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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-09-30

A. & T. H. Brock. of Honea Path,
and Geer Bros, of Belton, communi-
cation is had with Anderson, Honea
Path, Donnald's, Due West and Alb
beville, and by interchange with
points on the Bell system as far north
as Greenville. The Belton office of
the Bell system is in the store of R.
A. Lewis, of the Anderson County
Telephone Company lines, and the
other in the establishment of Geer
Brothers.
In the matter of educational advan-
tagcs the town is the fortunate pos
SCISSOR of a public school Of merit and
considerab bic reputation. The school
building, cut of which appears here
with, is a new, large and commodious
structure, we'll equipped for it's pur-
pose, and for public entertainments
provided with an audience room of
large dimensions. The school is at
present under the control of Prof W.
b. West, formerly principal of the
Piedmont Graded Schools, and a
teacher of ability and thorough meth
ods. The assistants are Miss Lii
liam Mattison, of Donalds and Miss
Rosa Tribble, of Bolton. Special
courses in music and drawing were
given by other instructors during the
session. The duration of the last
term was nearly ten months, the
number Of pupils enrolled $50, among
the number being several nonresident
boarding students. The trustees of
the school are j. Y. Rice, J. II. Green,
F. Clinkscaes, J. T. Cox. The trus-
tees for the Township are: j. NJ.
Mattison, j. NJ. Cox and j. L. Rice.
There is a school for colored pupils-
a most creditable institution, under
the charge of Prof. Walker.
There are in the town two Church
buildings. both of which have been
erected within comparatively recent
times. They belong respectively to
the Baptist and Methodist denomina-
tions, and are crcditable to the COM
munity. the Baptist Church especially
being handsomely and conveniently
designed. The Presbyterians hold
title to lot we'll suited for Church
site, but the numerical strength of
the denomination here has not war
ranted the construction of house of
worship.
DR.. Charles Manly, President Of
Furman University, Greenville, has
for the past fifteen years been pastor
of the Baptist congregation, while
Rev. A. B Earle, of Williamson,
has for nearly two years been the act
ing shepherd of the Methodist flock.
The colored people possess two we'll
built and substantial Church struct-
ures.
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financial troubles and the failure OF
the railroad to bring with it's approach
a bonanza, the expectation of whose
coming must have been cherished by
the elderly May6eld, that worthy rep
resentative of the old order of things
found a surcease from earthly sorrows
by severing his jugular vein in a
wooded spot near the present oil mill.
But, while these events, on small
scale in fact, but then in most impor-
tant succession, were coming to pass,
the construction of the railroad line
was being vigorously pushed. 1t was
completed as far northward as Belton
in March, 1858, in which month the
first train, under charge OF Conductor
Feaster. steamed it's way into The sta,
ton limits. It's approach had been
widely heralded, and the entire sur
rounding population. both white aud
black, turned out in force to do honor
to it's coming. Two months later the
Anderson branch of the road had been
completed to Broadaway tcestle, pend
ing the construction of which pas sage
way the line to Greenville was rapidly
finished.
The first agent for the railroad com
pany at this place was Bill Wyatt, the
second SAINT McGee, the third A. ).
Stringer. The first Supervisor Of the
line from Bolton to Greenville was
one Chamberlain, who constructed
and for several years occupied the
residence owned in more recent years
by the late Ira C. Williams.
The first school within the new
town was taught by W. Carroll Brown,
who had just finished course in the
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-09-30

Of the cquablc aud ica;hful climate.
and It's quiet and homclIkc attract
ivcncsS. this place is c%ccllcntly
adapted for both Summcr and winter
residence. DR.. Killcbrcw is propric-
tor Of the establishment.
l}c!:on Is Il central point of two
lines Of long. distance telephone. BY
the American Bell system communi-
cation Is hal with Anderson, ncl%"r,
Piedmont. t;rc"nvill", Spartanburg
and other towns Of the Company ;
circuit In the up country. by means
Of the Anderson County Telephone
Nompany'S system recently cStah-
liShcd b. Mr>SrS. Paul Brock and t..
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and Walhalla. 1t will be found upon
investigation that the town commands
the promptest service and most ade-
quate transportation facilities of any
railroad point in the county. Com
munication with the county seat is
especially easy of accomplishment,
there being three trains each way per
day.
The town has an elevation of 500
feet above the level of the sea, and is
the highest incorporated point on the
entire road from Columbia to Green
vile. Its climate is hcalthful and
marked by that freedom from ex-
trcmeS of temperature which is char
acterstic of the favored Piedmont re-
gion. 1t is, therefore, at all seasons
of the year eminently adapted by eli
matte conditions for Il pleasant and
physically healthful existence.
Waters with strong traces of min
cral ingredients have been found
within and outside the corporate linn
its. and upon upon analysis shown to
contain considerable proportions of
iron, magnesium and other chemical
elements which 60 to constitute the
virtues of celebrated waters in other
sections of the State and country.
Anderson county has, for some
years, had the reputation of having, as
L whole, the most productive farming
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THE BAPTIST CIIUaCu.

