The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-03-06

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S E: ", Taylor & 60. announce to our
readers that they "are still in the ring"
ready and willing to sell groceries, con-
ifectioneries, etc, 30 cheap that it will
make you smile all over. Read their new
advertisement.
Maj. A. s. Todd, editor Of our neighbor,
the Journal, who has been spending the
past several months In Baltimore, attend
ing Medical College, has returned home.
His appearance indicates that Baltlmore's
climate agrees with him.
The "star of Bethlehem" should reap
pear this year, according to astronomical
calculations, for the seventh time since
the beginning Of the Christian era. 1t
was last found by Tycho Brahe in 1872,
snd was visible seventeen months.
The firm of Barton & Townsend has
been dissolved, as will be seen by referring
to advertisement in another column. Mr..
Barton will continue the business, and
will always be prepared to fill orders for
lumber and other building material.
Under the caption of a NEGLECTED In
dustry,", We publish an interesting article
this week on the first page of the INTELL1.
GENCER. It Is in reference to a canning
factory, an enterprise that would pay in
Anderson, and which We would like to
see established here.
Our young friend, r. NJ. Baker, is de.
lighted that the Worlds Fair will be held
iu Chicago in 1892. He says ne is going
to get married that year, and will visit
the Fair on his bridal tour. Now, girls,
don't go to courtlng him on the strength
of this, for he is already .'mortgaged'"
List Of letters remaining in the post.
Office for the week ending March 9, 1890:
~. N. Anderson, Mrs. Mary Bentley, Ma
thaniel Brown, Allen Gibson. David Har-
;ris, RIA Hause, Jr., Jim Harris, Holy &
Anderson, Lewis Logan, Henry Nelson,
C. G. Nell, q. Prince, Miss Clara staw.
:awrs. :
DIR. P. A. White, who has been spend
ing several weeks In Florida, looking,
after his property down there, returned
home several days ago. he says the
prospects for another large orange crop is
very fine, and that the whole State is re-
jo.cing over the discovery Of the phos-
phate deposits.
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N Dr..A. P. Johnstone has returned home
from Nashville, Tenn, where he has been
spending several months as Professor in
the Dental Department of Vanderbilt
University. He has again opened his Office
on the second floor, above J. NJ. Hubbard,
& Bros. jewelry. store, and is ready to
serve his friends at any time.
Mr.. w. B. McGruder has rendered his
resignation as Chief of the Anderson: 20
lice, and it ha, been accepted by the, City
Council. His successor has not. yet been
elected. Mr.. McGruder will devote his
whole time to his livery and sale stable
business. he has just received fine lot
of horses. See advertisement.
Mr.. Fl. Dawkins, who has been chief
clerk at the Hotel Chiquola since Its OPEN
ing. has resigned the position and re-
turned to his home in Columbia. Mr.. E.
n. Plummer, OF Rome, Ga, is Mr. Daw-
kins' successor. Mr. Plummer has had
years Of experience in the hotel business,
and is pleasant, courteous gentleman.
; We are in receipt of descriptive aud
illustrated pamphlet of Knoxville, Tenn,
issued by the Chamber of Commerce Of
thai growing city, and sent to us by Mr..
M. B. Arnstein, formerly Of Anderson.
It Ia very neatly gotten up, and is one Of
tho best advertising schemes we have
seen. Anderson should have something
like It.
Mr. T.. D. Hewin has about 1000 cords
of pine wood for sale, which he will ;deliv..
or at any time, and at any place in the
city, cut any length under eight feet. He
will have a little box at the butcher shop
few. Taylor & Co., just above the Post
office, where you can deposit your order
and the wood win be delivered in short
time afterwards.
Deputy Sheriff Green returned from
Alabama last Monday having in charge
white man named Jas. Freeman, formerly
Of this County, who is charged with selling
property on which he had given mort
gage to J. E. Peoples. After selling the
property. Freeman fled to Alabama,
where he was arrested. he is in Jail,
and will probably stay there until the
next term of Court.
Mr.. J. A, Shanklin, who has been en-
gagged in business in the city with Mr.
e. Peoples for several months past, has
returned to his home, Pendleton, and will
engage in farming. Next fall he will re-
turn to Anderson. Mr.. Shanklin is q
worthy young man, and has a host of
friends in Anderson. The INTELLIaEN-
GER joius his friends in Wishing him a big
harvest from his farm.
49,
VIM. p. Norris, colored, died at his
home near Mountain Creek Church last
Monday, after short illness, aged 35years,
VIM. was one of Anderson County's best
colored citizens, and was highly esteemed
by his white neichbors, as we'll as by
those Of his own race. He lived a sober,
upright life, and, by his good management
as farmer, had bought and paid for a
good tract of land. He had long been
subscriber to the INTELL1aENcEa.
Col. ]. w. Norris has laid upon our
table some okra fibre. 1t is strong and
some of the flbres are almost as long as the
original stalk. It seems to us that the
fibre would make good, strong bagging,
and We hope that the experiments now
being made to manufacture it into bag
ging Will be successful. It would prove q
great blessing to the South, and inaugu-
rate q new enterprise that would add
thousands of dollars to our resources.
Now Is the time to clean up your prem
ises. and put everything in order for the
coming summer. Whitewash should be