The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-04-05

Saturday. It was two feet and half
long and eight inches across the head.
The fish was caught in Seneca River"
We have received copy of the fifth an
nual report of the South Carolina Expert
ment Station (Clemson College, for the
year ending December 3lst, 1892. The
pamphlet contains twenty-eight pages,
and the experiments are of a most inter-
esting nature.
Oar young friend and townsman. Clar-
ence E. Tolly, lett Anderson for Dallas,
Texas, where he will engage in business.
Clarence ia genial, excellent young man,
and will make friends wherever he may
go. We wish him big success in the
"Lone Star" State.
The authorities of the Southern Express
Company have authorized Mr. r. L.
Keys, their agent in this city, to forward
free of cost all articles, weighing twenty
five pounds and under, contributed to the
Confederate Memorial Bazaar, to be held
at Richmond, Va, this month.
Mr.. C. A. Milford has gone to Abbe-
vile, where he has accepted the position
Of prescription clerk in the drug store of
Messrs. P. B. Speed e. Co. Mr.. Milford
is a most excellent young man, aud We
commend him to the good people of Abb
beville as worthy of their confidence and
esteem.
The South Carolina Presbytery, which is
composed Of the Presbyterian Churches
of Pickens, Ocones, Anderson, Abbeville
and Edgefield Counties, meets at Honea
Path on Friday evening. Rev. D. z. Fri
erson, D. D., and Col. J. w. Norris will
represent the Anderson Church at the
meeting.
The Grand Lodge of Knights of Honor
of South Carolina will hold its seventh
annual session in Orangeburg on Wednes-
day, 18th inst. The Anderson Lodge will
be represented by Mr.. j. Baylis Lewis.
Mai. P. K. McCully and Gen. w. ".
Humphreys will attend as officers of the
Grand Lodge.
A negro section hand on the R. & D. R.
r. lost an eye last Thursday morning
while at work near the city. BE was
driving spike when piece of steel chip
ped off OF the hammer and struck him in
the eye. He closed his eye in time, but
the piece of steel penetrated the ball
through the lid.
Rev. W. G. Rollins is in Anderson In
the interest of "Character Sketches" by
DR.. Lotion, of Nashville. This book is a
gem. The chapter on the Mote Hunters
| is alone worth the price of the book. Mr.
Lotion has studied human nature. The
book is replete with thought and humor.
Read it and you will be entertained and
profted.
Mr.. w. P. Stevenson has again pre-
| sented us with some fine sweet potatoes, a
cross between the Peabodies aud yellow
yams, the largest Of which weighed nearly
four pounds. Last fall he banked about
one hundred and fifty bushels of potatoes,
and says he has not lost three bushels
through the winter. Persons who want
Hme fine seed should see Mr.. Stevenson
at once.
Mrs. r. J. Williams, the President Of
the Woman's Missionary Uuion, which
was organized at Shady Grove Bap.
tist Church in January, begs that each
Woman's Society which belongs to this
Union, with all others in the second di.
vision of the saluda Association, will meet
with the Union at Bolton on the fifth Sat.
urday in April and bring liberal contri-
button for missions.
A party of young gentlemen OF this
city are arranging for trip down to the
Ogeechee River, in the southern part OF
Georgia, where they will spend week
fishing and hunting. The P. R. q W. c.
r. r. authorities have given the gentle
men low round trip, and will furnish
them private car, which they will use
during their stay. They will carry their
own cook, and are anticipating a royal
time.
Messrs. Webb & Mattlson, who have
been representing the Mutual Life Insur-
ance Company in this city, have been ap.
pointed general managers for the Compa-
ny for South Carolina, and, with the ex-
ception of two points, will have charge Of
the entire State. They will continue
their headquarters in Anderson. These
gentlemen are full of energy, and the
Company has done well to secure their
services
The JNTELLIaENcER acknowledges re-
ceipt of an invitation from the Merchants
Week Association, of Savannah, Ga, to
come down and participate in the festlVi.
ties of ''May Week." beginning May 9th.
An interesting program is being arranged
for the week, and a.large crowd Of visitors
will no doubt be attracted to the grand old
city. There will be low excursion rates
on the railroads. Savannah is most de-
lightful city to visit at any time, and espe.
cially in the Spring season.
In copy of the INTELLIG ENCER dated
March %, 1866 which we have before US,
we notice the following articles we're sell.
ing in Anderson at the prices named:
Flour, SIS to SIG; corn, 81; lard, 20 cents,
bacon Is to 1S cents coffee, 40 to As cents;
rice, 10 to l2a cents sugar, "a to 33 cents;
salt, per sack, S. iron, Is cents; nails,
Is cents; shot, 80 cents; powder, 81 to
sl.25 indigo, 81 to So so; blue stone, IS
cents; factory thread, 1915; shirtings,
seven-eights, IS cents per yard. Cotton
was quoted here at % cents, in Charleston
at 81 cents, and in New York at 40 cents.
1t is in interesting to compare the prices then
with the prices now.
The Greenville News. of Tuesday, says:
eyer since the disappearance of B. P.
Trammsll, the Anderson policeman ac-
cused of attempting to bribe jurors in the
Sullivan murder case, officers have been
camping on his trail. Ex-Chief of Police
John G. Greer, of this city, and Deputy
Sheriff FAINT, of Anderson, went to Texas
few days ago and have notified Sheriff
| G;Ireath of this County. bv telegraph that