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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1891-08-13
Melton's Academy Items.

Miss Bette Smith, the efficient teacher
of this place, We are sorry to say, was not
able to come to her chool last Monday.
We fear she has the fever again, though
we hope not. Many cheerful heart was
cut down when the sad news came that
their teacher was sick, your most humble
correspondent being one of that number.
By the help of God we do sincerely hope
she will be able TO resume her position IN
the school room again at an early PERIOD
Well, I believe crops are as good as l
have ever seen them, considering the late
start in the spring.
The smile that one of your correspon.
dents relates that Monroe" has been
wearing, / think, is about threadbare. ]
think it will wear into hole, then he will
fall through.
was slightly kicked at Six-and-TWenty the
other night. Don't know whether on the
leg. head or where it was, but l thing il i
hurt him under the left arm worst. Back
your ears and come again, Bud. Maybe
YOU will get there after awhile.
MIR. R. g. Melton's potato vines, L be-
lieye, hold their own about as well as any
/ have seen. They were about six inches
long when he set them out, and l guess
they are that long yet. ;,
God has seen fit in his wisdom to call
ten infants from our midst this year, all OF
whom have been laid to rest in the Sig
and. Twenty Churohyard. Be careful, old
ones, your time Is sure to come. Oh
mothers and fathers, you will have to serve
the Lord if you meet those little ones
They are to-day at that place which is
prepared for all those who will come.
isn't 1t blessed thought?
The prayer meeting at this place has
been changed to Six-and. Twenty. Every
one should turn out, especially the old
ones. Don't lay around home, but come
to the meeting with your children. All
come and we will try to make it pleasant
for you. ..,...
from this section, I'll step. If it don't find
its way to the waste basket, I will back
my ears and come again. GIMLET.
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Bishops Branch News.

Well, Mr.. Editor, as haven't seen any
thing in your valuable paper from, this
part Of the County, and thinking probaoly
some Of your readers would like to near
from "Possum Corner" 7 will try aud
send you few dots for publication.
A few Of our farmers haven't finished
layine.by on account of the recent excess
siye rains; Notwithstanding, crops are
looking fine-upland corn especially. Cot
ton is looking very we'll, and after all. 1
think. if the season continues favorable,
there will be a fair crop OF cotton gathered
in this section.
crop of cotton we have seen this season,
and his other crops are as goosa IN proper;
ton. Mr.. Kelley is splendid farmer ana
knows how to farm.
MI. ]. s. Newton has been very sick, but
we are glad to say is at present improving.
We have three Sunday Schools in this
oommunity-a union school at this place,
a Baptist school at Corinth and Metho-
dist school at Chapel. I think we can
make very good showing in regard to
Sunday Schools. We also have preach
inc folir times q month. at Corinth by
Rev. Weldon on fourth Saturday and
Sunday, and at Chapel by Rev. O'Dell on
first Saturday morning and second SUNDAY
oFf
There are two cotton gins, two corn
mills and two saw mills in the communi'
ty, owned by Mr.. VIM. Watkins and Col
D. K. Norris respectively. Mr.: a. w.
Gillespie owns cotton gin and q saw
mill, and Mr.. Andrew Whitten is build
ing gin house and will ''gin' the coming
season. All of the gins and mills are near
enough for the inhabitants OF this. lmme-
diate oomnunity To patrOniZe,
Mr.. II. A. johnson is teaching q success
full day school at this place. It would be
difficult to find a more efficient teacher
than Mr.. Johnson. He is the right man
in the right place.
Mr.. ii. s. Trescot wears the smile at
present. It's boy.
There is certain young man in the
neighborhood who is somewhat small in
stature. He went to see the girls one Sum
day and disappointed their little brothers,
as they were heard to say the next week
they thought the fellow come to play with
them. Do you see the point?
don't suppose We are far behind other
cities for we have some bachelors, too.
They are handsome and excellent young
men, and young lady would do good
business to capture either one Of them. l
heard the younger say some time ago he
was Going to marry this fall, but then you
can fudge for yourself whether he was
living or Joking, or telling the truth. Of
course, your humble correspondent has
his own opinion about it. I forgot to tell
you that he {Mr. Bachelor) is going to re-
pair his residence soon, SO says rumor.
Well, Mr.. Editor, as this is my first
epistle I will close, and if it escapes the
"' ALTER Eco
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Bolton Items.

