The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-09-14
Bolton Items.

Our town is exceedingly quiet since
the dry weather. Everything that can
hull a burr is busy picking cotton,
which is opening very rapidly. Some
forty or fifty new bales have been pur-
chased here already and we hear the
whistle of the gins in all directions to-
day. and suppose there will be guam
titles in in few days. Our merchants
are hustling around, too, trying to get
ready for their fall trade. There is no
town in the upper part of the State
that can boast of a better business, and
progressive, wideawake business men
than BeltOn. Between8 s and 8 thou
sand bales of cotton were marketed
here last season, and since the highest
price is always paid we predict the
sales will be heavy here again.
Mr.. r. A. Lewis returned from New
York last week where he had been for
several days buying uD an exceedingly
large stock of goods for the fall and
winter trade. Mr.. Lewis says he found
goods remarkably cheap, so much so
that he was induced to purchase a
much larger stock than he anticipated
when he went on, but says his farming
friends will stand ready to help him
out since they know that they can not
only buy goods as cheaply from him aas
any one else, but that he is always IN
the cotton and cotton seed market, and
not uafrequently pays more Tor their
produce than he is able to sell for.
The school here in charge OF w. b.
West opened the 9Th inst. with bright
prospects for q successful years. work.
All the teachers-Prof. A: u. Holmes,
Miss Matte Brown and Miss Rena klce
were all on hand, and are now dong
good work in the school room. Inc
attendance is not remarkably large now
on account of the very busy season, but
very full school is expected in the near
future. Quite number OF students
from distance are in attendance.
Among them we note the following !:
Misses Myrtle, and Sadie Haynie, OF
NeaI's, Miss Bertha Martin, Of Annie,
Miss Bessie Kirby, of Spartanburg,
Miss Hattie Wilson, Mr.. Walter Scott.
of Greenville, Mr.. Walter A. Stone, OF
Pelzer, and others. ALI of these young
people have hearty welcome into our
midst.
Rev. w. j. Dowel, lately of William
ston, S. c., is now occupying the house
belonging to MIR. Jas. w. Poore, and
near the school building. Mr.. Dowell
had the misfortune of having his horse
badly cut in q wire fence last week.
At last accounts the horse was doing
very well.
MI. Clyde Fant, of Company c, 1st
Regiment, is at home on furlough.
He has been quite i'll but is fast regain
ing his normal strength.
Lieut.. McCully and Ensign L.. Z:
Richardson came through here last
week, on their way to their respective
homes in this County. They are fresh
from the scene of battle, and, as such,
were, of course, the objects OF much
interest.
Misses Eva Stringer and Idelle Rice,
and Mrs. z. A. Lewis returned nome
last Thursday from an extended stay
at Waynesville, N. C. They report a
most delightful visit there.
Mrs. H. H. Watkins is at her fathers,
Capt. J. A. Wakefield.
Capt. j. r. Anderson, OF the Blue
Ridge Railroad, visited his mother
here last week.
Miss Clara FAINT, of Anderson, is
visiting the Misses Anderson.
Messrs. Capers Madden and .. 4.
Poore are sick with fever. The latter
is recuperating, and will soon be out
Mr. j. A. Horton has opened up a
nice stock of goods in the building for
merly occupied by James w. Poore,
and is prepared to dispense bargains to
his MANY friends. AAAA.