The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-05-17

| w. II. 6OlG anu ulSS MdLtl6 Cudmp1oe,
both of Anderson County. The attendants
were Edgar Hall and Miss Leila Chamblee
Thomas Campbell and Miss Cora Bolt
Robert Norris and Miss Campbell, J. B
Armstrong and Miss Mallie Strickland.
The bride is most excellent young lady,
and the groom is one Of Anderson Coun-
ty's most progressive young farmers. We
join their many friends in extending con-
gratulations, and wish them happy and
prosperous journey through life.
The Columbia State of TUESDAY says
"Yesterday afternoon Messrs. Fripp and
Brown, the two young men of Anderson
who were.rto ride to Columbia on their
wheels reached the city. They lett Ander-
son at o'clock yesterday morning, Mr..
Fripp riding Raleigh wheel and Mr..
Brown q Rambler. They made fine run
and had covered sixty five miles of the
distance at / O'Clock when Mr.. Brown
broke his machine. They then came the
rest of the way by rail. Mr.. FrIpp is q
young Columbian who removed to Ander-
son some months ago. They made excel
lent time considering the rough roads
over which they had to pass"
A correspondent Of the Ne,0s ana Courier,
writing from Tugaloo, Oconee County,
under date of the 9th inst, says: "The
Wesleyan Methodists organized II Church
at Oakway, few miles from here, yester-
day, nearly depicting the membership OF
the regular Methodist Church these. An
other Church of the same kind has been
organized at Townville, on the line be-
| tween Oconee and Anderson, drawing
largely upon the Methodist and Baptist
Churches in that community. The Bap-
lists "turn out" such Of their membership
as have gone over to the new Chu:ch, and
the Methodists mark theirs as having
."left in disorder" The proselytes are all
sanctificstionists.'
The Richmond & Danville Railroad has
inaugurated 1.-THE U. 8. Fast Hail." q
limited schedule to and from the East,
which makes the distance between all
Southern points and the great eastern
cities seem less than ever before. Nearly
whole day will be saved on the eastern
mails and papers, which will be delivered
at all principal points along the lina Of the
Richmond & Danville railroad by their
new fast limited train, covering ths South
with the quickest mail delivery ever made
by the United States Government. "The
u. 8. Fast Mail" will carry through Pull
man vestibuled sleepers between Atlanta
and New York without change. The time
of the northbound train Is also shortened
between Atlsntasand Washington, max
ing quicker connections for the East.
Mr.. Thos. w. McAlister died suddenly
at his home In Varenness Township last
Wednesday morning, in the Sind year of
his age. On the preceding night he retired
to bed in his usual health, having done 8
big days work, and shortly after midnight
his heavy breathing aroused his wife, who
did everything possible to relieve him,
but in short time he passed away. Heart
disease is supposed to have caufed his
death. On Thursday his remains were
laid TO rest In the Varennes Presbyterian
Churchyarti, of which Church he hsd long
been consistent and active member.
Mr.. McAllister was good citizen, and
was most highly esteemed by his friends,
all of whom deeply sympathize with the
grief stricken wife and five children left
to mourn his death. During the war he
served his country faithfully, and his old
comrades say he was brave, true soldier.
Mrs. Margaret Simpson, the venerable
widow of the late Maj. r F. Simpson, of
Pendleton, arrived in the city Tuesday
and will spend several days here visiting
her nephew, Capt. A. T. Broyles, and
other relatives. Her many friends are
delighted to greet her. Mrs. Simpson has
passed her four-score years, and iE enjoy
ing good health. She has kindly pre-
sented us with volume each of two very
old newspapers-"T Banner of the Con-
stitution," published iu Philadelphia in
1880, and "The Jeffsrsonian and Virginia
Times" published in Richmond in 1882
which we're preserved by her distinguish
ed husband, who so faithfully served this
District in Congress years ago. These old
| papers are valuable and interesting, and
foSo hiohlv Wo
tender our best thanks to Mrs. Simpson,
and assure her the files will be we'll cared
for in our sanctum.
The telegraph wires brought the sad
news to the city this morning that our
fellow townsmsn, Mr.. J. Willet Provost,
had died In Colum bia at o'clock a. NJ,
where he had been under medical tr eat
ment for the past two months. His re-
mains will reach Anderson this afternoon,
and will be buried in the cemetery TO-
morrow afternoon. Mr.. Provost was
about 81 years of age. He was boin and
reared in Charleston, but has been citi.
zen Of Anderson County ever since the
close Of the war. When he was about Il
years of age he received severe wound on
the side of his head by being kicked by 9
horse. Two or three years ago his health
began to give away, and from the nature
OF his disease it was thought that this old
wound was the cause of it. He gradually
grew worse, and for several months pasi
his death has been expected at any time
Mr.. Provost served through the Confeder
ate war as member of the South Caroline
Rangers, and was brave, energetic sol
dier. He was an upright, high.toned gen
tleman, and wes highly esteemed by hi
friends and acquaintances. He was &
member of the Presbyterian church.
wife and ten children are left to cherish hit
memory, and in their sad bereavement,
they have the sympathy Of all our people
A special dispatch from Washington, D
O., to the State, under date of the 1lth inst.
says: "a South Carolinian, who il
neither politician nor ward worker
stands a good showing of getting one o.
the juiciest plums which may fall to thai
State. The possible recipient Of thit
promised point is Paul Trapier Gadsden
now studying law at the Columbian Uni
versity here. and teaching for several