The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1892-11-30

wife of MI. Waco Acker. died at her home
in Atlanta last week. Mrs. Ackers mai.
den name was Dorm, and she was raised
in Abbeville County. Mr.. Acker lived in
Easley some years back and went to
school here. He was reared some few
miles below Easley, In Brushy Creek
Township. in Anderson County. He now
has poHition on the r. and D. railroad at
Atlanta"
The Newberry Observer says: "Super-
hurt the morning of the 18th by his car
being thrown from the track between
Newberry and Prosperity. The accident
was caused by some scamp's putting q
spike between the ends OF the rails" Mr.
Mcdowell has recovered sufficiently to
visit bis relatives in Anderson County,
and was in the city Monday. He will be
able to resume work in few days.
The INTELLIeENcER believes in patron
izing home ind"stries. This way some
people have of spending all their money
or the larger portion of it sway from home,
when they cnuld just rs we'll and econom-
ically spend it at home, Is a great mistake.
Each community ought to seek to be self.
sustaining, so nearly a. possible, ana
each member of the community ought to
feel that his home institutions have the
first and strongest claim upon his patron
age.
Clinton Brock, youth about IA years
of age, living near Mt. Carmel, Abbeville
County, died with hydrophobia few
days ago. The youth was bitten by a
mad dog three years ago, and the occur
renee had almost been forgotten. He
complained of symptoms of hydrophobia
for some time past, but continued at work
until three or four days preceding bis
death, when he began raviDg. AT times
be was conscious, but continued to grow
worse until death came to his relief.
Mr.. ]. w. Leverett, Of Hall Township,
is the champion turnip producer OF this
County. He called to see us last Tuesday
and presented US with three Of the largest
turnips We haye ever. seen. The largest
weighed pounds, the next pounds and
the smallest u pounds. Who can beat
these? Don't all speak at once. Our
Devil says if some clever citizen will now
TELL1aHycER force will not worry about
delinquent subscribers until after Christ
mas.
Our young friend, Mr.. Paul Sharpe, an
old Anderson boy but who has been doing
business for A. G. Rhodes & Co, in Nash
Vile, Tenn, for number of years, has
recently accepted the position Of general
manager of the Nashville Ontiitting Com
pany, new enterprise in that city. 1t is
an immense establishment aud occupies a
five-stery building. The selection Of Mr.
Sharpe as manager is quite compliment
to his business capacity, ana his many
friends in Anderson will bs glad to hear
Of his success.
The Greenville Ncus, OF last Friday,
says: "John Ferguson, Jr., T. G.. Davis
and Joseph #. Shrine yesterday morning
rode from this city TO Anderson on their
safety bicycles IN hours and Is minutes.
They spent several hours in Anderson
snd returned 10 tbs afternoon, making the
trip back in hours and Ii minutes. The
distance of the route they took was 80
milce, which made a distance OF 66 miles
covered. Tho young men returned feel
ing fresh and in condition to have made
another long trip
The new advertisement OF G. p. Jones
& Co. tells the thousands OF readers OF the
INTELLIGENCER what they have in store
for their patrons during December. Read
what they say. As is well known these
gentlemen occupy two spacious store
rooms. In one room you will find any-
thing in the way OF gents goods, and in
the other room the ladies can be supplied
with anything they reed. Buying in
such large quantities. these gentlemen are
enabled to sell goods at very low prices.
It will do you good to go through their
establishments.
One OF our prominent merchants, ac'
companied by several friends, spent
Thanksgiving Day as the guest OF Mr.. P. B.
allen, near Starr, hunting birds. They
were having fine sport until our merchant
friend accidentally shot one OF Mr.. Aliens
fine dogs while it was retrieving. or
course the gentleman regrets the accident
exceedingly, and, being very tender
hearted has spent several sleepless nights
worrying about 1t. Hia fiisndn have
done their best to console him, and should
the dog die our merchant frienSs will
present Mr. Allen with one OF the best
bred dogs he csn find in Grover Clsve-
lands country.
a change OF venue was granted in the
case of J. Minis Sullivan, OF Greenville,
for killing Herman Gilreath. The attor-
neys claimed th.t the jury was illegal, in
asn,uch as P. D. Gilreath. half brother
of the deceased, was an interested party
and that be had taken part in drawing the
Jury. He was also Sheriff elect aud no
provision Was made by law for jury to
be drawn by deputy. Judge Aldrich
ordered that the case be transferred 10 An.
derson to be tried at the February term OF
the Court. The trial Of this case will
bring large crowd OF Greenville people
to Anderson.
He was airt, and q male f1irt never
gets q lick amiss. The harder you hit
him tho better. He had asked the girl to
marry him, and she was onto his curves.
mol" she said, promptly aud firmly.
He became theatric. "You have crushed
nv life at one blow" he murmured.
hoarsaly. II guess not" she responded.
"Ah, but you do not know" he insist d.
"You have killed me-killed me!
"Well, IL have" she remarked, coolly,
ssyou must be cat, for know seven
other girls who have done the same thing,
and you are not dead yet. You've got
one more chance"
In response to an invitation from Capt,
P. K. McCully, President OF the Western
Carolina Land and Improvement Compa-
ny, in company with a few other invited
guests, we went down to Calhoun Falls
last Thursday to spend the day and eat
our Thanksgiving dinner in the Millwocd
Inn, which has recently been erected
there. The Inn is modern, commodi-
Gus three-story building, and is built on
hill, from which grand view of the sur
rounding country may be had. There are
two store-rooms on the first floor Of the
Inn, one Of which is occupied by Mr.. n.
A. McCully and the other by Messrs. J.
G. Cunningham O. Co. The Inn has been
rented by Mr.. N. A. McCully, who knows
exactly how to conduct hotel: His
business 90 far has far exceeded his ex'
pectations. The Thanksgiving dinner
was most excellent one, and highly en-
jsyed by all present. There are no"
three stores at Calhoun Falls, and fourtE
one will soon be open. The two railroads
are now being connected by new side
track. The Land Company made wise
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