The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-02-26

q Splen0lQ impression ON Ln6 peOpie VI
AbbevilIe al the union services SUNDAY
night ir the Presbyterian Church His
sermon WAS good and the looks OF the rnan
impressed Won thoroughly with his good
ness and purity"
The "Cake Walk" given by the Ladies'
IMMORAL Association at the residence Of
M J.. R Vandiver Ia t T. iday e%vening
WAS a m rst ENJOYABLE "cca.4ion Misses
Louise HUMPHREYS and R,sa P'ore won
the prizes FIR the b st Confederate Cos
TUNES and Miss Alma Spearman for the
tackeyest costume.
A little 8 year.old daughter of Mr.. j. w.
McNaelv. one of Brushv Creeks most
clever citizans, died last Sunday of the
moaales. There are ten members of Mr.
McNeelev's femily, and all Of them are
prost rated in he'd with the measles. In
his sore bereavement and affection Mr.
McNeeley has the sympathias of all his
friends and n%eIghbOrs.
Mr.. W. r Dillingham; has decided to
move to S~p,rtanburg. and will leave in q
few DAYS for that city. where he has pnr-
chased the livery business of Houston q
c. Mr.. Dillingham; Is a most excellent
citizen and we regret to nee him leave An
dersnn. We wish him success. and CON.
mend him tn the confidence and esteem Of
the good people of Spartanburg.
Mrs. R-becca A Hunter died at the
home of her brnther.in.law. Mr.. j.. B.
Picket, at Richlsnd. in Oconee County, on
Monday. 18th inst. after a long illness Of
dyspepsia. Mrs Hunter was q daughter Of
the late Capt Samuel r M"Fall, and was
&C ~ ora Cha INC q m Opt pvnplipDt
Christian woman, and has a. wide circle Of
friends and relati yes in Anderson County
who will regret to hear Of her death.
Our young friend, Mr.. G. q. Holland,
Of the Five Forks section, is a model and
progressive young farmer. He believes in
the hog and hnminv campa'gn. and
puts it into practice. He has recently sold
more than thirty dollars worth Of pork In
the city, and has saited away more than
enough meat to do him until next season.
Heaays his hogs cost him nothing com
paratlvely, as be fattens them on potatoes,
&c.
Read the proclamation Of Brown. o.
borne 81 Co., in which they proclaim to the
world that they are going into the dry
gnnds business on a big scale. Alsn add
millinery and dress. making, and q whole
sale and jobhing department. Their rem
naut department., recently put in, will
prove an attraction These gentlemen are
yonng and enterprising, and are going to
do all in their power to please the trading
public.
A yonng lady Wake i into q atore. and
after selecting q piece of cloth, asked what
it was worth. -Four kisses per yard"
said the pert clerk. "The young lady
stood ahashed for a moment and replied
that she would take four yards. The
cloth was cnt off, nicely wrapped up and
banded to the fair purchaser, Who received
it with a smile. and said S md the hill
around 10 my grandmother; she will SET
teit"
Cedar Wreath school house, in Brushy
Creek Township. was burned one afternoon
last week soon after schnol was dismissed.
It Is Thought tn have heen incendiarv as
only some embara were left, and the fact
that the glass had been broken out If the
windows twice this winter. and otherwise
abused II was one of the oldest school
buildings in the county. The patrons will
rebuild in the summer In the meantime,
the school will continue at Mt Airy, q new
church building about a mile south.
General Rosser should be greeted by q
large crowd in the Opera Housa tn-night
The Newberrv Observer, in speaking Of
the lecture. says: "0en Rosser's lecture
was one OF the most Instructive that has
ever been delivered in Newberry on war,
being very interesting from start to finish.
The illustrations Of hattle6elhs and the
portraits Of the commanders of the army.
nv s~tereopticnn views. we're gond and
made the movements in the different bat
ties easy to explain and quick to under
stand"
The Toccoa (Ga J NcwS Of the Goth mat.
aays: REV. H. G Fennell left lat Friday
for Lowndesville. s. G. whera he has been
called to the pastorate of the Presbyterian
Church.. We understand be will return
next week and move his family to that
place. M. Fennell and his most estlma.
hle family made a host Of warm friends
during their residence in Toccoa. who are
truly sorry to lose them as citizens OF our
town, and their earnest prayers and best
wishes will attend them to their new
home"
The Piedmont correspondent of the
Granville Nelps, under date of the 10Th
inst says: while Mrs John F Clardy
was standing near the fire ut her home,
two miles from here, Yesterday morning
her clothing caught fire and hefnre her
husband. who happened to be near by,
aucceeded in extinguisbing the atmes
most of her clothing WAS consumed She
e-capad with but a few slight burns Her
husband in hia Efforts to ex,inguish the
flames had his band and arm right badly
burned"
The R.&W G. r r will operate o
special excursion to Port ROYAL on Thurs
day. March 18th. 30 a. to give all an oppor-
tnni'y Of witnessing the docking 70 the
United States Battleship. Indiana"
R ,und trip rate has been made at the ex-
oaedingly low rate of So Is, which will
include a steamboat trip around the harbor
and to the steamship 1t Is proposed to
give all an opportunity Of going aboard
the Indiana" anu Inspecting the greatest
battlesE , in the world
Mr. and Mrs. Bradley J S,undera. of
Richmond. Va arc In the citv the guests
Of the Ch'qunla NJ. Saunders representa-
the Metropolitan Building ard Loan A.
srciatiou. OF Richmond. and Ia %arrauDing
to organize q branch here. az will be aeen
Nv Il S1'N ~ III nv e W. ~ A'IoS'S
Column Mr.. Saunders has only been in
"matrimonial harness. a short while. and
has shown sn perior alignment IN hia selec-
,inn IF a life companions. who is q most
| charming and accomplished lady. They
| will spend several week. in Anderson.
A lot Of cotton was discovered on fire at
the Southern Railway freight depot yes
terdav at IL o'clock The fire alarm wss
sounded and the fremen we're soon at the
| scane working with all their energy to
aubdne the flames. Thera were g. hales in
the lot. pileG on the lower platform. and
about SIS Of them we're badly damaged
| The cation had hean shipped from Pan
d!Dtnn. having bean purchased bv Mr.. W
Fl Smith. ona Of Anderaon's cotton b1v.
prs Mr. Smith was not In the city yeater-
day, and 1t is not know n how much in
suranca, If any. he had on the cotton. II
is supposed the fire originated from aspark
| from the locomotive.
Secure In her faith. happy In perfect
resignation tn the will of her Divine Master
and blessed IN the consummatinn of a life
we'll apent Mrs Mira Belle FAINT, wife oil
| Mr. George W. FAINT, died at her home 10
| this city last Thursday morning, after
| about Fl We weeks illness with pneumonia
Mrs. FAINT was q daughter Of Reuben Will
hanson, deceased, was born and reared
near this city. and was 60 years OF age.
In 1855 ahs was married to Mr. FAINT and
has resided in Anderson since hat time
She had long been a faithful member OF
the Baptist Church. and only those who
knew her intimately can know the beauty
of her character. for che possessed a verv
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