The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-09-04


EMr. Henry w. Stephens and wife, o
aston, Ga, are now spending awhile II
he city with the formers parents. M r
) Stephens is just recovering from severe
case of fever, and we hope his trip home
$ will be very beneficial to his health.
at meeting of the Pioneer Fire Com
pany last Monday evening. the following
officers we're elected to serve the ensuing
year: President, J. N. Watkins; Vice
| President, John Whitfield 1st Director
Thos. A. Archer; Secretary and Treasurer
G. T. Bolt.
The Oakland High School, near Antre
vile, will end an eight months term Sep
tember 18th, and the patrons and friend:
everywhere are cordially invited to attene
and witness the closing exercises on tha
day, as we'll as entertainment which VII
be given at night.
An old farmer was heard to say the fol
lowing: "Begin to pick your cotton a
soon as it begins to open; and Keep JUST a.
near up with it as you possibly can. 1t j
| easier to pick when it first opens, and 1t L
free from dirt and trash. The time tc
push your cotton picking is before it j:
damaged by staying in the field too long,
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Messrs. G. F. Tolly & Son are moving
into their new store-room on Depot street
| They will soon get things to rlght, ano
will make the finest and fullest display o
furniture ever made in Anderson. Ihell
new store.room is one OF the .most co m
modious, and convenient In the CITY; - y
is modern in arrangement and Lighted o1
electricity.
It was Benjamin franklin who re
marked, "Avoid all arguments at nome, !,
When Mrs. Franklin asked Benjamin tc
90 ont into the yard and split an armtn
of kindling wood, instead of entering into
! 8 controversy over the subject he would
nut on his hat and go down to see man
liThousands of husbands to-day avoid argu'
Iments at home by adopting the same
Ilmethod.
A good idea for this season, and one
l;that nav prove beneficial, is for the old
man to invite his fair daughters beau
Into the cotton field. Of course bis com
pany being desirable the maiden vii! &c
| likewise. The picking might be extended
|. .by the issue of numerous invitations, ano
all would enjoy the cotton picking socla'
BILE. The sire, too, would smile on such
state of affairs, we are sure.
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Rev. George G.. Mays, who has been
supplying Midway and Slabtown Presby-
Eterian Churches for the past three mouths,
has returned to Princeton to renew his
studies. Mr.. Mays is quite talented
young man, and promises to be usef9l
and energetic worker in his Church. He
made a Host of friends in this section, and
the IETELL1aENcER joins them in wish.
ing him all of the happiness attainable in
this life.
A grand fall opening is now taking
place every day at G. F. Jones q Co.'S
dry goods emporium, as you will see by
reading their new advertisement. 1t is
worth any persons time to go there and
see the pretty goods that are being opened
uuand displayed, md it will do you good
to hear the low prices they are being
offered at. Their millinery department Is
especially attractive, and the ladies should
visit it at once
Mr.. John Moorhead died at the home ol
his son, Mr.. R. Lewis Moorhead, near
Lowndesville, last Thursday night, and
his remains were brought to Anderson
and inferred at Concord Church, in Hope
we'll Township. Mr.. Moorhead was about
7S'years of age, and was born and reared
In this County. a few years ago he NOV
ed to Georgia, where he resided up to q
short time ago He is we'll known in this
section, and his friends will regret to hear
of his death.
The religious meeting which has been
conducted by Evangelist Cowan, two
miles Routh of the city, closed last Sunday
night, when there were present at least
two thousand persons. During The ten
days services about seventy-tiVe persons
were converted, and about twenty-nine
professed sanctification. Mr.. Cowan con.
Quoted the meetings solely by himself, and
his efforts have done good. He was pre-
sented with purse OF Sl37 % for his ser
vices. He has returned TO his home IN
Southeast Georgia to rest few days.
Last Saturday Mr.. P. B. Allen, of this
County, brought to Anderson sixteen
bales of new cotton from his farm, aud
sold the same to Messrs. Brown Bros. at
81 cents per pound. We mention this
fact because we doubt if ever in the his.
tory Of Anderson sixteen bales OF cotton
was sold from any one farm during the
month of August. However, there should
be added to this number the tlIst bale sold
in this market by Mr.. Allen it"m the
same farm, thus making seventeen ueles
sold during August. Mr.. Allen is pre- =
porous farmer, and demonstrates tina.
farming pays the man who farms rs bus
mess, on business principles.
Your attention Is called 10 the New Cot
ton Bloom Gin, which has all latest I'M
provements, including balance wheel on
brush, which is peculiar to this make 0l
-, -, M NJ 1ntQnf
buying q gin this season it will pay you
to look into the merits of this gin. This
company and its predecessors have made
cotton gins for nearly fifty years, and are
experts in cotton gin work. These gins are
made in the most substantial manner
strong aud heavy, with long bearings
every part being so nicely made and ad'
iusted that it is without doubt the lightest
running ginning outfit in the world. Fol
further particulars, prices, terms, ETC., sd
dress 81. W. Hubbard, the manufacturers
general Southern agent at Atlanta, Ga.
We are informed that work on the sur.
Yey and plating of the new town in Ab
beville County has commenced. MIR. w
C. Whitner is Chief Engineer, and We fee
confident that the Western Carolina Lane
and Improvement Company will Tee
proud for having entrusted this work tt
Mr.. Whitner, who is q young man o
marked abilities and several years Of ex
perience as a Civil Engineer. Work or
the Savannah River begun last week, and
we are told that the estimate made by ar
expert Engineer who was sent doWI
from New York by Mr.. Calhoun and as
sociates, will be $4,000 horse power. Jus
think Of it, enough power to run every
spindle in the Southern States. Who Car
| estimate the value of such water power
Our neighbor across the Savannah
River, the GAINESVILLE (Ga.) Enterprise, tell
| the following "There' is church II
Hart County that has large membership
and is noted for its economy, especially II
paying the preacher. Last year the poo
minister labored faithfully the year round
protracting one week during the summer
and received for his services only twt
hens, twenty-five pounds of flour, on
gallon of syrup, 2 pair of drawers, ant
| twenty-five cents in money. In few
DAYS one of the chickens died with tn
cholera, and il that church don't "chi
i'm and buy the preacher another hen W
are going to publish the names OF tn
church and Geacons." Is there churcl
in Andersen County that can equal this
Mrs. a. G.. Fretwell died at her hOm
| in Mccormick, S. c., on Wednesday, 27tl
ult., after an illness of two weeks with ty
phoid fever, aged 39. years. Her remain
were brought to Anderson and early Fri
day morning were laid to rest in the Pres
byterian cemetery, the funeral service