The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-11-23

This is the month for planting straw
berry beds, gathering and banking
sweet potatoes. Begin to plant and
prunc fruit trees. The earlier the
vine is pruncd after killing frosts the
better.
Just before going to press the report
reaches us that the dwelling house of
Hon. Ii. ii. Edwards. in Narcnncs
Township, was destroyed by fire this
morning. We could not get any of the
particulars.
+. +. Cochran, Esq. Assistant l.. s.
District Attorney, was summoned To
Washington last week to confer with
the officials of the department of JUS
ticc in reference 10 the recent riot in
Greenwood County.
Mrs. II. l.. Adams, of Charlotte, y.
c., who has been spending some time
i'll the city visiting her mother, Mrs. \.
S. Stephens. left last Friday with Miss
Sue Whiteiicld to visit Washington.
Baltimore and other cities.
Col. w. j. Craig, of Augusta, is any
ious to get the farmers along the Char
lesion and Western Carolina Railway
to try tobacco. He will soon have
pamphlets giving full information us
to its culture. Ask him by postal card
for Il copy.
Mr.. Randolph 1'hompSon. formerly
citizen Of this State, but now of Bir-
mingllam, Alabama, arrived in thi,
city from Spartanburg last night on Il
short visit to Capt. l.. *. and II. w.
Norris. He leaves for birmingham
this afternoon.
On tomorrow ninrnng, at II o'cInr!,,
Thanksgiving service will be held in
the First Methodist Church The
Presbyterian congregations will hold II
similar service N ] o'clock. y. III. The
friends OF both these CONGREGATIONS
are invited 20 attend these services.
Sheriff Green sent Deputy Sheriff
Rose and posse down to Crafts Ferry
last Monday night and succeeded in
capturing about forty gallons of whis-
key and Scott Russell, Il white man,
who is charged running a big blind tiger
down there. Russell gave bond yes
tcrday and was released from prison.
The cornerstone of the new Mctllo-
dist Church will be laid Mt 1880 o'clock
Il. m, Thursday, November a4th-
Thanksgiving Day. Rev. G. Il. Har-
mon, Presiding Elder of the District,
will be present and conduct the scrvi-
ces. Every one is invited to be present
and witness the ccremony.-Honen
Path Chronicle.
We are in receipt of an invitation to
attend the marriage of Rev. Waddy Il.
Duncan and Miss Rcbecca Green, which
will take place in the Methodist Church
mt Bishopville, S. c., on Thursday, De-
cember 18th. Mr.. Duncan is a member
of the South Carolina Conference of
the NJ. E. Church, South, and is ma
tive of Anderson County.
The Southern Christian Advocate says:
cat every quarterly conference of Co
lumbia District, tributes to the late
Rev. j. Walter Dickson were adopted.
In every case his devoted service, high
character and full conservation were
emphasized. With coed scnst and taste
the brethren did not deem it necessary
to publish more thana few OF the rcso-
lutiOns"
The Oakway correspondent of the
Hcowee Courier says: cdr. Iber j. Bur
riss, of Anderson. has located in Oak
way to practice his profession. DR..
Burriss is IL graduate of the Medical
University of Geogia, Atlanta, and has
been i'll active practice for quite Il
while. He is boarding with Mr.. L. a.
Edwards and is now ready *, attend
calls. Dir. Durriss is noble Christian
gentleman, and Il cordial welcome is
extended to him."
The Pope Mfg. Co., Of Hartford,
Conn.,. has issued the Columbia Desk
pad Calendar for 1899. This handy re-
minder has been for years one Of the
most pleasing of special advertising
features. We note that the new calen-
dar is very similar in design and make
up to the 1893 calendar, although it has
moro artistic covers and is more pro-
fuscly illustrated. Any person may
obtain copy by applying to the near
est Columbia dealer or by sending five
2-ccnt stamps to the Calendar Depart
mcnt, Pope Manufacturing Co., Hart
ford, Conn.
Mrs. II. Frank White died suddenly
ut her home in Greenvillc last Sunday
morning, about 8 o'clock. of heart
disease. She was IL daughter Of the
late Col. Joel Foster, of Spartanburg,
and was married to Mr.. White about
thirteen years ago. Mrs. White was
member of the Methodist Church and
was greatly beloved by her friends.
A devoted husband and two small
children survive her. MFR. White, who
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