The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-11-01
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LOCAL NEWS
WEDNESDAY. NOV. 1, 1893.

| dUer to'Qay tne boys can snooG tne
birds.
The tax collector begins his circuit Of
the County to-day.
A woman never shows mercy when she
gets a mouse in trap.
Several of the Clemson College Cadets
were in the city Saturday.
The Anderson Dispensary seems to be
doing thriving business.
Mr.. NJ. Thomp. BreazeaIe, of Clinton, la
pending few days in the city.
A local weather prophet says we are 60
Ing to have very severe winter.
Miss Lizzie Carpenter, Of Elbsrton, Ca,
Is visiting relatives in this County.
| SVe had the first genuine touch Of win.
ter weather last Monday morning.
It Is said that widower of the city will
be the next to take unto himself a wife.
The fruit dealers of the city are Offering
very fine variety to their patrons just
| now.
W. c. Benet, Esq. OF Abbeville, was in
the city yesterday on professional bust.
ness.
Mr.. ]. w. spearmsn, of this city. has
! resumed his work at Barton's planning
| mills.
DR.. A. 8. Todd, OF Elberton, Ca, came
over yesterday to spend day or two in
the city.
MI. 81. Frank McGee, of Abbeville,
came up yesterday to attend the marriage
of his brother.
A number of the flower yards Of the
city look lovely now with the beautiful
chrysanthemums.
Extra freight trains on both our rail.
roads are required to transport the cotton
away from Anderson.
Miss Florence Norris, of Westminster,
is spending few days in the city with
friends and relatives.
If the weather continues favorable for
ten days longer. there will not be much
cotton left In the fields.
!. Mrs. M. T.. Keys will open free school
In the western part Of the city to-day and
continue 1t until 1st March.
Thanksgiving Day will soon be around
again, and we hope to SEQ 1t generally OBJ.
served throughout the County.
The Augusta Exposition Company has
an advertisement in this iasue Of the In.
TELLIaENCER. Read it carefully.
nr, T., NL,1r,. -,,H, - ahLo
Vile, are spending few day in the city
with Mr.. J. W. Trowbridge's family.
J.. L. Rhodes has been appointed post
master at Piedmont, in the place of Am
brose L. Cobb, who has been removed.
The total value of taxable property In
Anderson County last year was &c, ,U94 1888.
This year it has increased to $6,3l2,318.
Prof. John G. Clinkscales, of Clemson
College, was in the city Monday. and was
warmly greeted by his MANY old friends.
Capt. P. K. Norris and family, who
have been spending the past Beveral
months In the mountains, returned home
last week.
]. E. Mcdonald, Esq, Of Winnsboro,
the clever Solicitor or the Sixth Jadiciai
Ciroait. was in the city yesterday on pro.
fessional business.
Next Monday ia salesday. The Mas
ter has q number OF valuable tracts Of land
for sale, and several other plantations will
be sold at public outcry.
A2-year-old daughter of M. G. Bratcher
Gied on Factory Hill Sunday morning of
membranous Group, and was buried that
afternoon in the cemetery.
In looking over our exchanges We note
that the prices paid for cotton in Anderson
compared with those paid il the State are
one-sixteenth to one-eighth higher.
We do not believe the sweet potato crop
of this season has ever before been excellef
in this County. Judging from the many
fine ones that are brought to market.
The Hartwell Sun says Mr.. Clifford
Burriss and sister, Miss Annie, OF Noun
tain Greek, anu Miss Eddie Davis, OF Rock
Mills, have been visiting relatives in that
city.
The home place Of Lawson T. Arnold,
deceased, near Lowndesville, will be sold
at public outcry on Friday, November
Mth. Read the advertisements in another
column.
she-"You see all this talk about hoop
skirts coming back again has died out"
He-"Yes. The women have compro.
missed BY putting the hoops in their
| sleeves."
A western editor in answer to COM
plaint Of a patron that he did not give
news enough, advised him to read the
Bible, which he had no doubt would be
news to him.
Married, on Sunday, October %, 1898, at
the home Of the bride, In Martin Town
ship, by Rev. N. G. Wright, Mr.. r. O.
Bagwell and Mrs. Ida Clinkscales, all of
Anderson County.
The Synod of the Presbyterian Church
| Of South Carolina convened at Clinton
yesterday. Rev. D. e. Frlerson, D. D.,
and Col. ]. w. Norris are representing tho
Anderson Church.
We appreciate every item of news hand.
| ed us. When relative or friend is visit
| ing you, or you have anything else of q
newsy character we would be glad II you
would hand 1t to US.
Mr.. J. W. Morris, of Hartwell, Ca,
spent day or two in the city last week.
Mr.. Morris was formerly resident Of
Anderson, but is now one OF Hartwelps
successful merchants.
North Carolina boasts Of man that has
worn the same pair of pants every Sunday
for 48 years. We would like to bet our old
straw hat that he was In some way con =
neoted with a newspaper.
Quito q number Of strangers spent last
week in the city attending Court, and
many Of them expressed themsel YES as
being very favorably impressed with our
live, progressive city.
| Mr.. Frank 8. Shiver, one Of the pro.
fessors of chemistry In Clemson College
was married to Miss Rebekah Calhoun,
daughter Of MI. John F: Calhoun, at Fort
Hill on the l7th Of October.
| The streets are crowded with cotton this
morning, more than fifty bales being from
Oconee County. The prices This morning
are as follows: strict middling, "a good
middling, u; strict good midiling, 8.
The South Union correspondent of the
Walhalla Courier says: "Mifs Magnetic
Holland, of Anderson County, who was
at Winthrop College the past year, has
been chosen to teach the Retreat school,"
Mr.. Brown A. Wilson, of Bolton, who
had the misfortune to Hreak his arm few
weeks ago, was In the city Monday. We
l clad fo boou, thot tho fr<ot,,r hovo