The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-02-27

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know if ministers can chew tobacco? O
course they can chew, and they have just
as much right to spit in the pulpit as the
congregation has to locate guilds on the
floor.
The work of framing the new bridge te
be put across the railroad cut on Mail
street has commenced, and in few weeks
will be placed in position. It will be
very substantial bridge, and as wide a.
the street.
The public schools Of Corner Township
will close tomorrow (Friday.) On Satur
day the Trustees will meet at Mofatts
vile to approve claims, and the teacher!
are urged to hand In their reports prompt
ly at that time.
The annual meeting Of the Independent
Hook and Ladder Company will be held
next Monday night, at which time the
officers to serve the ensuing year; will bt
elected. AL of the members are urged te
attend the meeting.
Look out. for Kay g. Bakers new ad
vertisement next week. They have re.
duced prices on all groceries. They are
also overstocked on flour and are obliged
to sell, therefore have cut former prices
from ten to forty cents barrel.
We have received an invitation to at
tend the anniversary supper Of the Inde
pendent Hook and Ladder Company al
the Hotel Chiquola on next Wednesday
evening, at $50 o'clock. We know it
will be most delightful occasion.
Tue heaviest rain this section has had
in q long time fell Tuesday night. In fact
It raiuel all night, the wind blew and
there was much thunder and lightning.
It continued to rain Wednesday morning,
and up to the hour OF going to press had
not ceased.
II We are requested to announce that
there will be meeting ofthe stockhold-
ers of.the Lebanon High School at Leba..
non on next Saturday, ats2 o'clock p. m.
Each stockholder is urged 10 attend, as
matters of grave importance will come
before the meeting.
here-will be Dime Reading at the
esidence of Mrs Webb, on South Main
street, TO: morrow (Friday) evening, at
o'clock, for the benefit Of the Methodist
Church. An interesting programme has
been arranged for the occasion, and those
who attend will enjoy it.
Rev. T. NJ. Bailey, D. D., Corresponding
lSecretary of the Home. Mission Board for
South Carolina, preached in the Baptist
Church. last Sunday morning and evening.
His sermon at the evening service was q
very logical one, and made good i'm:
preston upon his hearers.
y Mr.. John Clinkscales, father Of the In
TElL1aENcER's senior, spent last week in
the city. Mr.. Clinkscales is now one OF
Anderson County's oldest citizens, having
passed his s2nd birthday. He is still hale
and hearty, and bids fairsto celebrate his
one hundredth anniversary.
C. f. Jones q Co.'S. new advertisement
should have your attention. These gen.
tlemen have just received big stock Of
spSing and Summer clothing, which they
are offering at very low prices. Their
stock Of shoes, too, Is large, and are being
offered at prices that will please you
Rev. a. a. Marshall, the popular pastor
OF the Baptist Church, who has been spend
ing the past three weeks at Montezuma,
Ga, is expected home to-day. he has been
quite sick since he left Anderson, and is
still In feeble condition. He will not be
able to occupy his pulpit next Sunday.
Our good old friend, Mr.. Thos. J.
Mcclure, who is one of Anderson Coun-
ty's most energetic farmers, has leftin our
Office two very fine table beets, the largest
Of which weighs about ten pounds. Can
any of the INTELLl aENoER's readers beat
it? It Is the largest beet we have ever
seen.
Mr.. J.. L. Haynie, the popular proprie.
tor of the Greenville Music House, was in
the city last Friday, and gave the INTEL
.L1aENoER call. Mr.,Haynie has new
advertisement in this paper, which you
should read. He keeps large stock OF
pianos and organs, and his prices for the
same are very low.
Mr.sL. @. Gilbert, wife and little daugh.
ter, of Muskegon, Mich, who have been
spending the past Elk weeks at the Chi
quola; left the city last Thursday to go to
Florida, where they will spend few
weeks. Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert made many
friends in the city, who will be glad to
have them visit here again.
Under the new pension law, pensions
will be given out in two installments, In
stead OF monthly payments as was done
last year. The payments will be issued
through the Clerks Of the Court on March
Is and June Is. There are about 2,00(
persons entitled to pensions, and each o.
these will receive $l2 at each installment
We are indebted to Messrs. Simpson q
Son, the clever druggists at the Chiquols
corner, for samples of their imported ci
gars, which they are retailing at ten ano
fifteen cents each. 1t is not often that ar
editor has the pleasure of smoking such
cigars. II you want to feel like you art
in better world for the time being, JUS
try these cigars.
Mr.. Thos. A. Hickman died at hi!
home, about five miles South of the city
last Sunday afternoon, aged about 81
years. Mr.. Hickman had severe ATTACK
of fever last summer, and since that timt
he has been in feeble health. His remains
were inferred in the graveyard at Cross
Roads Church on Monday. A wife anG
several children are left to mourn hiE
death.
The forty seventh annual report Of the
Mutual Life Insurance Co., of New York
Is published in another c.,lumn, to which
we invite especial attention. The state
ment shows the remarkable progress made
by the Company during twelve months
The Mutual now has $9,657, ,24S.44 ovel
and above every liability, which makes il
t. Il.