The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-03-04
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 1896.
The Cotton Market.

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Court is in session at Pickens this week.
A local weather prophet predicts q wet
summer this year.
Mrs. E. M. Rucker is Wishing her sons
at Ruckersville, Ga.
The number of bicycle riders in Ander-
son is on the increase.
The evening services In tbs city churches
begin now at 8 o'clock.
Mr.. Beatty Gossett, of Pelzer, has been
spending a few days in the city.
Mrs. Brownlee, Of Due West. is in An
derson visiting her son, Mr.. 8. T.. Brown
lee.
Anderson's cotton receipts for this season
are "a 74l bales; same time last year, 29, ZIG
bales.
A Silver League has been organized in
Pendleton Township with W. s. Young as
President.
Mr.. W. 81. Frierson has purchased the
home of the late DR.. W. q. Todd on South
McDuf6e street.
1t is reported that the @. & g. R. R. and
branches will be laid with new steel rails
in the near future.
The painters brush is improving the
appearance of several of the dwelling
houses in the city.
Note what U. E. Seybt says in his new
advertisement. if you are interested in dry
goods and millinery.
We have had q few days of delightful
spring weather, and the early gardener Is
making good use of it.
Mira. 81. N. Reid, of Augusta, Ga, Jam
up last week to attend the funeral of her
sister, Mrs. r. L Keys.
The farmers have gone TO work in earn.
est, and a great deal of land has been
stirred the pest few days.
Large crowds were in the city Saturday
and Monday, and the merchants seemed
to be quite busy both days.
Mr.. R. B. Finley will move to Spartan
burg and engage in the livery stable buBi.
ness with Mr.. W. R. Dillingham;.
Mr.. b. Fl. Watkins has moved to the
dwelling house recently occupied by MIR.
E. L Clark, on North Main street.
No fruit trees are in bloom in this Sec
ton as yet. Wouldn't 1t be glorious if We
should have another good fruit year.
The Board of County Commissioner
will meet on Wednesday, 18th inst, instead
of on this 10th, as has been announced.
We regret to learn that our old friend,
Mr.. JEFF. B King. who lives near Pied
mont. is very i'll. We wish him a speedy
recovery
Several Of our ~citizsns contemplate CO.
ing to Port Royal on the 18th inst. to wit
ness the docking of that big battleship,
Indiana"
Gus. Curry, an ex-convict, has been
lodged iii jill charged with hurglarizing
the store of Messrs. L. A. & 7. Fl. Brock,
at Honaa Path.
before the Camp of Confederate Veterans
at Pelzer to. might he will be crested by
a large audience.
Edge6ald Advertiser: Miss Daisy
Brown, Of Anderson. s. e., is visiting her
sister. Mre. j.. B H~altiwanger. She will
spend several weeks"
An advertisement of Hecker's Self Rails.
ing Buck wheat appears in another column
Read it. and then call On you grocer and
get q package. You will enjoy it.
Married, on Sunday, March /, 1896. by
j. M. Broyles, Notary Public, and at his
residence, Mr.. Alex. Whitfield and Miss
Rosa Elrod, all of Anderson County.
Postofics Inspector Gillespie had r. o.
McAdamH, postmaster at Antreville, ar
rested last week, and he was bound over
in $1,000 to appear at the United States
Court.
Our young friend. ". 8. Brown, who
has been living with an unclein Newberry
County for several years. has returned
to Anderson and has accepted a position
with the B. F. Brown Stationery Co.
a meeting Of the Sons Of Confederate
Veterans will be held in Messrs. Bouhsm
& Watkins Office on to morrow (Thursdey)
evening, at 8 o'clock. All who are in.
terested are invited to attend the meeting.
There will be a special excursion to Port
Royal from all points on the Port Royal &
Western Carolina Railway next Wedpes-
day. March II The fare from all points
FOR the round trip has been reduced to So
Mr.. Felix E. Watkins is again travelling
in upper Carolina for the Daniel Pratt Gin
Co., of Prattville, Ala The Pratt Gin is q
very popular gin 10 this section, and last
season did q fine business for the Com
pany.
We ask your attention to the new adver.
tisament of Will. r. Hubbard's Jewelry
Palace. He tells you what he can do for
you, and wants you to come and see him.
Give him a call when you need anything
In his line.
Robert s. Rutledge aud Lawrence G..
Douthit were acquitted in the Court of
General Sessions ct Walhalls last Friday |
for the murder Of Earle Cain about three
months ago in the Oakway section of
Oconee County.
Prof Sims. of Clemson College. has re-
signed. and gives as his reason that there
is no chance Of promotion for any one who
is not in sympathy with President Craig
heads policy. and he says he does not en-
dorse the presidents methods.
Mr.. R. Frank Ball has purchased the
stock of goods Of the Means Co and will
continue the business at the old stand.
Mr.. Hall has long been with R s. Hill,
and is an ex experienced salesman. We wish
him success in his new venture.
Our clever friend, Mr.. W. NJ. Sherard,
left q few days ago for Waycross, Ga,
where he will engage in business. He
will not move his family until later in the
year. Mr.. Sherard is a most worthy
young man, and we wish him success in
his new home.
Mr. Josh Ashlev. the noted Representa-
tive, from Honea Path, Anderson, who by
the way Is q successful and wealthy far.
mer. says Mrs Young has converted him
to belief in woman suffrage for tax paving
women.-Fdi7Ja1 correspondent Yarn
vile Enterprise.
The entertainment that was to have
been given at Honea Path last FRIDAY
night by the Honea Path Dramatic Club
was postponed, on account of the incle-
ment weather, until next Friday night
The entertainment is given for the benefit
of the school library.
Pickens Sentinel "John Barcklev and
Miss Bessie Ellenburg were married OF
the 18th instant at the residence of the
officiating minister, DR.. J. R Riley. The
= contracting parties are of Anderson Coun-
ty, the bride being the beautiful daughter
of Hezskiah Eilenburg.