academy at Williamson, and had Sc
lected Belton as place Of residence
in 1852. He resided at the home Of
his uncle, DR.. George Brown, under
whom he studied medicine at the
same time that he oficiated as the
local pedagogue He subseg uently
achieved the distinction of being one
of the wealthiest and most prominent
men of his section, and was identified
in many ways with the development
and we'll being of the town, living in a
handsome place which marks the site
of the old residence of DR.. George
Brown, which passed, in the course of
time, from the control of she founder
of the village into the hands of DR..
w. c. Brown.
The first church in Bolton was es-
tablishcd by members of the Presby-
terian denomination. who, at a very
early period in the towns history, re-
moved from Broadway Township to
Belton the building in which they
first worshiped. Among the earlier
members of this congregation were
George, Harvey and William Telford,
Thomas Erskine, Thomas Cox,
Thomas Anderson. Robert Smith and
Green Taylor.
The new settlements y in common
with other towns Of the then exclu-
sively agricultural country, advanced
but slowly in population and CONNER
cial Importance. A charter OF incor-
poration, to continue in force for a
period of fourteen years, was granted
bv the State Legislature December
~, 1853, the corporate limits being
b. its terms fixed at one-half mile
from the railroad depot in all direc.
tions, and the town being invested
with the powers and privileges prcvi-
ously conferred by charter upon the
village of Anderson. Supervisor
Chamberlain of the Grccnyille 4 Co.
lumbia Railroad was chosen as the
first lntcndent under the provisions
Of the charter.
4 second charter Of Incorporation
was granted by the Legislature and
approved January 81, ISL: under
which instrument Major ). ID. Dean
was first elected Intcndent, and the
first meeting Of the Council was held
April ~. next following.
At the expiration Of The twenty
wears time to which the operation OF
this charter was limited by law, 4
third charter ,ras secured, the main
points of difference from the old docu-
mcnt being rg gduc!ion in the number
of wardens FROM six to four; ana an
increase of tht territorial limits from
half mile 10 ono mile. Two years
later, howev4r, the Legislature re-
stored the corporate limits to the orig
inal half mile Eadius.
Belton is 10 oratcd on the main lnc
of the Sonthe I'm Railway from CoI"m.
ba to Grccnyillc, and is the point OF
junction of That line and the road cX-
tending nor Ehwcs;ward to Anderson
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-03-20
IT'S NEW PRESIDENT.
Connecticut woman's Relief Corps.

Mrs. Lizzie H. Arnold, who is now
by unanimous election president of the
Connecticut Womans Relief corps, TAX
ing the place of Mrs. Matthews OF
Bristol, who resigned because of ILL
ness, is one Of the best known and
most popular Grand Army workers in
the state. She was born in Westbrook,
May IS, 1913, her maiden name being
Smith. The early life of Mrs. Arnold
was spent in that town. She comes of
Revolutionary stock. Her grandfather
on her mothers side was in the Ameri-
can army, being captain in the Sew
enth Connecticut train band. Her pa
ternal grandfather was a sergeant in
the Seventh Connecticut infantry under
command of Lieutenant Colonel George
Morgan, during the war of 1912. She
has often heard her father tell that
when lad Of twelve years he was sent
as courier on horseback to warn the
inhabitants of the towns adjoining
Westbrook, Essex and Deep River of
the approach of the red coats, No
battle was fought in that section of
erty by fire was heavy for those days.
One brother of Mrs Arnold was in the
First Connecticut Heavy Artillery dur
ing the Civil War, serving as quarter
master sergeant in Company M of that
command. Her husband, Lucien III.
Arnold, was a member of Company B
of the First Heavy. She was a char
ter member Of Admiral Foote Woman's
Relief corps, and was installed as guard
at it's organization. She passed through
several offices in the line Of promo
as president of the corps. Mrs. Arnold
was assistant department inspector in
1898 and department inspector in 1894.
Last year she was senior ice president
of the department Mrs. Arnold is an
actie member of the Order of the East
ern Star and secretary of the New Ha-
ven lodge She belongs to Davenport
church and is a devoted Wife and
mother. She is a conscientious Chris
tan woman, patriotic in every sense of
that word, and mindful at all time OF
the good of others. Her election as
president of the state corps will give
universal satisfaction.
Mrs. Charlotte e. Wright Of New
Haven has been appointed state secre-
tary. Mrs. Wright is past depart
ment president and is a member of the
national executive committee of the Re-
lief corps order. The remaining ap-
pointments on the state staff will be
made by Mrs. Arnold as soon as prac-
ticable
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U. S. coNsUL rIRED 1T.

