The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-09-05

but would have surplus to sell in addi-
ton to his cotton. Such citizsns are
worth something to their country, and
when you visit their homes you see an air
of prosperity around them. Such farmers
never feel the effects of little panic, fol
they ''live at home and board at the same
place." If every farmer in Anderson
County would follow Mr.. Rainey's exam
| ple our people would be the most pros
porous and Independent on the globe.
Died, at the residence of Mr.. J. G. Keys,
near this city, on last Sunday evening, at
S O'Clock, Mrs. Melissa Shackelford, wild
ow of the late S. j. Shackelford, one of
the early settlers of Atlanta, Ga. The de-
ceased was daughter of Major Lewis,
founder of old Rock Mills in this Coun-
| ty, and sister of Mrs. j. G. Keys. Mrs.
| Shackelford was faithful member of the
| Christian Church, and had reached the
ripe age of So years. She possessed many
| noble virtues of both heart and mind,
and was indeed Christian landm mark,
| around whose memory the deeds OF mer-
cy and love to those who were distressed,
sick or afflicted in any way, will shine a
| radiant halo. She retained all her facul-
ties and sprightliness until short time
before her death. She leaves behind
many old friends and relatives who will
long cherish her memory. Her remains
were inferred at Cross Roads Church last
Monday.
Last Wednesday Mr.. T. G. Norwood, a
carpenter, while at work in one Of the
new store-rooms on Granite Row was
stricken with paralysis, and had to be car
ried home in helpless condition. He
continued to grow worse until last Sun
day afternoon, when death came and re-
lieved him of his sufferlngs. Mr.. Nor
wood was born and reared in Honea Path
Township and was about 4S years Of age.
For number of years he lived at Honea
Path, where he owned buggy and wagon
repair shop. About four years ago he
moved to Anderson, and has been work.
ing at the carpenters trade. He was
quiet, peaceful citizen, and was highly
esteemed by his friends and acquaintances.
He was member of Broadmouth Baptist
Church, near Honea Path. A wife and
two sons survive him. On Monday his
remains were carried to Honea Path and
buried.
Quite number of new salesmen have
come to the city the past week to work
for number Of our mercantile firms, and
several statesmen have changed places.
In our tramp on the hunt for news Mon
day afternoon we noted the following new
faces at the places of the firms named:
Temple Ligon, at Todd q Evans; r. B.
Finley, at Dean & Ratliffe; r. c. Matti-
son, Of Honea Path, c. E. Cobb, of Bolton,
Clifton A. Brown, of TownVille. e. ].
Pruitt, of Martin Township, aud j.
Townes Holleman, bookkeeper, at Brown,
Osborne & Co. s. M. Cray ton, at Gossett &
Brown; Jas.- Il. Jones. in dry goods de.
partment, and Rhett- Parker, in clothing
department, at G. F. Jones & Co.; M. B.
Horton, of PendletoD, at Brownlee q
Vandivers w. G. Keith, at U. E. Seybt,
J. J. Norris, at Brock Bros; w. O. King,
of Broadway Township, al G. s. Minor;
VIM. A. Strotber, at Russell d Breazeale;
John r. Lawrence, at j. A. Austin q Co.;
w. G. Stevenson, at D. @. Brown q Bro;
Reid Wilson, at Webb d Webb. These
gentlemen will be delighted to have their
friends call aud see them and will take
great pleasure in serving them at any
time.
Last Sunday morning, between and 2
o'clock, terrible murder was commit
ted on ''Nickel Row." negro settlement
in the southeastern portion of the city.
The victim was Barbara Hall, an aged
and respectable negro woman, and the
murderers are two young negroes, Law
renee Rutledge and John Rice, grandsons
of the old woman. Gilbert Rutledge, a
we'll known negro who drives public
carriage in the city, married the mother
of the two young negroes, and for some
time past there has been bad feelings
existing. between Gilbert and his step
sons. On Saturday night the three latter
met at negro woman's house on motifs
street, and renewed their old trouble,
which resulted in general fight, Gilbert
whipping one of his step-sons and the
mans face. The step-sons ran off, and
Gilbert went for physician to attend
the wounded woman. The step-sons
went home and told their mother where
her husband was and what had happen
ed. She Immediately went to the scene
of the trouble, and there she and her
husband got into row. They left the
place and started for home. When they
reached "Nickel Row" they met Law
renee and John, who raised row again
with Gilbert, cutting him in the face and
knocking him in the head with rock.
Gilbert pulled his pistol, and just at this
time the old woman appeared, and, with
the assistance of Gilbert's wife, managed
to get the pistol away from him and car
ried him into her house not far away.
One of the young III en-, in the meantime,
went off and came back with Gilbert's
shotgun, when he and his brother tried
to enter their grandmother's house. The
old woman was holding the door and
talking to Gilbert, who, it seems, wanted
to go out to his stepsons. In few Sec
onds one of the latter placed the gun at
the door and fired, the load going
through the door and striking the old
woman in the right breast, making q
hole as large as silver dollar and killing
her almost instantly. The report of the
gun and the screams Of some of the per-
sons living near by soon aroused the
neighborhood, and it was not long be-
fore the police appeared on the scene:
Two officers went to Gilbert's house aud
by daylight secured Lawrence and John
and locked them up. A number of 9TH
or arrests were also made. Coroner
Earle held an inquest Sunday morning,
and Lawrence and John were committed
to Jail, though the jury could not deter
mine which one had fired the gun. The
other parties arrested were released, as
there was no evidence against anybody
except the two young negroes named.