The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-08-15

and Rev. q. B. Smith, OF Orangeburg,
filed the pulpit there. The spacious
Church was crowded, and Mr.. Smiths
sermon was both eloquent and interest
ing, and evidently made . deep impress
sion upon his hearers. Mr.. Smith is very
popular with all the denominations Of the
city, and It was q great pleasure to them
to haar him again. In the morning he
filed his appointment in the M. B..
Church, and his old congregation were
more than pleased to greet him.
The down train on the Columbia and
Greenville Railroad on Monday, 9Th inst,
had on board an unknown lnulatto wo.
man who suddenly became violently In
sane just after the train left Chappells.
She. had q through summer excursion
ticket from Pendleton to Columbia. The
Columbia correspondent Of the Nesgs and
Co.rier. says Conductor Hughes and his
trainmen had time getting her there; !;
that abe was very violent and attempted
to tear up some greenbacks as well az
clean things up in general. She was
taken IN charge Of by some friends in CO.
lumbia. The cause Of her sudden insanity
;isa mystery.
Last Friday was one Of the warmest
days Of the year, but probably the coolest,
as well as the most pleasant, place in the
County, was In the large and beautiful
grove surrounding Concord Church, three
miles north Of this city. It was at the sn.
nnal pic MIC OF the Concord Sunday
School. AT 1L30 a. m. the party gathered
at the stand, where the exercises were
opened with prayer by Rev. Mr. Patter-
son. Addresses were made by @. Ward
law, Esq, and Il. a. Watkins, Esq The
exer cises were interspersed with music by
the Sunday School. At l O'Clock the au.
dience was dismissed by Superintendent
Stephenson to partake Of the bonnteous
repast, which the Concord people so excel
in furnishing. After dinner the company
enjoyed a social reunion until late in the
afternoon, when, with asigh at the short
ness Of the day, they bent their way home.
ward.
It lrill he seen from another column
that q partnership for the practice of law
has been formed between Gen. NJ. L. Bon.
ham, Of Colnmbia, and Fl. a. Watkins,
survivor OF the firm Of Murray & Watkins.
Gen. .Bonham practiced law at Abbeyille
for q number Of years, and is known as
one of the finest speakers and most able
lawyers OF the State. He will immedi.
ately move with his family to Anderson
and make his home with us. Mr.. Wat
kins' capabitty and close attention to
business since he entered into partnership
with the lats Mel. Murray, two years ago,
la too veil known to need comment. The
now lrm VIII occupy the Offices formerly
occupied by Murray & Watkins, next
door to the INTELLIaENoER. and, succeed
Ing as they do, to the large practice OF
that firm, we bespeak for them a brilliant
career. They have our hearty good
wishes, and at the same time We extend
Gen. Eonham and his family cordial
welcome to Anderson.
We direct attention to the card of DR..
VIM. F. Mercer. Of Greenville, In another
column. Iii speaking Of him the Green.
willie Ne,os, of the 10Th inst, says /:
"Greenville Is TO be congratulated upon a
valuable addition to her medical force in
the person Of DR.. William f. Mercer, re-
Gently Of Richmond, Va. Heis brother
of the Rev. I. NJ. Mercer, of this city, and
comes as specialist In tho diseases of the
,eys, ear, nose and throat. Doctor Mercer
has held positions Of honor In his native
city, having been physician to the city hos.
pihll there and surgeon of the First Vir-
ginia Regiment Of Volunteer Infantry.
For the last six years he has been adjunct
professor OF diseases Of the eye, ear and
throat in the medical college Of Virginia
at Richmond. Will do no general practice,
but confins himself strictly to his special
ties. There Is no specialist of this kind in
this portion of the State, and hitherto peo-
pie oftais section have been compelled to
20 long distances for special treatment.
Such expense and trouble may now be
avoided, and sufferers will find compe.
tent treatment ct cost very much less for
living and travelling expenses than in the
larger Cities"
The spartanburg correspondent of the
Ne,vs and Courier, writing under date Of
the 9th inst, says: "Mrs. John E. Car
Isle, Of Darlington, died here at the resi-
dence of her sister, Mrs. Geo. w. Nichols,
last night at O'Clock. She had been sick
only week. She was the oldest daugh.
ter of Dr.. and Mrs. 8. B. Jones, and she
had been married about eighteen. years.
She will be buried this afternoon at this
place All the members of the family
were present duriL. her last hours. Ao-
cording to sll reports she filled we'll the
place Of an itinerant preachers wife. Her
ministrations were often as helpful as
those Of her husband, and her influence
was felt In every community in which
she lived. Her only child, an infant, was
buried few days ago. While her hus-
band and immediate family have suffered
great loss they are comforted on account
Of the good record which she left behind
her" Mr.. Carlisle was formerly pastor
of the M. e. Church in Anderson, and his
devoted wife was we'll known by our peo-
pie. This announcement of her death,
we, know, will bring sorrow to the hearts
of her many friends, who deeply sympa.
thize With the bereayed husband.
Mrs. Catharine c. Lee died at the home
of her son, Mr.. w. 8. Lee, In this city
last Friday, in the Ssth year of her age
Mrs. Lee was a Miss Clarke, and was
born in Camden, s. c., in 1906. She
graduated from the Raleigh IN. C) Fe-
male College, and afterwards married Dr.
Joseph Lee, who died in Camden in 1859.
She spent the greater portion Of her life in
her native place, and, while a young lady,
was selected as one Of the escorts to Gen.
Lafayette, Of France, when he visited