The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1892-05-19

UEdSS Uduu Will D6 pToSeuG W IuEuleu IL
sic for the occasion. A cordial invitation
to the ladies. to attend. The people OF
Piercetown never fail to make the annual
pic mic most delightful occasion.
The Methodist and Presbyterian Sunday
Schools will have their union pic mic at
Williamson next Saturday, the 2lst inst.
The train will leave at o'clock 81. m,
and return at p. m. Tickets will ba fur
nished the members Of each Sunday
School at the depot free. It is the decision
of the Committee that there be one table
in common. Bring your basket we'll filled
and place them in the hands of the Com
mittee at the depot.
Prof J. S. Murray exhibited magnif-
cent rose to some of bis friends last week
The rose was grown in hia mothers gar
den, is known as the Paul Neyrou. and Was
81 inches in diameter and about II iaches
in circumference The petals were i'm
mense, and some of the largest were three
times IS large as silver so csnts piece.
The rose was lovely pink in color, and
could easily rank as the queen among
flowers against any competitors.
Gainesville (Ga.) Eagle: 1--WE had the
pleasure of visit from Mr.. A. y. Rich
ardsop, of Bruno, Anderson County, S. c.,
last Tuesday. He is a relative of DR.. f. F.
Smith, Of Easley, s. G., who resided in
Gainesville short while few years ago,
and while here made many warm per.
sonal friends who remem Der him very
kindly. Mr.. Richardson Is courteous
and cultured gentleman, and we regret
that his visit to our city was 30 brief"
On Wednesday morning Sheriff Bolt
informs US that William Wilson is steadi-
~ improving. and that the doctor says
that ii his condition continues as favorably
as 1t has for the last few days he will Ger.
tainly get well. The stitches first made in
sewing up his neck broke loose, owing to
the sloughlng Of the cut and the other
day 'his head had to be sewed on again, !"
which was done with silver wire. and Will
son went through the intensely painful
operation without one time giving iDdica.
tion of the agony he must have suffered.
The annual convention of the stock
holders of the Port Royal & Western Car
olina Railroad was held in Augusta on
the 10th inst. In the absence Of Presi-
dent AlexanG :r. Hon. w. l.. Mauldin,
of Greenville, was elected Chairman of
the Convention. The Secretary read let
ter from Gen. Alexander rendering his
resignation as President of the Road, to 60
into effect. as soon as his successor was
elected. All the former officers were re-
elected. except Gen. Alexander and Di-
rector John G. Calhoun, as follows II.
M. Conner, President; E. D. Workman,
Secretary, and B. E. Epperson. Superin.
tendent The Directors are: a. NJ. Co.
mer of Savannah, W. L. Mauldin uf Green
vile, s. c.; E. F. Verdery, J.. II. Alex
ander, E. r. Schoneider and J. B. Cum.
ming of Augusta W. L. Gray Of Lau.ens,
s. c.; John Ferguson of Greenville, T. J.
Moore of Spartan burg, 8. Bleckley Of An.
derson, J. A. Barksdale of Laurens, ]. j.
Pluss of Laurens and w. w. Humphreys
of Anderson.
On Saturday evening lot of about forty
bales of cotton on the Savannah Valley
platform caught fire, and in response to
the alarm tho fire companies ran to the
scene with their usual promptness. In
few minutes four streams of water were
playing on the tire, and It was quickly
subdued. It is supposed spark from an
engine started the fire, as the wind was
favorable to such an accident. The cotton
was damaged considerably, but the
prompt acticn of the fire com panies and
citizens prevented what promised to be
the destruction of both the cotton and the
depot. Mr.. Sylvester Bleckley had placed
way bills for it the loss does not fall upon
him. Anderson's firemen, white and col.
ored, fight fire bravely, with an eye single
to the saving of burning property, fear.
less Of danger and regardless Of the ruin.
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pens, and the loss falls on him whose suit
is.ruined. There is not better volunteer
fire department anywhere.
Editor Hemphill, of the Medinn, is
rather monotonous and wild on politics,
bGt he is capital on war reminisceL ,es.
He would make more interesting paper
by developing his talent more freely tn
that direction. In his last issue he says:
ITO day is the twenty-eighth anniversa.
ry of the battle OF Spottsylvania G. H.,
which was fought on the 18th day of May,
1864. It was cool and rainy day, and the
battle was one of the most desperate ever
fought on this continent. McGowan's
brigade took conspicuous part in it.
The brigade was ordered In to retake the
line which had been captured from Gen.
Edward Johnson's division. The line was
recaptured and held for eighteen hours,
the stl uggle being across the breast-works
and the opposing lines not more than
twenty steps apart. Gen. MCGOWAN was
wounded early in the battle and Col. J.
N. Brown, of Anderson, took command.
at times the rain fell in torrents, but the
firing was kept up in one continuous roll.
So severe was the fire of small arms that q
tree in the rear of our lines twenty-five
inches in diameter, Was Clipped down by
minnie balls and fell across part Of Orr's
Rifles. A section OF the tree is now in
the National Museum at Washington.
The loss of the brigade in killed, wounded
and missing was 45l."
A telegram was received Ia the city last
Monday morning announcing the death of
Rev. ". H. King, which occurred at the
home Of his sister at Auraria, Ca, eighteen
miles northwest of Gainesville, on Sun
day night about 9 o'clock. The announce.
ment was great shock to his friends and
.acquaintances, as very few Of them knew
of his sicknes or that he was away from
home. Mr.. King was at Auraria visiting
sister whom he. had not seen in forty
six years, and 1t was his intention to have
gone to Atlanta to attend the Southern
Baptist Convention, but about two weeks
pleC6ulu& AS ucatu no was dttaCk0Q Will
8 severe cold, which soon developed into
pneumonia. Mrs. King was notified of
his illness the first of last week, and she
Immediately went to his bedside. When
she arrived there Mr.. King told her he
was going to pass away in few days. IS
he had had presentiment of death. De-
spite the close attention of physicians and
his relatives, he gradually grew worse un-
til the end came. On Tuesday Mrs. King
returned to Anderson with the remains,
and they were carried out and inferred in
Meals Creek Churchyard, Rev. M. Nc
Gee conducting the funeral services. Mr..
King was 50 years of age, and was the
youngest son of Rev. Robert King, de-
ceased. He was born and reared in the
County, and was we'll known in every
section. In his young manhood he was q
student of Furman University, and was
licensed to preach by the Saluda Associa.
zion, within whose bounds he has labored
nearly all of his life. He has host OF
friends and relatives who deeply lament
mis- death. He leaves wife, four sons and
three daughters to cherish his memory,
and in their sore bereavement they have
many sympathizers.
Among others, the following batch ol
indictments will be made by the Solicitor
at the approaching Sessions: James Had
don, murder. Haddon is mulatto, and
is charged with killing his wife's child
The next will be his second trial, his first
resulting in q mistrial. Reed Morrison
arson and larceny. Morrison is fine
looking young white man. He is charged
with burning Mr.. J. B. Douthits gir