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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1895-12-18
.BeltOn Items.

Measles are prevailing in this communi-
ty. It seems to be rather malignant
type.
The merchants of this place have agreed
to close the places of business on the night
of the oath until the following Monday
for holidays during Christmas.
Mr.. Beatie Gossett, formerly of this
place, but now travelling salesman, spent
last Sabbath in town.
Mr. A. M Sharp, of Anderson, visited
relatives in town Sunday.
DR. Manly filled his regular appoint
ment Sunday.
The Belton High School will close for
the holidays on next Friday, and remain
closed for two weeks.
Bslton Is now connected by telephone
with Gteenville and Anderson.
Cotton seed are bringing eighteen cents
bushel at this market
Mrs. Hattie e Todd, who has been
visiting In this place, returned to her
home In Augusta Tuesday.
Prof. John West Of Pelzer, visited rel.
atives In this place Saturday.
Mrs. J. a. Woodside visited relatives
in Belton Saturday.
Cotton continues to come ip, but the
price is still on the decline. KLux
There are 1,5OO different species OF
snakes in the world. Out of all that vast
number England only has four species,
and only one OF those are poisonous.
The way to suppress lynohings is to
convict the lynchers. A half.dozen such
convictions will do more than all the
essays that could be written on law and
order.
"A woman in Pittsbnrg, Pa, sold her
husband the other day to g former
sweetheart for $50 in cash, q pair OF dia-
mond earrings, diamond ring and q
diamond pin. And she made by the
trade.
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lola Items.

AS you have had no news from us In a
long time, Mr.. Editor, we will again give
you few items.
The health Of our people is very good
with the exception of the measles. They
have been raging ever since Sells circus.
Our people are all happy now-plenty
Of good meat to do them and their cribs
full of corn. Every person you meet has
q smile on his face. Is Cleveland, TIL
man or the Reform party the cause OF the
prosperity Some people seem to think
that some man or party Is the cause of
hard times. Now hard times is thing
Of the past and we would like to know
who is the cause OF good times?
The farmers are done sowing wheat.
There was great deal of it sowed. They
are determined to have plenty If labor
can produce it.
The weddings are beginning to start
up, Mr.. Editor, but your humble servant
is not being invited. therefore, we cannot
describe any Of them. We will be like
the old woman who didn't get to go to
the burying, we will have one Of our
own some day, that is, If we can get some
of the girls to say II wilt"
writer from Pine Grove, receive very
not get hurt very bad. We believe be ia
no longer writer for the INTELLIGENT
GER but a correspondent of one Of Iola's
1air damsels.
Rev. W. B. Hawkins will preach his
farewell sermon at Lebanon the fifth
Sunday in Decem Der. Rev. Mr.. Tec<,
OF Westminster, s. @ has been ell, cte
to take Mr.. Hawkins place.
Christmas is coming and we are all ex-
pecting good time. The little folks are
beginning to talk about Old Santa Claus
and what he ia going,to bring them.
On the first day of January, 1896, let US
all turn oyer a new leaf anu strive to
keep it as clear Of blotches as We can.
Let us do as much good as we can and as
little harm.
Mr.. Q. II. Walker has rented his place
near lola and moved to Pelzer.
The school at Lebanon, taught by Prof
johnson and Miss Florence Smith, is IN
fourishing condition. We have one
hundred and five pupils enrolled. Aud
they are taught by two OF the best teach
ers the State affords.
Mr.. VIM. FL. Burkette, CT Ohio, has
been visiting relatives near here. BE
says he is well pleased with South Caro-.
lima and her people.
visited the Exposition and are all well
pleased.
Mr.. B. L. Barnett killed an 1s.mortbs.
old pig the other day that weighed 4Oe
pounds. We wonder II any of his neigh
bors can beat 1t?
Wishing You, Mr.. Editor, and the dear
old INTELLIaENCERa and its many readers
merry Christmas, I am
PLENoJURE.
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Curious things are coming to pass In
these latter days. The Spartanburg
Herald brings the following information :
THE report goes that the elegant home
of Capt. G. w. She'll, three miles from
Laurens, was the scene Of notable
gathering few DAYS ago. A dozen or
more OF the most Influential politicians
of the county were gathered there to
make friends with Captain shell. These
influential politicians had sided with Col.
j. i. NJ Irby ever since the ENHANCEMENT
between She'll and Irby in the beginning
of which the single bladed barlow knife
figured. Having shaken Captain Shell
and pinned their faith to Colonel Irby,
and being desirous of returning to their
first love, these Influential politicians
thought it best fitting that they should
assemble and confess their sins and renew
festive gobbler on Thanksgiving Day."
some time since, we have lost tho faculty
anything in the way Of political revivals
and surviyals, resnrrections, resusoita-
lions, manifestations, flip. .fops, sumer-
>saults and other acrobatics, upheavals,
earthquakes, transformations and COM
binations. Therefore we are ready to
contemplate with the stolidity of petrif-
cation the spectacle of the good Captain
Shell, of Laurens County, emerging from
his place in the reform grave yard, cast
ing lightly from him The cerements and
stepping forth gaily, bedizsned in the
gaudy, Haunting hueB Of rejoicing and
victory. Nothing more strange has hap
pened, but we have had things as strange.
AS we recollect the occurrence 30
many developments develop that we be,
come mixed and giddy in endesvoring to
recall them-Senator Irby on an occasion
produced Barlow knife and signifed! q
bloodthirsty purpose to explore there.
with the hidden, private aud personal
contents and apparatus of Captain Shells
internal anatomical construction. This
was naturally unpleasant to Captain
Shell, grating upon his sensibilities and
causing resentment. The political vitals
of the same suffering statesman have felt
at various times the knife snd pitch fork
of the remorseless Tillman.
+ Shell made Irby and She'll and Irby
together made Tillman and the com bined
force, efrrt, influence and ingenuity of
the three were required to discover, create
and Establish Evans. Tillman abandon
cd, derided, stabbed and overthrow Shell,
Evans has ignored him and Irby offered
to cut him with Barlow knife. In
course of time it hath befallen that Till
man has smitten Irby likewise.
Now the problem Is, with whom shall
Captain Shell seek alliance In the event
of his restoration to life. and which of his
enemies will he forgiven Which will
stick most acutely in his craw, the pitch
fork or the Barlow? Or will he 60 up
against both and essay te, attack and
whack their divided forces in detail, or
make truce with both and by holding q
balance of power between them bring
them suppliants to his feet?
We pause for q reply and will await
developments in this new complication
and the results of this reported apparition
from the political cemetery with keen
and shivering interest," GreenOille Ne,os.
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TOWnyille News.

