The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1895-08-28
The News from Honea Path.

Tho weather is fearfully hot.
Good showers continue to fall In places.
Tue highest estimate on the cotton Is
two thirds of q crop.
Where oats were killed in the spring the
land was universally planted in corn, and
every stream is lined with it also, and as
fine as the land will grow it. This means
bread and meat.
The price of cotton continues to advance,
which means money, does 1t not seem as II
the eve Of better times are approaching, for
which we are all thankfui7 The tight
places that we were in in '94 may be re.
ferred to in future years by most all bust.
ness men at least.
The Honea Path High School will open
its session on September End, with
speech from Prof Craighead, OF Clemson
fame. Prof. Harper desires that all the
patrons be present if possible on that day.
Our school will open with the most flat.
tering prospect for years. Prof. J. G. Hsr-
per comes as we'll recommended as man
could be. His assistants, Misses Lucy Gam
brell and Mamie darkness, need no re-
commentator, as they are both well
known here, by almost every one. The
Professor not only has confidence In him.
self, but relying on the past records of his
two assistants. goes 80 far as to guarantee
satisfaction when pupils attend regularly.
If you have blockhead send him, too, and
if he does not learn charge it up to the
faculty.
The interest in stock raising in this COM
munity has become so general, that
company has been formed and charter
will be applied for, for the "Honea Path
Colt Show Association, with the follow
ing officers: President, J. G. Milford; Vic3.
Dso.:da,k n. n Gh;rtor. ConrnforD r
A. Brock; Executive Committee, G. E.
Harper, j. c. Milford, G. NJ. Greer, r. M.
Shirley, B. F. Gassaway, l.. NJ. Wilson and
W. J. Donald. Arrangements are being
made to have grand rally of all the colts
from the four adjoining counties of An
derson, Abbeville. Greenville and Laurens,
on September 18th, Judges have been
appointed and all colts will be given an
ca ual chance for exhibition. Everybody,
and stock raisers especially, are earnestly
requested to come and bring all the colts
in their neighborhood, from the poorest
scrub to the finest stock. Arrangements
will be made to care for them by commit
tee. Please notify G. E. Harper few days
beforehand.
The protraoted meeting in the Presby-
terian Church that is. being conducted by
DR.. McBryde is being we'll attended. The
Doctors sermons are plain and pointed,
80 that all that hear can understand.
Services last only one hour, and still some
cannot spare the time to 20.
mourning for the Rev. A. G. Stepp, whose
death occurred on Thursday evening at the
home of j. G.. Pitts, in Laurens County,
While While conducting a meeting at Poplar
Springs Church. He was the founder Of
many churches, inducing the church at
this place. He seemed until about three
hs ago as we'll as usual, when be had
a severe spell, from which he gradually
grew worse and died serving his Master.
Could we say more of any one.
Fodder pulling begun In earnest this
morning. 1t is very important crop and
not bundle should be lost.
NJ. A. KaY's horse brought In the mail
from Antreville Saturday evening in dou-
BILE quick time. It became frightened
about one. half mile out of town and, spill-
ing its driver, made direct for home, tear.
ing the buggy and harness into fragments.
Mr.. L. G. Branyou has purchased the
interest Of G.. E. Moore in the Honea Path
Chronicle We bespeak for Luther even
greater patronage than before. Our paper
is at last self supporting, and we look for
Improvements weekly until the daily issue
appears.
Ray G. Mattison, of Anderson, spent
Sabbath in town with relatives.
Miss Anna Cllnkscales is visiting her
sister, Mrs Shirley.
We would suggest that the editor place
dates as we'll as place at the head of cor
respondents articles
j. @. Agnew. of Donalds, has purchased
Of L. A. & T. A. Brock hay press. he
has about three hundred acres sown In
peas around this place and Donalds, and
offers to wager the best lot in town that be
will clear three thousand dollars on his
crop Should his experiment prove sucr
cessful, 1t will be of untold benefit 10 the
farmers in this community.