The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1895-04-10

very QlBuly reDOuluSllucu loi lho w. y ",
chronic indigeation, rheumatism and all
diseases of the liver aud kidneys.
Miss Mel. Lee and Miss Della Goodwin,
of Greenwood, who have heen visiting the
family of Mr. Wiltnn l. Lee. returned
home this morning Miss Lee was called
home on account of the illness of Mrs. I.
13. Lee, who was reported very sick.
Receiver Beattie, of the Blue Ridge Rail.
road, claims that that road is not paying
expenses, He asked the Railroad Com
mission to allow him to charge cents q
mile for travelling on the road. but the
| Commission would not grant his request.
Rev. G P. Watson will commence
another series of "Lentern" Bible studies
next Sunday evening at the Methodist
Church on the Life of David. From the
Sheep fold to the THRONE" is the sut.jact
of this series. The public is cordially in
vited.
The Augusta Chronicle, of the 4th inst
SAYS: miss Lizzie G. Reese, OF Ander-
son, one of South Cardinals most beauti-
| Gul and charming DAUGHTERS, is visitir
Miss Brepner. Miss Reese has many
warm admirers In Augusta who are de-
lighted at her coming"
Mr.. Wilton McGee, formerly of this city,
but who has been clerking in Atlanta for
several months passed, has resigned his
position there and gone to New York,
where be has secured position With big
retail clothing house. Wilton is clever
young man, and we wish him success In
New York.
Next SATURDAY. afternoon, beginning at
4 O'Clock. the Young Ladies' Aid Society,
Of the Presbyterian Church, will have an
egg hunt at the residence Of Mrs. Hum
| lee Of 10 cents will be charged at the gate.
All the boys and girls Of the city should
70 out and enjoy the occasion.
The State Pension Board is now hard at
work making ready for the annual distri
button of the State pension money. Each
pensioner, the Chairman of tho Board says,
will receive about $22 this year. The list
| Of pensioners Ia now being rapidly made
ND and 1t Is expected that the checks will
be sent out about the middle Of this
month.
Colonel Major A. Dean confided to az
| INTELL1GENCER man last week that he had
on hand large stock Of flour. molasses
and stuff" which he was going to sell
"consequenceless Of regard" whatever that
means and We suppose be knows what he
is talking about. For further particulars
see the new advertisement this week OF
Messrs. Dean & Ratliffe.
Two weeks ago DR.. j. G. Harris, assisted
by Doctors Duckett, Thompson, Anderson,
| Wharton and Lindsay, performed very
unusual operation, known In the medical
books as ovariotomy, upon patient: Mrs.
| Moore, who lives near Rocky River
Church. Ths tumor weighed 25 pounds,
snd the operation was very successful. 1t
ia the only operation OF the kind ever per-
| formed in this County.
We have received the following invita-
ton: "Your presence is requested at the
marriage of Viola Holton to Milton Eugene
| Burts, "Wednesday afternoon. April 10,
1895. at $50 o'clock. 66 Capitol Avenue.
Atlanta, Ga" Mr. Burts Ia son Of Rev.
r. W. Burts, Of this County, end Is now
engaged in business at Glenwood, Ga
We extend him our congratulations, and
| wish him and his bride all the happiness
and prosperity altsinable In this life.
The ladies have decided to have the hot
supper, which they are getting up for the
benefit Of the Anderson Brass Band, to
morrow (Thuraday.) 1t is hoped that it
will be we'll patronized, as the boys have
band. We feel sure that this supper will
he q .uccess, for it is an established fact
that when the ladies of Anderson under
take anything its success is assured. They
| will serve dinner from IL to 8 o'clock, and
supper from G to II, in store room for
merly occupied by g. NJ. Tolly.
Next -ls96-will be leap year The
girls will do we'll to make most of the Op'
portunity, for it will be eight years before
smother comes. And eight years will be
too hard to overcome for those who are
getting dangerously close to the fatal
line The year 1900 will not be q leap
year. The year is 385 days and nix hours
long, less eleven minutes. The eleven
minutes amount to one day in 100 years,
when leap year is disposed With. The
year 1900 will therefore not be leap year.
Very cheap round trip tickets will be sold
by the Southern Railway to the owing
meetings: To the Southern Baptist Con
vention in Washington, sold May 8, good
for Is days; General Assem- bly, of the Pres
byterian Church, Dallas, Texas, sold May
1915, good to July 81; to Baptist Young
Peoples Union of America, Baltimore,
sold July 16 II, good to August 5; Trien
NAL Conclave Of knights Templar, Boston,
sold August %. Is, good to return to Sep.
tember 10; National Educational Aesocia-
ton. Denver, sold July 3 5, good to Sep
| tember /.
Mr.. John w. B. Orr died at his homs in
Brushy Creek Township on Tuesday even
ing, 2nd inst.. aged G3years. He had been
| In feeble health for year or more. having
| had slight stroke of paralysis. In early
| life Mr. Orr went to California, returning
from there just prior to the war, when be
volunteered with the Fourth 8; G. ReRi-
| ment, and served With that gallant com.
mand In all its hardships. He was most
| worthy, excellent citizen, and WAS highly
esteemed by bis friends and acquaintances.
A widow and several sons and daughter
are left to cherish his memory.
The Pickens Sentinel says: "Anderson
County may establish good roads under
the contract system, but she will pay dear
| for her whistle. She ia now working seven
convicts at greater cost, per capita, than
free labor would cost, and the hands board
| themselves We are more convinced than
ever that Piokens County acted wisely in
| deciding to hold on for awhile to the old
system. Times are too close and taxes too
| high to put on costly airs" The Sentinel
speaks as if it has had some experience in
working roads under the contract system,
and we will anxiously await to see II its
! prediction comes true.
Mr.. Cortland, business manager and treas
urer of the Kelley Institute of South Caro-
| lima, ct Columbia, will be In the city Fri
day and Saturday, at the Hotel Chiquola.
He will be pleased to have those call upon
| him who are interested In the curing OF
| the LIQUOR habit and the drug addicions,
and those who wish to be relieved of these
diseases. he will give information as to
methods, terms, etc. Mr.. Cortland, as the
| general manager of the State Institution,
assures the citizens Of Anderson that the
famous Keeley treatment cannot be had
| elsewhere in the State than at the Keeley
Institute at Columbia.
The Green ville NewS Of Tuesday, says !:
"John II. Matthews, known and respected
by everybody in this city, died yesterday
morning at his home in Buckner street
after an illness of three weeks he Was 70
years old and was by trade painter and
plasterer. He was native OF North Caro-.
| lima but had been in this State 30 years.
he came here from Anderson in 1881. He
was of the very salt Of the earth, rieidly
honest, scrupulously pious and diligent
worker for his Church. He was one OF the
leaders in organizing Rutherford Street
2, R,ntjet onnprepation the f1rst meetinQ to