The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-10-25

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organized in the city last Wednesday
night, and Rev. Fl. S. Abbott and wife
were elected pastors for one year. Com
mittees were appointed to solicit su bscrip-
tions and select a building site, and it ia
proposed to erect church building at
once.
Mrs T. H. Cooper and children, OF Va.
rennes Township, expect to leave next
Tuesday for Dardsnelle, Ark, to join Mr..
Cooper, who went out there few months
ago, and who is so well pleased that be has
decided to make that place bis home. We
wish them pleasant and safe journey to
their new home.
Our young friend. Rev. M. Gassaway,
missionary to Mexico. has reached his
destination safely and has gone to work
with his usual energy. In another COL
umn will be found short letter giving
his first impressions Of that country, and
we know 1t will be read with interest by
his many friends in this County.
DR.. M. A. Thompson was In the city
yesterday and informed US that Miss
Pallie Hall, whose terrible accident was
chronicled in the INTELL1GENcER last
week, was doing as well as could be e1-
pected, but was still in very critical con.
dition. She Is, Of course, being tenderly
nursed, but her suferings are terrible.
Our young friend, Oswald Breazeale,
who has been engaged in business In Kan
sas City, No., the past two or three years,
has returned to Anderson, and, on ac-
count of his health, will spend the winter
here under the parental roof. We are
glad to hear of Mr.. Breazeale's success,
aud are glad to greet him at home again.
Mr.. w. A. Moorhead, of this city. is
now engaged in running Mr.. ]. 8. Nor
woods ginnery at Calhoun Falls, and is
doing good business. MIR. Norwood, Is
one of A6beville County's most substan-
tial farmers, and will make over three
hundred bales of cotton on bis own farm
this year. He Is fortunate in securing the
services of Mr.. Moorhead, who will Il OK
carefully after the interests Of bis em.
ployer.
Messrs. W. r Haynie, WI. King and
John Walker, three of Anderson County's
popular young gentlemen, have gone to
Nashville, Tenn, to spend the next few
months at Vanderbilt University. The
frat named will attend the medical de-.
partment, and the two latter the dental
department. The INTELLIaENoER. joins
their many friends in wishing them
pleasant sojourn in Nashville.
The Baptist State Convention meets In
Anderson on Wednesday, 18th NoYem-
Der. The Committee on hospitality pub.
fishes q card in another column asking
those of our citizens who will entertain
delegates to notify either member Of the
Committee at once. The good people OF
our live city have big reputation for gen.
uine hospitality, and we know they will
maintain their reputation In entertaining
the delegates to this Convention.
The Comptroller General has decided, as
matter Of equity. to recommend to the
Legislature to have refunded to the
whiskey men one.half of the money,
which they were required by County
Treasurers to pay for the County and State
license for the whole year. By the dis
pensary law their places Of business were
closed on the first of July. All the deal
ers in Anderson were required to pay the
amount charged for the year, and unde.
this recommendation will be entitled tc
refund of $50 each.
The Hartwell Sun says: "Mr. Tom
Griffin, of Madison County, was bitten by
a ratLleanake few days ago. He had
chicken killed Immediately and splitting
1t open applied it to the wound, and he IL
now sound and we'll. Nj. John Brown,
of Hart County, was bitten on the fore
head many years ago by rattlesnake
while he was stopping to drink water from
q spring, and was saved by the chicken
remedy. The chicken flesh was turned
green by the absorption Of the virus. 1t
Is said if you catch the snake and split 1t
open aud apply it In the same way that 1t
will effect cure, But most Of our read
ers would prefer chicken to snake, If
handy"
The interior of Orr q Sloan's establish.
ment Is now decorated with some OF the
most beautiful baskets of all sorts that
have ever been shown In Anderson, and
attracts the eye and admiration Of every
visitor to the store. The baskets are the
work of the St. Regis Indians, and were
brought here direct from Western Kansas,
where the tribe lives. Read the firms
new advertisement in another column,
and you will learn something about these
Indians and their work: Messrs. Orr q
Sloan are agents for Huyler's celebrated
candies, and still keep big stock OF Rick
seekers perfumery. Their prices on
everything is In keeping with the hard
times.
Our Piercetown correspondent chroni.
cles q very painful accident which hap
pened to Mr.. Chas. Burgess last Friday
evening. His left hand was caught In the
gin while clearing it Of notes and was lit
orally torn to pieces. His entire arm,
shoulder and chest was severely cut and
he was also cut on tho side of his face
n. oooiofod hy nr1 Qnvtnn
and Elrod, amputated the hand at the
wrist, and be Is now getting along as we'll
ss could be expected. Mr.. Burgess Is
son of Mr.. VIM. Burgess, and is an indus
trious, worthy young man. He was mar
ried only q few months ago, and the loss
of his hand is q terrible misfortune, We
join his friends in wishing him speedy
recovery.
Our venerable friend, Capt. Fl. R. Van.
diver, of the Fork, is spending 9 few days
in the city, and his many friends are de-
lighted to greet him. For the past eish'
teen months he has been in bad health,
and this is his first venture away from
home during that time. It gives us great
pleasure to note that he is now mending
rapidly, and we hope he will continue to
improve in health and live to celebrate
the centennial anniversary of his birth.
day. Anderson County never produced
more genial, conscientious, upright citi-
zen than Capt. Vandiver, nor one that has
ever exerted a greater influence for all
that is good and pure. He has been hon.
ored by his fellow. citizens With positions
of trust and honor, and he has never
failed to discharge his duties faithfully and
zealously. We would to God that We had
more such men.
"Uncle Hiram" is the name Of an ex-
tremely funny comedy that will be pre-.
sented in the Opera House this evening.