- H:W Stephens, Of the R. & D. R. r
GO. was in the city last Friday.
number Of our citizens are feastine
& upon home-raised strawberries.
ss The rains last week fell in good time,
and cotton is coming up fast now.
is said that several negroes Of Ander-
S.; son have applied for Government posi-
tlons.
"a few sweet potatoes were on the mar
Nj ket last week, and sold for dollar I,
SIS bnshel
Several Of our citizens are in New York:
8 this weak attending the Washington Cen
tennial ~ 80 s5-s,si - : -.
The County Commissioners have an
important notice in this paper to Road
"a OTerseers. -
The Anderson crowd who went to
s Charleston last week enjoyed their trip
very much.
An Anderson lover is so frequent In bis
calls thatsthe bell knob looks thin and
sSS may soon drop of:
I Mr.,J. E. Bellotte, formerly Of Pendle-
z ton, died'at his home at Central last Sun
S. day, aged seventy years.
The music by the Young America Cor
s.; net Band last Friday evening was highly
enjoyed by our citizens.
The Presby yterian Church will bo closed
next Sunday, as DR.. Frierson will preach
eassat LowndesYille on that day.
Energy and cooperative enterprise
make the best capital that city can use
lin saev veloping its possibilities.
30 The farmers are complaining that the
Crows are doing more damage to the
young corn this season than usual.
S Gardens a splendid and everybody is
looking for d to the blessed time when
vegetables y be plentiful on every side.
Pickens rown, colosed, offers his SER
vices tot ewho may need any work. in
s carpente line. Read his advertisement.
lsssD.A.. ellis was lodged in Jail Monday
night under a charge Of obtaining goods
under false pretenses from MCGEE 6 Ligon.
Life insurance agents are getting to be
S numerous They say they like to do bu-
I, siness in Anderson, for it is healthy
place.
There is not better town in the coun-.
try fora man with little money and a
lots Of get up in which to locate than An
derson.
Various sections Of the County were
visited by q light fall Of hail last Thurs
Gay, but we have heard of no damage
being done.
Trial, Justices, and others who are en-
titled thereto, can get copy of the Acts
of the Legislature for 1888 by calling on
the Clerk Of Court.
sss Mr. d. 8. Maxwell, who Is one OF, our
3 most progressive gardeners, has set out
FIVE thousand cabbage plants, and they
3: are growing nicely.
Until the completion Of their new .huild-
5 ! ing, the Masons will hold Eheir meetings In
g the Hall on the third floor over the store
ssof the s. Bleckley Co. PSI.
According to III Hicks, the st. Louis
prophet, We are going to haye
quite number Of storm periods and dan.
( ger days during this month.
ss Scott Williamson, colored, of Green
willie, has beenN appointed postal clerk on
the Columbia & GreenyIle Railroad to
B succeed r. J. Hood, removed.
Watsrworks and electric lights are q
big advertisement for town, and Ander..
! sonis going to have them. Our people
are almost solid for both enterprises.
So The State Board OF Agriculture has de-
gcided to- hold a farmers Institute at Pen
sdleton in connection with the Summer;
meeting of the State Agricultural Society
The Sunday morning services in The
city Churches are now held at II o'clock-a
half hour earlier than formerly. The
Sunday Schools also meet a half hour ear.
1ier.
a committee of citizens from Winns-
55boro, 8. O., spent day or two in the city
3 last week inspecting tile Anderson Oil
Mills. It is proposed to build a mill at
Winnsboro.
"a few more days Of favorable weather
and the farmers will get through planting
i cotton. The general opinion is that q
much larger crop than usual is being put
] in the ground.
5s5 We have received an invitation to at
tend the annual pic mic at Erwir's Mill
g on Friday, May 10th. This place Is noted
for its pleasant pic MICS, and if possible we
will be on hand.
81 The Greenyille News says the large and
commodious addition to the Piedmont
Cotton Mills is now nearing completion,
the workmen being busily engaged put
ting on the roof.
The negro brickmasons and hod car.
riers, engaged at work on the new hotel,
nl- f,r t,;,Io,- x,o rao Mondou ~, orripo.