The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-09-08
THE COTTON MARKET.


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Stained Cotton to &
The cotton market keeps rather active.
There is no vacant dwelling houses in
Anderson.
Miss Hattie Lee is visiting friends in
Newberry.
Nearly all the summer swallows have
returned home.
The horseswappers wore numerous in
the city Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J.. L. MCGEE are at home
from the mountains.
The potato crop is turning out well
throughout this section.
Dr. and Mrs. G. W. Lowe, of New York,
are at the Hotel Chiquola.
DR.. s.. NJ. Orr and family returned last
week from the mountains,
An examination for teachers will be
held ON Saturday, 18th inst.
Mr.. John Hays is quite sick at his home
on Hampton street with foyer.
Two marriages are booked to take place
in the city in the next sky days.
Mrs. NJ. A Dean is in attendance upon
the Pearson meetings in Walhelle.
The Excelsior Oil Mill ara arranging to
run their machinery by electricity.
Mrs. Bacot. of Greenvilie. is in the city
visiting her sister, Mrs. R. e. Belcher.
Miss JAMIE Clarke has gone to Union on
q visit to her brother, Mr.. =. l.. Clarke.
Mrs. Josephine Humphreys and daugh-
ters have returned from the mountains.
DR.. 81. N. Holland offers some valuable
city property for sale. See advertisement,
Miss Ella Kay, of Honea PATH, is in the
city whiting the family of MI. J. S. Martin.
Mr.. w. II Smith, of Pendleton, the
cotton buyer, is spending q few days in the
city.
Two negro convicts escaped last Satur-
dav from Mr.. W. @. Hammond's planta-
| ton.
MI. Aug. W. Smith, one OF Abbeville's
most popular citizens, was in the city last
week.
Our Joy would be full to OVERLOOKING if
cotton would jump up to about ten cents q
| pound.
Mrs. W. H. Nardin is Low in Toccoa,
Ca, visiting her daughter, Mrs. D. j.
Simpson.
Mr.. George G. Garrett left last Thursday
for Llano, Texas, where he will engage in
| business.
There is no excuse for idle men in An
| derson. There is work for all ia the cot.
ton fields.
Messrs. Webb & Webb have moved
! into their handsome and c%ommodious
storeroom.
Another original package establishment,
1t is said. will De opened in the city in the
near future.
Mr.. Blair Orsyton has gone to Rock
Hill, whore he has accepted q position in
a drug store.
The weather prophets are predicting an
early Fall, which will shorten tie cotton
crop out West.
Some Of our farmers say the coston crop
will not pield as well as Yves promised a
few weeks ago.
Mrs. w. w. Robinson, who has been
visiting relatives at Ridgeway,S G, has
returned homo.
Messrs. John Norris and Swain Gillner,
after q pleasant stay in the mountains, are
at hsme again.
A few bales of cotton are being marketed
every day. twill be a month yet before
the rush begins
Contractor Guest is erecting a neat cot
tage for Mr.. S. NJ! Johnson on West
Franklin street.
Col. JIM. Brown, accompanied by his
wife and daughter, has gone North to
spend o few weeks.
Jennie. a 3-year.o old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. a.. Woodside, died at Pelzer last
Sunday of diphtheria.
The contractors have erected a fence
around The Court House site, aud visitors
are denied admittance.
Mr.. P. W. Moore and sister, of Simpson
vile, S. O., have been spending a few days
in the city with friends.
N Brown, Osborne & Co. issue an address
this week to their friends and patrons,
who should read 1t carefully.
MI. E. W. Hunt. the genial soliciting
agent Of the Southern Railway, was in the
city last Friday and Saturday.
MI. w. G. Keith is again selling goodE
for q. i. Seybt, and will be pleased to
serve his old friends at any time.
Miss ..Roxie Reid, one OF Walhalla's
charming young ladies, Is in the city visit
ing the family of Mr.. J. G. Riley.
Clemson College opens its fall session
to-day: Anderson County, as usual, will
be well represented among the cadets.
Pickens Sentinel: "Mrs. w. ". White
| and son, Of Anderson, are visiting her
father, Capt. J. L. Thornly, and family"
The G. & W. @. R. R. will run an excur.
sion from this city to Augusta on the 22nd
inst. The round trip fare will be only
$3.50.
Mrs. s. Bleok1ey and daughter, MISS
| Zoe, who have been spending several
weeks in Virginia, returned home last
, week.
The Anderson County Singing Conyen-
ton wag held at Flat Rock Church last
Saturday and Sunday, and was largely
attended,
The County officers have moved from
the Reed building to the Webb building,
on Whltner street, opposite Fowler's
livery stable.
The card of McDavid & Ssyre, surveyors
for Anderson County, appears in another
column. When you need their services
| give them q call.
MI. G. B. Fripp and family, of Colum-
bis, have been spending a few days in the
city with relatives, on their way home
from the mountains.
Married, on Sunday, September 5, 1897,
at the residence Of Mr.. Robert Cox. by
Rev. N. G.. Wright, Mr.. Charley Mccoy
and Miss Mary Poole.
MI. Robert 4. Gmyth, the commander
in-chief Of the United Sons Of Confederate
Veterans, was in the city last week, the
guest of Gen. NJ. L.. Bonham,
Attention ia directed to the advertise
ment Of the Standard Manufacturing Co.,
of Augusta, Ga. II you need any building
material drop this Co. a card.
"The Liberty Beacon" is the name of a
new pspar published at Liberty, S. G., by
J. E. kirch. we extend it the right hand
| Of fellowship, and wish it success.
B. o. Evans & Co., ara occupying their
new quarters, and have given their front o
| coat of red paint. See what they say in
| their new advertisement this week.
n. B. FAINT & Son have just received 500
bushels Of Texas red rust proc! oats, a big
; lot Of -four, end q lot of good things for the
inner man. Read their advertisement.
All PERSONS interested in the graveyard
| at Snow Hill Church, near FieIoetown,
are requested to meet there next Saturday
morning, 11th inst, to fence in the yard
Mrs. 8. G. Baker has rendered her resig-
nation as q teacher Of the Anderson Grad