The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1892-08-10

| we near LQat IL B lepOTIoQ tudL Cl6l6 III
q number of cases of typhoid fever in tn
city. Chief of Police FAINT says only tw'
cases of typhoid fever have. been reported
in the last twelve months, and that the.
are on the outskirts of the city. He say
the city is remarkably free from sicknes
| Of any kind and that the record is ever
better than for years.
A very pleasant campaign meeting wa
held at Mountain Creek last Saturday, ant
the most of the candidates got an opportu
nifty to express their views on the ques
hons of the day and were given respect
fnl and courteous hearing. A capital pic
mic dinner was spread and thu good peo
pie of Mountain Creek saw that no one wa!
neglected at that important hour.
Rev. W. F. Pearson and Mira Pearson
and Frank, of Due West, spent a night iI
the city last week. Mr.. Pearson had jus
completed protracted meeting In th,
ueighborhood Of Clemson College, and IL
now conducting series of services at the
Yarennes Church. He Is an earnest anG
able expounder Of the Word, and his dis
courses are deservedly popular wherever
they; are heard.
/ A nimble- fingered son of Ham slipped q
water melon out Of Mr.. 81. w. Majors
buggy last week and had summoned his
"pard' to the feast when the owner ap-
peared on the scene, recognized the melon
and called the police. The dsrkey was ar.
rested and plead guilty to the charge.
he Is now serving term on the streets,
and will hardly eat any more melons for
some days to come.
Prof. n. n. Marchaut, of Graniteville,
s. O., has been spending o few days with
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Johnson In this city.
Prot. Marchant teaches the factory chill.
dren of Graniteville and his salary Is paid
by the factory; he Ia an ardent supporter
OF Gov. Tiliman. but we venture to say
that his patrons are not Tillnanites, as
they have better educational facilities
Eiven them by the corporation for which
they work than Tillman's So poll tax
scheme could possibly furnish thera.
Spartanburg correspondence News and
Courier "After the death of Mr.. james
Geddek, the executors determined to sell
his stock of goods. The store was under
the charge Of Mr.. Bateman, his head clerk.
He sold out during the summer 81 much
as he could, and few days ago the bal
ance of the stock. was sold to ]. n. Nor.
gan, of Greenville, r. s. Hill, of Anderson,
and Mr.. Bateman. They will add large
stock Of fall goods at once and continue
business on larger scale than heretofore. !"
Greenville Ne,cs: "a gentleman of this
city has returned from business trip
through Anderson County. He has Been
and talked with many Of the best farmers
and brings back glowing news of tbs rapid
change in favor of the conservative candt-
dates in that County. In the Sandy
Springs section he saw and conVersed
with twenty.seven men, each having q
good deal Of influence 10 their neighbor-
hoods, who were Tillman men two years
ago and are now as heartily supporting
the conservative nominees"
The store room of Mr.. E. g. FAINT, on
South Main Street, was broken and enter
ed on Sunday last at about IL o'clock m.
by some one who secured only some
canned goods aud cigars, 80 far rs can be
ascertained. Entrance was made through
rear window. A negro boy heard the
noise and reports that he saw young
white man get out OF the window. The
yonng man lives q few miles out Of the
city, and when the alarm was given hs
jumped on his mule and galloped towards
home. The police gave chase, but the
young man had gotten too far away I'd bt
| he'd until legal investigation can be had
A week ago last Friday jealous woman
| In Atlanta dashed cup Of vitriol in tht
face Of the woman who she claimed hao
taken her husband from her. Th,
Wounds caused by the fearful acid wer,
severe in the extreme, and the loss Of eye
sight was expected. The woman whit
threw the vitriol and her sick babe wer,
put In Jail, and the victim was sent to th,
hospital. The case awakened the interes
and sympathy Of Atlanta, and the paper
/ have said much about il. The deserted
woman and her sick infant in Jail and tn
cruelty punished and suffering woman il
the hospital seem to share about equally
the sympathy Of the public. The pNrfdy
| Of drunken husbands gave rise to the com
mission of the diabolical deed and Its ew
ful consequences.
The Saluda Baptist Association, com
prising most of the Churches in Anderson
| County and few in the upper edge o
l AbbeYille County, met at Broadmoutl
Church on Tuesday, Wednesday an,
Thursday of last week, with q large at
tendance of delegates and visitors. Rev
M. MCGEE was elected Moderator, Dr.
John A. Robinson Clerk, and G. L. Dear
assistant Clerk and Treasurer. Anon,
1 the prominent visitors present were Rev
T. NJ. Bailey, D. D., Secretary of the Stat
Mission Board, Rev. A. J. 8. Thomas Q
the Baptist Courier, Rev. J. L. Vass of tn
Connie Maxwell Orphanage, and Rev. g
B. Moore of Furman University. Th
reports from tho various boards and socie
ties showed an encouraging progress II
the work of the Churches, and the meet
ing was an unusually harmonious one
The delegates were enthusiastic in thei
praise of their hospitable treatment at th
hands of the Rroadmouth Church ant
1 community.