The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-06-03

| Question has also been asked: docs q very
early cotton crop turn out best at gather
ing time?
E. s. P Simpson, President of the Rock
| Mills Undenominational Singing Assocl-
alton, colored, requests US to
that a singing convention will be held at
TAYLOR school house In Centerville Town.
ship, on the third Sunday in June. All
| the colored people who are interested are
invited to attend.
Last Sunday Rev. Dr.. Leftwich began a
series of meetings in the Methodist church
and will continue them through the week.
The morning service is held each day from
8 to 10 o'clock, and the evening service be.
| gins at S 30 O'Clock. He is both an inter-
esting and impressive preacher, and the
meetings are we'll attended.
The New York Tribune says of the big
bups that infest the arc lights on the
streets:-"While the belostonia is not dis
tinctly poisonous, it has d strong beak
which is capable of inflicting q severe
wound, and 1t will be wise TO. handle it
with great care, if at all" The Kids
should take this as q warning.
Joe Williams,,,a young negro, was ar-
rested last Friday for stealing from the
Postofice, where he was employed. Post-
msstsr Tribble had been missing some
money, and on Friday be set a trap torthe
thief. who stepped into it and secured So %.
Williams had q hearing before U s. Com
missioner F%rierson. who was compelled to
dismiss the boy. Williams is still in Jail,
and will soon be prosecuted in the State
Court.
Last Wednesday Mrs. Catherine Mad
dox, relict Of the late Thomas Maddox,
died at the home of her son-in law, MIR.
M 81. Kay, in Honea Path Township,
aged about 90 years. She was long a de.
voted member of the Baptist church, and
was loved by all who knew her. Her re-
mains were inferred beside those of her
husband at Midway Church on Thursday,
the funeral being conducted by Rev. DE.
F1ierson, D. D.
Just before going to press we are in.
formed that the first solid car load OF
fruit lars ever shipped to this point has
lust been received at the Depot of the
Southern Railway Co. This car holds
about 1900 boxes, containing l4,4oo
lars, caps and rubbers, and l,2OO wrench
es, and was shipped direct to G. s. Minor
g. Co, from one Of the largest factories IN
tbe country. Save money by buying
your fruit Jars at Anderson. G.. 3. Minor
and the 1Oc store will supply you at COR
rect prices.
MI. W. S. Hutchinson, who has haen
studying medicine in the Baltimore Medi"
cal College for the past two years, has
been notified that he has been elected by
the Hospital Staff as assistant IN the Surgi-
cal Dispensary, and he will leave about the
LIST of July to take the position. Whlle
teriology. Since his vacation began, Mr.
Hutchinson has been clerking in this city
in the drug store of Messrs. Simpson q
Son. He is a bright, worthy young man,
and we congratulate him on his good for
tune.
Married, at the residence of the brides
mother, Mrs. r. Z. Kennedy, in this city,
this "wednesday morning, at $50 o'clock
by Rev. G.. P. Watson, Mr.. John Nj.
Bleckley and Miss Ollie Gertrude Ken
nedv, both of Anderson. Immediately
after the marriage, the couple left on the
Savannah Valley train on a visit TO Wash
ipgton, D. c., and other cities. The bride
and groom are popular young people,
and we join their many friends In
tending congratulations, and wishing
them a happy and prosperous journey
through life.
Fire was discovered in a pile of notes in
the supply room of the cotton mill last
Thursday morning, about l o'clock, by
the nightwatchman, who gave the alarm
by ringing the factory bell. at the same
time the police were notified and the ire
department were soon making their way to
the mill. The operatives turned ont
promptly, and, with the aid Of the fire 81.
tinguishers, which are kept in the build
ings, e%x,inguished the fire before the fire
men reached the building It is not
known how the fire originated. The loss
is between 500 and $1,000, which is fully
covered by insurance.
The Greenville NewS CT yesterday, In
speaking of the commencement exercises
of the Presbyterian Female College of that
city, pays the following compliment to our
venerable townsman, Rev. D. E Frierson,
D. D., who delivered the address to the
graduating class: Though the whole pro-
gram was an unbroken series of pleasant
revelations, the literary address by the
Rev. DIR. Frierson was the strong feature
It was q rare literary treat Such d mas
terly flow of language. such concise. Keen
logic and such beautiful, perspicuous I'm.
agery is rarely combined in one Grafton"
a young farmer living 8 few miles from
Anderson is indebted TO q certain firm In
this city, said firm holding as security a
mortgage on 8 pair of mules belonging to
eaid farmer. Finding that he would not
be able to settle his indebtedh he CON
suited a lawyer to know If there was rot
some way by which be could save his
stock. The lawyer informed him that II
he were only o married man it would be
all right, as then his wife could homestead
and thus save the mules, but otherwise
there was no chance to help him WELL"
replied the young man, Il will get married
theu~if that Is the only way out oil it, p1t IL
seems to me that it Is q poor law that de-
prives a man of his liberty just to save TWO
puor old mules" Aud he departed sor'
girl that would help him out of his t'ou'
BILE.
Mai. T. G.. Fontaine, wife and daugh.
ter, of New York. are in the city visiting
Mrs. de Fontaine's sister, Mrs 4. II
Moore, on GreenVille street. Maj de
Fontaine is well known in South Carolina
and is no stranger in Anderson, though it
| has been twenty years since be was 10 our
| city. BE is a veteran journalist, and Is
still engaged in newspaper work. Prior to
the war he was editor and proprietor Of
The South Cdrolinian, in Columbia, bis
plant being destroyed by Sherman and his
gang OF plunderers; and during the war be
was special correspondent Of the old
| Charleston Courier, and wrote a descrip"
ton Tor that paper of the first battle OF
Manassas. After the war he was pri Vate
| secretary of Gov. Orr during his term or
| office as Governor Of South Carolina. The
Major was a welcome visitor to our sane
tum yesterday, aud informed US that he
would spend several weeks in the city.
! His many old friends will be delighted to
| greet him.
The Greenyille News of the Goth ult.
says: "The NeUS takes pleasure IN an
nouncing the coming marriage or MISS
| Corinne Stocker, a popular and highly
cultured young society woman of Atlanta,
to Thad. E. Horton, of the Atlanta Jour
nal. Mr. Hutton was formerly a Green
| william and for q number of years WAS 81
member of the staff of the Nevs. be Isl
now managing editor of the Atlanta Jour"
nal one of the most prominent and strong"
~ edited dailies In the South. Inc cere"
mony will occur in Atlanta on June l7thr
next and be will receive the sincere con
gratulations of his inDumerable frlend.
here and throughout the South. His 5
Carolina friends always get a courteous
and genial reception at his hands p'her!
they visit Atlanta and the couple WILL 70"
| ceiYe thousands of wishes for q happy CD.
! reer. They are ex expected to pass through
this city on their bridal tour" We join
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