The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-04-07

dress on Sunday evening at the Baptist
Church. Subject: "Whet shall a young
man do with his life 2" On Monday eve.
ming he appears at the Opera House in his
nnique and original lecture, "Smiles and
Heart Throbs." The Athens (Ga.) cores.
pondent of the Christian Ndcr, In speak
ing of the lecture, says: "He drew the
largest crowd that any speaker has ever
drawn to the lecture hall here. He COM
pletely charmed his enthusiastic audience
in the classic city," Tickets to the lee
ture on next Monday night will be sold as
advertised, and those desiring the usual
reserved seats can obtain them by apply
ing at the usual place of sale and paying
10 cents extra for each scat. Tickets on
sale Monday morning.
Last Saturday an empty two-horse
"mountain schooner" in charge of thrte Q
white men, anchored On the Court House
Square and remained there until late in
the afternoon. In reply to q question of
a policeman, one of the men said the wa
gon had brought down load OF potatoes
which had been disposed of before reach
ing the city. When the team left the city
it went in the direction from whence it
came. In the meantime Sheriff Green
and Chief Constable FAINT had received
information that the wagon had brought
down q load of "mountain dew" instead
of potatoes, and about s o'clock, p. NJ,
they left the city, accompanied by Depu-
ty Sheriff Rose, Chief of Police Dilling-
ham, Policeman McCuen and John A.
Hayes. They proceeded to a swamp
about three miles west Of the city, near
Mr.. j. J. Fretwell's country home, and
there secreted themselves to await devel-
opments. After the officers left the city
two individuals, who were evidently
posted as to where the whiszey and
"moonshiners" were located, caught on
to the purpose of the officers, and went
in the same direction. About 10 o'clock
two of the "moonshiners" appeared in
the swamp very near where the officers
we're secreted. The officers thinking that
perhaps the wagon and the other "mcon-
sinner would soon como up, desired to
wait while longer before making their
presence known, but this was impossible
as one Of the mon almost stumbled over
an officer before he knew 1t. This officer
happened to be Chief Dillingham;, who at
once grabbed his man, and they hac a
lively tussle. The man drew his pistol,
the Chief knocked him some distance and
was soon on top of him. Another officer
soon came to the Chiefs assistance, the
man was disarmed and put under con-
troll. The other "moonshiner" made no
show of fight and was soon secure. Then
came the hunt for the whiskey, and it
was an all night job, but all of it was To-.
Gated by daylight. There was one barrel
and two half barrels, which contained
something over one hundred gallons, and
which had been placed at different posi-
tions in the swamp early Saturday morn
Ing. before the "moonshiners" came into
the city. The prisoners gave their names
as VIM. Thrift and Tom Shedd. They
were brought into the city Sunday morn
ing and lodged in Jail, and the whiskey
was shipped to Columbia. On Monday
the officers arrested w. L. Keith, car
penter, who was at work on Factory
Hill. 1t is said that Keith was interested
in the whiskey. The man with the team
could not be found.