The Bullet Whizzes by Close to His Head
Spanish Authorities Say the Shot Was
Fired at IA Woman; reat Excitement.
Quarantine, ST., March 19.-The
steamer south Cambria, which arrived
this morning from st. Johns, p. r..
brought news that an attempt was
made on the life of United States Con-
sui ]. D. Hall by Spanish soldier
at ST. Johns on March T.
Consul Halls residence adjoins the
Spanish prison in that city. On March
the consul was fired on by a Span
ish soldier from the prison wall, but
fortunately was not struck by the bull
let which whizzed by close to the con-
sul's head.
The shooting created quite an ex-
element Consul Hall has written
home by the South Cambria to the
state department at Washington, Civ
ing a full report of the attempt on
his life.
1t was reported that the shooting
was accidental and that the soldier
was firing on an escaping prisoner.
The passengers of the South Cambria
say it was a deliberate attempt on the
life of Consul Hall.
When Consul Hall asked Governor
General Marin for an explanation of
the occurrence" said Mr.. Taussig, the
governor told him with smile upon
his face that the shot was fired at a
woman who was looking over the wall,
at the side of the public highway, into
the prison.
Marin asserted that it was the rule
of the prison for the guards to fire
upon any person looking over the wall.
The wall is but four feet high, and a
person passing along the street could
not help seeing the prison yard, so that
the explanation vouchsafed by General
Marin did not satisfy Consul Hall, who
thinks that the shot was fired at him
Intentionally.
Mr.. Hall says that only few mo-
ments before the shot was fired he saw
an officer of the prison walk out to the
guard and apparently give him some
instructions. He says that since he has
been at ST. John there has been no
shot fired from the prison, although
numerous persons have stood in the
street and looked over the wall into
the prison yard
Mr. Taussig said that the feeling
against Americans was very strong in
st. John because there are many Span
iards at the capital city. The feeling
in other portions Of the island is in
sympathy with the Americans and
against the rule of the Spanish. On
the morning after the news reached
Porto Rico that congress was about to
recognize the Cubans, handbills in
Spanish We're distributed broadcast in
Mayaguez, Ponce and st. John, calling
upon the people to hold demonstrations
against the American consuls in those
cities. Consul Hall protested to Gov
ernor Marin and this prevented the
demonstrations.
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Court Notes.

In the suit of the Trustees of Dona-
tons and requests against the Christ
Church society of this city counsel for
plaintiff and defendants yesterday
agreed upon a finding of facts and in
the afternoon application was made in
the superior court that the case be re-
to review This suit is one in which
the plaintiff asks for definition of the
charter rights and of the trust deed
obtained from the defendants. BY this
arrangement both the suit brought by
the church and the one brought by the
Trustees of Donations and Requests
can be passed upon by the supreme
court at the same time
DONNELLY DISCHARGED.
Patrick Donnelly who was arrested
Tuesday, charged with breach of peace
against Thomas Flynn and Frank N
Butler. who were charged with break
ing about every thing in Donnellys sa-
loon on Grand avenue. was discharged
yesterday morning, as Judge Cable said
that he thought Butler and Flynn came
into the place with the intention of
cleaning it out Flynn was fined s. and
$10.2S costs. Butler. who was summon
ed as a witness, did not appear, and a
capias was issued for him.
JUDGMENT FOR MIR. cox.
Newton H. Cox has been awarded the
judgment in the suit brought against
him by the Builders Supply company.
The suit was for S425 and was involved
in the building of Mr.. Coxs house at
the corner of Ellsworth avenue and
Maple street. He had paid the contrac-
tor for some material furnished but
the Supply company did not receive its
pay. Mr.. Cox refused to pay again.
and a suit was brought.
The Builders Supply company has
taken an appeal to the supreme court.
CASES CONTINUED.
The cases against Harris Alderman
and Bernard Levi, who are charged
with theft of brass from James Ora
ham & Co, were continued until March
26 in the city court yesterday. They
were found smelling the brass at their
shop on Oak street by Policeman Do
ran.
JOHN J. SHEA BOUND OVER.
John J. Shea was bound over for
trial in the superior court yesterday
| under s., 900 bonds on the charge of
stealing diamonds to the value of 81, 900
from Mrs Mary n. Walker. When the
case was called yesterday Mrs. Walker
refused to say word unless Attorney
Wright was present, but finally quoted
down while City Attorney Matthewman
put up his case.
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TALE NOTES.

