The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-09-27
PendIeton Locals.

Last night when the curtain rose at the
Opera House for the first act ofthe s'Dream
of the Centuries all Pendleton was
there. It was impossible even to get
standing room. Everybody was there to
see the show and expressed themselves
as highly pleased with the whole enter
tainment. The players acquitted them
selves admirably, and too much praise
cannot be given them. The comic songs
were simply er conSpecta. ALI through
the performance the audience broke
down with applause. 1t was great sue
cess in every particular. Something
under hundred dollars was taken in at
the door, which goes to fix up the Female
Academy and make it q little more COM
Portable during the cold winter months.
The management are to be congratulated
upon The complete success Of the enter
tainment.
A good Joke has been going the rounds
lately en- our good old Trial Justice which
may be we'll worth repeating. Several
days ago he bought some turnip seed and
carried them home and put them in a
box by the side of his tobacco. The
boxes were just alike and the next day
when he went to plant them he got the
boxes mixed and sowed his tobacco.
After eating hearty supper he sat down
to take smoke and was rejoicing that he
had sowed his turnips before the rain
came. When he filled up his pipe with
the turnip seed and discovered his mis-
take, he exclaimed in tones anything else
but pleasant, to his son: "Ill swear,
George, T have sowed my tobacco" He
was deter mined, however. to plant the
seed, SO he got lantern and put them
under the ground that night. A gentle
man who saw the patch week later said
that the tobacco had come up and was
growing nicely and that every stork had
q small pipe on it. We will not vouch
for the pipe part but the rest is strictly
true. The "Justice' will be little more
thoughtful next tire.
When it will be impossible to get
male teacher of any kind here, maybe
some of these parents will appreciate
what it is to have good school. Mr..
Harper came here last year and had as
many as sixty scholars at one time, but
it is not that way now. Some Of the
parents are as Indifferent as can be about
educating their children, and the time
will come when they will realize their
mistake. Mr.. Harper has given up the
school, as he cannot afford to stay here
and teach such small number. He is
good teacher and we regret to see him
60, but think he did right under the cir
cumstances. Some parents will let their
children grow up to be fools and igno-
ramuses just so they can make little
money. Money is the idol they worship
and education can 60 to the dogs. The
time will come when they will wish they
had patronized this school little more.
Pendleton is about the oldest town in
South Carolina, and when this was the
county seat of Washington county, it was
one of the most progressive towns in the
State. The Pendleton Messenger was
Published here about 1910, and at that
time was one of the best weekly newspa-
pers in upper Carolina. A gentleman,
speaking Of how old Pendleton was, said
that it was ten years older than ST.
Augustine, but of course he was little
off.
A very serious accident happened hero
Saturday. w. F. G. Owens and wife
were riding with some friends, when the
horses became frightened and ran away.
They were all thrown out but were not
hurt very badly except Mrs. Owens.
She, however, at last accounts was doing
better.
If you want to move to a place where
your boys will have good associates,
coma to Pendleton. There are very few
bad boys here.
Miss Mamie Hood, of Due West, is
visiting here. -
r. e. Belcher and wife, Of Anderson,
were in town last week.
DR.. A. P. Johnston, of Anderson, was
here yesterday.
Felix Sloan left Monday for the South
Carolina College.
There is some talk of organizing a
musical club here. This is good idea
as there are great many good musicians
in the city.
Business has begun to improve great
deal since the farmers are selling their
! cotton.
Why don't some one build some Gotta
ges in Pendleton? They would be VOL
| come just now.
Pendleton ia very quiet town. Very
few arrests are made by the police. II.