The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-07-01
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We are requested to that Iva
Lodge, A F. NJ, will meet at Cooks IN
the second SATURDAY. nJuly at 10 o'clock
a. m. The District Deputy Grand Master
will he present and deliver a lecture. All
the brethren Of the craft are cordially in
vited to attend.
There will be a SUNDAY School picnic at
Mt Bethel Church, In Martin Township.
next SATURDAY., tn which everybody is In
vited. /Messrs. NJ. F. Ausel G. Prince,
B M. shuman, J NJ Sullivan. l.. C.
Brenyon and NJ Bonham have been in
vited to address the assembly.
/ Last Thursday night, or an excursion
from Greenville to Marietta, on the OK.
e. W. r R.. q difficulty occurred bet ween
Peter Rowley and Gus Tanner, In which
Tanner was shot and killed by Rowley.
Both the young men are members Of
prominent families in Greenville.
Mr. S. NJ. Jones. who was formerly tire
miller at SLrlCR lduu "lI, 10 INV"
miller for MI. S. R Tins, whose mill 10
located in Garvin Township Mr.. Jones
Is a good mill man, and will give q good
turnout if you will give him a chance.
The mill is in first. class condition.
Messrs. S. NJ Bobo and 81 H. Wilcox,
of Hartwell, Ca, spent two>days in An
derson last week, and they were welcome
visitors to the INTEfLIGENcER Office. Mr.
Wilcox is ap~o1d Anderson boy who 10 do.
ine a successful business in his adopted
bome| His old friends were glad to greet
>htm.
Anderson County is we'll represented at
the great reunion of Confederate Veterans
in Richmond this week. Sixty six pas.
sengers left the city on the Southern
special on Mondav morning, and eighteen
on the Savannah Valley. At all the sta
lions between Honea Path and Greenville
large parties boarded the Southern special.
Eberton (Gs.J Tribune: "Mr. and Mrs.
J.H. Maxwell have returned from a ten
days. stay with relatives in Anderson
County, S. q. Mr.. Maxwell says some
very hattering things of the methods OF
farming adopted by our Carolila cousins:
and is loud in bis praise Of the system OF
public highways. He says good roads
shouldn't be confined 20 the Carolina side
of Savannah"
Stock must be reduced, ia the theme of
Brown, O,borue & Co. in their new adver.
tisernent in this issue Read it carefully
and call and see the many bargains they
have in store. They are putting forth
special efforts to reduce their immense
stock before stock taking, and to close out
all spring and summer goods, In order to
make room for fall goods. They continue
to sell Fruit of the Loom, yard wide
bleaching, ct 7 cts per yard.
1.-THE Fernley Ghost the laughable lit
tie comedy presented by our home talent
in the OperarHouee last Thursday even
Ing, uudef the direction Of Miss Lizzie
lCorpiAh, was highly enjoyable. The play
was written by Miss Kate Cornish, Of our
City, aud although it was written In plain,
simple atyle TO suit the amatuer parform-
era, it clearly indicada fine conception OF
this branch of literature. All the parts
were we'll sustained. The specialties intro.
duced-piauo and vocal Rotations, and
particularly Little Patty Cakes" which
was sung BY ten or twelve little tOt"-
we're splendid and delighted the large and
apprt ciative audience.
Mr.. Won Haeseln, who travelled all over
Brushy Creek Last week on his map BUSH
ness. reports exceedingly fne cotton crops
in that prosperous township. During the
present week he Ia engaged in mapping
Williamson Township. The new map OF
Anderson County promises tn be very &C.
curata and comprehensive in its details, as
no efforts are being spared to complete in
every respect. We are glad that the pub
lication Of this important work has been
undertaken by q man 30 well qualified for
it, and being satisfied that. the map will
be one that will reflect, credit on its author,
we bespeak for the enterprise the most
liberal patronage on the part OF our peo-
pie.
Twenty young men met at the hall Of the
City Council Monday night and organized
themselves into a hook and ladder fire
company. The name of the company will
be the Anderson Hook aud Ladder Com:
PAW No. l. The following officers were
elected Jas. T. Pearson. Foreman; G
F. Bigby, 1t Assistant Foreman;
Will Diver, % Assis taht Foreman; Hugh
Russell, Secretary and Treasurer. A COM
mittee was appointed to lay before the City
Council the action of these young gentle
men, duO~ tuey~Wul pIoOaoiy 10 e9uipEnSN
with suitable fire apparatus immediately.
This action is highly eommendaole and
will be fully appreciated by the citizens
This makes the Anderson fire department
complete, giving about one hundred active
6remen and provides men for all the fire
apparatus owned by the city. The Rev.
G.. P. Watson was unanimously elected
Chaplain of the Company and DR.. j. c.
Harris Surgeon.
The County Teachers Institute, now 10
progress at the Graded School building,
opened with q larger attendance than any
other similar Institute ever held in this
County. FiftY-sevep teachers were present
Monday, and yesterday the plumber ran
up to seventy. A great many spectators
were present. Prof. Albert, who is in
charge of the meeting, is well and favora'
bly, known in/this community, and be
seems wellftted for the work. He ia
assistedcin mathematics and English BY
Mr~Sntlif. of Pennsylvania. Mrs Julia
M. johnson, of Walhalls, has charge OF
the primary work. The County Borad
urges all teachers who are not now in the
Institute to come at the earliest possible
date. The meeting will continue for two
weeks, probably longer. A special exam
nation for teachers will be beld on the
Friday and Saturday following the close
of the meeting. Five per cent. will be
added to the general average on this e1-
animation for having attended the meetings.
Mr.. J. F. Clinkscales, the senior mem
ber Of the fETELLIaENCER's staff, ~Iett1o
Richmond Monday to attend the reunion
with bis old comrades 10 arms. In bis alb
sence we wilLreppat a story that Col JAG.
q Hoytto in Charleston some months
ego at the Cor fedora g reunion celebration
Gil, Hoyt was a former partner with Mr.
CIinksca'es, snd wss we'll acquainted with
his war record. The NeWS and Courier
quotes Col. Hoyt with the following:
'Col Hoyt tells e simple story OF The
fai,h'ul services off young soldier from
Anderson. j F. Clinkscales, or Ander
SOD, Gays be, entered the army as q private
In Company C P4lm-tto Shsrpshooters.
and served from April, 1-Gl to April, 1865.
The regiment was never in any battle or
skirmish in which Clinkscales did not par
ticlpste He was fur nearly three years
one of the color guards of the regiment
and on I o occasions be was the only man
of the guard left, the first was at the second
battle If Manassas and Col. Hoyt thought
the other was the battle OF 6harpsburg. He
was never sick q day or inside Ut a hospl-
tai during bis service He had one fur
Tough of twenty seven days towards the
close nf the war, and during the four years
of seryice he wrote four letters home"