The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-09-11
I Over 81, 100000 Invested.
AN ANNUAL BUSINESS OF $4,000, 900.

fine schools, nor of our Churches. How.
ever, We would here state that the edu.
Scational and religious interests of Ander.
I son have kept fully up with her business
interests in this rapid march of progress.
We would direct the attention of our
readers to the fact that those who have
recently settled in our midst express
themselves as very much pleased with
Anderson and her business outlook.
sss OF those to whom Anderson is acces-
A5sible as a market, We would ask will you
I not throw your trade and influence with
Us in our efforts to make Anderson the
I trading center and city of the up coun.
TRY !? We know you can buy goods as
Scheap in Anderson as anywhere, and we
know also you can get as much for your
cotton and other produce in Anderson
as can be obtained in any market in
this country, and feel safe in saying it is
80 the interest of the people who live
near enough to Anderson to do their
trading here.
eag THE NATIONAL BANK OF. ANDERSON
Was organized in January, 1873, with
paid: in capital $4,000. Jos. N. Brown,
President ;;rJ.A a. Brock, Cashier and B.
Frank Mauldin, Assistant Cashier.
Somewhat remarkable to say these off.
GERS remain the same, no change haYing
me ham II IL
officers named above the Bank employs
5sas Bookkeeper, Mr.. J. W. Bruce. and as
q Collection Clerk, Mr.. r. M. Baker. The
Bank now has working capital, includ.
ling surplus and reserved profits, 100000
4 and deposits which average over $500, 900.
q The handsome building owned and occu-
s pied by them was erected in 1884. The
y cost OF this, including vault and safe ar
raDgements, which are Herrring's best
improved. and afford ample room and
complete protection against fire and bur-
glary, was over $l1 900. Attached to the
vault door is also Yale Time Lock.
The policy of the Bank from the start has
been: to popularize itself with all classes.
s Receiving naturally the patronage of;the
= merchants, it sought also to secure the
Z That it was to his interest to borrow from
: the Bank and pay cash for his supplies,
land no Bank in the State has done so large
"a business directly with the farmers. In
I. deed, it was the first Bank in the State to
encourage this class of loans. By careful
and conservative management they have
built up large and successful business.
JONES, sEYBT & CO.,
]. Composed of Jas. T. Jones. u. 3. Seybt
and IF. Bigby. They carry one of the
. largest and best selected stocks in the city,
consisting Of dry goods, notions, milli-
merry, carpets and shoes. Connected with
their business they have first class man
( tua making department under the man.
agement of Mrs. G. G. Cummings. Miss
Percival has charge Of the millinery de.
partment. The following are their Sales
ssmen .:H. Frank MCGEE, Joe Trowbridge
land David Gordon. Others will be added
!. to this list: & sss
SULLIVAN HARDWARE. CO.,
Il Composed of James M. Sullivan, II. x.
{ Sullivan and N. B. Sullivan. This firm
{ carries tremendous stock of-baE6wafe
/ and machinery Of every END and descrip-
ton rom steam engine to carpet tack.
They slsedo a considerable jobbing busi-
!: ness throughout this section of South Car
onns and Eastern Georgia, which is in
s 5creasing rapidly. They keep two men
6 travelling the year round. Their bust
ness amounts to about $4,000 year.
Their salesmen are Charles s. Sullivan,
$ John H. Austin and W. W. Sullivan.
Z ELLIS e. Williamson is their bookkeeper.
Jas. A. Elliott is foreman of their ma
chine department..
~ A. G. MEANS, JR.,
The boss clothier of Anderson, keeps on
: hand at all times a full and complete
nf ob hako ok,3
furnishing goods. He can satisfy any one
in goods or prices. His sales during the
.aYears amount to over $4,000. The follow.
ing are his salesmen: W. Eugene Mil
ford; John M. Flynn, Bolton Evans and
William w. Robinson, who will be glad
serve their friends and sell them bargains.
BROWN BROTHERS.
8 This firm consists of J. Feaster Brown,
William D. Brown and G. Ernest Brown.
ssIhey carry general stock Of groceries,
provisions, bagging, ties and fertilizers.
8 They also buy cotton on very extensive
scale, having handled during the last year
between twenty-five and thirty thousand
!. bales, (which they paid out over one
million dollars. They ship great deal
that they buy direct to Liverpool. R. E.
cBelcher is their bookkeeper and William
F. Anderson, E. E. Whitner, and others
Z to be added their salesmen. They also
!. have several other cotton buyers at other
places.
C. 2. JONES g. co.
=. G. F. Jones and Robert G. Webb COM
pose this firm. Their stock of goods
comprises the following: Fine dry goods,
notions, shoes, hats, clothing and milli-
merry. They make specially of fine goods
of every description. Their senior and
Miss Slough spent three weeks in the
Northern markets this fall buying their
: fall and winter. stock. They have three
floors. The basementis is devoted to shoes
Sand the main floor to fancy dry goods,
Snotions and millinery. Their millinery
department. is nicely and neatly arranged
and -carpeted. Miss Lillian Slough su-
perEises it. The up stairs is filed with
) hats. carpets and clothing. Their stock