The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-12-22

school free Of charge. The physicians OF
the CITY. or most OF them, have agreed to
vaccinate the pupils at 25 cents each.
This amount will have TO be paid by the
pupils themselves. or their parents The
pupils OF the school are requested to meet
Nt the Graded School building on next
"wednesday morning at 10 O. clock, and it
their several family physicians prior 10
that time with reference to the vaccina-
ton. 1t is probable that all children who
have not been vaccinated before Monday,
jap. 3rd, will then be excluded from the
school until the danger OF smallpox con-
tagion is passed. There ia no smallpox
IN Anderson. but owing to It's prevalence
in Atlanta it is deemed best to use eyery
procaution against 1t.
On, Once ,, upon midnisht dreary, as pom
mas presents that boyish farcy draws.
while with sleep tried 10 tussie. tried
with all my might ana uiuaule, suddenly
heard rustic, like tho noise OF Santa
Claus. Though with flight fairly shud-
deIed, Tor fright hal no cause-it was
only Santa Claus. Then listened more
intently to the sound that crept up gently
to my cham Der, where my wonder almost
caused thy heart to pause. aud heard the
candy spilling. as the stocking he was
filling, and 1 wished I'd left shilling
there for dear old Santa Claus. Aud the
noise heard 30 plainly in the room ad-
Joining pas was only Santa Claus. Anx-
ious now to get peep, down the stairway
did creep, all impatient for glance.
Though against tho Laws, and it filled my
heart with dread. as with sudden fear he
fled and jumped into ma,nma's bed
naughty, naughty Santa Claus: And the
| stories that we hear each year are as thin
as summer gauze. Fraud stupendous-
Santa Claus = Exchange
The Columbia State OF the 10Th inst
says: Yesterday afternoon at O'Clock
in the parIor OF her fathers residence on
Arsenal lIill, Miss Mamie Russell Neal
the eldest daughter of Col and Mrs. w
A Neal and Mr.. Fred. l.. Cullum. o
Batesburg. were unitod in marriage. Thu
young couple were engaged and would
rave been married in February. Yester.
| day afternoon they decided to get married
at once without whiting longer, and the
| services OF DIR. Samuel M. Smith were en-.
| listed. AT the hour named lie performed
the ceremony Col. Neal ia away from the
city, but tho other members of tho family
witnessed the ceremony. The newly
! welded pair are stll at Col. Meals and ex
peot to spend the holidays there. Mr.
Cullnm Is well known young business
| man. lie is travelling IN the interests o
| an Augusta wholesale house. Miss Neal
is bright and attractive young woman
nav10B been educ6ted at the Winthrop
College. Sue is just out Of school. She
has many friends in the city W no will wish
her much happiness in her married lfe.' II
The Bowman (Ga.) Head Light, of the
10th inst Gays: son last Friday evening
Rev. j. +. atngleton. OF South Carolina,
filed tho DecNmber appointment in the
series Of winter lectures being delivered in
tho auditorium OF the John Gibson Insti-
tute. Sometime before the hour arrived
the lecturer was on the rostrum convereine
pleasantly with the cOterie around him
On the TostFim were Reve. NJ. f. Cam,
e. l.. Sisk, G. w. Hand, DR.. Keese and
| the male mem 5ers OF this faculty Of the
Institute. After happy Introduction by
Rev. Mr.. Sisk, Mr.. Singleton came for
ward and from his fret sentence eaaily
held his large audience to the finish. The
| speaker bad not gone far before yon .e:;
! pnnrse!e sc &c under the spell Of the orator
A rich, full voice. unaffected manner. and
q smooth flow OF choice words made 1t g
pleasure to listen to him. 1.-THE Philoso.
ply OF Giving" as handled by the lecture,
was treat 10 all who heard 1t. Though
still O young man. Mr.. Singleton IS prac-
tical thinker. Keen in analysie, eloquent.
ly logical, and withal theologian OF great
promise, he deserves the high esteem in
which he is held by the pulpit OF the old
Palmetto State.'