The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-10-09

prosperous career. Their business amounts to
$40 600 annually. They also buy cotton seed.
Crossing the Square VIC enter first the Farmers
Alliance Cooperative Store which went into op.
Grafton in October, 1889, L. NJ Wilson rs manager
They do cash business to the amount Of S25 900,
besides the guano they have sold. Their trade has
been acquired by their judicious management, and
Is still increasing. They have just added COM
and will attain In short while trade that will
be enviable.
Next we find our social friend, ". A. Shirley,
who, by his energy and attentiveness, has won an
excellent trade in the furniture business. He has
been. established in this business only one year.
Ho occupies q substantial building, in which
he never wants for bed-can be found at any
time. His stock embraces everything that can be
desired in fine and medium furn iture. He sells
plan. Mr.. Shirley is a native Honea Path man,
an expert In the furniture business and enjoys On
excellent reputation in the community alike in
business relations and private life,
Next We enter the postofice, which G. ". Greer
presides over with becoming grace. he has been
Postmaster about six years, has opened out q
stock Of general merchandise, and has succeeded
beyond bis expectations. MI. Greer has served
the public faithfully during his term of office, and
Is kind and accommodating to all. He Is native
Honea Path man, highly esteemed by the comnu-
nifty for his sound business principles and strict
integrity, and o gentleman with whom 1t will
always be found pleasant and profitable to DEAL
We next enter the neatest and most attractive
store.house in town, the millinery cstablshm ent
Of Mrs. n. a. Elrod e. Co. The name Of. the firm
answers for tho neat appearance Of this house.
Mrs Elrod, with her two sisters, came here in the
fall of 1887 has done good business aud her trade
increases annually. She Is always frst to intro
duce new styles and fashions, and can name prices
that challenge comparison and successful competi.
tlon.
One cotton.weigher after another has served us,
but at present j. 4. Donnald gets all the "cussng'
In this line. He charges only six cents per bale
for Weighing. Mr.: Donnald also runs woodshop,
and derives fair income from this direction.
We next furnish the public view of the ever
popular boarding resort Of the town, run by the
careful hands Of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. ]. Shirley. They
have had 33 years of experience il the business
without complaint; have had ono cook ever since
the war. have never been without boarders, have
had some as long as seven years at time, and
have never had death In their house. This Is
almost unprecedented by. the average hotel man.
This has been won by the attentiveness Of Mrs.
Shirley, who Is ever watchful in her scientific
treatment of her patrons.
We next confront the Principal of the Honea
Path High School, the merits Of which 1t would
be useless for us to try to explain, as 1t Is 50
Watkins scholars haye won appointments that is
q credit to themselves as well as their teacher.
Three have won appointments In the Winthrop
Training School, one IN the Peabody Normal Col
lege. one in Citadel, eight finishing course IN
Furman University, and two In Greenville Fe-
male College. Mr.. Watkins came here from Lau-
rens County in 1884, and, being an experienced
school teacher, he enjoys the confidence of the en-
tire community, won by honestly deserving It,.
Among our most popular citizens are DR.. j. +.
Shirley and DR.. W. B. Smith, both Of whom arc
ever ready to minister to the sick. DR.. Shirley
was born and reared here and is not only an ex
cellent physician but model young man. He
graduated from the University. of Maryland in
1883, and in 1883 took postgraduate course. DR..
Smith came here lust fall from Laurens County.
Z too IN 80 Hhor ndf NJ Tnf
lege, and is highly esteemed both as citizen and
aphysician.
a, moral @ and rodlv NJ thay ean be- the failure is
not due to the need of Churches nor of divines to
teach them to shun the path Of the wicked and
cling to that which is pure and unde6led. We
have three Churches, and all our people minge
and worship to. ether.
The future outlook of our town eeems to grow
brighter every year. Another railroad would do
much towards building US up, and at no distant
day we hope to be placed in position to offer bet.
ter inducements to buyers. All new comers will
be welcomed in our midst. B.