The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-10-13
ANDERSON INTELLIGENCFR

;ns uaak qoor. It was found opea next morn.
.pg; 10 addition TO this loss. the rnof NJ
ther store spruog les.k Tho Same niaht IT.
anu large quantity OF flour and otnar
PROVISIONS were soaked with water.
.,tpp ,Etnpp y Ligon, under the flrn, :.ane Of
sisostiu City Shoe Store" are the latest
canoioates Tor popular favor In Anderaon's
nusnese. They will open next Saturiav
ia the old Postoffice building ON Whitner
setIee., wa:ch has been lifted t,p especiallv
.Sr, ,meir business. The arrangemer.s 1ss
compact. With tho exception 81 g n ap, .iI IL
wrapping stand facing the entrance. there
are 30 counters. There will be sesta and
sorsens Ior the convenience of lady cnsto-
,ne, ,ne.s' Vnese gentlemen will carry O com
and a.9,o ssosa OF foor wear for men, wo1iep
.E' chLioten. by their advertisement In
.nis paper, you will sec that on lat No.
osmper lhey will have drawing. and the
ono noiding the winning number will he
eenu,iea 10 have his entire family fitted IN
an shoes. Read their advertisement and
'ea no" 70 secure tickets for The drawing.
p Sol. Albert y. Boone, the protector of tho
nianh Diamond Railroad, and Un,, Wn,
h',nN TIE fresidont. will visit: Anderson
~, un !nur'day. November 4'h, and present
.nSir plans nnd merits OF the Road n o,,r
people The City Council met Inst ,:r;I"u I",
aho appointed the following cammittee ~
ge Tor the meeting: q. T. Tol,v
ibb IAiehle. j.. Il. Breazeale, j. a. Brock
+. Is. McCnlly: J. d. Sullivan. d. T.
SrrnIan; Srr > ). Eretwell. II. S. Hill, S. N.
Logon. w: G. Wnitner, j. s. Fowler !
Maxwell. j. G. CAN'T, r. T. Cnnkscaies
ar. j. Bolton Watson ard DR.. w X
Snafpe. circular letter has been sent ,n
ps pnsa,naiiss Abbevllle. Edgefeld, Aiken.
Ronas R,n~en hamptop,, Beaufort and Port
L Ill. intr .
sne towns named be seilt to this rneetino
Anese towns ehould not fail T., be rer,rs-
senteu at this meeting, which will be n
most important one. va 10 :"
The announcement of ,be death of Mr
N. =. Cashin. which occurred at his hcma
~ this city last Friday morninv was a
greatthock to his friends anG ecuuaintnn.
! ces. many of whom did not know that he
WIS seriously ILL.,. Mr.. Cashin had been
a.: ssH.eAa alopg time with disease Of the
hioneys, ana TWO or three weeks ago.
| %hi!e III the country, got wet, which gave
him severe cold, followed by erysjpelas,
week preceding his death he was forced
70 take MS bed, and gradually grew worse
| untii Death came to his relief. On Satur.
uay aiternoon. after appropriate funeral
services conducted at Eoine by Rev. O. l..
martin. paetcr cf th5 First Baptist Church.
| or which the deceased had been mem her
!or several years, the remains were inferred
| ~ SILVER Brook Cemetery. Mr.. Cashin
vase pative of Augusta. Ga, and was
aoous oo years OF age In 1872 he came to
anderson to accef,: position as telegraph
operator at the Southern depot, which
position he filled for q long number of
years lew years later he married Miss
Ophelia Fant, daughter OF Mr., o. II. p.
rant, who with one eoC and three dauRh-
!sIs are lett 20 cherish his memory. In
sneir sore bereavement they have the sym.
nethy cs c wide circle OF friends. Mr..
SSashln possessed acheerful, genial dispo.
sltlon, and had the confidence Of all his
fiends, who deeply regret his death.
Mr. r. w. Pruitt, farmer, living five
miles south of Anderson, shot aud Eiliefi
rom Griffin, negro laborer on his place.
between six and seven o'clock Monday
morning. Griffin bore a bad reputation.
havang been sentenced to the chain gang
last June for q deadly assault upon another
negro, and Pruitt, by the constant iInnor-
tuning OF Griffin, paid his hue. and put
him to work. The negro was inclined to
shrink bis dntiess and on the nidrninn or
the killing Mr.. Pruitt reproved him, 80 "
Ing be might have to put the lash on him.
hn.s angered the negro. and, with an oath,
and half pounds and hurled it at Pruitt,
VINO tafnod Just in time to receive Is On
nls oacK. The negro reached for another
stone Weighing fully three pounds, and, as
&c was 10 tn6 nct OF throwing 1t. Pruitt
ared. The negro wheeled and ran about
hfs satds eIa fell dead Pruitt immedi. :.
ately came tnthe CITY and surrendered to
eSe Sheriff. and a !nrnne.' e i..-y vas Ismwu
and sent to the place of the killing. ]. ".
Hawood, white, and Henry Allen. color
go, were tho only witnesses and their
testimony was In accord with the above
iacts. The Coroner'sja rendeEsd -er
9i6t OF jus!ifiabie homicide. The pistol
Dali entered the left breast md probably
Gay Air. Pruitt's bond was fixed at ono
tnonsaud dollars. which was promptly
given and he was set at liberty. Court ia
now in session here and the case may be
t.ied n this week. It is understood that Mr..
lPrnitt Is anxious TO have trial. Since the
above was written and nr. :r .yps Hfr.
rrnitt has bsen tried in the Court Of SEES
saanss saa ac4uitted.
o. & C.'s China Store.