The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1895-10-02
Honea Path Happenings.
HoNEA PATH. s. c., Oct. l.

HoNEA PATH, s. c., Oct. l.
This is the first da7 of the tenth month
of the year. How time flies
Mr.. j. j. Ridgerway reports white frost
over about Holidays bridge yesterday
morning.
DR.. ]. G. Harris, of Anderson, was on
our streets one day last week.
Miss Merriman, of Cokesbury, is WIS.,
iting Miss Leila Moore.
The cold weather brings out last win
tors clothing, some of which look pretty
"seedy."
We regret to hear of the death of Mr..
Julian Bruce, of Anderson, who was well
known here in the business circles.
NIessrs. NJ. A. Kay and W. e. Branyon
spent yesterday in Anderson.
Mr.. Whit Smith, of Piercetown. was in
town Saturday and Sabbath. he is a
we'll posted politician, and believes firm
ly in 10c. cotton in the next few days.
Mrs. Barbara Brock has been sick for
the last month with fever.
J. G. Agnew, the hay man, estimates
his crop at one-t third of crop-far below
his expectation.
Mrs. Lizzie Dunlap, who has been Wis
iting relatives in Bolton, returned yester-
day.
Mrs. Sallie Bigby, now of Pelzer, is in
town visiting her sisters, the Mrs. Brooks.
DR.. Jacobs, of Clinton, is the latest as
pirer for new county. He. knocks at
the door with Clinton as the county seat
county to be called "Irby." Fall in
line with the balance of us, brother, and
wait with patience.
w. s. Brock was on our streets yester-
dav. His visits are business now, and
not pleasure. Do you catch on?
Miss Maggie Hudgens made narrow
escape from putting out one of her eyes
Saturday night. She went into the din
ing room-it being dark-for something,
and when she stopped over to pick it up
stuck the chair post in her eye. 1t bled
profusely, but the sight was not injured.
She will be alright in few days.
News was received here this morning
of the death of Mr.. Nimrod Traynham,
who lived near Princeton, In Laurens
County. He was highly esteemed by
everybody that knew him and his death
cast gloom over the entire community.
Mr.. A. J. Williams, of Greenville
County, began clerkiDg in the Alliance
store this morning. He is we'll known
and his friends love to have him wait on
them.
W C. Branyou, W. II. Latimer and M.
A. Kay took in the Stock Show at Fair
view. w. ". Drauyou also tooh AA Iuo
show at Grey Court.
Prof. J. G. Harper's school roll is
nearly an hundred. Many are in the
cotton patch now who will start next
month. All the objection in the world
to the Prof. is that he makes them study.
John R. Mattison, of Mccormick,
passed through town last week on his
way to Calhoun, where his wife, who was
visiting, was taken suddenly Ill. She is
better and will visit friends here next
week.
L. NJ. Wilson, manager of the Alliance
store, had negro cleaning out his cellar
yesterday by the name of Calhoun Ly)es,
who, being short on rations, carefully
laid piece of bacon over sill with the
expectation of calling for it at another
time. In the meantime Mr.. Wilson was
notified of the fact and, with the help of
his clerks, carefully devised trap, which
the unsuspecting fell into without malice.
OF course he claimed he was after some
thing else, as be was great church man.
He is doing service for the act, all the
same.