The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1892-12-14
Cotton is quoted this morning at from


Now Is the time to subscribe to the IN.
rELLIasNcER.
Turkeys are now In demand for the
Christmas holidays.
Applicants for the Anderson Postoflce
continue to increase.
The time for paying taxes has been OK.
tended until lat January.
Miss Gertrude Hoyt, OF Greenville, Is
In the city visiting relatives.
Afr. D. E. King, Of Piedmont, WAS in
the city last Saturday and gave us call.
The Savannah Valley Railroad Is
building q side track to the cotton mills.
Mr.. s. Paul Brown, of Atlantis, Ga, has
been spending a few days in the oity with
relatives.
AS Christmas this year will fall on Sun
day, Monday win be observed as the gen.
eral holiday.
Miss Kate Giles, charming young lady
from Granitaville, 8. c., is ia the oity Wis
iting friends.
City Clerk Hood has been spending the
past week at Due West visiting his moth
or and family.
Mr.. Prue Sloan has gone on visit to
the city OF New York, and will be absent
week or two.
Come to Anderson to buy your Chrlst-
mas goods. You can get what you want
and at very low price.
There seems to be good deal Of litlga-
tion going on in the Trial Justices Courts
throughout the County.
The marriage OF Miss Patrick and Mr..
Edwards takes place in tho Baptist Church
this evening, at 8 O'Clock.
Mr.. Iobn Dillingham; has been elected a
member of the police force to succeed Mr..
F. G. Massey, who has been removed.
What to buy for Christmas Is ques-
tton; but it Ia no comparison with the
problem Of finding the money to buy with.
Mrs. 3. r. Todd has purchased lot on
West Franklin street and will have nice
cottage erected thereon In tho near future.
Last Friday and Saturday twelve thou
sand bushels Of cotton seed were marketed
In the city, 25 cents per bushel being paid
for them.
The general report is that there has
been more small grain sown in Anderson
County this fall than for a number of
years past.
Mrs. D. s. Taylor expects to so to Flor.
ida in few weeks, and is Offering let
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other column.
The Postofice Department has Issued
an order reducing the fee for registering
mail matter from 10 to 8 cents, to take
effect January next.
Mr.. O. P. Knight, who has been resid.
lag In Alabama for several months, has
returned to Anderson and is again in the
employ of Mr.. G. A. Reed.
Prof. J. f. Rice, the popular Principal
Of the Townville High School, called to
see us last Saturday. He reports his
school in prosperous condition.
Rev. H. F. Chreitzburg, former pastor
of the Methodist Church here, has been
transferred to the North Carolina Confer
ence and assigned the Asheville Church.
The P. r. & W. C.. r. R. will sell e1cur.
sion tickets during the holidays. Tickets |
will be on sale from the 23rd to 26th in
elusive, limited to return to January 4th. |
It may be some consolation to not few
OF our readers to remember that the vast |
majority OF people die poor, and only one |
out OF every hundred succeed in business. |
Representative Watson has returned
home again from Columbia, and is quite
sick. It Ia doubtful If he will be able to |
take his scat in the House again this ses-
sion.
II you nre in doubt about the postage |
required on package to be sent through |
the mails, have it weighed at tho post
Office. It cannot be sent unless julIy pre-
paid.
Married. on Wednesday, December 7,
1892, by r. P. Martin, Notary Public and |
at his residence. Mr. Willis Partain, OF |
South Carolina, and Miss Hattie stratton, |
ofGeorgia.
Let the timid rejoice. Astronomers say
that the comet, which was coming to.
wards us at frightful velocity few |
davs ago, missed the earth by at least
100000 miles.
Cotton receipts have been comparatively
light the past few days The price does
not vary much, but the Anderson buyers
continue to pay more for the staple than
any othsr market.
An Alabama fve-cent (Connederacy)
stamp recently sold for $3.50. Parties hav-
ing old letters would do we'll to look into
the value Of the stamps on the envelopes
before burning them up.
The Chinese never dun Il debtor. 1.-THE
money isn't paid when due off comes ar
ear. If that custom prevailed in America
the mutilated members Of society would
be too numerous to men ton.
Representative Peartnan came up from
Columbia last Saturday and spent Sunday
at home. Silo. 10 ''dead agin" prizs fight
ing, and has introduced a bill in the Leg
islature to prohi sit 1t in the State.
The clerks are wondering how many
holidays they will have during Ch ristmss
week. They have worked hard and faith
ful this fall, aud the merchants could we'll
afford to give them three days az least.
Invitations have been issued to the mar.
riage Of Mr. Will. A. Clement and Miss
00OEHl8 "UlCu Will LSkS plaC6
J Ia tho Baptist Church at Belton on Tues.
day evening, 9th inst, at $50 o'clock.
The Presbyterian congregation OF this
city is making arrangements 70 enIarge
its Church b.ilding by the erection OF a
new front and otherwise improving it.
The work will not begin before Spring.
Attend To your Christmas shopping at
once. Evou If the weather is fair, the
stores are crowded so much tho two or
three days preceding Christmas that it il
difficult to shop with any degres OF Salts
faction.
The P. r. & W. c., R. r. hsva double
daily trains nov het1een Augusta and
Spartanburg. Il is great pity that the
authorities will not give Anderson batter
accommodations over ,hs Savannah Vol
Icy brsnoh.
Next month large clothing and gents,
furnishing goods establishment will be
opened in Anderson With Mr.. A. g.
Means as manager Mr. Means Ia All eI-
periencsd clushier aud knows how to
please his patrons.
at meetingc cf the Board Of Directors
Of ths Peniterti.r5 IL Columbia last week,