The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1891-04-16
Honaa Path Items.

MIR. W. A. Shirley boarded the train for
Columbia last Tuesday morning. He and
Miss Alice Lever are to be married In the
Methodist Church at that place on
Wednesday morning and arrive at Honea
Path on the afternoon train. Mr.. and
Mrs Shirley will give them a reception on
WednesdaYi night only a few guests are
invited. All Of Mr.. J. J. Shirley's sons
have married within year. DIR. Shirley,
the youngest son, marrying frst Mr.. R.
M. Shirley, the second son, marrying
next and MIR. W. A. Shirley the eldest,
marrying last. The bride is we'll known
in Honea Path, and will be warmly vel.
coined by her many friends here.
The following will give some idea Of the
activity Of trade in Honea Path for the
last few months: The Alliance store, with
capital of less than four thousand dol
lars, has sold nearly thirty thousand dol
lars cash in seven months, and the other
stores have done large cash business in
addition to their time business.
Rev. a. G. Stepp preached last Saturday
and Sunday at Berea Church, in Greenville
County. This Church has been left with
out pastor by the death of DR.. Furman.
: A class has been organized in Honea
Path to make special study OF the Bible.
The class meets once week to talk over
the lesson studied.
and Presbyterian Sunday Schools will
meet each Wednesday night after prayer.
meeting to study the Sunday School lesson.
The many friends of Mrs. R. W. Burts
will be sorry to learn that she continues
in very feeble health.
The Baptists of Honea Path are prepar.
ing to have recess made in the end of the
Church for the pulpit; to have the
Church painted inside and furnished with
new and elegant pews.
A strong force is now at work on Holi-
days bridge, and in few weeks 1t will be
completed and ready for travel.
Your scribe returns thanks to Mr.. j. W.
Ashley for sack Of excellent meal. Mr..
Ashley has bought out Cllnkscales' Mills,
near Due West, and will see that they are
run in frst.class order.
The Pierian and Palladian Literary So
cieties of the Honea Path High School,
have bought new bookcase, and have
ordered about one hundred more books
for their library.
Mr.. James L. Brock died at his residence
in Honea Path on Saturday, the 11th inst.
He was born on the 18th of September,
1925, in the house now owned and occu.
pied by James Williams, near Barker's
Creek Church, in this County, where he
was raised. When young man he went
to Mississippi, where he resided some two
or three years. After returning to this
State he married Miss Barbary Kirk.
patrick on the 18th of July, 1859, who sur
viyes him. The fruit Of this marriage was
fourteen children; twelve-six sons and
six daughters-are still living, two having
died in infancy. Eleven OF them were
present to witness his last moments. He
and A. ]. Brock, in 1857, established the
first store that was ever put up in Honea
Path, under the firm name OF Brock d
Brock. Mr.. Brock was one among the
first to enter the Confederate service, and
having been taken prisoner, he was held
until some time after the surrender. For
several years after his return from the
war, he was engaged in the buggy busi-