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

| llSho luo GILL IAouS IL Joo
are hunting a live town to make your
home in, come to Anderson.
Houea Path Chronicle: "Mr. Amnziah
Brock died at his home near here last
Sunday morning after a long and painful
He was about 43 years of age. and leaves a
wife and several children. He WAS buried
at Mt. Bethel church on Monday"
The Columbia Record of last Saturday
says: Mrs. Sayre, who has been in attend
ance at the bedside of her sick son at the
Infirmary of the South Carolina college,
returned to Anderson this morning.
Young Mr.. Sayre Is convalesoent and
will be able to join his mother in q few
days."
Pickens Scctincl: "Constable G. L.
Cureton, while coming from Anderson
last Saturday night, overhauled a wagon
near Sherif7s store, and in making the
search was shot at, the bali penetrating
his hat brim just above the ear. He ar
rested a negro with the team, the other
man ran off,"
The trustees of Furman University
meet to-day in Greenville to consider
President Manly's resignation. The
Greenvllle News of yesterday names six
| gentlemen who have been mentioned as q
successor of DR.. Manly, and among the
number are the names Of Col. John B.
Patrick and H. II. Watkins, Esq of this
city.
Walhalla NewS: "Mr. J.. M. Dickson,
Of Westminster, was in to see US last week
aud informed us that he has almost COM
| pleted the telephone line from Townville
to Anderson. When this line is complete
we i'll have direct connection with that
city and Greonyille and O number Of other
towns, in fsct almost the whole country is
being melted with wires"
Anderson is nov without a Board of
Health, "a required By Law, all the mem
bers OF the Board having rendered their
designations to the City Council. The
| Board made certain recommendations and
elected a health officer, but the city fathers
refused to carry out these suggestions and
pay the salary Of the officer. This caused
the resignation of the Board.
Last Monday the Teachers Institute
| opened with about forty members in at.
tendance. 1t is under the direction Of
Prof. Hand, of the Chester Graded School,
who is assisted by Miss Nellie Chapman,
of Newberry, and Miss Sue Dixon, Of the
| city Graded Schools. Next Monday will
the school trustees of the County are urged
to attend.
The Abbeville Press and Banner, says:
THE dismal defeat Of Williamson is
vastly satisfactory to tho people of Ander-
son County. Anderson is the banner
County of the State and will be as long as
the jealous little towns are set down upon
by the tax payers. The advertising Honea
Path and Williamson will get out of their
recent diligent efforts to get Court Houses
will prove of moro value than the location
of County seats in their midst"
Last Monday the offer of the City Coun-
Gil of S1O0 reward for the arrest and deliv.
cry to the City of Anderson of Chris.
Harris, the negro boy charged with crimi-
nal assault, has been increased to $3.50.
The Governor has been asked to increase
the reward to $500. A telegram was re-
ceived in the city yesterday announcing
that Harris had been arrested at Toccoa,
Ga. An officer was sont to Toccoa by the
next train, but the negro under arrest was
not Harris.
Last Fridayithe building committee let
the contract for the new Court House and
Jail to r P. Williams g. Co., of Augusta,
Ga, for S2S, 74S, exclusive of heating in
both buildings and the iron works in the
Jail. The Portsmouth Structural Steel
and Iron Company, Portsmouth, Ohio,
will furnish the iron work and cages for
the Jail for S2,492. M. Fl. Cranes estate,
Cincinnati, have the contract for heating
apparatus for S2.177. The contractors are
to complete the entire work By April LIST.
1898.
Walhalla Courier: "Mr. Geo. w. FAINT
and his youngest daughter, Miss Lille
FAINT, of Anderson, are visiting his son,
Mr.. Neb. L. FAINT, and family of West
Union. Mr.. FAINT is one of the oldest and
most respected citizens of the city of An.
derson. For many years before and dur
ing the war he was Anderson's most ell
cient and accommodating postmaster. at
one time in early life be was connected
with the newspaper business ct Auder-
son.
Mrs. Rebecca McBryde, relict of the late
James McBryde, died at the home OF her
niece, Miss Sallie Bowie, in this city, last
Friday at IL 80 o'clock p. m. after an ILL
ness Of about two weeks, aged Is years.
On Saturday afternoon her remains were
inferred ia the Presbyterian Churchyard,
the funeral services being conducted by
Rev. J. N. II Summerel. Mrs. McBryde
was twice married, but no children sur.
yiYe her. She had long been a devo:ed
and faithful member Of the Presbyterian
Church, and YVES most highly esteemed by
a..wide circle OF friends
Do you know how hot it is? We were
shown q few days ago by Messrs White
& White the prettiest let Of house and
| room thermometers We ever saw, the
| prices of which run from Is cts. to 81 so
each. This excessively hot weather re-
| minds us that they might probably wish US
| to mention the fact. However, it would
be 3 good idea and some satisfaction to
have ore and notice how our temperature
runs. All are from the best manufactur-
ers, and guaranteed perfect. They are
| also very handsome and remarkably cEeap.
Walhalla Courier: "We had the pleas.
ure of mseting Mr.. S l.. Eskew, OF Den
YER, Anderson County, On our streets last
week. Ho, with his wife and two chill
dren, was visiting the family of his broth
| erin law, Mr.. G. L.. Reid. Mr.. Eske@ is
one of Anderson's most valuable citizsns
and farmers. He is a progressive farmer
and an energetic business man, aud his
wonderful work in building up lis section
of Anderson County. We are always glsd
to ace such men and we wish Mr.. E,kew
| long life and continued happiness"
The bicycle meet at Seneca last week
| was largely attended, and was a most en-.
| ioyable occasion to the lovers of that sport.
| The Anderson boys captured ell the prizes
| in the open races, as follows: Half mile,
| George Garrett. first, Joe Bell, second.
Oae mile, Joe Bell, first. George Garrett,
| second. Five mile, Ward Thompson, first,
| George Garrett, second. One mile profes
sionel, Eugene FAINT. frat, Ward Thomp-
| son, second. TIE Anderson boys say they
were given q cordial reception and nicely
| entertained by the clever citizens Of Sene
ca.
Two more cadets have died at Clemson
| CJllege. The students who were we'll
enough have all lett the college for vaca.
| ton, but q number OF them are too sick
| to leave. Cadet Mikell, after q long illness
| of fever, died Wednesday night. His ia.
Their and mother were with him. The re-
mains were carried to his home at Edisto
Island, S. G.. Cadet Lawrence Hamilton
died the day before Mikell. He was a son
of M. P. Hamilton, OF Union County, and
the body was taken home for burial.
The college physician, Dr.. A. M. Red
fearn, is himself sick, and the infrmary is
in charge of DR.. Lang Hardin, q son of a
professor, and recent graduate in medi-
cine.
The work of tearing down the old Court
House began last Monday morning. All
Of the officers have moved into the store.
room recently occupied by Cole Il Coffee,
in the Reed block, on North Main street.
which they will occupy until the new
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