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

Last Friday afternoon a year-old son
of Mr.. B. A. McAlister, who lives near
Pendleton met with a tragic death. MIR.
McAliste- had finished blowing certain
field and sent the little fellow to the house,
riding the mule. Before reaching the
house the mule became frightened and
ran, throwing the boy off, entangling him
in the gear and dragging him to the stable.
At the stable negro came out ard stop
ped the mule and found the little boy
dead. It was very sad accident, and the
heart. broken parents in their bereave'
ment have many sympathizers.
Mrs. A. 8. Stephens has returned home
from Lavonia. Ga, where she had been
summoned to visit q sick brother, A. D. 8.
Chandler, who died April Oath. A very
strange and sad occurrence happened on
the morning of the funeral. A brother of
the decensed arrived from Texas, not hav-
ing heard of the sickness of bis brother
and knew nothing of his death until he
reached Lavonia He had been absent
twenty three years Imagine that broth
er's feelings after coming 80 far to see him,
and to fud him in his coffin. Mr.. Chan.
dler came b ,me with his sister, Mrs. Ste.
phens, and will spend few days here.
Tomorrow is Decoration or Memorial
Day. The occasion has for number of
years past been observed in this city by
the pupils of the Home School, assisted by
number of friends. This year the day
will not be observed. In note to the
INTELLIoENCER Miss Lenora Hubbard,
the accomplished Principal Of the Home
School, gives the following reasons there.
for: 1--WE will not be able to observe
Decoration Day this year on account of
the scarcity CT flowers. Even the wild
flowers were so diminished by Che freeze
that. We cannot get them, and the ever
are killed also. We regret exceedingly
our inability to carry out our usual plans
for the occasion"
In private note from our clever friend,
DR.. ]. P. Anderson, of the firm of Strick-.
land & Anderson, dentists, in this city,
who vent on prospecting visit to Sher.
| man, Texas, q few weeks ago, he says: II
have made up my mind to make this
beautiful little city my home. II is with
very great regret that think OF leaving
Anderson and the people who have been
so kind to me. Indeed, one of tie reasons
why like this city Is that it is much like
Anderson. only hope that I may find
Its psople ss generous and kind to me-"
The partnership of Drs. Strickland d An
derson will still continue. DR.. Anderson
is not only an expert In his profession,
but is q most excellent, worthy young
man, and We with bis many friends regret
/ to eee him leave Anderson. We commend
him to the confidence and esteem of the
people of bis new home, and wish him un.
bounded success.
MI. a.. o King, formerly of this County
but now of Atlanta, has discovered GOV.
ering for cotton that 1t is said will super
sede jute. The invention consists of
galvanized wire netting that takes the
place of jute bagging. Underneath the
netting, and wrapping The cotton, is COW
Ing Of w God pulp which renders the bale
imperyious to water or other influences
that frequently injnre the cotton. It is
also said 10 be f1reprooH. A bale OF cotton
can be. dressed with the wood pulp and
covered with the wire netting ss easily as
it can be covered with the jute baggtng.
A farmer can fx 1t up on his own planta-
ton, and the cost is not beyond the ordi.
nary expense of preparing bsle for mar
ket while the protection from the fire is
RTS6G EU vduthk0A LILO O0AO 40 A44oAO AoAo
and compact, and not an ounce Of cotton
can be stolen. Mr.. Edward Atkinson,
who is AN emILent authority upon such
matters, has given. strong endorsement
to this now method of handling cotton for
the markets OF the world, and expresses
the hope that the patont process will be
speedily introduced.
Another good woman has been called to
her eternal home. " q allude to the death
Of Mrs. Martha Acker, the beloved wife OF
Mr.. P. G.. Acker, which occurred at her
home in Broadway. Township last Sun
long time been ffl;cted with that terrible
disease, cancer, and her death was expect
ed at any time. Monday afternoon the
remains we're buried in the Shady Grove
Churchyard, Rev. r. j. Williams con-
Quoting the funeral services In the pres
ence of q large crowd of sorrowing friends
and relatives. Mrs. Acker was daugh-
ter of The late Joseph Cox, Esq and was
most highly esteemed by a wide circle Of
friends. She was In the 63rd year Of her
age, and had been member Of Shady
Grove Baptist Church for nearly fifty
years. She bore her severe afaiction with
the patience characteristic Of true Chris.
tian, and was ready to meet her Saviour.
The deceased was most noble, generous,
kind woman, and was ready to help the
poor and needy and comfort the sick. She
will be greatly missed by he- friends and
with the bereaved husband who is left to
cherish her memory.
Mrs. Elizabeth Welch, mother Of our
fellow-towhsmen, Messrs. A. L. and J. A,
Welch, died at the home Of tho latter last
Saturday morning at $50 o'clock. Bhe
was i'll only about two weeks, though at
intervals for many years past she was
great sufferer with nervous, sick headache.
Her remains were laid to rest in Silver
Brook Cemetery Sunday afternoon, after
appropriate funeral services conducted by
Rev. g. r. Watson, pastor Of the Metho.
dist Church. Mira. Welch was the relict
of Rev. J. D. Welch. of the Nd. =: Church,
who long ago proceeded her to the grave.
She was reared In Macon County. N. O.,
see. In 1868 Mr.. and Mrs. Welch, with
their family, refugeed to Abbeville Coun-
ty, this State, where the former died.
Mrs. Welch was In the 80th year Of her
ago and was the mother of twelve children.
Fer sixty.six years she was consistent
and devoted member OF the Methodist
Church, and was greatly beloved by all
OF her friends. Her loved ones in their
bereavement have the consolation Of
knowing that she is now at rest with that
Saviour whom she loved 30 well to serve.
The Rock Hill Herald, Of last Wednes-
day, gives the following particulars OF an
accident that happened to former An.
derson boy: "Mr. L. g. Harrison, one of
our brave firemen, had narrow escape
last Sunday night at the Globe Mill. In
tho rear Of the building are two large
tanks or cisterns sunk into the ground.
They are perhaps twenty feat deep and
have never been covered. One of these Is
called the exhaust tank and Sunday night
che water in 1t was about IL feet deep, the
surface being covered with oil about O
quarter Of an inch in depth. The wooden
frame Of the tank Is nearly level with the
surface Of the ground and on the night in
question Mr.. Harrison had occasion to
pass near the tank and being blinded by
fire in front Of him walked into the yaWn.
ing chasm, falling headforemost into Its
depths. Mr.. j. F. Reid, who was near by
with lantern, heard the splash and turn
ing his lamp on the tank was surprised to
see the form of man rise up ont Of the
water and then scramble to the tanks
side where q handholt was secured. It
proved to be Mr.. Harrison, and after q
moments delay assistance was secured
and he was rescued. Fortunately he was
not seriously injured. After his rescue he
was asked how he came to get into the
tank, when he answered that the CHIEF Of