The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-08-02

| means fell of and several cars passed over
! him, cutting both legs off. His mother,
| who cooks for Mr.. L. Tribble, received
telegram announcing the terrible eccl-
dent and telling her that it would probably
prove fatal. I.
The Sandy Springs Camp Meeting will
begin next Monday, 7th inst, and close on
Saturday following. The attendance will
no doubt be az large as ueual, and we hope
the meeting will accomplish much good.
| The usual rules governing. the grounds
will be observed. Nothing will be allowed
sold within one mile of the place, and dur.
| ing services the sexes will not be allowed
to sit together under the arbor.
The Anderson County Poultry and Pet
| at Fort Hill on Wednesday, 26th uit.. The
following officers were elected: j. a.
Mounce, President; B. Harris, first Vice
President; P. F. King, second Vice Presi
dent; J. l.. Jolly, Secretary and Treas
urer; w. T. McGill, o. A. Bowen aud T.
B. Lee, with the President and Secretary
constitute the Executive Committee.
During the past two weeks various sec.
tions of the County have been blessed with
showers, and the crops have been greatly
revived. But the intense heat continues.
| The corn crop has been seriously injured,
and cotton Is small and backward. Some
of our best farmers say that with the best
of seasons from now till the ripening sea
son, a full crop of cotton cannot be hoped
| for unless We have an unusually late fall.
Few educational institutions have en-
joyed greater success than the Due West
Female College, an advertisem 3nt OF which
appears in another column. This College
is plendidly equipped. employs a faculty
Of competent Instructors, and its manage
ment in every particular is first class.
Read the advertisement, and, if you have
8 daughter to educate, send for ascatalogue,
which will give you all necessary informa.
tion.
Rev. Luthur Burriss, of Baldwin, Mis-
sissippi, who is now visiting relatives in
this County, preached in the First Baptist
Church last Sunday morning and evening.
He is son of Mr.. Thomas Burriss, who
moved from this County to Mississippi
about forty years ago. His visit to his old
home is q source Of much pleasure to q
wide circle of friends and relatives. He
will preach at Mountain Creek next Sun
day morning.
An exchange says: When flies become
troublesome in house they can always be
expelled by simple mixture. A half
teaspoonfnl of black pepper, finely ground,
of brown sugar, end the compound be
moistened with cream. The flies will
generally eat greedily of this mixture If
placed where they can get it, but it will be
their last meal, for the least taste OF 1t is to
o fly rank poison.
"Aunt' Mariah Simpson, an aged colored
woman, who had been living on the plan
tation of Mrs. Susan Burriss, in this
County, for the past twenty years, died
last Saturday. She was highly respected
by her acquaintances, both white and
co!ored. ..Aunt" Mariah was perhaps the
largest woman in the County. She would
never consent to be weighed, but it was
the general opinion that her weight would
be between $50 and 400 pounds.
Children's Day will be observed at Mt.
Rev. D. w. Hiott and Rev. j. T. Little.
john are expected to make Sunday School
addresses. An interesting program has
been arranged for the day, and the exer.
cises will begin promptly at $50 O'Clock q.
m. All the friends Of the Sunday School
are cordially invited to attend. It is ak
pected to spend the day there, and parents
are urged to bring their dinner baskets
We thank the fair Secretary for an invita-
tion to be- present.
+ Prof. Il. g. Reed and family havs been
pending few weeks in our County visit
lg relatives and friends. Prof Reed, for
several years past, has been Principal of
sLn Uyo1holto Ly;nh Srhool hnt ran1ntlp %
was offered Professorship in one of the
large Colleges of Texas. He and his
family leave this afternoon for their Wes.
tern home, carrying with them the best
wishes of their friends. Prof. Reed is q
good citizen and we regret to see him leave
our state. The College has done well to
secure bib services. -
The Columbia correspondent of the
Ne,rs and Courier, under date of 9th alt,
says: 'rrhe Secretary of State to-day
Issued commission to an important new
company, which proposes to raise and
breed fine horse flesh in this State. It is
the Anderson Breeding and Trotting Asso-
citation. The corporators are: ]. D. Max
well, j. w. Bruce, NJ. P. Tribble, ]. 8.
The capital stock is $500, divided into forty
shares, with the privilege Of increasing to
$4,000. The company will have it's own
track"
The following compose the excursion
party which will leave this afternoon for
Arkansas and Texas: G Wardlaw wife and
two children, H. G. Reed, wife and four
children, John w. Simpson, Thos. @.
Shearer, Silas Kay, Geo. E. Burns, james
Bates, Thomas Drake, James Campbell, R.
A. jackson, John Mattison, w. F. Hunt
and mother, and Misses jamie Clark and
Jennie Routh, and perhaps others. Some
will take the train at Seneca and others at
Pendleton, but most Of them will go from
Anderson. The fNTELLIaENCER wishes
them all a pleasant trip.
Mr.. Twyne Cunningham and family,
who live near Lowndesville, have been
severely afflicted for several weeks past.
Mr.. Cunningham and son and daughter
have been confined to their beds with
typhoid fever. On Monday night the
daughter died, and, yesterday MI. Cum
ningham's death was expected at any time.
Mrs. Cunningham is the only member oil
the family who has so far escaped the
fever. Her friends and neighbors have
been exceedingly kind and attentive dur
ing the afliction, and deeply sympathize
with her in her bereavement.
The Greenville Mountaineer Of last week
says: "Mr. William G. Trowbridge died
at the residence of his brother in Piedmont
on the 23rd inst, In the 72nd year Of his
age. He was native of fAbbeville County,
and resided at Fork Shoals in this County
for many years. For number Of years
he has lived In Kalamazoo, Mich where
he was married and where he lived until
the death of his wife last year. He was q
MAJ of unusual intelligence and very high
character and has been church member
for thirty. five years, joining the Fork
Shoals Baptist Church when he lived
there"
We regret to announce the death of our
old friend and fellow-citizen, John B.
Childers, which occurred at his home in
Brushy Creek Township last Thursday
His death was sudden and great shock
to his neighbors and friends, Mr.. Childers
was born and reared and had always lived
in the Brushy Creek section, and was
about 76 years Of age. He was most ex-
cellent citizen, and was highly esteemed
and respected by all of his acquaintance.
he leaves widow and five children to
cherish his memory, and in their sore
bereavement they have many sympa-
thiZers.
Last Saturday evening the dwelling
house and all its contents Of Mr.. w. B.
r u IL.