The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-01-12

Invitations have been issuedto to the mar
riage nf Miss Mary Agnes Simpson and
Mr.. Walter Pruitt, which will take place
gu Wednesday evening, Jsnnary @6th, at
O'Clock. at the residence of the brides
father. MIR. Il. r. Simpson.
The Pension Board of Fork Township
will meet at Farmers Store next Monday.
18th inst at / O'Clock Il. M. to consider
new applica.ions for pensions and attend
to other business. New applicants must
present themselves in person.
Rev. u Western Iiott. of Westminster.
filled bis first appointment at Barkers
Creek Church last Sunday. and was greet
ed by large congregation. He was In
the city Monday and was welcome vis;-
tor, to the INTELLfCENCEIs sanc!nm.
The knights Of Pythias Of Williamson
will publicly Install their officers in the
College Chapel next Friday evening, l4th
inst, at s 30 o'clack, Gen. NJ. r. Bon
The public is cordially invited to attend.
The election to decide the question of
the issue of bonds to the amount of $50, 900
by the city for the-building OF the Black
Diamond Railroad wes held last Thure
The vote WAS practically unanimous in
favor Of the issue, only one vote being cast
against it. and that by "a negro who pays
nothing but poll tax.
Mayor VanWyck. OF Great or New York.
has appointed Mr.. John X Stevenson
Secretary Of the borough of Brooklyn
Council at Il snug salary. Mr.. Stevenson
is an old Anderson County boy, but for
several years past has been q reporter on
the New York Journal, an influential
Democratic paper. We extend our con
gretulations TO Mr.. Stevenson.
The partial eclipse of the moon was
plainly visible in Anderson last Friday
evening There will be other eclipses this
year, i've OF them. hut mono OF them. save
one. will be visible in this section Of the
world. The next one to be seen here will
be an eclipse of the moon. which will be
total and will occur on the 9th Of Decem.
Der. At that time the moon will riae
eclipsed.
Mr.. T. c. Whitmire, of Factory Hill,
has shown ua two Of the old est letters we
Rave ever aeen. One was written from
Virginia in l7sS and the other from North
Carolina in 1881. They have been care
though they show their age The authors
of the letters were relatives of Mr.. Whit
inire. who prizes them very highly.
Two Of our original package stores are in
trouble l.. l. Vaughn and clerk and l..
G.. Fant and clerk were placed under
arrest yesterday afternoon late. Vaughn
is charged with selling at hoursother than
those prescribed by the Constitution, and
employing clerk contrary to the provis-
ions Of the dispensary law. The same
charges are preferred sgainst Fant, with
the additional charge that he Is allowing
drinking on the premises.
There are three kinds of farm hands.
The worker. the shirker and the jerker.
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shirker should not have room on the
farm any great length of time. IF there is
any Sinking 10 do on the farm It ought to
Oe done by the farmer and his good wife.
The jerker goes by fits and starts like the
IIisninau's toHO, tnaJ IS, mo sOOner ne
long Time between jerks that makes il SO
painful to his employer.-Ercham
Ifthe warm weather continues for few
more days the fruit trees, will begin to
bloom. A week OF hot weather at this
into blossom. There has already been
enough warm weather to Cause suspici-
GUS swelling of the buds, and it Is matter
OF but day or two longer when the
peach buds will begin to burst. The past
few days have been remarkably warm for
can compare with this January. The last
ass des5 tha Fsa.aor has hss:. nesT!y 60
degrees above the normal.
Mrs; ssllie Long, the beloved wife of
Mr.. e. w. Long, died at her home in
Brnsby Creek Township last Thursday
night, afser brief hrt painfn. Illness.
Mrs. Long vas about 80 years Of age aud
wRs daughter af Azs. IaEnes Ssn d
Piedmont. She was most excellent,
Christian woman, having boon for num-
her OF years member of the Slabtown
Presbyterian Church. Her death is
deeply regretted by wide circle of friends,
who deeply sympathize with the bereaved
husband and little son who are left to
cherish her memory
Piedmont has the veritable wonder in
the person of james Walter Mauldip.
brother OF our towpsman, Lawrence Maui
din. james Walteris perhaps the smallest
man of his ege in South Carolina. He is
well formed in every way. no par. Of his
rest. He Will be twenty yeara old next
February. is thirty seven inches high in
MS stockings. aud weighs about iOrty-
eight pounds. Re is u bright looking
little fellow, but ssaid aud digniaed as any
man. There are mideets travelling about
by exhibiting themselves that are not near
as small or one half as interesting as jun
Piedmont ,Stn.
~ hoS osSu 0SCtOSu tuHt Tue 06AC ann ual
gathering of the State Teachers Associa-
tion will be held In July, com mencing Gu
the first day of that month and the Harris
Lithfa Springs have been decided az the
place of meeting. This makes the third
state association TO decide to hold its ses
5,uiie NJ Harris iiiiiu Springs. the ota,e
Medical Society has decided to hold its
annual sessions there in April. and the
State Dental Association will hold its
annual gathering there in the latter part
Of Jnly. The hotel accommodations H.
Harris and the pplendid health giving
water have proven great attractions for
bodies That meet in summer
The Cotton Growers Association me.
las. Monday iii the O'Donnell hall, with
Vice President. DR.. G. v. Barnes, presid-
ing Interesting speeches we're made Inv
Dr. Barnes, J. Bolton Watson. r. p.
Cliukscales, A. j. Hall, Col L Camp
bell and T. T. Wakefield. The prevailing
idea was TO raise more hog and hominy
and less cotton. Two compuiltees were
appointed, one To investigate the impor-
tance OF ofsecnring warehouse In which to
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