The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-01-19

The Bowman (Ga.) Head Light OF the
18th inst. says: "A cattle buyer by name
of MCGEE, from South Carolina. purchased
some cattle from a party near Bowman
Tuesday and brought them to town. 1t
Was discovered that judgments were out
standing against the cattle and Baliff
Cleveland seized them and placed them in
the lot of the livery stables. McGee not
liking such proceedings. armed himself
with pole, punched a hole in the fence,
got possession Of the cattle and escaped in
the darkness. Tt is presumed he made
bee line for the Savannah"
Prof. J. NJ. Manly, Ph d.. who occu-
pies the chair of English in Brown Uni
versitv. will lecture Thursday evening,
jap. 9th, at O. clock. in the Chapel OF the
2. M. /. Subject, Sidney Lsnier. In the
opinion of many competent critics, Sidney
Lanier was not only the greatest poet that
the South has yet produced but the great
est yet produced by. America. He was
also very accomplished musician, being
without doubt the greatest flute. player Of
his time, and his later poetry is notable for
his attempt to introduce into verse some
of the rehnements of music. The public
are invited to attend
A number Of uncompleted rolls of S C.
Regiments, in the Confederate service,
have been placed in the hands or J. l..
Mauldin, to be turned over to the proper
persons for examination and correction
and then to be sent in to Col. Thomas at
Columbia S. c., who succeeded Gen. Far
ley in the duty of getting up a correct ,os.
ter OF the S. G troops in the Z. S service
ing: Co D, 4th S. g. Volunteers Go. T..
1>t S. c. Cavalry Co 3 4th S. G. Volun
teers; Co d, 1Sth S c Volunteers. 1t is
all important that these rolls should be
corrected and forwarded 10 Col. Thomas
as soon as possible, and any persons who
will undertake. to revise them will please
apply to Mr.. Mauldin for them.
The Columbia Register Of last Monday
says: Representative Edwards OF An-
deraon, has received a letter from homo
stating that case of smallpox had devel
oped on a farm about four miles from the
city. Tie victim is German farm leborer
and it is supposed that he contracted the
disease from Greenvile. The patient has
been isolated and the city authorities of
introduction CT the disease into the city"
We bave made inquiry in reference to the
above statement and find that it was false
alarm. One day last week q pupil of the
school in that section went to school
afflicted with some sort Of an eruption on
his face, supposed tc be chicken pox, and
it frightened tho teacher and other pupils,
who fled to their homes. Tho report was
soon current that the child had smallpox.
and it caused some excitement in that im-
mediate ncighbo: hood, but it has ali sub.
sided
President Hoffman. vice-President ST.
John and Gen II L. Hoke, Of the Sea
board Air Line Railway. accompanied by
several other railway officials, and Presl-
dent Blsckford, OF the Maryland Life In
-suraDce Co.. and Messrs Andrew ID. Joues
and l. l.. Jackson, two of Bsltimore's
leading wholesale merchants, came to An
derson in q special train last Thursday
evening and spent the night and q portion
OF the next day in the city. On Friday
morning they we're met bv several of our
leading citizens, who gave them drive
over the city. Massrs Jones and Jackson
are large stockholders in the Anderson
Cottop Mills, the former being member
of the Board of Directors. The party bad
been over to Atlanta attending the annual
meeting of the stockholders of the S. A L.
+ r.. and they came to Anderson more on
a pleasure trip. All of the gentlemen
were highly pleased with their stay here,
it being their first visit, and spoke very
complimentorv Of the progress and enter
prise Of the ELECTRIC City"