The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-08-22
Piercetown Items.

The following visitors are now in town:
Miss Maggie Williams Of Greenwood, MISS
Alice Duckworth of Williamston, Miss
Maggie Dunlap of Abbeville, and MIR. j.
l.. Talbert, of Anderson.
The protracted meeting is on at Beulah,
as we stated some time ago. The -parson
preached good sermon there last Sunday.
His subject was the "Church as power
to bring souls to repentance and salvat-
ion." His text can be found in First Cor
rinthians, fourth chaper, twentieth verse.
Much interest Is being taken in the meet
ing.
At This writing there is cold wave on
US.
There has been TIVE deaths during the
week, the infant of John Hiett and Benja-
min Rhodes. Mr.. Rhodes was the oldest
man of White Plains. He was 81 years of
age. Their remains were laid to rest in
Beverdam Church yard. Rev. D. j. Yer
milicn conducting the funeral services.
Last Friday afternoon we had the pleas
ure of visiting the Welcome School, which
is under the charge of Miss Lille Bigby.
The school is progressing finely under her
tutorage. She has 6G pupils on the roll,
and an average attendance of SO. The
house has recently been enlarged. This is
due to the Messrs. Owen, who have built
an ell to the old building, which greatly
facilitates her work. Messrs. Owen are to
be congratulated for their efforts to make
the school a success.
The protracted meeting closed at Beaver
dam Friday night with one accession.
Yestesday while we were sitting In our
Office, there came tin1id knock at the
door, and on our invitation to come in our
breath was almost taken away, when in
walked gawky picture agent who wanted
US to let him have tin type of US for en-
larging. But we told him We were busy
and if he would call three hours later we
would see what we could do for him. We
intended to give him a warm reception.
After he left We cleaned up grandfath-
er's old flint and steel shot gun, and went
over to uncle Jerry's where we succeeded
in getting bis bull dog. After our return
we fastened pin In the toe of our boot,
and then we proceeded to adjust the plum.
der in our Office. Just as we were gloat-
ing o'er our supposed picnic, and on look
ing up We beheld three ladies coming up
the walk. They were out collecting money
for some big heathen institution or some.
thing. We did not like their looks but
told them TO come in. Now if there is any
thing in this world that gets US out OF sorts
it is one of those largnette hends. The
6lQ6SL MAS dCCOuu pduAcQ AAos.o N.N
spaniel to whom she was continually ad-
dressing in the most endearing terms.
After listening for half an hour TO their
tale of woe, the spaniel sprang up, on our
desk where he overturned the Ink stand
and ruined sweet little billetdou that we
were peuuing to our best girl. But not
being contented with that be- sat down In
the glue pot and proceeded 10 chew up the
blotter. Very soon he spied the cat peep
ina under the hole in the door. He made
q dash for her and glued himself fast. and
after long struggle he gave up the ghost.
The ladies asked us couldn't we contribute
to their pet scheme. We were on the point
of giving them bit of our mind, and we
told them all the change we had was
shirt button and four penny nail. just
as we were in the act of fishing them ont
of our pocket, there was pair OF snowy
arms entwined around our neck, and we
heard sweet voice saying: "Those will be
the very thing, dear uncle. We have been
wanting pearl door mob and We can drive
the nail up in the hall so you can hang
YOUR beaver on it when you visit the insti-
tuition. With this they took their leave,
and We seized our pen to give you the news,
but couple of the boys have just dropped
in and Informed US that lighting rod
man was heading this way. We named
lately bolted the door and pulled Tor the
woods and fell over the back fence and
spraned ourself numerically.
"For the way of the transgressor Is
hard"
SAM DEwBERRY,