The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1892-04-14
Democratic Climbs.

Democratic Clubs.
In accordance with the call of the Coun.
| ty Executive Committee, the three Demo-
cratic Clubs of the city met last Saturday
afternoon, re organized aud elected dele
gates to the County Convention, as fol-
lows
Climb No President, F. T. White |;
Vice Presidents, w. II. Nardin and J. P.
Gossett; Secretary and Treasurer. ]. Feas.
ter Brown; Corresponding Secretary, G..
! G. Langston Executive Committee, DR..
! ]. P. Ducket, W. A. Vandiver, J. L. Far
mer, @. F. Bigby and M. Thomp. Breaz.
| Gale; Member County Executive Com
mittee, Gen. ". ". Humphreys; Dele
gates to the County Convention, Z. B.
Murray, ". W. Humphreys, j. P. Duck
Wilson, G. F. Bigby, c. G. Langston, F.
G. Brown, J. i. Tribble, G. F. Tolly, B.
F. Crayton. J. f. Brown, a. p. Hubbard,
F. T. Wiihite, II. O. Herrick, ]. P. Cos.
sett, G. N Broyles, r. R. Todd, R. F. Div
yer, r. G. Webb, ]. J. Fretwell, ". II.
Nardin; olternates, ]. ]. Baker, A. W.
Kay, J. N. Brown, D. A. Ledbetter, n.
K Sullivan, Fl. S. Shumate aud J. l..
Farmer. An attempt was made by the
Tilmanites to capture the meeting, but
! on the first test vote they realized that
they we're in hopeless minority and no
further effort vas made.
Club No. 2--President, C. Fl. Orr !;
Vice. Presidents. G. WardlSw and P. +.
McCuly; Secretary, r. E. Belcher; Ex-
ecutive Committee, P. X. McCully, W. F.
Cox, WIN. Laughlin, s. T. Craig and ]. D..
Maxwell Member County Executive
Committee, q. E. Prince; Delegates tu the
County Convention, j. S. Fowler 3. +.
Whitner, j. NJ. Patrick, WIN. Laughllu,
s T. Craig. C. Fl. Orr, J. ODonneli, P. K.
McCully, j. NJ Sullivan, w. l. Bolt. j..
D Maxwell. j. W. Quaitlebaum and T. u.
Sloan.
Club No. 3.-President, J Pink Reid /;
Vice. President, A. Woud; Secretary, L..
P. Brock Executive Committee, w. P.
F. Hamby and j. Fl. Keller; Member
County Executive Committee, r. T..
Ligou; Delegates to the County Conven.
ton, K. +. Ligou, W. q. Rodgers and W.
c.. Rush.
Csnlerville Democratic Club re.organ.
lied on the 9th Inst, with the following
Vice President, a. W McPhail; 2ud
Vice President, NJ. W. Jones; Secretary,
]. Benson Reeves; Treasurer, n D.
Mays; Executive Committee, r. a.
Reeves, g. NJ. Bolt aud ] N. Whitaker !;
Member of County Executive Committee,
W. T. McGill; Delegates to the County
Convention, Wm. Riley, w. T. McGill, 8.
n. Browne and J. N. Whitaker; alter.
mates, ]. L. Jolly, M. D. Mays, r. A.
Reeves and NJ. w. Jones.
J.. BENSON REEVES, Secretary.
BELToN, g. c.. April 8, 1892.
According to previous call the Belton
Democratic Club No. 2 met this day. DR..
J. G. Harris called the meeting to order,
and after explaining the object of the
for officers for the ensuing year with the
following result: President j. q. Harris /;
Vice President, DR.. ". E. Campbell; Sec
retary, James w. Poore; Corresponding
Secretary. J. M. Geer. The follow.
ing we're elected delegates to repre-.
sent the Club in the meeting of the
County Convention. which meets ut
Anderson on the first Monday in Nav:
DR.. ]. G. Harris, ]. T. Green, J. J. Kelly,
w. A. Geer. P. B. Mitchell, B. II. Greer
and @. w. Fant. The delegates were en-
powered to fill vacancies, il any. J. T..
Green was reelected as member of the
County Executive Committee.
d, Adjourned.
J. NJ. GEER Cor. Secretary.
Pursuant to the call of the Executive
Committee, Fork Democratic Club No.
was re organized on the 9th inst, electing
officers as follows: President, A. Wayne
FAINT; Vice Presidents, P. s. Mahafey
and John M. Jolly Secretary and Treas.
urer, G. N. G. Boleman Delegates to the
County Convention, G.. N. G. Bolema an,
P. 8. Mshaffey, G.. w. Marett, L. o. Brad.
berry and E, c. Tribble; Committee on
Registration and Executive Committee, P.
s. Mahafey, l.. o. Bradberry and s. n.
Richardson; Member of the County Ex-
ecutive Committee, 6. w. Msret. Reso.
lutions endorsing the present administra-
ton were unanimously adopted.
G. n. G. BoLEMAN, Secretary.
The Martin Township Democratic Club
met at Clinkscales' Mill on Saturday, the
9th of April, at 8 p. NJ. The following
were elected to serve as officers: PreBf-
dent, r. 8. A. Robinson Vice-Preaident,
r. e. Parker Secretary, P. B. Griffin.
After the local affairs of the Club were ar
ranged delegates we're elected to the Coun-
! ty Convention, to be held on End day OF
May. The officers and delegates e1-
pressed themselves as being squarely in the
| farmers movement with the determine
tion not to be drawn off by any side is.
sues or mon who have not been identified
with the movement from the first. A full
! turnout Of the voters shows that tho Dem
ocrats are awake aud realize the situetl Dn
of affairs in our State. The following
! resolution was adopted:
Resolred That the proceedings OF this
meeting be sent to all of the County pa-
pers, with request that they publish the
same. p. B. GRIFFIN. Secretary.
- The largest orange tree in the conn.
try, 1t is said, Is on the property OF y. T.
| Meade, Fla. It measures twenty tour
inches in diameter, two feot above the
| ground. Six years ago it bore !, 900 oran.
| yes. 1t is not known how old the tree
is, but it was vigorous troo forty years
ago, when Mr.. Hancock took the proper.
ty.
To remember peoples names is {
! great thing. a man in q great whole.
sale establishment is paid $1,000 year
just for remem boring names. His busi
In by namo and to introduce the cuss0
mer to the clerk Of the department
sought. II he does not introduce the
person to tho clerk by name, the clerk Ii
expected to find out the name and com
municate it quietly to the gentle an
near tho door. who bids him or her good
bye by name. This always flatters peo
pie aud they come back again.
- Two hardy women from Lo.
Angeles appeared at the land office ir
Santa Fe, N. NJ, a couple Of weeks age
and filed upon homesteads which they
had located. The land is on the east
ern slope Of the Zuni Mountains, and il
order to reach the place the women hac
to travel eighteen miles from the rail-
road station, walking much Of the time
because of the bad roads, and Otter
through two feet of SNOW. A number oi
men were waiting for the snow to thaw
so that they could lerate claims, but the
women said they had no time to wait
and they waded on through tho snow
| a Michigan syndicate has bought 200, ,O0(
acres of railroad land in that region,
planned improvements and projected
lumber mills, and as the indications were
that three or four hundred people were
planning to found colony there the
women thought they saw a big future
and they put in their homestead claims.
A number Of similar instances of wozaer
miners, women ranchers, and women
hom esteaders have come to notice lately
in tho great West.
Merit Wins.