The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1891-06-11
A PooR BUT PATRIOTIC Ex-s. CARo11s1AN.
Lebanon Items.

After several weeks Of absence, your
humble servant will try to pack up the
scraps around Lebanon, and send them
OFF to the readers OF the INTELL1GgNcER,
who, no doubt, will enjoy reading them
very much, as this is such place OF
magnetism"
The weather has been very favorable for
the most Of the farmers, while others re-
ioice to see good season to make the
ground too vet to work. You know how
Mr.. NJ. B. jackson aud wife, of Ander-
SOD, have been visiting their sick parents
near here.
We had the pleasure of meeting one of
our njim.swinger boys" not long since.
He looks much better than he used to-, re-
sembling "half-g1 own.city-dude.'
DR.. J. G. Duckworth came very near
meeting with serious accident the other
day. While on his way home from one OF
his patients, his horse, young and spir.
tied animal, became unruly. The horse
began kicking, and before the Doctor
could get out of the sulky he had been
kicked on his knee, which came near
breaking it, and which has caused him
much pain. Somehow or other his face
and shoulders came in contact with the
wheels of the sulky and received some
severe bruises. We trust the Doctor will
be straight again soon.
Fruit is plentiful in this section, and
some of the earliest kinds are "in." Come
up, Mr.. Editor, and We will take stroll
down to the plum.orchard where, no
doubt, you will find more pleasure in
ten minutes than you ever did before in
day. -,
the 10th of this month"; given by the
school. There will be a number of inter-
esting exercises given, including e1ami-
alton of the students, dialogues, recita-
tions, and best Of all, an address by Rev.
D, w. Hiott. All the readers Of the IN
TELLIaENcER are cordially invited to at
tend, and those who are not readers OF
this valuable paper are also invited.
Everybody bring basket packed full OF
good things, if you want to make the pic
mic enjoyable. Some may say It'll have
to work on that day, if it is day it," but
let me tell you if you fail to come out you
will fail to do your duty, and you will be
sorry for it q long time, and besides it
will help you to work better the next
week. If you don't believe it, just try it,.
Mr.. Thos. Dickson, OF this community,
is perhaps one of the Oldest citizens in
auuSIdou COuupJ, - aoI tAo oAoSoV. "Ao 40
now in his 93rd year, and is able to work
little while at time. He lived way
back in slavery times, and owned large
number of slaves. He has been one of
the most successful farmers who ever
lived in this County. But for his "eyer-
lasting" constitution he would have left
US long ago. Everybody was afraid to
live with him, as he was man Of push
forward habits-a little more than they
thought they could "stand up to-. Oh,
for country of such men as he has been |!
Some of the farmers are busy harvesting
their small grain, and we must say there
are few who have excellent crops.
After the grain is gathered the farmers
will have an enemy to contend with that
has been in existence ever since creation
Gen. Green. Every chap strong enough to
run hundred yards without stopping
will have to arm themselves with hoes.
plowstocks, plows and sweeps, and march
out against the General and "come down
to it, like killing snakes in "no-mans.
land,n and then, perhaps, there will be
some found wanting" judging by the
start the General has on them. But after
awhile you will hear the cry: Laid by! !!
laid by! from SINE DIE.