The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-02-19

| Anderson last Friday. Miss Provost % ade
many friends during her stay in our little
town, and many hearts have been sadden'
ed by her departure"
Rev. g F. Watson, Of the Methodist
| Church, has been absent from the city fol
the past week, having been invited BY the
President of Trinity College, at Durham,
N. G, to hold special revival services for
the benefit of the young men Of the Col
lege. He will return this week.
Married. at Bolton, 8 G, on Wednes-
day. February IL. 1876, by Rev. ] N q.
Summerel, Mr.. ". L. Lyeth. of Gaffney,
| 8. g., and Miss Celestia Moore, Of this
| city. The groom was formerly q resident
| of Anderson. We wish the couple a pros
porous and happy jourre7 through life.
Sunday was a beautiful Spring day, but
Monday there was q big change in the
weather The morning was raw and cold,
and there was q light fall of snow several
times during the day. but the ground was
dry and 1t did not stick. Since then the
weather has been clear but extremely cold.
Yesterday evening Brooks Jordan, q
negro trainmau, fell from a freight trnin
between Piedmont and Pelzer and was
instantly killed The remains were brought
to Bolton last night and an inquest will BIZ
held there to-day. Jordan lived at Bolton,
and had the confidence and good will OF
all who knew him.
A forced sale of clothing, furnishing
goods, etc is announced this week by The
Means Co in its new ad advertisement. Mr..
VIM. Lsughlin, the we'll known travelling
salesman, ia going to withdraw from the
firm. which Is the cause of the forced sale.
Read the ad vertisement, and II you want
tn secure some bargains give the Co. q Call.
Mr.. johnson Bane, the noted guitarist,
who is spending a few days In the city,
will give q pleasing guitar and banjo reci-
tails for the benefit of the Independent
Hook and Ladder Company in the Opera
House next Tuesday evening. MI. Bane
is q most wonderful performer on these
instruments, and those who attend the
entertainment may expect q fine treat.
We learn Chat our old friend, Mrs. Nc.
Smith, who has been visiting in Georgia
for some time, will return home oon
She has been posting herself in all the
new features in the kindergarten system,
fancy art work and tissue paper work,
and, in addition to her music, she will
teach all these. The tissue paper work is
beautiful. and is a nice accomplishment for
8 young lady.
Our clever FRIEND, Mr.. J.. B. Mccoy, of
Broadaway Township, has q tender place
in his heart for the poor printers Last
week be brought as q lot of fine turnips
and some very fine apples. Mr.. Mccoy
takes great interest in food crops and pays
considerable attention to his orchard. The
apples are a winter variety, have an e1-
cellent flavor and keep through the season
remarkably well.
The Columbia Register of yesterday says:
~. R Brooks, Clerk Of Supreme Court,
upon the affidavit of NJ. F. Ansel, ESQ ,
Solicitor for the Eighth Circuit, attorney
for respondent, in accordance with rules l
and 2, entered an order Diminishing the ap.
peal for want of prosecution, with costs, in
the case Of the State against Jason Sum-
mere, Ben Acker, George Whitman and
Richard scruggs. Eighth Circuit, Ander-
son County.
The Cske.walk, under the management
Of the Confederate Memorial Association,
which will take place at the home of Mr..
J.. r Vandiver next Friday evening,
promises to be a most enjoyable occasion.
Two prizes will be awarded-one for the
"tackiest'' costume and one for the best,
representation of the Confederacy. Music
and humorous recitations will complete
the program. All are invited to compete
for the prizes. Admission 10 cents.
DR.. John A. Dobbins, son Of the late A.
Clarke Dobbins, of this County, died at
his home at Elma, Ark, on Wednesday,
5th inst after a weeks illness with pneu
mopis. Or. Dobbins was born and reared
In Anderson County and about six years
ago moved to Arkansas, where he was
engaged in practicing medicine. He was
about SO years of age. Besides his veneer
able mother and other relatives in this
County, a widow and one child survive
him. His old friends in this County will
regret to hear of his death.
Last Friday Master Mack Horton, q L.
year.old son of Mr.. E R. Horton, of
L~owndesviIle. who is visiting his aunt,
out bunting accidently shot himself
through the left foot. The muzzle of the
gun was resting on his foot when it was
discharged, causing a very severe and
painful wound. Drs. Harris and Duckett
attended the unfortunate boy, and were
forced to amputate q portion Of his foot.
He Is now doing as well as possible.
Pickens Sentinel: "a barlow ktife was
the cause of a serious difficulty last week
at the Norris Cotton Mills. AS q result
one Ellison Evans, colored, received q stab
near the heart. a stab under the left shout
der and had his left arm split open about
six inches. he was brought to Central
for medical attention, and DR.. T. W. Fol.
ger sewed up and dressed his wounds and
thinks be may recover. The man doing
the cutting is a colored laborer at the
mills"
AS leap year will not come again for
eight years there seems to be a disposition
among the more interested sex to make
the most of the present opportunity. Leap
year clubs are forming in many parts OF
the country. The general idea of the clubs
Is to give private social parties al which
the girls take the part usually taken by
men They invite the young men. call
for them, and escort them to and from the
place where the function is held, and, 1t Ia
ale. ed, foot the bills.
Yesterday evening about g.. 80 o'clock q
large lamp, which was suspended from the
ceiling in Messrs John a. Austin & Co.'s
storeroom. fell to the floor and in a second
a big blaze was leaping around. Mr.. Aus.
tin happened to be standing under the
lamp, which struck him as it fell. Several
persons In the store ran to his assistance
and soon got the blazing lamp out Of the
back door. In the meantime the fire
alarm sounded and the tiremen turned
out, but their services were not needed.
The damage WAS light,
Mrs. M. E. Altman died suddenly at her
home in Eutaw, Ala, on Tuesday night,
18th inst of paralysis of the heart. Mrs.
Altman vas the eldest daughter of DR..
Henry Sanders, Of Clinton. Ala, and q
sister Of Mrs e. G. Rose, Of this CITY. She
lived in this city several months, and only
recently moved back to Alabama. She
was a most excellent Christian woman,
having long been a jealous member Of the
Methodist Church. She made many friends
during her stay in Anderson, and all Of
them deeply sympathize with the loved
ones left to cherish her memory.
Mrs. Sarah KNOX King, the beloved
wife of Mr.. Moses Fl. King. died suddenly
at her home in Broadway Township last
Sunday night. She was taken i'll suddenly
and died while h[r. King had gone to
summons q physician to her bedside. The
announcement of her death was q great
shock to her friends and relatives. Mrs.
King was a most excellent woman. and
had long been a faithful member Of Meals
Greek Church, where her remains were
inferred on Monday afternoon. She vas
about so years Of age, and was most highly
esteemed by her friends and a%cquaintances.