The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-05-23

invited to attend.
During the past few days Mr.. W. p
Stevenson, an enterprising young farmer
| who lives near the northern suburbs oi
the city, has sold several one-horse wagon
loads of fine turnips in the city. BE
| offered them at a reasonable price and had
no trouble in disposing of them.
Mr.. Oscar Hammond, accom- panied by
bis wife and little boy, Of Chattanooga
Tenn, is 10 the city visiting relatives
Mr.. Hammond is an old Anderson boy,
and FIVE years have elapsed since he last
visited here. His visit is source of much
pleasure to his many old friends.
On Thursday evening, beginning at
o'clock. a"Firemen's TeH" will be given
in the storernnm formerly occupied by G.
F. Bigbv. The proceeds will be used in
assisting the tiremen to make their trip to
Richmond, aud we bespeak for them a
liberal patronage from our citizens.
The commencement exercises of the
Girls High School will take place in the
Opera House on Thursday aud Tuesday
evenings, the oath aud 29th inst, at 8.45
lo'clock. All are cordially invited to at
| tend. Admission is cents. Tickets on
sale at Breazeale and Russelrs store.
Persons visiting Clemson College and
desiring to spend day or two there will
place to stop at. The hotel, which is
owned by Mr.. VIM. 81. Hester, is new
building, and Ia situated at Calhoun, on
the Air Line Railroad, three quarters OF
mile from the College.
Mr.. James Lofts died in this city last
| Thursday night of consumption, aged
1 about40 years. His remains were inferred
In the Silver Brook Cemetery on Friday
afternoon, Rev. B. F. Browne conducting
the funeral services. A wife and three
| children survive him. BE was a natis OF
the Honea Path section.
M. A. Dean has moved in the store
room below Moss & Brown on Depot
street, and in order to save expense and
trouble Of moving his goods again, will
sell for the next ninety days his entire
| stock of dry goods. shoes, hats, ETC., re-
gardless Of prices. Now is your chance to
secure a bargain of life time.
Messrs. j. Furman Evans and Frank
M. Murphy, Of this city, passed satisfao
tory examination before the Supreme
i O0UIts III SOlulOl lno9 1du!o0oy onN
were admitted to practice law in the
Courts Of the State We congratulate our
young friends :sh them a successful
career in their profe on.
Our clever friend, Coll, r. B. A. Robin
son, of Annie, who keeps q record Of the
weather, informs as that from 1884 tc
1894, inclusive, 1t has rained in Anderson
County on the 10th OF May, every year e1-
cept three, viz 1887, 1890 and 1892 On
May 10, 1885, we had the .'gally-washer,
tater.soaker, chunk-mover" that carried
! of so many. bridges in our County.
+ Norman Prince, the 12.year.old son OF
Geo. e. Prince, Esq, of this city, while
playing with some of his companions
near his home, on Whitner street, last
|Tbursday evening accidentally fell and
broke his leg just below the bip. The lit
tie fellow has been suffering considerable le
pain.. but the fractured limb is now mend
ing fest and he will soon be up again.
! There is very little fruit in the country
except plunns and apples. Ever the
berry crop Is very, very short. The pros
pect for watermelons Ia good. AS every
Ethfng else, In the fruit line Is wanting
there will no doubt be good demand for
lfinelons. Those who have any quantity OF
l.dried or canned fruits are fortunate, for
these th. .ngs are apt to be much higher
next winter Than the last.
A cold wave. struck this section last Sat
Iurday afternoon, and for the next forty
eight hours ires and overcoats felt com.
Portable. The change in the weather was
general throughout the country, snd tits
supposed was caused by the severe storms
lin the Northwest. There was snow, fo!.
lowed by severe freeze up there, and it
| is feared 1t will have damaging effect
upon The crops. 70 this section 9 light
| frost was visible both Sunday and Mon.
day mornings, but no great damage was
done.
Hartwell (Ga.) Bee: "Mr M. T. Glenn,
| OF: Hollands Store, 8. O., was in Hsrtwell
| last Tuesday and exhibited one Of the old.
est coins we have ever seen. It was cop.
per- and abnut the size of silver twenty
1--we cent piece. Mr.. Glenn found it while
hoeing ip the field and the sands Of earth
and time had worn it almost smooth
| The shape of the head marks on both
sides could be seen but the insignia sur
rounding them was not sufficiently plain
Itoiden.ify the natl IN that issued the coin"
There will be service in st. Joseph's
Catholic Church at IL O'Clock on Sunday
next, followed by q sermon on the Catho.
Iilic Church doctrine in regard to the trim
ity of God, and why Catholics believe
there is but.ona God and yet there are
three persons in God. at 4 o'clock In the
afternoon there will be sermon on the
subject, "Why does the Catholic Church
honor the blessed Virgin Mary" at 9
4 - =. ha no nd
| the benediction Of the blessed sacrament.
| a special train over the Savannah Val;
| lev Railroad will leave here next Monday
evening, at 3 o'clock, for Calhoun Falls,
1 where It will connect with the Seaboard
/ Air, Line bound for Richmond, Va. Pas.
sengera going. by this train will 60 via
/ Portsmouth and Old Point, and will be
i given five hours to see the sights at the
Halter place. arriving in Richmond on
Tuesday at 6 p. m. A train will also run
on through via Weldon, reaching Rich
mond Tuesday morning at II o'clock.
The fare for the round trip Is $l7.05, or In
parties of twenty or more $40 IS. Tickets
are good until June 9th. The Pioneer
Firemen will 60 this route and'stop over
at Old Point.
Mr.. Columbus 8. Hall, son of John
son Hall, of the Corner section, was in.
stantly killed by lightning near McCor-
mick last Friday afternoon. He was 8
l section master on the s. Y. f.. R., and
while at work with his gang OF hands 9
cloud. came up. He took refuge from
the rain under tree, which was struck
by lightning and shattered, killing him
Mr.. Hall was about "a years Of age, and 6
most worthy and Industrious young man
whose sudden death has brought sorrow
and sadness to a wide circle of friends
and relatives. He had been married
only g. little more than year, and the
bereaved wife has the sympathy Of many
friends in her affliction. His remains
were brought home and buried.
Brown, Osborne & Co. have new ad
vertisement in this paper, which it will
pay every person who is seeking bar.
gains in dry goods, groceries, etc., tc
read. This firm has moved it's stock O.
goods into the s!oreroom formerly occu'
pied by w. F. Barr, next door to w. A
Chapman's. Mr.. Bleckley, the owner o,
tho building which they have been occu
pyipg, has decided to tear down and re-
build at once one Of the handsomest anG
most commodious storerooms in this sec
ton of the State, ct will extend through
to McDuffie street, being 210 feet in length
and 25 feet in width, and three stories
high, including the basement. Messrs
Brown, Osborne & Co. have big stock
of goods on hand, and when the new
building Is completed they want to oper