The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-09-09
Zarline News Letter.

This cool east wind! How invigorat-
ing! It gives new lease on life, at this
the beginning Of new week.
Every body has gotten over the summer
social gaieties In Z,rline and the good old
solid, humdrum, business atmosphere has
settled around US once again. After the
social whirl, this your aged correspondent
feels more than ever like joining with the
"myriad minded" poet in saying:
"Why, all delights are vain; but that most
vain,
Which with pain purchas'd, doth inherit
pain"
Zlrline had another considerable burn
ing last Thursday night. Mr.. M. B
Clinkscales' old gin house, together with
a considerable amount of farm produce,
was onsumed by the flames. The old gin
house had been converted into barn and
cattle stables. No cattle were burnt, but
5000 bundles of fodder just gathered from
the accident occurred. The Zarline Inde-
too late to render efficient service.
Miss Lula Bowen has returned home
from an extended visit amongst several of
her friends.
We congratulate our friend, Jas. L.
Branyon, upon the arrival of bright.
eyed, bouncing, baby boy at his house.
May be grow up worthy Of his father.
Mr.. Cheshire Pruitt carries the banner
among Zarline cotton pickers. He weigh
ed up'' at half.past three o'clock with 300
pounds of cotton. He says "a little will
power turns his fingers into steel rakes." F"
The last high waters left a settling OF
white sand foot or two thick all over
Zarline Island. It looks like bank Of
chalk lying piled up enow-like under the
deep over hanging foliage. =.
The climax of excitement in base ball
circles was reached Saturday p. M, when
the Zsrline and Due West teams united to
defeat team made up OF players from
Level Land and Lowndesville. There was
great crowd present to witness the game,
which was lively from start to finish
Zarline laurelled herself by sweeping
victory.
Rev L. G. Branyon filled the pulpit at
Keowee last Sunday. He took as text
from which be drew an inspiring Sermon
John 3:16. His subject was "The noun
tain top of the Gospel" An attentive
audience greeted the young preacher.
It pains Us to report our friend, John
McMuhan, confined to his bed from sick
ness.
Mrs. Weston Ashley is suffering from a
painful rising on her foot. We trust she
will soon get over it.
DR.. r. l.. Branyon, our efficient young
dentist, has been kept very busy the past
few days plying the pullers' and "maul-
ing the malgum."
Some errors have gone cut concerning
the "busting up' of the lent meeting III
this community some days ago. This
meeting has been carried Oh for several
weeks by some "cnme out" or mo
church" preachers. When they came to
put up their tent. our best citizens refused
them ground. One man, however, gave
them a corner i bis pines to put up their
tent on. Our best citizens talked against
such preaching, and created considerable
feeling against the meeting, and finally
three young men together with some boys
came to the tent one night and without
doing any devilment, frightened the come
out" preacher who was preaching out of
his wits, out of his old pine slab pulpit,
out of his religion and "out of his boots
So you see come out" is an appropriate
name-somewhat. The young masque
raiders stoically, with staccato voice, ad
vised the preacher to 'pull down. pull up
and pull out" and he pulled. This is all.
1t should have been done before, perhaps,
by older citizens. @a.