The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-07-08

Tn the ISrE1L1eEHcER last week the
Alice correspondent wrote that DR.. 5. A.
Bowen, of Strickland's Mill, had been
married the week before to Miss Carrie
Long. DR.. Bowen called at this office
Friday and stated that the report was alb
s%olutely false. We gladly make this cor
rection, as the communication from the
correspondent was published In good faith.
An agricultural exchange says: IF you
contemplate sowing turnips, rave your
land broken and in good c 'ndltlon-alter
the first season in July, break up your
ground again, put on plenty OF stable ma
1ure or other fertilizer, BOW your seed In
thirty inch rows, chop or thin to ~ or ID
inches when plants are sufficiently large.
and you will never fail to make g. crop OF
turnips."
The annual Sunday School picnic at
Friendship School House, near Honea
Path, takes place on Friday, July 24fh.
The following speakers have been invited:
A. C, LatImer, M T Ansel, L. P. Smith,
A.. r. Cox. Rvs. NJ. MCGEE. r j. vii
liams. L. C. Branyon, c. E Burts and W..
B. McCuen. Everybody Is invited to at
tend. The occasion promises to be most
enjoyable one.
For the information of our readers we
publish again the time anu places where
the campaign meetings will be held in this
County. All candidates are required to
ile their pledges and pay the assessment
m or before the 18th inst Mt Airy, July
IS, 10 a. m Piedmont. July IS 7 p M;
SANDY Springs, July 81, 10 a m ; Noun
tain Creek, July 90 10 a. m ; COOKS, July
25, 10 a M; Williamson. August l, 10 q.
m Pelzer, August l, Z p. m; Honea
Path, August 4, 10 a. NJ; Clinkscales'
Mill, August 6, 10 a. m !; Double Springs,
August 8, 10 a. m.
Mrs. Maggie Fields died at the home of
her father, B. F Walker, near Bolton, last
Wednesday evening, aged. 20 years. She
had been in feeble health for several
months, and her death was not unexpected
by her immediate friends. For several
wears ahe has been a member OF the eLho-
dist Church, and expressed a short while
before her death her willingness and readi
ness to pass over the river She leaV es q
husband and two little infants only q few
months old On the following dav, after a
short funeral service, she was buried at
Dorchester Church.
We invite your attention to the procla-
nation issued to the readers Of the INTEL.
L1eENCER this week by R. S. Hill, and we
advise you to read 1t closely AS is well
known, Mr.. Hill carries an immense stock
of dry goods, shoes, clothing, gents fur
nishlngs, etc., but just now he Is specially
interested in the clothing business, and
says he is in to stay. He is determined to
let the people know that he sells clothing
and that he is not afraid Of competition.
He has made a cut in prices in clothing,
summer dry goods. notions, ladies' and
misses elinpers and Oxfords, to make room
for his fall goods. He Is in for more
trade or bust, and If you want bargains
for cash now is your opportunity.
In S%partanburg County, near Enoree, q
terrible accident on Saturday last Resulted
In the death of q Mrs. Fleming, wife or
Mr.. George Fleming. She and her bus.
band aud children were returning from q
picnic at Enoree in q buggy when they
were Joined by a Mr. Lanford, who was on
foot and out shooting, Mr.. Lanford walk.
ing in the rear of the Fleming buggy. By
some unacconntable means MIR. Lanford's
gun was discharged, the contents passing
through the head of Mrs. Fleming, pro-
ducing instant death It was unque,tion-
ably an accident and u~naccountable. MIR
Lsnford was in the act Of shooting CROWS
aud walked in the rear Of the buggy so as
to better get a shot at the birds.
The city treasury is in capital condition.
IS shown by the following figures. furnish
ed by the City Treasurer for July lst,:
Cash on hand for building fund Graded
School, $s1 81; for current fund, Graded
School. 81. TT "A; for all other purposes,
Si0 O35.67 Grand total, Sill S31.O5. II
seems probable that the present CourIcil
will turn over more money by one or W
Thousand dollars, exclusive ofschool FUNDS,
TO their successors than they received two
years ago, or than has ever been turned
over by a retiring Council. It was feared
by some thai lower taxes, caused by the
lower as. essment, would bring the city in
to debt, but such will not be tho case,
thanks to the good management of the
Clnncil.