meeting Of those interested in the
Scientific school was held in South
Sheffield hall Wednesday evening. The
committee appointed to draw up con-
stitution made their report, and the
constitution submitted by them was
adopted unanimously. The following
officers We're elected: President, G. T.
Nicholas '96; vice president, y. 3. Rose
81; secretary, w. H. Pouch 90; treas
urer, G. 5. Rich 49, sergeant, ]. A.
Koenig 49, executive committee, C. L..
Collins '96, A. F. Thompson SO. and
j. B. Rose '97, ex-officio.
1t was decided to hold another meet
ing next Wednesday, when all further
business will be transacted The name
of the Sheffield Debating club was
adopted, and about forty-five men sig
nified their intention of joining the
club.
A meeting of the members of the
class of "a who are studying or doing
business in New Haven was held at
Dwight hall last evening to take action
on the death of their classmate, Robert
{. James, who died few days ago at
his home in Baltimore. Suitable reso-
lutions We're passed last evening.
The drawings for the billiard tourna-
ment are as follows: Preliminary
round, Paxton Is, VS.. Comstock %; Bah
cock 50, VS.. Woolsey so: Barnes 40, VS..
Clark II. First round, Williams, %, VS..
winner of first match; Sawyer L, VS..
winner of second match: Hoyt 90, VS..
winner of third match; Fisher %, VS..
bineaweaver II; Boyle Il, VS.. de Forest
20; Draper 16, VS.. McCance 10; Ford
Is, VS.. Miller Il; Thorne 10, VS.. Lapham,
scratch.
In the first round Miller IL. defeated
Ford 15-10O-97
In the consolation pool tournament
T. L. Clarke %, defeated H l.. de For
est 12-15-59; in the preliminary round.
and in the first round P. Thompson
L, defeated Z. J. Woolsey 10-75-47; j.
C. Converse Is, defeated E. E. Gregory
Sa-75-72,
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probate conrt-Jndre cleareland.

Mrs Lois j. Tufts, doing business un-
der the title of the Dyke Provision and
Meat company, on Water street, made
an assignment in the probate court yes
terday morning, naming Deputy Sheriff
Louis A. Koon as trustee. The as
signment was forced by an attachment
made yesterday by William A. Wright
as counsel for c. G. Andrew & Co.
The attachment was made to secure
payment of a bill for 5000.
Mrs Tufts is the wife of Charles Fl.
Tufts. 1t is said by her counsel, ]. P.
Goodhart, that her assets are $1,000, with
liabilities about the same
COMMISSIONERS APPOINTED.
Judge Cleaveland yesterday appoint
ed B. f. Lynch and James p Bree
commissioners on the assigned estate
of r. w. Mills.
AFFLICTED WITH MELANCHOLIA
A partial hearing was held yesterday
morning before Judge Cleayeland upon
the application to commit Augustine
J. Blakesiee of 729 State street to the
Middletown insane asylum. He has
been at the almshouse about four weeks
and is suffering from melancholia. He
has been at the asylum previously
Judge Cleaveland continued the case 70
hear the testimony of the young man )
mother.
Mr.. Blakeslee is about twenty-five
years old and was engaged in the man
ufacture Of weiss beer on Wallace
street.
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By CONG REssmIN HILL.
Features of His Bill tor an Elastic Bank
Circulation.