We'll, Oscar Harris got married Thurs:
day evening. He married Mrs. Hunter
Brownlee, and our good DR.. Frierson, of
Anderson performed the ceremony. We
don't blame him for getting married, for
be had some little children and they need.
ed somebody to care for them A home
is not home, nobow, without good wo.
man to preside over It. We wish them to
be great blessing to each other.
Messrs Mike O'Eeal and Dfaton Babb,
Of this place, have the contract to ditch q
canal through the Little Beaverdam bot.
toms, commencing at the lower end of
Captain Hunters bottoms and running
through Capt. Hunters, F. A. Daniels,
g. w. Grants, Capt. r o. Tribb!e's, ]. O
Harris and probably others. O'Eeal &
Babb will work convicts on the job II
the Little Beaverdam bottoms were we'll
'dried they would make nearly enough
corn to supply the Fork Township.
Mr.. Mckinney Brown. of this place, has
his dwelling on Westminster street COM
pletsd. That's right, my boy, bring her In
about Xmas.
We have had several droves Of mountain
hogs 10 town lalsly. They sell them six
CENTS net, which We think la very reason.
able.
Well, fellow correspondents, the editor
has returned bis thanks and gave us word
of encouragement, en- which was very small,
we must admit, but nevertheless let us try
to do better work In the future than we
have In the past.
Mr.. Jackson Giles. of Cartersville, Ca,
is visiting his parents near this place.
Prof. Speak, of this place, has been very
sick. but we are glad to note that be Is
much better.
Christmas Is nearly here and we do hope
that every body will remember the orphans
at Greenwood and Clinton. How much
nicer to give dollar to the orphans than
1t is to get bottle Of whiekey and get
drunk aud make beasts Of ourselves. SO
in remem bering the Saviour let us try to
initiate. Him, for he was always goipg
about doing good.
We have been to the Exposition and are
back pressed and tired. But everybody
that can ought to 20 and see what the
world is and what 1t is doing. We went
on Midway and rode on the big wheel and
felt powerful small, but we did not take
all Of Midway in. We walked along the
crowded street and was obliged to exclaim
fool and his money soon parts, and
through the government building fully
repaid Us for our trip. The Constitution
Co. entertained US royalty on Georgia bar.
becue, and Mr. W. F. Crussell, manager
of the weekly. carried Us through all the
buildings and took a great deal of pains in
explaining 1t all to US and footing all the
bills. which was an item we'll calculated to
capture the average American. 80 we wish
tho Constitution much success, and wish
the INTELL1GENCER great success and that
it's editor will find good wife before '96
is out. OLD RosIN DE Bow.
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A Letter from Ned Needle.

