The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1891-06-04
Never ask the devil to dinner uple
you are willing to take him for regular
State News.

= Mr. Sam. J. Pickle, who came so near
taking his life in Greenville ten days ago,
has begun to improve, and it is now
thought that he will recover. He says
himself that he will get we'll.
There is q general complaint in Pick
ems County OF a poor stand of cotton and
the farmers say they will not make more
than two-thirds of a crop, under the most
favorable circumstances.
In Charleston last Friday a sailor fell
from the masthead to the deck of a vessel,
a distance of ITO feet and escaped without
any injury. The man weighed between
100 and 200 pounds.
During his revival services In Spar
tanburg last week evangelist Fife called a
certain drummer liar. The next night
the preacher apologized and said he was
sorry his 'old carnal nature got on top
and asserted itself"
There are cows and cows, but the best
mich COWS we have ever heard of are in
this County and belong to our friend Pc
ter Bird. He has two COWS who give forty
gallons of milk day-at least we are so
informed. Next! Winnsboro Herald.
The Newberry Observer calls attention
to the fact that "Wofford College and Co.
lumbia Female College, the two Metho-
dist institutions in this State, have nine.
teen graduates this year. The boys will
graduate the 10th Of June and the girls the
18th.
The Lancaster Ledger says that short
time ago negro was burning brush on ].
G. Elliott's plantation in that County, and
was nearly frightened out of his wits by
seeing the ground take fire. He reported
the fact to Mr.. Elliott, who investigated
and discovered that he had a mine of sui
phur.
= His many friends in every part of the
State will be glad to learn that Judge
McGowan's health continues to improve.
1t now seems that there are yet in store
for him years OF usefulness to the State
and pleasure to his friends. With no
backset he will soon be himself again.
Abbeville Press and Banner.
The Van Wyck correspondent of the
Lancaster Ledger says: "Our postmaster
has recently invested in lot OF goats and
they have been giving him some trouble
IN Jumping and he saw in some northern
paper sure receipt to keep goats from
jumping, 30 he forwarded one dollar, the
answer came back, lust leave the gate
open, and they will walk out instead Of
jumping"
The house of Claud Anderson, sev-
oral miles north Of Barnwell, had dirt
chimney to it early Monday morning, but
about midday lightning struck it and tore
1t up, frightening Claud so badly that he
came near tearing up one of his children
in an effort to get out Of window after
the danger had been passed. He says
that on account of the smoke, smell, &C.,
In the house most any man would have
done the same thing.
Some short time ago we published in
these columns postal card that had been
received by the postmaster here from
citizen of Illinois asking information about
his son who came South during the war,
and was supposed to have located in "Fair-
field District" The postmaster informs
as that he has received information as to
the whereabouts Of this long lost son. It
will be gratifying to his father to learn
that his son is alive and doing well.-
Winnsboro Herald.
1t would scarcely be believed but 1t
is the fact, that there is now 81, 900 Of Con-
federate pensions money in the State
Treasury awaiting claimants. Comp
troller General Ellerbe received check
this week which was issued in 1889 by
SOI1 f6lQoEs TOT SOIQ0
reason, not explained, the check was not
presented until this time. A rather re-
markable fact is that checks have been
given against this $1,000 and that the
money has not been drawn.
This seems to be an unparalleled year
in the matter of slips of nature in hen and
goose products. On last Thursday even.
ing Mr.. Willie McBrayer, of West Green
vile, showed us an egg within an egg,
the latest novelty. Upon breaking large
Plymouth Rock egg, the person breaking
the egg was astonished to see small egg
about the size of q partridge egg roll out
along with the white and yolk. It was
perfectly formed and its shell was as hard
as that of the larger one which incased 1t.
Enterprise and MountaineeT.
= Rev. D. D. Dantzler, of Holly Hill,
pastor of Providence circuit, recently
picked plum thorn out of his leg which
has been there for thirty-six years. When
quite boy he was gathering plums and
the thorn went in his leg just above the
ankle. There has been hard lump in his
leg the length of the thorn ever since.
Wednesday morning the place began to
itch him and he took his knife to pick the
place when the head of the thorn appear
ed, and be then pulled it out. In the
thirty-six years it had worked up his leg
about six inches. MIR. Dantzler intends
preserving the thorn in alcohol.