The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-06-23

C. Richardson, Of Anderson County. who
received diplomas this week at Furman
University, has recently graduated at the
Naval Academy, Annapolis. Md end will
shortly report to the officer In command
of tho squadron at BoBton. lie Tas in
uniform at the Furman commencement,
and was wearing q sword given to him for
meritorious standing at Annapolis. lie
is a creditable representative OF Anderson
County"
II. C. Burdett, q painter. about thirty
years of ege, attempted suicide at bis home
on Earle street. on Monday night, by TAX
ing twenty grains of morphine. AS soon
as he swallowed the morphine he said to
his father-in.law II am a dead man."
Drs. Harris and Bolt were at once UNI
moned, and by the use of emetics and
pumps saved his life. Burdett recently
moved to Anderson and has been drink
ing to an excess. 1t ia reported that this is
his second attempt at suicide.
We are pleased to note that Mr.. B. s.
Patrick, son of Col. John B Patrick, is at
home now from the Alabama Polytechnic
Institute, where he graduated on the 10th
inst. with the degree of Bachelor of
Science. We are Uniformed that there were
over three hundred aud sixty students in
attendance last session. forty-nine of them
being in the graduating class. The stu
dents were organized into q battalion Of
four companies under the command of an
army officer. Mr.. Patrick graduated es
Captain Of Go. 3.
The Farmersville (Texas) Times says:
"Prof. II G Reed received q telegram
Wednesday informing him Of his election
to the superintendency of the Bonham
public schools at a salary Of 81 800 per
year. This being a much better position
than his present che, of course he will
accept aud his resignation will be expected
at next Wednesdays meeting of The coun-
Gil. Already several applicants are on the
ground and others are expected" Prof.
Reeds many old friends in Anderson will
be more than pleased to hear of his suo-
cess in his adopted home.
The exercises of the Easley Graded
School on Friday evening last is reported
to US by the Anderson Cornet Band.
These young gentlemen were engaged to
furnish the music for the commencement,
and they are warm in their praises of the
school, the excellent and creditable man.
ner in which the program was carried out,
the credit reflected upon themselves and
the teachers by the pupils who took promi-
nent parts in the program, and parttcu-
lsrly warm in their praises of the young
ladies present by whom they were 80 <
cellently treated. They report that Mr.. j.
G.. L%angstone, the principal, and his corps
of competent teachers have been doing
capital work, and all have been re. elected
| for another year. The pupils enrolled
number 10. The band boys venture to
suggest that this school deserves amuch
better building than they have. The
| literary address was made by j.. z. Boggs,
Esq, who also presented tho essay medal
and prizes.
The following is taken from a Jackson,
Tenn, paper, and refers to g young lady
who will next session teach elocution at
the Presbyterian College for Women, In
Columbia, s. c., and who is we'll known
in Anderson. being o neice Of our fellow.
townsman, Mr.. l. E. Norryce, and q
granddaughter of Mrs. L. A. McSmith, of
this city: "Miss Badger, the brilliant
| elocutiopist of the M. @. T. L, received an
invitation to day from the chairman OF
the National Association of Elocutionists
to road or recite on tho occasion Of the
sixth annual meeting of the association in
New York city between June % and July
G.. This distinguished honor is a compli-
ment not only to Miss Badger, but to the
M. G.. T. I. and The city of Jackson as well.
An invitation to recite before the greatest
elocutionists of the world necessarily i'm
| plies that the recipient thereof must have
more than the ordinary degree of talent.
| Miss Badgers beauty and her finished
powers as an elocutionist are too we'll.
known to need comment. If she accepts
the invitation Jackson and the NJ. G.. +. l.
| will be proud of their representative and
will feel q personal interest in the new
honor5 she will receive"
Last night at Cross Roads Church, Starr,
| S. G, Mr.. Hugh II. Russell, a popular
young business man of this place, and
| Miss Amy Dean were united in the holy
bonds of matrimony, Rev. j. N. III Sum-
merell officiating. The ceremony was
beautiful in it's simplicity, impressive III
| its symmetry and without O ripple or an
eddy. Mr.. j. Bertrand Ramsey performed
gracefully his functions rs best man, and
| Miss Annie U. Dean, sister of the bride.
| elegantly dressed in pink silk, trimmed
with lace and ribbon, and wearing q short
veil, was every inch a queen, as maid Of
honor. The yelled bride, always attrac-
tive in her inherent beauty, was at her
best, atired in a most handsome dress OF
cream satin, en- train, exquis!tely trimmed
in mousseline de sole and pearl passcmen-
tsrie. The bridesmaids, in pink with pink
slippers and lilac with white slippers, were
Misses Emily Diver, Lucy Dean, Leila
Russell and Eddie Davis; the groomsmen
were Messra. r. e. Belcher, Jr., ]. w.
Sadler, Geo. w. Evans and d. Witt IN.
derson. Ushers: G. B Allen, l.. E. Dean,
L. o. Dean and A. E. Dean. Miss Elna
Diver rendered the wedding march. The
Church was tastefully decorated. Imme
diately behind the contracting parties Sere
two brilliantly illuminated letters Of D
and r. AS tho ceremony progressed the
former gradually grew DINNER aud the
latter brighter, till just "a they were de.
clared one flesh the letter D was NO more
and the letter r vas all radiance. a most
elaborate reception was rendered the bridal
party and a host of relatives and friends at
the hospitable home of the BRIDES father,
Mr.. r. B. Dean. The grounds were bril-
liantly lighted by Japanese lanterns and
refreshments served upon the lawn. The
numerous and costly array Of presents
indicated the high esteem in which the
popular young couple are held 10 the
hearts Of their friends. A reception will
be rendered the bride and groom ut the
home Of the groom's father, MIR. D. Il.
Russell, in this city, on tomorrow even
ing from s 80 to 10 O'Clock.
Never before have Eo had the pleasure
of attending a prettier wedding than Oh
last Wednesday evening when the hands
and hearts of Miss jamie McGrath and Mr..
John G. Osborne were united in tho holy
DOQQS VI t~uaLTlluODy. 1ue IudTTla5S, WHICH
was very appropriately termed q daisy
wedding, took place at the home Of the
BRIDES mother, Mrs. L. J.. McG:a th, on
McDutie street, at 7 o'clock p. M, and
was witnessed by a number of friends cnd
relatives of tho happy couple. The decora-
TONS were simple but beautiful. yellow
and white being the colors. On tho west
side of the psrlor was a beautiful arch of
lace drapery, over which was q large mon
ogram, 80 and NJ" made Of daisies, and
festooned with white ribbons. At the ap.
pointed hour the two pretty flower girls,
Misses May McGrath and Mamie Craig,
keeping time with the wedding march
being played on the piano by Miss Clara
Osborne, entered the room, advanced to
the arch and each grasping a roll of ribbon,
which was suspended from the arch,
marched back to the door, thus forming
an aisle through which the bridal party
entered. First came the minister, Rev.
Father Budds, by whom the ceremony
was impressiyely performed. The groom
entered attended by his brother, Mr.. w.
Z. Osborne. Then came the bride attend
ed by the maid of honor, Miss Laura
Watson. The bride and groom joined each
other under tho arch, with the maid OF
honor on the left and the best man on the
right. The bride never looked lovelier.
She was attired in a white foulard silk,
trimmed in antique lace. Immediately
after the ceremony the bridal party entered
the diniDr-rOom follOwarp1 nv others.