The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1892-06-02

An old maids insurance company
has been opened in Denmark. Spinsters
can insure themselves by q small sum on
reaching the age of 13, and if still unmar-
ried at 40 are entitled 10 regular allow
ance. If they marry, however, they for
felt all claim.
The Prince of Wales has trick that
is somewhat disconcerting. About once
in every minute and half the lid of the
right eye drops completely over the ball.
The eye remains closed for the space of
about second, and then suddenly opens
to it's fullest extent, no other feature Of
the face having moved meanwhile.
- The grip still holds New York by
the throat, and is apparently Tightening
its grasp. Last weeks report of the bu-
reau of vital statistics showed that there
had been 201 deaths from the disease
during the seven days. The week pre-
vious there were 1853 deaths. It was
thought that, with the approach of warm
weather, the epidemic would be easier to
handle and would gradually subside, but
it appears that the supposition was
wrong.
Stephen Powers, of Angola, Ind,
was in life most unique character and
in death he is still a marvel. While alive
he was the champion whiskey drinker of
the State. No amount of it could intoxi-
cate him. Finally whiskey did not satis-
ty him, and for years before his death he
bought solution of arsenic by the dozen
bottles aud drank the stuff in large guam
titles. lie lived to very old age and
after death he Was buried On his farm. A
few days ago his family concluded to re-
move his remains. On opening the grave
hot "a hOd do
cayed a particle and had literally turned
to stone.
- For the first time in about forty
years mail and passenger train passed
over the Colum bia and Greenvillo Rail-
road on Sunday. Now that the manage
ment has seen tit to depart from the good
old days and ways of Judge O'Neall, who
gave the company quantity of land in
the village Of Helena upon the conditions
that no tavern should be set up in the
village and no Sunday trains run over the
road, this land will all revert to the
heirs of Judge O'Neall, and with it will
go the beautiful little grove of original
forest trees, unless it be presented to
tho village.-Ne,UbeYvy Herald and
NcWS.
GA well-to-do colored man." says
the Commercial Gazette Of that city, "has
been going all over Cincinnati looking
at eligible empty houses to rent, but in
variably the landlords declined to even
lot him 60 through the houses on account
Of his color. In vain did he offer to pay
six months rent in advance, in vain did
he offer to prove his responsibility and
standing, every one put him aside. The
landlords said to let him have their prop
ortywould prevent them renting it again
and injure them with their other tenants" I"
He has concluded, the Gazette adds, that
if colored man wants a house in q
thoroughly superior neighborhood in
Cincinnati She will have to build it." All
this is nothing new of course, but it goes
to illustrate again very forcibly the Pc
culiar ideas of self-respect entertained. by
side of the Ohio River.
- That truth is stranger than fiction
has been once more proven by the eX-
perience of s. n. Lock, prominent and
wealthy resident of Richmond county,
Ind, who has had most remarkable ex-
perience with some Chicago real estate
by $4,000, while he did not expect cent.
Twenty years ago ho was in Chicago and
purchased lot in the Boulevard addi-
tion. lie paid very small price for it..
He came back homo without haying the
deed recorded. A few days later he lost
the deed, and being unable to get anoth-
er without going to law, he allowed the
matter to drop. It now transpires that
upon the same day Lock lost the decd it
was found by John Ritchoy, who was af-
flicted with brain trouble. Placing the
deed in his pocket he laid it away among
other papers. A few months later Ritch-
oy died, but no notice was paid to q
package of what was supposed to be
worthless papers that were included
among his effects until a few days ago,
whom his son opened the papers and
found the deed from Chicago to MIR.
Lock. He at once delivered it to him.
Lock placed it in the hands of his attor-
ney, W. T. Edward, who sent it to Chi
cago. Yesterday Mr.. Lock received a
letter from the persons in possession Of
the lot, Offering him S3O.O0U for a war
ranty deed. He sent his acceptance of
the offer. Had the deed remained con-
cealed ten days longer it would have
been valueless on account Of the law Of
limitation.