The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-03-20
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Geraniuns were numerously blighted
by the ''snap'' of Saturday night.
Mary Anderson. the Kentucky beauty
and brightest of American stars, is said
to have had during her thirty summers
sue is "heart. whole and fancy free.' Sic
senlpcr twu,.ais, E plmriJus unum, Efon any
CONAN, Erin 7ly yo1aunl gabraugh.
q book on the JohnstoWn flood WAS in
town one day last weok.
Mr.. r. w. Davis and q Mr.. Batson, of
Greenyille. were in town last Friday.
Mr.. Austin Clement went to Greenville
last Thursday
Mr.. Jim Brown was summoned to
Greenville by the Court as witness last
week.
Mr.. Will Ms,ttison, of your city, passed
by here on Uncle Billie's train one even
ing last week. Willis humner-and is
Just one of battalion Of your young
men who are herculean, handsome and as
genial as April sunshine.
DR.. B. T. Brown was present at the
obsequies of his sister, Mrs. Belcher, in
your town last Wednesday.
Miss Lula Hawley, one Of our young
ladies whose beauty aud Womanly charac-
teristics are well known, is visiting in
A handsome new $3.50. 100 Mason & Ham
lin organ was delivered by the railroad
agent to the Methodist Church last Satur.
day. Miss Kathaleen Lander it is said,
will be the organist, and strong choir
will be Immediately organized.
Miss Ella Gary, an accomplished
daughter of the Empire State, has organ
lied md is instructing large class in
penmanship. The specimens on exhibi.
ton speak eloquently of her ability to
teach this most useful and essential art.
Mr.. Fl. L. Allen, Of Bowersville, Ca.
matriculated in the Southern Telegraph
School last week.
Last Saturday was great day with our
merchants. Wagons stood in solid phal.
anx along Main Street most of the day
some were loaded with cotton, while 9th.
ers were burdened down with variety
of negotiable produce. Indeed, the pop Of
the teamsters long, plated whip as his
brawny hands dexterously manipulated
the lines over his splendid team urging
them forward aroused the languid spirit
of trade, bestirred the festive clerk from
his dreams of pic mics and put the propri.
etor to kicking the peek-a-boo-the
whole business assumed December hus.
tie. It was day bespeokled with all the
characteristics Of a typical Fall day. Al
most every wagon returned home thor
oughly scented with fertilizer.
Winter blowed Spring beyond st. Au.
gustine Saturday night.
Miss Lohna Epting's absence from the
postofice during her indisposition was
very conspicuous, and her early recovery
and return to her post has very much
pleased the public.
Every young man should enrich him
self by being the possessor of the life of
Henry W. Grady" which will soon be
put upon the literary market.
A rara auis was captured on the creek last
Saturday by party of male students. AS
the writer doesn't know mocking bird
from thrush, its description will not be
attempted-however, it had no qaicalose.
Corporal John King and Private Jim
Wilson, of the Belton Military Institute,
were in town last week. Both are young
men Of gentlemanly and courteous bear
ing.
Mr.. John Wilcox, well known travel.
ing salesman and former typographical
artist, was thrown in close proximity
with catastrophe while driving from
here to Pelzer last Friday afternoon. It
seems the horse he was driving become
so uewhat suddenly anxious to quicken
his speed, and dashed off. Mr.. Wilcox
hero did the acrobat act, and in his leap
he narrowly escaped injury.
Ynur correspondent received an invita-.
ton 10 be present at the nuptials of Mr..
L. q Aberorombie to Miss jamie Kay,
daughter of MIR. and Mrs. W. P. Kay, on
Wednesday afternoon, the 10th inst, at
Mr.. Kay's home. The wedding card is
on embossed paper and is elaborately de.
signed and printed. If the Fates don't
go against us we shall join "Bud" on this,
the occasion of his life. The Rev. D. w.
Hiott will officiate.
Dr.. Griffith, Treasurer of the Endow.
ment Fund of Furnlan University, spent
last Friday night in town, the guest of
Rev. D. w. Elliott. We knew the Doctor
at Charlotte, N. c., in the halcyon days of
yore, and was glad to meet with him
again.
In our bile Bean" burlesque last week
the printer or our vocabulary did the
grand, gloomy and peculiar act Of making
US say Oscillation" when We wanted to
osculate, but kissing is vibration anyway,
hence oscillation isn't to be sneezed at.
The sad intelligence of the death of Mr..
John E. Peoples was received here with
profound regret. It is a great loss to the
County to give up such man. The
family of the deceased have the sympathy
of the entire community.
The fire at Pelzer is estimated to be
about a 500, 900 blaze.
DR.. Cannon, of Toney Creek, is said to
be in precarious condition, and his
friends are ANXIOUS about him.
A difficulty occurred here Tuesday af-
ternoon between Ed Holder and Pat.
Hindman, which resulted in the form or
being shot by the latter. Both were
drunk. The wound Is not dangerous.
Col. E. B. Murray was in Tuesday on
nrofeesiona1 husinasa I'D