The Third District Alliance will meet
W. D. Moorer, of Greenville, opened a
singing school at this place Monday with
26 scholars in attendance.
Miss Annie Manley, of Greenville, has
been visiting Miss Eva Stringer.
G. Ernest McGee, of Chattanooga, is
spending short vacation here at his for
Rev. J. r. Smith is assisting his brother,
Rev. II. T. Smith, in conducting revival
at Newberry.
vile, have been visiting friends and rela-
tives in Bolton.
Other visitors during the past week have
been Mrs. Mamie Link, OF Abbeville,
Franklin Dean, of Spartanburg, Mrs. Lon
MCGEE and Misses Mamie and Gena Ben
son, of Anderson, S. 9. Pooree, OF Darling.
ton, Keys Kay, of Birmingham, Robert
Kay, of Walhalls, Mr.. and Mrs. U. s.
Prior, of Fayetteville, N. @.
Kay Poore formerly with Campbell
Bros, has accepted position with a. B.
and J. l.. Carpenter, Greenville. The place
made vacant by his departurelwiu be filled
by Chas. E. Geer, of Anderson.
Rev. j. G. Stoll began series Of meet
ings at the Methodist Church last Satur-
day, but owing to unfavorable circumatan-
ces the meeting was discontinued Mon
Rev. L. M. Rice, the pastor, assisted by
ReY. r. J. Williams, a former pastor, are
carrying on protracted meeting at Shady
Grove Church, Calhoun.
Rev. Chas. Manly, assisted by Rev. u.
M. Rice, will begin a revival Friday
night in the Baptist Church at this place.
The stockholders of the farmers CO.
Operative Store held q meeting Tuesday
afternoon and selected the following d.
rectors for the ensuing year: J. P. Cox, L.
D. Harris, J.J. Vaughn, ]. D. Pinson, Jno.
Chapman, T. P. Dugan, a. G, LatImer'
ing officers President, A. r. Cox; Vice
President, q. w. Grubbs; Secretary, r. J..
Dugan. The directors will meet next Fri.
day afternoon for the purpose of electing 8
business manager for the ensuing year.
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New Hope Itoms.

The health Of this section is very good al
present.
Ena, the eldest daughter of Mr.. John
Brown, has been very sick with scarlet
fever, but we are glad to know that she is
improving.
of losing valuable OK the other day.
Misses Bette and Bessie Norris, of West
minister, are spending few weeks in this
section with their aunt, Mrs. Eliza Norris
Mr.. John Gaines. of ofToWnville, has been
visiting in our midst.
A crowd of young gents from this oom
munity have gone to the mountains tc
spend few days.
The darkey that is wanted at Seneca
passed through this section one day last
week on his way to Georgia.
Some of our boys are looking too much
at the Georgia girls. think. They went
over there and stayed several days, but
that did not satisfy them, and they went
back last Sunday to the campmeeting.
Mr.. Robert Chamblee has commenced
hauling the lumber to remodel his dwell
ing house and mill.
wish some of my brother corresron'
dents would tell me what will kill the
mites, as hear some of my neighbors say
they have plenty and some to spare.
A certain gentleman around this place
who has his eye cast over the river, WaS
crossing ut Hatton's Ford the other day
and his animal slipped off Of slick rock
I guess you know what happened to him
He was as wet as drowned rat and mac
as hornet. MAN.
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Corner Items,

