The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-12-19

house between Christmas day and new
years s day. You must take up the
ashes clean the day before Christmas
and not take them up any more until
the End day Of January. If a white
man comes in your house first on new
years you will prosper that year, but
if negro or woman comes in first
you will not succeed we'll.
In spite Of all our advancement in
science and knowledge we have these
and thousand or more such supersti-
tious notions in our minds. They
cling to great many people and they
can't help it. A great many Of the
signs about sthe.moon, retc. ,.eis like
Mike Nioeley said'an old lady he knew
in Virginia was about Judging good
indigo. She said that she could tell
good indigo by rubbing piece of it
on herothumb nail, ''for," said she,
''if it coloreduher mail green it was
sign that it was good or not good, "
she had forgot which. So it is with
our notions about the moon. But one
thing sure, moon or no moon, my wife
says she is going to butcher a turkey
or two for Christmas anyhow. She
also gives me notice that that "big
bundle" was getting to be very small, /,
and I began to get uneasy, for if sugar
was going up at the rate Of half cent
week I wouldn't get more than IL or
13 pounds for dollar next time. So
I inquired at Piedmont last Saturday
about the price and I was surprised
when they told me they would sell me
from 18 to rs pounds to the dollar. I
suppose the rs pounds to the dollar
was brown sugar. So if I lived away
off from town like people do around
Five Forks, where they have to pay
eight or ten cents pound for sugar,
I would go to town where they sell it
for five or six cents pound, to buy
my sugar for Christmas.
I see in my last weeks paper that a
number of Performer" have signed a
circular signifying their willingness to
lay aside all past differences, and wants
us all to get together and elect dele
gates to the Constitutional Convention
without regard to pastfactional differ
ences. That seems to be fair and all
right, but why did they not make
some such proposition sooner? For
instance, when the lNTELL1dENcER
proposed to the Reformers for them
to nominate three and the Conserva-
tive two of the FIVE Representatives
to the General Assembly? No doubt
but those who have signed that. paper
are in earnest, and mean what they
say, but I don't think that arrange
ment would suit "our Noble Leader" !"
It would tend to set aside the i'll feel
ing and strife which he has heretofore
been so eager to keep burning, and by
which he has gained his Office and
share in the rich spoils accruing there
from. But I suppose he will be safe
in. a few days when he is elected to
the United States Senate. Of course
he will be elected, because he is "for
Tillman," and you know that has been
all the qualification that man needed
for the last four years to get elected
to Office. care you for Tillman and
how long have you been for him?'
was the question put to a candidate
when he got up to address the people.
If he said IT am for Tillman first, last
and all the time" that was enough;
he need not say any more, for he had
already said enough to insure his
election. reckon if any one outside
Of this State reads this, who does not
know much about our situation here,
will think this is,a mighty funny way
doing, but there is more truth than
poetry in it, Notwithstanding the
"Dons'' to the contrary.
We can hear Geo. D. Rogers saw
mill whistle blowing every few days
down the Hurricane, but he says he
will have to pull up his stakes and
move in few days to newer fields, for
he has about cleaned up all the timber
in reach Of him.
George Jones, nephew Of Mr.. Fl. R.
Jones, is quite sick with typhoid fever
at his uncle's. The doctor says he is
doing we'll as one could with fever,
and we hope to see him up soon.
With this exception the health Of our
is generally good.
At a regular communication Of
Grove Station Lodge, No. 166, A. F.
NJ, held December 8, 1894, the fol-
lowing officers were elected to serve
the ensuing Masonic year: A. S.
Rowell, ". NJ; S. J. Dalton, S. W.;
J. D. Tice, J. W.; j. F. Her, Treas
urer; B. c. Crawford, Secretary; John
Lyons, S. D.; W. P. Morgan, ]. D.,
W. D. Rambo, Tiler. Mr.. Rowell
goes to Charleston today to represent
the Lodge in the Grand Lodge.
SQUIRE FEwELL.
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