The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-03-10

| \. Is. SulliYan, by Rev. j. X Earle, assist.
ed by Rev. w. Il. Earle, Mr. Edward
Earle and Miss Fleda Sullivan, all of An
| derson County.
Barlows minstrels appeared at the Opera
House last night and were greeted by a
large and appreciatve audience. Ths
troupe is fine array Of minstrel talent,
and gave performance full Of fun and
ciean throughout.
Grcenville is to have q ten thousand dol
lar free library in the near future. Mrs.
Viola Neblett made n deed OF her tno
residence, valued at $1,000, to an assoca-
ton of prominent ladies and gentlemen of
that city for free public library.
On March "a, there will be held in Co.
lumbia civil service examination for
i positions in the departmental and railway
mail service. Those who wish to be ex-
amined should apply for inform alton to
the Civil Ssryice Commission, Washing
ton, d G.
The last issue Of The Fnrmnn Echo,
published hy the students of Furman
University, Greanville, s. e., comes to us
in :. now dress and under the charge OF
new editors. Our young friend, Jeter R.
Horton, of Williamson, is editor of the
Exchange Department.
Our venerable townsmap, Mr.. \. b.
Towers, is seriously i'll with pneumonia.
He has been confined to his bed for several
days, and his condition is gradually grow
ing worse. He became unconscious this
morning, and it is feared he will not live
another twenty four hours.
Rev. w. r. Earle, who recently returned
| home from the Southern Baptist Theolog-
ical Seminary, has accepted call to the
pastorate of the Baptist Churches at Abb
beville and Troy and went down last
week to enter upon his work. He will
| make his home in Abbeville.
Hartwell (Ga.) Sun: "Tep Wilson, the
| irrepressible, was over from Anderson
Friday. Jep says they're going to tax
mechanics tools, but it won't hurt him
trowel is Of small value and he has to {
make new mortar box for every job.
Jep's brick and knows how to lay brick |
exactly right"
Miss Sallie Bowie has moved to the
Broyles block, on South Main street. where /
she is ready to serve her patrons at any I
time. We invite your attention to her
advertisement in another column. She is
Noof'N
for her Spring goods. aud it will pay you
to give her call.
The Pelzer Mfg. Co. is making prepara.
tions to put in seven new boilers, and one
twelve hundred horse power engine, to
help run the No. and mills at high and |
low water. They are tearing down the first
smoke stack that was ever built there and |
will build new one. It will be round, |
Fook ,,ota oy,1 foofh inh
Mr.. It. D. Mullinax has rendered his |
resignation as au Alderman of the city. |
An election to fill the vacancy will be held |
on the 1st April. The managers of the
election are a. G. Pinckney, w. S. Hay.
nie and r. Y II. Nance. The books Of |
registration will be opened in the Council |
Chamber on March 10th and close on the |
22nd.
Mr.. Benneau Harris, Of Pendleton. has
been awarded the prize of $50 offered by
the NeUS and Courier for the largest hog
raised in the State from pig not over four
months old on March l, 1896. On that
date his pig weighed Is pounds, and on
December IS, the last day of the contest, it
weighed SIS pounds, having gained 500
pounds in 800 days.
When it comes 10 selling goods, the An
derson dealers can't be turned down on
low prices. Recently the County Com
missioners, The City Council and the Direc-
tors of the Anderson Cotton Mills called
for sealed bids for furnishing builders
hardware, etc., and the Sullivan Hardware
Co. p1t in the lowest bids and were award
ed the contracts for furnishing all the
things needed.
Edgefeld Chronicle: "Miss Claudia
Prevo7t, OF Anderson, after two weeks in
Edge6eld. with Miss Virginia Addison,
departed homewards on Monday. Miss
field. Indeed her beauty, vivacity and
amiability are irresistible. In compliment
to her. our society boys gave brilliant
german in our Opera House hall on Fri
day evening last"
A visit to our city of tho dead" reveals
a gradual Improvement Placing flow ers
on the spot beneath which repose our loved |
ones is beautiful custom, and we are glad |
to see it becoming more general. They |
are not lost to US; then why should We |
leave their resting places all bare and de-
late? It is meet to make fair and sweet |
the sacred place which has 50 Gtly been |
called Goods acre."
Pickens Journal: Mrs. Cynthia Mar. |
tin, relict of the late Edmund Marin, died |
ult., and was buried from Mount Zion |
Methodist Church, of which she was con.
sistent and devoted member. She was SO |
years Of age and leaves two sons and three |
daughters. The deceased has many friends |
and relatives in Anderson County who !
will regret to hear of her death"
The Columbia State Of last Monday |
publishes list of the Dispensaries in the
State, and gives the sales and net profits |
OF each for the year ending December 81, |
last There are ninety-one Dispensaries |
in the State. and the total sales amount to |
81. 1852, ,lG9.59, with a net profit of Sl32,- |
267G3. The Anderson Dispensary stands
fourth in the list, its sales aggregating |
$5l, lG5.7, with net profit Of Sc, 1876.
That new advertisement of R S Hill in |
another column will interest both old and |
young, male and female, and you should |
read it carefully. de calls special atten- |
tion to his new stock Of dress goods, white |
goods, laces and embroideries, millinery. |
clothing and gents furnishings, shoes and |
trunks He wants you to visit his estab.
lishment, inspect these goods and gel his |
prices before making your purchases
elsewhere.
Chiquola Lodge Knights of Pythas, is |
making preparations to entertain the |
Grand Lodge, which meets in this city in |
May. AT a meeting of the Lodge last Fri
day evening the following Committees |
were appointed: Finance Committee
Col. j. D. Max well, Capt p. II. McCully, |
Hon. G. E Prince, Hon. J. l.. Tribble, |
DR.. F. T. Wihite and w. r. Hubbard |
Committee on Arrangement and Enter.
tainment-Messrs. Louis Sharpe, L. Il !
seybt J. M. Patrick, J. X. Hood and j. G. |
Whitetield; Reception Committee-Gen.
NJ l.. Bonham. Messrs. j. B. Lewis, Fl. |
Fl. Watkins, w. III. Frierson, G. w. |
Evans, D. L. S Moore, j. M. Cathcart C. |
W. Webb, G. NJ. Tolly.
Those of our people who wero so fortu
nate as to hear the lectures Of DR.. Steel, OF |
Nashville Tenn, will not soon forget his
visit to Anderson, and should he ever re-
turn here he will be most cordially well
coined. On Sunday night Dr. Steel lectur
ed in the Methodist Church, and was |
greeted by a very large congregation, !
there scarcely being standing room in the |
Church. His subject was the Pioneers of
Methodism in America" and for one hour |
and half he held the closest attention OF
his congregation. On Monday night he
lectured in the Opera House, under the
auspices of the Epworth League, and again |
he was greeted By a large audience, his !