The Corner has been well represented at
the Cowan meeting, at Starr, for the last
few days.
Mrs. Joseph Watt died last Saturday
night after q short illness. Mr.. Nathan
Harris attended the funeral Sabbath even
and died Tuesday evening. blessed are
the dead that die in the Lord"
A. singing school is now being taught
by Prof. F. NJ. Holbrock, of Maysville,
Ga. He is ably assisted by his sister, Miss
Katie. He has about thirty scholars.
Miss Minnie Wilson, Of Anderson, has
been visiting her uncle, Mr.. D. ]. Sherard.
Miss Myrtle Lawton, of Mt. Carmel, has
been Wishing Mr.. J. NJ. Stewards family.
The big meeting at Good Hope has been
postponed from the End Sabbath until the
4th Sabbath.
Since our last communication we have
been visited by general rains, and the
crops are now looking fine. Fodder-pull-
ing will soon be the order of the day.
Township, has been spending the last few
days in the mountains visiting his fathers
family. He intends returning home
sometime during this week.
The Corner was represented at the lay
ing of the cornerstone Of Clemson Col
lege.
we have heard some Of our old soldiers
express their determination to be present
at the reunion of Orr's Regiment at Sandy
Springs on the 1lth and 18th of August.
Miss Martha Watt has been sick, but Ia
slowly recovering.
Rev. Calvin Pressly heas secured Rev.
F. Y. Pressly to help him at the meeting
at Generostee on the 3rd Sabbath of this
month.
Watermelons are scarce. We would
like to have some friends to visit who
! have plenty.
4 Baptist Church will be built at Cooks
station In the near future. 1t will be 9
great convenience to the people Of that
Section. Let the work 60 on. Schools
and Churches are the true indipes OF
oountrys people, FA1s.
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Last Wednesday afternoon, at 4.30
O'clock, at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. John
r. Cochran, in this city, their daughter,
Miss Olive P. Cochran, was married to
Mr.. G. S. Minor, also Of this place. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. II. E.
Parrish, pastor of the Baptist Church OF
this city. The wedding, although pri-
vate one, was attended by quite number
Of relatives and intimate friends of the
contracting parties. The bride is the
third daughter of Col John r. Cochran,
and is strikipgly pretty lady, and one OF
great taste aud cultivation. The groom,
Mr.. G. 8. Minor, is native of Milledge.
vile, Ga, but came to Anderson a few
years age and embarked in the mercantile
business. He has met with success, and
is now identified as one of the leading bu-
siness men Of our growing city. After re-
ceiving the congratulations Of their friends.
the happy couple left on the west bound
train for Chattanooga, whore they will
spend few days. From thence they will
visit al! the prominent cities of Georgia,
including Milledgeville, the old home Of
the groom, where they will spend some
ten days with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Minor will return to Anderson about the
first of September.
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The Sullivan Hardware Co. are doing q
rushing business in machinery this season,
especially on Smith Cotton Gina, Erie City
Iron Works. Engines, De Loach Saw
Mills and Thomas Suction Elevators.
Within the last two weeks their sales
amounted to over $4,000 and are receiv-
ing orders every day. The Thomas Sue.
ton Elevator, which was patented only
about one year ago, seems to be taking the
lead in this section, and several Of them
y be Put in anderson der ss1s oSunty o yoan ths
as much as the manufacturers claim it will
prove q great blessing to the farmers, es.
pecially at the present price of cotton. As
the Sullivan Hardware Co. get their ma
ohinery in car load lots they are in a posi-
ton to sell at less prices than others who
sell on a commission. All they ask is a
trial.
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Guaranteed Cure for La Crime.

We authorize our advertised druggist to
sell you DIR. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, Coughs and Colds. upon
this condition. IF you are afflicted with
La Grippe and will use this remedy accord
ing to directions, giving it fair trial, and
experience no benefit, you may return the
bottle and have money refunded. We
make this offer, because Of the wonderful
success of DR.. Kings New Discovery dur.
ing last seasons epidemic. Have heard Of
no case in which it failed. Try it. Trial
bottles free at Hill Bros. Drug Store.
Largo size SOC. and S1.00.
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If you want cotton gin which will
bring YOU custom and make fine SAM
pie, buy the Hall Self.Feeding Cotton
Gin, which is superior to all others. Cot.
ton ginned on it will bring from one
eighth to one-fourth of a cent more than
on any other. Cane Mills and Evap.
orators cheaper t6 an you can buy from
1e' the Manufacture. a specially in smoke
stacks. We are we'll fixed for making
any length you may want at low figures.
Fruit Jars cheap. We are regular crock
ery and glass dealers and can save you
money. Gall and get our prices.
Yours, very truly,
pEOpTES e RI1RRTsS
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Ronaa Path,