Circulation.
A special dispatch to the New York
Evening Post yesterday from Wash
ington says:
Representative Hill of Connecticut
thus explained to your correspondent
this morning the objects sought by his
bill for the amendment of the national
banking law:
THE present law provides that when
national bank has restricted its cir
culation, or any part of 1t, no more can
be taken out again within six months
1t also provides that the national bank
circulation of the United States cannot
be withdrawn at any greater rate than
900 month. My bill repeats both
these restrictions 1t further provides
that hereafter the comptroller shall
maintain, ready for instant delivery,
prepared notes. so that national banks
desiring to take out circulation may
be able to do so quickly. The amount
of such prepared notes may be left to
his discretion. Briefly, the bill removes
all restrictions to the prompt withdraw
al or reissue Of circulation according
to the varying needs of business, and
gives to the volume of national bank
notes that elasticity which it has al
ways lacked"
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warehouse of Wightman & Christopher
the junior member Of which firm is
known here as president Of the Friends
of Cuba club of Jacksonville. The
arms remained in this warehouse until
the night of March II, Meanwhile the
Mallory sailed from Tampa, with the
remainder OF the cargo, to Alligator
Key, the appointed rendezvous. Alliga-
tor Key is about 100 miles south or
Biscayne bay, 1t is part of the Flor
ida reef, and being well wooded is an
excellent place for the purpose There
the Mallory was joined by the Ardell
where the two waited for the Three
Friends.
This vessel lett the dock OF the Ala
bama Coal company in Jacksonville
at o'clock on the night of Thursday,
March -, and proceeded to the dock in
the rear of Kohn. Turchgott & Co.,
where a large lfeboat was taken on
board. At o'clock she proceeded to
the Wightman & Christopher dock,
where she loaded with arms, ammuni-
ton and dynamite. She sailed for the
mouth OF the river at 10 o'clock, but
stopped at Bucki's Mill on the way and
took on board General Collazo and
party and A. w. Bars, who had driven
out in carriage from the home of j.
w. Bars. AT this point a large naphtha
launch was taken on as well as two
large iron serf boats, to be used in
landing the arms, etc.
The steamship proceeded that night
and at daybreak of Friday, March Is,
CT !, NJ
Broward at the wheel.
She arrived at the Alligator Key on
Sunday morning and then took in tow
the Mallory.
The Cubans on shore estimated that
if the other two expeditions land they
will have 100000 rounds of cartridges.
They say that when Gomez was before
Havana with Z. 500 armed men, he had
only 500 rounds of ammunition, or a
third of a cartridge to each man.
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4 cam roE NONE MONET.


ing Financial Assistance,
George Austin Bowers, president of
the State Law and Order league, has
issued a call for 100000 to carry on the
work of the order. 1t is said that many
of the citizens of New Haven have re-
sponded to the call
Besides this substantial financial
backing which the league is seeking,
an effort is also being made to in
crease the membership by asking some
of the most prominent men in the
state who have not become members to
do so.
The membership of the league has
always been kept from the public and
no one but the officers know who are
members or how many members there
are. This is done, the officers say. in
order that law breakers may not know
who is back of the movement against
them. The immense guaranty fund, It
is said. is subscribed to by some OF
New Haven's most influential citizens,
most of whom are members of the
league, but who they are or what sums
they have subscribed Secretary Thrash
err refuses to state.
At the last session of the legislature
the league was granted permission to
appoint agents who should have the
power to make arrests in the same
manner as constable. Power was al
so given to appoint persons who should
assist in the prosecution of cases
brought by the league. The agents APP
pointed were e. NJ. Warner of Put
nam and f. P Arvipe and S. p.
Thrasher of this city, and the appoint
ments were approved by Judge S. e.
| Baldwin.
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OBITUA RY.

Dccease of an Estimab'e Woman.
Anna l., Bartlett, daughter of Zenas
Z. Bartlett Of Sc Edgewood avenue, died
yesterday morning after a brief illness.
She was taken with pleurisy few days
since and shortly afterward pneumonia
set in.
Miss Bartlett was faithful and de-
voted Christian woman and leaves
many friends to mourn her sudden
death. She was for many years con-
nected with the Church of the Messiah
and also engaged in mission work in
English Hall. She attended the meet
ings of the Women's Christian Temper
ance union and was a member of one
of the orders connected with that asso-
citation.
The funeral will take place from her
late residence, Sc Edgewood avenue, on
Sunday afternoon at o'clock. The
interment will be in Grove street Gem
etery