Three months have passed since last
wrote letter for the INTELLIGENCER,
and in those three months our people
have made some rapid strides forward /;
couldn't help it, everything has been In
their favor. Looking back over the time
and comparing it with the same period Of
last year, feeling that I cannot express
or describe takes possession of me. I
have travelled nearly every path in this
section, both this year and last, and being
very we'll acquainted with chow the peo-
pie stand" memories of people and places
as they appeared last year spring with
lightning-like agility to the side of the
same people and places as they appear
this year, and what contrast! Yonder
goes man who at this time last year was
barefooted and his children likewise. He
couldn't have bought out the Southern
Railroad Co. for half dollar cash down.
Even his creditors had forsaken him.
Look at him now. he is decently dress.
ed, has paid off all bis old accounts and
has money in his pocket. A close neigh
Dor to him is fellow who swears that he
never saw or tasted biscuit for weeks.
Look at him now. He goes to the store,
orders barrel Of flour at q clip, and pays
down for everything he gets. Just the
other side of this man lives fellow who
gave mortgage over everything he had
to get supplies. Look at him now. he
wants to "put out fifty or seventy-five
dollars on intesest p And thus it goes,
on and on. "A generous Providence has
favored all. The blue smoke curls as
majestically from the stick and dirt
chimney that In backing off from the lit
tie log cabin these wintry evenings as 1t
does from the one that towers up through
the fine architecture of the most palatial
residence. Both are homes to their occu-
pants, the fire blazes up as cheerful in one
as it does In the other, and contentment
and happiness seems to be shed abroad
In both. What pleasant thought! Do
Father has blessed us, and are we thank
full Everyone that has displayed any
"git up and git" at all has around him
the comforts and luxuries of life, and Is
looking forward to glorious "old time
time" Christmas. So mote 1t be!
While thank your new correspondent
for his complimentary remarks concern
ing me, Messrs. Editors, I think that he
could have very easily found something
else to write about. B1t however, I tip
my hat to Mr.. "Ralph Rouzer," and wish
for him all the good luck possible. May
his eyes never grow dim, his hand never
tremble, and not particle of news that
would be of interest to his readers ever
escape him. presume that he will write
again this week, and if he does I know
be will give you all the news, therefore
I'll desist.
With cheerful smile wish the edi-
tors. printers, correspondents and each
and every reader Of the ever dear old
INTELL1GENCEB q merry Christmas and
glad New Year.
"Now I lay me down." etc.
. NED NEEDLE.
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Sunday Sohoul Union

The Sunday school union OF 3rd district
saluda Association, will meet with Flat
Rock Baptist Sunday school the fifth Sun.
day ID December at 10 q. m.' Devotional
exercises by L. P. Smith, Is minutes
Subject for discussion: Does the New Tes
lament require one tenth for the support o.
the Gospel.
Speakers: n. q. Watkins, Rev. 81. B
FAINT, 20 minutes each. General discus.
sior. Speakers 10 minutes each
M. O. SMITH, For Com.
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Program OF Union n1setine,

The next Union Meeting of District
No. 8. Saluda Association, will be held
with Flat Rock Church on Saturday be-
fore the fifth Sunday in Der, 1895,
beginning at II O'Clock. Introductory
sermon by o. L. Martin alternate, P. F.
Singleton. Organization. Recess.
First Query "What is Romanism do
ing in America, and how to meet it p"
Speakers, j. j. Beck and P. F. Singleton,
twenty minutes each.
Second Query: "What should be the
attitude of Baptists toward their denom-
national schools ?" Speakers, T. II. Gar
rett and VIM. Brown, twenty minutes
each.
Missionary sermon on Sunday morn
ing, Immediately after the adjournment
Of the Sunday School Union, by W. R.
Earle or John B. Heron.
T. II. GARRETT, for Com.
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4 Fatal Wreck.