The Alliance pic mic passed off very
pleasantly. So far as we could Judge the
crowd assembled were pretty solid against
the sub.treasury bill, all the speakers being
against it. Only one speaker favored the
spb. treasury plan at all, and he admitted
that he didnt know what the details OF the
plan would be.
A good deal of excitement was caused
last Thursday afternoon, about the time
most Of the people had left the pic mic.
It seems that two negroes had been gam.
bling Just outside of town, when one OF
them seized the stakes and ran off, The
other began to scream and yell as IT ne
were in great distress. Soon a crowd OF
about fifty men and boys assembled.
They began chase Of the man who. had
taken the money, who, after fleeing about
half mile, was captured. He and the
other negro were given preliminary near
ing on Friday morning, and both were
bound over to Court to be tried for gam
bling.
Mr. +. G. Milford's new brick store is
nearly ready for use. Mr.. r. Shirley is
pushing his rapidly, and will haye it ready
for use before many days. Work has been
begun on the school building, and it will
be ready for use by the last day of August,
when school is to open.
Those desiring catalogues of the Honea
Path High School are requested to call on
Mr.. G. NJ. Greer for them, or apply to j. b.
Watkins.
J. R. Callahan will begin work on his
residence in few days.
Mr. W. P. Culbertson and family and
Miss Leila Moore are visiting in Laurens
County.
Miss Maggie Hudgens is spending q few
days in Anderson with Miss Sue White
Mr., Ulies Cox and Miss Rosa say that
they had pleasant visit in the Hollands 8
Store community.
Mrs. Margaret Dodson, of Donnald's,
had the misfortune to lose her house on
last Saturday night. The family were at
Church when the house was disc coyered to
be on fire.. Much of her household goods
we're burned. Mr.. Verge Brewnlse, her
son-in.law, who lives in the house with
her, lost nearly all OF his furniture. Ihere
was no insurance.
Mr.. Hudson, recent graduate of Fur
man University: has been elected princi-
pal of the DonnaldsYille school.
Rev. A. G. Stepp assisted Rev. X. w:
Burts in his meeting at Big Greek last
week.
Rev. L. NJ. Rice, assisted by Rev. R. J.:
Williams, is carrying on meeting at
Shady Grove this week.
w. C. Branyan, Z. P. Brock, W. 8:
Brock and T. R. Finley have returned
from their mountain trip and report a
nice time.
W. A. Shirley, NJ. B. Dunlap and Sam'l.
HAYNES are fishing in Little River this
week. w. a. Shirley has the best starrange.
ment for catching fish that I have ev er
seen. fOP.
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Gard OF Thanks.

In behalf Of my mother and other MEM
bers of the family, desire to extend our
sincere thanks to the friends and neigh
bors of my father, who we're 30 Kind and
attentive to him during his recent anu
fatal illness. can assure each and every
one Of them that their kindness WILL ever
be Cherished with grateful remembrance.
- e, H, PooRE.
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Good Looks.

Good looks are more than skin deep, de-
pending upon healthy condition of all
the vital organs. If the Liver be inactive,
you have bilious look, if your stomach
be disordered you have dyspeptic look;
and if your kidneys be affected You have 9
pinched look. Secure good health and
you will have good looks. Electric Bitters
Is the great Alternative and Tonic acts
directly On these vital organs. Cures pim-
pies, blotches, boils and gives Q good COM
ple1ion. Sold at Hill Bros. Drug Store,
5Oc. Der bottle
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Much injury is done by the use of irri.
tating, gripping compounds taken as pur.
gatives. In Ayers Pills the patient has q
mild but effective cathartic, that can be
confidently recommended alike for the
most delicate patients as well as the most
robust.
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No medicine in the world is in better re-
pute or more widely known than Ayers
Sarsaparilla. AS safe and certain RENE.
dy for all manner of blood disorders, lead
ing physicians and druggists everywhere
recommend it in preference to any other.
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Piercetown Alliance No. 225, will have q
call meeting at Liberty Springs School
House Oh Saturday. August 18th, at four
o'clock, p. m. The meeting will be one Of
importance and we hope the members
will turn out promptly, A NEWGEE.
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BELTON HIGH SCHOOL,
BELTON, s. g.
MALE AND FEMALE.

w.
TlHE next session of this School will
commence Tuesday, September LIST,
1881, and continue for nine scholastic
months, there being short vacation du.
ring Christmas holidays.
When a pupils name has been enrolled,
be will be considered as entered for the
session, and there will be no deduction for
absence, except in case of sickness pro.
tracted for week or more, or by special
arrangement with The Principal. In case
of sickness there will be deduction for
absence in ercess of one week.
Pupils may enter the School at any time,
but we much prefer their enrolment at the
beginning of the session.
RATES OF TUITION FER MONTH.
Primary Department t........"...."...Sl SO
intermediate Department....... ........ rs
Higher Department."..".."...."" "...... 90
Incidental Expenses ten cents q month.
J. T. SMITH, Principal.
MRS. J. T. SMITH, Assistant.
July %, 1891 8
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BUSTED!
CLEMSON COLLEGE,.

