The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-08-18

shipped. The mill will be completed
| about September -. 1t Is expected 10
put it in operation as soon es completed.
Last week in publishing the list Of man.
ayers of the primary election the namo5 OF
the managers for the Rock Mills Club wero
omitted. The following gentlemen were
appointed to serve that club: Messrs. }.
P. Anderson, J. G.. Gilmer and r i. Ion.
At a meeting of Camp W. w. Hum
phreys. Sons of Confederate Veterans, last
| Friday afternoon, the following delegates
were elected 10 attend the annual conven-
ton in Greeuville next Wednesday: >.
W. Quattlebaum, T. j. Mauldin and j. M.
Patrick.
Rev. Ches Manly. D D, has rented the
| dwelling of DR.. R. L. Diver. and will at
once move his family to Anderson. Thoy
| will be cordially welcomed to our city.
DR.. Manly will coHtinue tn serve es pas.
tor of the Seneca and Beltan Baptist
Churches.
Mai. T. II. Russell met With Q painful
accident at Easloy last Wednesday. Lie
was returning from q visit to the family OF
W. A. Neal at Old Pickensville, when the
horse became frightened, overturning the
buggy, throwing him out and breaking
his collar bore.
The City Council has adopted the lamp
submitted By Architect A. W. Todd for a
city hall. It will be q handsome build
ing, aud very conveniently arranged. The
contract for the erection Of the building
will be let shortly. 1t will COST five or SIX
thousand dollars.
The twenty-ninth annual State Fair
will be held in Columbia beginning Mon
day, Ncvomb Der 9Th, and ending on Friday.
kLo tOI Tl,o ~rop,f1po Lief If tho State
Agricultural and Mechanical Society has
Just been issued and sent out by the sec
rotary, Col. Thos. ". Holloway.
Capt. George Mcdonald. Of Charleston,
who Is visiting his nephew, Mr.. Harry
Mcdonald. in the County, gave US a pleas
ant call Monday. Capt. Mcdonald Is
more than pleased with our section, and
saws Anderson has grown wonderfully
since his last visit here, ton years ago.
Walhalla Courier: "Mr. William Boggs
was found shot on the Cary place on keo.
wee River Wednesday morning. He lin.
gered Q few hours and died. An inquest
was held over his dead body Wednesday
afternoon by Magistrate Shanklin. The
verdict of the Jury was that Boggs had
come to his death by his " hand"
The State Board of Health held It's
quarterly meeting in this city last Wednes-
day night. The following members were
present: Drs. T.. Grange Simmons, of
Charleston Jas. Evans, of Florence, A.
A. Moore, OF Camden, c.. NJ. Reese, of
| Charleston, G. R. Tabor, Of Orangeburg,
and w. II. Nardin, of Anderson. and At
torney-General Barber.
The Westminster correspondent Of the
KeoWee Couriersays: "Mr. W.S Elrod
and daughter. Miss Lille Elrod, from
near Sandy Springs. Anderson County,
visited his cousin. Mr.. j. II. Elrod, last
week. This was Mr.; Elrod's frat visit to
Westminster, and he expressed himsel!
highly pleased with the town and com.
munity."
infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Oswald
| Breazesle, died at the home of its grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Cllnkscales,
after an illness OF several days. On Mon
day morning at 10 o'clock the funeral
services were conducted ut home by Rev.
J. N. II. Summerell, after which the re-
mains were inferred in Silver Brook Gem.
etery. The parents have many sympa-
thizers in their bereavement.
The Columbia State Of Sunday says:
"Gov. E!lerbe yesterday committed the
sentence of James Cook, a white man, con-
victed in Anderson County in June, 1886,
of riot and assault and battery OF a high
and aggravated nature and sentenced to
eight years imprisonment in the State
p%enitentiary by Judge TownHend. The
Communication reduces the term to Is
month"; imprisonment. Strong petitions
were presented asking the pardon"
Fl. II. Watkins, Esq received q tele
gram from Honea Path Monday afternoon
announcing the death Of his eldest sister,
Mrs. G. Y. Moore, which occurred at hcr
home in that village. She had been i'll for
several months with consumption, which
caused her death. Mrs. Moore was a most
excellent christian lady, and was most
highly esteemed by a wide circle of friends.
A devoted husband, three sons and two
daughters are left to cherish her memory.
Mr.. Alex. McBee, Sr., one Of Green
ville's most prominent and highly respec-
ted citizens, died suddenly at his home
near that city last Saturday OF apoplexy.
and while in the act Of moving from his
seat near the edge of the piazza to another
chair, death struck him and he foil On the
gress below, o distance of two feet. He
was Is years Of age, and had been q citizen
Of G~reenville since his boyhood. He
was an intimate friend Of our fellow
citizen, Hon. B. F. Ccsvton, who attended
the funeral in Greenville On Monday.
At a meeting of Camp Stephen D. Lee,
u. G.. V, held last Monday evening,
Nessere. J. l.. Mauldin aud J. N. Byrum
were elected delegates to the Reunion in
Greenville next week, with Messrs. j. w.
Trowbridge and A. P. Hubbard as atten-
dants. The selection Of q sponsor was
made by placing the names of q number of
the daughters of the Veterans In q hat, and
q blindfolded member drawing them out.
The first name drawn out was Miss May
Shumate, with Miss Sadie Watson second
and Miss Mittie Tribble third. Miss
Shumate was, therefore, appointed spon-
sor, and the other two young ladies were
made her alternates.
The autumn season Is already foreshad.
owed in the September issue of the Stand
ard Designer, 80 far es fashions and milli-
merry are concerned. From the tiniest girl
and boy to the adult members Of the family
not ono is forgotten in the list of good
things contained In this most attractive
number of this most attractive magazine.
The amateur gardener who desires to con-
tinue work during the 'shut-in" months
should be deeply Interested in the 1oricul-
ture the bicyclist cannot miss his par
ticular pages in this issue without loss to
himself; the housewife will certainly
want to try the tempting cookery receipts,
and one and all will unto in enjoying tho
articles on etiquette, painting, fancywork,
etc., not to speak of the really excellent
literary features. No one, who has nco
opened the Standard Designer, is ever at
q loss to account for its universal popu-
larity
The Columbia State of last Wednesday
says: Among the interesting political
stories which have reached the State Office
Is one concerning an incident said to have
occurred at Anderson last week. It is
stated that candidate Mayfield went up to
Mr.. J. Bolton Watson and said: mi.
! Watson, we would like for you to interest
yourself in our behalf in Anderson County
in this fight. II you do we will give you
our influence for the Office of Secretary Of
| State on the next State ticket" Mr.. Wat
son ia reported to have told Mr.. Mayield
that his friends wished him to run for
Railroad Commissioner, to which Mr..
Mayfeld replied that this place had been
promised MI. Crum. Then, the story
goes, Mr.. Watson asked whose help he
could expect In case he consented and was
told that reference was made to hat of
the Mayfield brothers, Evans and 1rby.
Who will be the first to deny this story?
The Columbia Register of the 18th inst.
says: ATTORNEY General Barber, who
has been to Greenville and Anderson, the
latter place especially, to look after the
seizure of the car load Of liquor at that
place, returned to the city yesterday. AS
q result, it is officially announced that the
or, n will no hold and that the narties In.