The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1895-05-01
Local Breezes From Brushy Greek,

We notice that the Greenville Nei0s, of
| the 21st, said that the Adventists organized
Church in this section with 80 members.
( (The Item was reproduced in the local col
umns of the INTELLIaENoER last week..
We said that they organized with 10 MEM
bers, and we got our information from
| full-fedged-observ Saturday-as the-Ssb.
bath-4Adventist-one to whom the ordi-
nance of baptism was administer cd, and
| he surely would not have told US wrong.
Where did the Ne1US get its information
Some of our people have doubts about
! there being 30 of them in Brushy Greek
when Gabriel blows his trumpet, and when
we call to mind the slow progress they
have made and the fact that they are look
| ing for Gabriel right away, we can't help
but doubt it little ourselves. They haYe
been preaching their doctrine here now
for near IL months, and only 10 have
joined them.
Our section was visited by several tramps,
or "bums," last week, but we'll bet pint
of pigeon milk they don't come back.
There's lots of work to do in Brushy
Greek.
The busy housewives have been raising
dust for the last few days-Spring clean
ing.
You can now get yourself in shape for
pic MICS and mad dogs. They're coming
Mr.. -(he promised US two big water
melons this summer if we would not tell
his name), Is somewhat 'swelled up" this
morning. The bees swarmed at his house
yesterday and settled on peach tree
limb about 10 feet from the ground, and as
they presented the appearance Of swarm
well worth hiving, he settled on that limb
himself and proceeded to saw them down.
That was all right, but when he sawed off
the limb he let it fall to the ground, bees
and ALL and then fell on them as hard as
he could. That was all wrong, as his gen.
eral appearance CO will show, if you could get
peep at him before he unswells."
War has been declared on sassafras. and
1t is being dug up right and left obliged
to have it to make tea.
This time nearly everybody will agree
with the fellow who said that good garden
was half a living and pretty good old
clotheg for gardens are late and field peas
are getting scarce.
A we'll to.do young farmer who doesn't
live Thousand miles from here turned out
for dinner Friday at II o'clock. His clock
had stopped-run down-and while his
wife was preparing dinner be busted him
self winding it up and starting 1t. II am
going to set this time piece by tho sum-"
said he. "Let me see, the sun sets at about
40 minutes after si1; (goes and gets alma
nac), yes, that's right, $40" He sets the
hands to $40 and turns to his wife: "Now,
my dear, you have sun time; please do
not blow the horn to morrow till exactly
IL O'Clock" His wife takes 1t all in at a
glance and with merry 'just as you say,
-" sets the table for dinner. Unluokily
his clock doesn't strike and he never
noticed it anymore. Next morning he
went to work bright and early and plough
ed on till about o'clock, stopping occas-
iona1y to listen for the horn, but alasl the
horn didn't blow. He worked on till long
after his neighbors quit, and when he saw
some of them going back to work took out
his mule and vent home in run, think
ing that perhaps something bad had hap"
pened. When he went into the house
there was no sign OF dinner and his wife
was busily engaged sewing. what on
earth's the matter, -? l thought you
was going to get dinner and blow the horn
at exactly IL o'clook to-day, sure? ''That's
my intention, dearest -. but it isn't 8
O'Clock yet, (laughing), you set the clock
by the sun yesterday" Quick as flash be
took ir the situation, saw he was gone, but
before he could say anything the good
woman uncovered the table and 10! and
behold! there was the nioess dinner he had
met in long time. He can't imagine
what be was thinking about when he set
that clock, but 1t is safe to say that here.
after he'll wait till sun set or sun rise when
be goes to set his clock "by the sum-"
NED NEEDLE.