IN OF much--she is all right, and so Is
that BEAUTIFUL FARM adjoining it.
next to Pendl eton, now for Rent or Sale
by Tribble q Quattlebaum. Contains ITO
aores, more or less-one.half In cultiya-
tion. Also, 100 acres nearer Pendleton.
Both near enough to send your boys to
Clemson and your girls to Pendleton.
Terms reasonable. Apply to
Real Estate Agents, Anderson, 8. G.
July %, 1891 3m
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Para-sit-i-oide is guaranteed to cure
Itch in 30 minutes or money refunded.
Sold by Hill Bros, Anderson, s. G.
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To all Ministers of the Gospel and Sunday
School Workers OF Anderson County.

10 HI u4lulaCoEo "a thC oOoPoh nhN SuAASAesy
School Workers OF Anderson County.
DEAR BRETHREN:-As has already been
announced through the papers, the third
annual session of the Anderson County
Sunday School Association (interdenom-
inatioual) will conv enc at Sandy Springs
August Goth, and remain in session two
days. An interesting program has been
arranged and copy sent to every school
in the County, and it is earnestly desired
that each Superintendent will see that his
school is represented at this meeting.
We feel assured that the Ministers OF the
Gospel are deeply interested in any project
that has for its object the upbuilding Of
the Lords Kingdom, and that they will
lend their active support toward making
this meeting success. Let US come to.
gether, brethren, and by an interchange OF
ideas and discussion of methods, place
the Sunday Schools of our County upon a
higher plane of usefulness. The sole OBJ
ieet of this organization, is by coming in
contact with each other and discussing the
various methods of work, to make our
selves more efficient in the grand an noble
work in which we are engaged, and surely
no lover of the work will refuse to lend
his or her support and influence to this
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We got glimpse of the genial counte
nance Of Editor Boggs. Of the Piokens
Sentinel, on the streets last Monday. BE
spent only two or three hours in the city.
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Miss Rebecca Grassland, of Bennetts.
vile. and Miss Maggie Harlee and Miss
= Bessie Howard, Of Florence, are in the
city visiting Rev::>QE: Frierson's family.
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Brethren, pray for the presence of the
Holy Spirit, that God will greatly bless
this meeting, and that it's results may be
the salvation of souls,
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= Our young friend, Guy Mauldin. who is
!. in the employ of the Central Railroad
I Company, at Savannah, is in the city
: spending short vacation with his pa
y rents.
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Miss Maggie Williams, of Tennessee,
who has been spending several weeks in
Anderson with relatives, has returned
bone, much to the regret of her many
friends here. Miss Williams is most
charming young lady, and one of the most
accomplished pianist that has eyer visited
Anderson.
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The Board Of Health are determined to
strictly enforce the sanitary laws of the
City, and our citizens would do we'll to
keep their premises in good condition.
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We would direct attention to the adver-
tisement of the Bonea Path High School,
which will begin its fall term on Monday,
31st inst. Prof. Watkins, the efficient
principal, knows how to "train the young
idea to shoot" and pupils entrusted to bis
care could not be in better hands. His
terms for board and tuition are very rea-
sonable,
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Messrs. G. E. Tolly & Son are working
up a fine wholesale furniture business
having recently received orders from deal
ers in Greenville, Spartanburg, Laurens'
! Columbia, Charleston and other points IN
this State, aud from number OF cities ID
North Carolina and Tennessee. -.
Our readers must always bear in nina
that when they send us any communlca-
ton or local item for publication, the same
must be accompanied by the real name OF
the author. Every week we have to con-
sign something to the waste basket simply
because this rule Is not complied with.
Rev. A. A. Marshall, the popular pastor
of the Anderson Baptist Church, who has
been spending several months in Georgia
and other places for the benefit of his
health, returned home few days ago
His many friends are glad to greet him
and to know that his health Is improving
Mr.. r. H. Crosby. of Piedmont, writes
to the Walhalla Courier that his son Rob
ert, who mysteriously disappeared from
this city two or three months ago.. and
who, it,was feared for awhile, had been
foully dealt with, is still alive, and is now
at work in big cotton mill at Nashville