The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-12-15

Under the c8pClOu Ol OouVou1ioH 81
sonals" we clip the following paragraph
from the Baptist Courier: B-yond anee
ton the speaker who made the fewest mis-
takes. at the Convention. was Bishop O L
Martin, OF Anderson He spOkenot at ALL
though his brethren would have been
pleased to hear him. He was called on to
dismiss the Convention with prayer tive
s-veral times. Some brother hpmorously
suggested to Bro. Martin the idea II hav
ing him elected to the Office of "Dismisser
OF the Convention" He would make
good one.
The merchants and business men gen
orally of Anderson, with their usual Ilber
aiity, have agreed to suspend business
and close their stores from Friday night,
Oath inst, to Wednesday morning, 18th
inst. This will give themselves and their
employees few days of rest end recrea
ton and ample opportunity to eoJoy the
Christmas holidays to the fullest extent:
Bear in mind therefore, that business will
mentioned This action on the part of the
business houses is highly appreciated by
the employees.
The Dover (Ky Nevs of the 9th inst.
Gays: "The survey of the Black Diamond
has been completed between Cynthiana
and Ghent, KY, opposite Vevay, Ind, and
the corps will be put to work running the
line from Cynthiana to Jellico Narrows
about January l. thus completing the sur
veys in Kentucky, connecting with the
line already surveyed through Tennessee.
It is understood that Vevay will be IN line
Saturday, and the survey to Indianapolis
will begin at once, using the outfit that
started from Dover. The entire road and
branches will have been surveyed to the
South Carolina line and franchise com
pleted March 1st. The grades and cnrves
all come within the low limit, and no
grade reaches &C feet to the mile"
Capt. w. R. White died in Spartanburg
last Monday morning, after long and
painful illness. He was born Dear Lown-
desvile, and was about 81 years of age.
In his young manhood he married Miss
Mary Moseley, who, with four daughters,
survive him. Capt White served through
the war in McGowan's brigade, and was
brave soldier He was severely wounded
ct Spottsylvania and Gettysburg. Afttr
the war he merchandised ut Abbevllie
until 1877, when he moved to GreenviIle
and took charge of the Exchange Hotel
A few years ago he came to Anderson aoo
eral wears. From here he moved to Spar
tanhurg to take charge Of the Windsor
Hotel, of which he was manager at the
time OF his death. His remains were car
ried to Greepville and inferred yesterday
Capt White was most genial, upright
citizen, and was most highly esteemed by
wide circle OF friends, who deeply SYM
pathize with the bereaved family IN their
sorrow.
There are some people who have 9
sagacity and foresight considerably In ad
vance Of those around them, which not
snfreuuently emanates from native talent.
and is not the result of methodical mental
training or wide observation To this
latter class we believe belongs our
friend, Oliver Bolt, familiarly known to
his friends as "Duck" Bolt, and whose
farm home lies about three miles west Oh
Anderson AS soon as it became settled
fact that an electric plant at Portman
Shoals would be developed, and that the
mole line would pass within half a mile OF
his house. he determined to operate bis
public cotton gin by electric power. To
this end be entered into contract with
the Anderson Water, Light & Power Co.
for sufficient power to operate 2O-horse
power electric motor, sold bis steam en-
gine, bought the electric motor, set it in
position and adjusted his machinery to it,
and when the current was turned on about
the first of last month, had the satisfaction
OF seeing his enterprise completesuccess
This is, in all probability, the first cotton
gin in the world 10 be operated by electri--
cal power, and when 1t is considered that
Mr. Bolt ia plain, unassumiug farmer,
with no knowledge Of electrical power e1-
cept what he has observed here at home,
be deserves more than ordinary credit for
his enterprise The fact that this gin was
being operated by electric power had the
effect to increase the patronage OF the gin:
and If the current could have been turned
on earlier in the season, We are informed
that his patronage would have doubled.
In this enterprise Mr. Bolt sets pace for
the farmers of this State. indeed for the
entire cotton growing States; and we
shall expect to see many farmers following
closely in his wake in the near future.
Electric power has the advantages over
steam OF cheapness, neatness, convenience,
less liability to fire and perfect safety for
night operation.