& aAFFNEY, Dec. freight train on
the Southern railway was being run In
three sections, going north. The first TWO
sections yecelved orders at atSpartanbnrg
TO meet 8 train at Thick kettys q sidetraek
seven miles below this. placer but the
train DISPATCHER either failed to give q
similar order or the order was misunder-
stood by the$ engineer and conductor.
The first and second sections had reached
sha sidetrack and o flagman had been sent
BECK to flag section three The train that
they were 10 meet came In and the flag
man Sent out was called. Before leaving,
however. he LEFT ktorpeloes on the track.
The fiagman had not reached the train
when they heard the third section ap-
preaching: s..
Ehe grades at TINS polns are very neaYy
sand. the engineer OF sne tn.ro. secaloh, NO.
having any orders % meet 9 trsin; : at snaS
point had ordered nus nreman ste.are up,
itnorder 20 get ION: q head OF steam 70 strike
the hill There was no SAND IN sne sand
: box and lhe desired 70 get q. start IN ordsf
stosmaks the grade, as his train was heavs
ilysioadeds with pig iron and cotton.
When the engine struck the torpedoes
tie engineer blew FOG. brakes and reyers-
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rho-o ia ma .hnildina matarial =,

There is no building material so
durable as wall.made bricks. In the
British Museum are bricks taken from
the buildings in Nineveh and Babylon
which show no sign of decay or disinte-
grafton, although the ancients did not
burn or bake them, but dried them in
the sun. The baths of Caracalla and OF
Titus, in Rome, and the Thermae OF
Diocletian, have endured the ravagee OF
time far better than the stone Of the
COlOsseurn
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YOman's Union No. 2.

HoNEA PATH, 8. c., Dec 16, 1895.
Program Womsns Union, No. 2, Saluds
Association, which meets with the Honea
Path Church December %, 1895:
l, Devotional exercises, conducted by
Mrs. A. M. Walters.
2. Why We should keep all Christian
of the ohurch-Mrs 81. G. Wilson and
Miss Emma Meredith. Open for discus
sion
8 Faith In God and love for the work
necessary to true success-Mrs. o. z
Breazeale and Miss Ida Burts.
MRS. r. J. WILLIAMS, Committee.
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STOLEN HORSE.

A GREY HORSE, with black name
II and tail. heavy get and has run
ming walk. Weighs about 1000 pounds,
was stolen ON Saturday night, 18th ihst
from my stables. in Bolton To" "nship,
near Calhoun. A reward will be paid for
its return, or any information concerning
it or the thief
S N. DAVENPORT, Bolton, S C.
Dec 18, 1895 rs q
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Four Men Blown to Death.

