The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-02-16

by planting AN increased acreage in cotton
next spring aud you plant an increased
acreage in food crops. All do that, our
word for It, and you will come out ahead
OF the hounds.
Mrs Nascissa Ashley, wife OF Mr.. Joe
Al. Ashley, died at her homo near Due
West on Saturday. 9Th inst. The cause of
her death was heart failure and she was
sick only q few hours. Mrs. Ashley was
q daughter Of John Ables. OF Abbeville
County. and was a most estimable lady.
Lent begins this month Wednesday.
Feb 23. will be Ash Wednesday, and the
period Of 40 days of self-denial will begin
at that time Holy week begins this year
April 3 and Easter comes April 10. Dur.
ing the 40 days intervening between the
first and last date mentioned the season
will be religiously observed by a great
many.
While hauling cotton III the Savannah
Valley depot last Friday night Wade
Childs, a negro who drives n of Mr..
Lucius Murphy's drays. met with q pain
full accident. He was threw: from the
dlay and three of his ribs were broker
and one Of his shoulders was dislocated.
The accident may prove fatal to the unfor
tunate negro.
Hon, Josh w. Ashley, OF Citizen
celebrity, passed through town Mon0sv.
he repeis the foul insiuuation that he has
the Congressional idesa. lie will not try
10 mmeree MFR. Latimer under the waves
OF adversely, but will remain near his pos,
as first Senator from Honea Path County
and tender shepherd Of the yaller dog
Greenwood Indc.r.
Messrs. Julius H. We'll e. Co., success
ors to II S Hill, make their first an
nouncement to h readers of the INTEIII
GENcER this week, and We urge you to
read carefully what they say. Thu sales
ladies and salesmen in the employ of Mr..
Hill are retained by the new firm. aud
they will be more than pleased to serve
their friends at auy time.
Mr. Is II. Clarke is now running CLERK
iu charge OH the A. &c G fast mail train,
be having recently beer; detailed TO the
head clcrkship. This is quito q connpli-
nlent to Mr.. Clarke. as the promotion was
made over quite Il nun Der of clerks older
in the service Mr. Clark is an old An
derson boy and we join his many friends
here III extending congratulations.
Belle Hardy, q drunken negro woman,
entered the meat market Of Mr. + q.
Massey, on South Main street. last Satur-
day night and raised a row. Mr.. Massey
ordered her to leave and she refused. He
then attempted to put her out. when she
grabbed d butcher knife aud painfully cut
Mr Massey in the abdomen. DR.. Nardin
dressed Mr. MseseT's wound, which is not
serious. The woman was arrested and
lodged in all.
Mrs. Wright, the beloved wife Of Rev.
n. Wright. died at her home in the
CIay tonville section last Sunday morning.
She had been in feeble health for q long
time. Mrs. Wright was q most excellent
Christian woman and was most highly es-
teemed by her many friende, =ao 1-upiy
regret ner death. She leaves q devoted
husband and eight children, who have the
ay mpathies Of all their friends il .hs:E sure
bereavement.
The Sullivan Hard ware Co.. have pre-.
rented us q very fine razor, for which we
return many thanks. The razor is known
as the BARRIERS Model" anti is nanu1ss
tured In Germany by Krusins Brothers,,
vino have no equals In the manufacture OF
razore. Ifyou want to enjoy a good, esay
shave. we advise you To invest Ia one OF
these razors. The Messre. Sullivan have
u large stock OF them and will be more
than pleased % show thsm 10 you.
Every farmer should zee that his barn
contents are well insured. Nearly every
daylthe daily papers contain accounts of
fires In rural districts. barns aud contents
aud outbuildings, and in some cases the
whole seasons crop going up in smoke
without a cent OF insurance, leaving the
unfortunate farmer penniless. Fire and
life Insurance are two things that should
never be neglected. The cost IL tri1ipg
compared with the benefits in case of acct.
dent.
Mr.. J. J. Norris had the misfortune to
lose a $500 cottage on his farm in Savan-
nah Township last Monday afternoon, and
his tenant, Joe Edwards. colored. !ost
everything he had. His entire family
saved nothing but the clothing they were
wearing. The fire was causes by sparks
blowing from the Fireplace into a closet. |
Joe and the older members Of the family
were In the field st work, ED before they |
could get to the house The fire had gained /!
such head way they could neither extin- !
gn'sh It LoT save any Of the contents.
The Anderson Mutual Insurance Com |
pany is grn~ipg very rapidly. Within
the past thirty days they have written |
about $4,000 Of new insurance. and ap- !
plications gre pouring in every day. The !
risks are PLACED with the same caution tina.
has been exercised from the beginning.
The Com vas organized for the bene-
tit at. tho citizens of Henderson County snd !
no insurance. will bs placed beyond the
County limits. II is now nearly eighleen
months since the Company began writing
DOlfcfeA nf Insurance and Opto -