The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1895-12-11
LOCAL NEWS
The Cotton Market.

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Corrected 6v Brown, Osborne & Co.
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Cord M'ddling........ ................"......." 8
Strict Good MlddllDg ......"..".... Ss
The horRe and mule dealers are doing q
big business.
Christmas presents are a popular topic
now for conversation.
Mr. J. A. Mette. representing the Colum-
bia Register, is in the city.
Mr.. Geo. II. Evans, of Independence,
Kansas, is registered at the Chiquola.
The gay and festive turkey ia on the
market now for the Christmas holidays.
Mr.. Elias Day. Of Essley, was in the
city yesterday and gave US an appreciated
call.
Mrs. M A Dean Is spending several
days In Walhalla with her sister, Mrs. N.
L. FAINT.
Mrs. r w Kirkland, of Savannah, Ca,
is IN the city visiting the family of Col. j.
W. Trowbridge.
Mr. A. W. Anderson. the enereetic
Superintendent ofth P. r d W. O. r. B.,
was in the city Monday.
The County Auditor has an important
notice in another column to the taxpayers,
who should read it carefully.
Now is the time to draw away the dirt
from fruit trees and destroy borers, If ycu
want healthy, loDg-lived trees.
A number of Andersonians are contem-
| plating trip to the Atlanta Exposition
.duriog the Christmas holidays.
Mrs. J.. Boggs, of the slabtown ssc-
| tion, has cold her property and will go to
Texas to live with some of her relatives.
The new advertisement of the Yates
Shoe Co will interest you If you are con-
templating buying winter shoes. Read 1t.
There Is great danger now Of getting
i stuck on some of the sidewalks OF the city.
| A little sand or coal oindars would benefit
them.
! The boys around town do thriving
business in dispensary bottles, which they
collect In the back lots and sell to the dis
penssry.
Mr.. VIM. Hand, of Hopewell Townohip.
killed nine months.old pig last week
that weighed 30e pounds net. Who can
beat this?
| For corset 70 to Brown, Osborne &
| Co q. They are making big run on the
celebrated r & G corsets. Read their ad-
vertisement
Hartwell (Ga>) Sun: "Three clever young
gentlemen, Messrs. Smith, Lee and Div.
yer. rode over from Anderson, 9. O., last
! Sunday on their wheels
Mr.. Reid KAY, who has been assistant
depot agent at Walhalla for some time,
has been appointed agent for the Blue
Ridge Railroad In this city.
| Don't forget that Hons. Bob. and Alf.
| Taylor will appear in the Opera House to-
morrow night. Reserved seats now on
sale at Russell & Breazeale's.
In letter from the Comptroller. General,
| County Treasurer Payne is informed posi-.
lively that there will be no extension of
the time for paying taxes this year.
Walballa Courier: "Mrs. T. A. Ratliffe
of Andersen, is visiting her sister, Mis-.
N L. FAINT. of West Union. Her many
friends are delighted to meet her again."
Henry Lewis, negro convict, escaped
frou the County stocbade last Thursday
| he was followed to his old home in Green.
vile County and captured Friday night.
The Constitutional Convention raised the
limit for paying poll taxes from 30 to 80
ye,rs. but ell Confederate veterans over
80 years of age are exempt from the tax.
Married, on Sunday, December 8, 1895.
by j. q Rainey, ESQ.,, and at bis residence;
| Mr. W A Mouchet, of Starr, 8. c.. and
Mis- Callie P. Adams, of Hart County, Ga.
Owing to the outbreak of measles among
the Cadets, Clemson College was forced to
close last week, which is two weeks earlier
| than the usual date for the winter vaca
tion.
We are requested to spnourc CO hat R.v.
T. j. Clyde will occupy the pulpit OF the
Methodist Church next Sunday morning
| and evening, at the usual hour for holding
services.
"Old Aunt Ly dia Montgomery" colored,
| died at her home near Essley last Friday,
at the ripe old age Of 109 years. She was
perhaps the oldest psrson In this eection OF
| the State.
The INTELL1aENoER wishes to thank its
correspondents for all past services, and to
express the hope that the ensuing year
will see an increase In our corps OF news
gatherers.
In ordering the address Of your paper
changed always give the name of your
present postottice as we'll as the name of
the Office to which you want the address
| changed to.
Mr.. N. B. Sullivan has purchased the
lot opposite the home Of his brother, Mr..
j M. Sullivan, on Hampton street, and In
tho early spring will erect handsome
cottage on it.
For the next two weeks ]. s. Fowler
wants to sell one hundred buegies, phn
tons and carriages, which he Ia Offering at
greatly reduced prices for the cash Read
his advertisement and give him call.
We invite your attention to the new ad-
vertisement of J A. Austin & Co. Their
store ie full Of good things and their prices
are very low. Give them call and you
will have no trouble laying In your sup.
plies for Christmas.
Mr.. E. G. Rose rendered his resignation
as Chief of Police lsst Saturday. He was
an tficient officer aud his resignation sur
prised every body Officer Dillingham has
! been sppointed to act as Chief until Mr.
Roses successor Is elected.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. ". Todd celebrated the
| fiftieth anniversary of their marriage last
Monday Despite the bad weather many
nf the friends OF the venerable couple called
at their home to pay their respects and e1-
lend their congratulations
Rev. q. T. Smith, the pastor, requests
IA to announce that Rev a. B. FAINT will
| fill bis appointment al Meals Creek Church
on the fourth Sunday at II o'clock a. m.
Rev. Mercer King is expected to preach
there on Saturday preceding.
Rev. q. T Smith, who has been living
in this County for the past two years or
more, has decided to move back to his