4
KNoxyILaE,s TENN, Dec. 13-By an
iso,c1ock yesterday, afternoon four men
IWsre killed at Big Creek Gap, mile and
ahaifnorth OF olette, Campbell county.
-Four other men are missing, and their
Ebodiesa are being searched for in the mass
LOT earth and rock that was dislodged by
1.-The explosion.
~ The news Of the tragedy did net reach
EKnoxYille until this afternoon.
The con- plete particulars could not be
Learned, but enough Is known to show
the horror OF the occurrence.
The explosion occurred on the works
/ of the Ldfolette railroad near Lafolette,
where rew road Is being projected from
there to Jellico.
"a large forca Of men were at work
blasting for cut. Three kegs OF powder
had been placed In . sixteen-foot hole,
and four sticks OF dynamite were added
TO the powder and lighted, and the men
ran from the place to safe distance to
sWaittha result. They waited fourteen
minutes and the charge failed to go of.
The men were then ordered back into the
hole by their foreman to readjust the
fuse They obeyed the order, all being
apparently satisfied that the fire had be-
come ex tinct.
81 Jast ,as they re-entered the hole how
ever. the terrific explosion occurred, and
the earth and stone for many yards around
were disIodged and thrown into con-
elomerate mass with the remains OF the
unfortunate victims.
Tho explosion created the utmost ex-
cltemen. and CONSERVATION in the railway
camp.
The cries Of the dying men revived
their paralyzed comrades, however, and
an attempt at rescue was begun.
One by one the bleeding forms were
taken out, after hard work at excavating
with picks and shovels, until the four
mentioned above were recovered, but
they were all dead when taken out or
died soon thereafter. The bodies were
terribly mutilated.
At the latest accounts rescring force
was Still at work removing the dirt and
rock from the place, as four other work.
men are missing and it Is supposed they
were also killed, although there Is pos.
rsihility that they were on another part or
ths works at the time of the explosion.
The force Of the shock can be imagined
from the fact that two mules standing at
a considerable distance from the hole
were also killed.
The catastrophe is one of the most seri-
sous known in East Tennessee for many
The road on which the blast occurred is
being projected by Captain Henry NJ.
-rafnIaste from the town which bears his
name to Jellico, Tenn. for the purpose of
9deyeloping extensive mineral lands IN
which the Lafolette company is inter-
.ested.
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killed By d Constable.
Greenpisl,e Ne,os, i 18th.

-
John Nichols, colored, was shot and
fatally wounded by DispensaIy Consta-
Eble Howie sonr miles from this city on
yesterday. Hedied during the afternoon.
;rhe only witnesses are the constables
and it appears that only one Of them was
present when the shooting occurred.
EThey came to the city Immediately after
lit, reported the facts and sent DIR. j. B.
Earle to attend the wounded man. a
reporter for the Greenville NeUs met
them In Main street Just before dark last
| ievening, Constable Howie not being
Eprosent, and asked them for the facts.
Constable Crawford said that he, Davis,
lRembert and Howie, drove ont the White
Horse road yesterday morning. About
Efonr miles out they met a ono horse
Ewsgon driven by two Negroes and con-
Etaining about fifty gallons Of corn whis-
Ikey. The wagon was halted. One OF the
Negroes, jess zLatimer, surrendered and
Eremained in the wagon. The other, John
Nichols, Jumped ont and ran .;cross q
tieid, The constables called on him to
Ehait and fred their pistols over his head,
Ebut he ran on into small body Of woods,
two hundred yards away.
fHowie nnhitched the horse frcm his
buggy; mounted and went in pursuit.
lAffer about ffteen minutes Howie ap-
peared at the top of the hill and yelled.
tRembeIt went to him. In q short while
Eths two returned and reported that the
Negroswas shot. Davis and HOWE then
tooE their buggy over to where the man
was, pnt him IN and brought him back to
Ethe wagon, In which he was carried TO q
house near by and left to be cared for.
| Nichols was shot in the left side of the
back, lust above the short ribs. Consta-
Il khle Crawford says HOWE told him that
ihsrodgan sight Of Nichols and called on
I hin to halt Nichols ran on. Hewore
Lmackintosh oyercoat and as he ran threw
This hands back under, his coat tails,
EIookinc q ser his shoulder. The consts-
Eble then shot him, fearing, he says, that
nichols waS about to draw q weapon.
| No weapon was found on Nichols and,
ESQ far as can be learned, he had none.
LAfser lie was picked up he was asked
why he did not halt to which he replied
ithat he had never seen the men before
and was afraid they would kill him.
The liuuor, horse and wagon belonged
ltoSJ. Luther Trammsl.. Ali were seized
and brought to the ciEy and the consta-
ibles surrendered them to Deputy King,
or the revenue service. The liquor was
shipped to Collector Townes, at Column
Iatiner was lodged In Jail. When seen
EIsat night he refused to talk. Mr.. Tram
tmell. who had BEEN following the wagon
Fat s distsIcaof 8 mile or two, came 70
!town soor after the constableS got here
land Is supt toosed to have instructed Lati-
Emsr TO kesrf hiH mouth shut. Both the
men were Iii his employment. He said
Nichols had been living on his place