The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-08-24

u few days ago. He was riding in his
buggy and leading IL cow, when the
.c.,.. c;cs caught y. a.. ;-n ,.;., Causing
the mule to run away. Mr.. Pruitt was
thrown from the buggy and bis left leg
caught iii tho wheel. breaking the
bone just above the ankle. The frac-
ture is quite painful but not serious.
Mr.. ID. Childs died at his home in
Brushy Creek Township last Thurs
day, after II long and painful illness of
cancer of the stomach. He was about
90 years of age and leaves wife and
ten children to cherish his memory.
He had long been consistent and
active, member of tho Methodist
by u wide circle of friends and rela-
tives.
Last Monday morning in the May
Ors Court the case against Mcssrs. W.
ID. Mayfeld and j. j. McMahan, charg-
ed with disorderly conduct here ON
campaign day, was called. Mr.. May
..guilty,' and was fined 80. Mr.. Me
Mahan was represented by friend,
and, resting his case upon the testi-
mony of Chief Dillingham;, was ac-
quilted.
On the End page of the lNTELLlGEN-
GER this week we publish an interest
ing historical sketch of Big Creek
Baptist Church. written by Mr.. Geo.
s. GOodgion. This Church. is located
in the upper portion of BeltOn Town
ship, near WilliamstOn, and il one of
the Oldest Baptist Churches in the
County. This sketch should be filed
away by the members of the Big Greek
congregation.
AT meeting of the City Council last
Monday evening tho following officers
were elected to serve the ensuing two
years: Attorneys, Quattlcbnum &
Cochran; Clerk and Treasurer, II. j.
Manldin; Chief of Police, John w.
Dillingham; Policemen, W. Il. King,
W. &. Lee, j. G.. O'DOnnell and S. p.
Kay; Street Ovcrseer, Saml. o. Jack
son. Alderman LigOn was elected
Mayor pro TEN.
Extensive improvements are being
made over the line of the Charleston
and Western Carolina Railway. Be
tween Yenassee and Whnley on the
Port Royal division, there is being done
Il great deal OF filling in over the
marshes. The work is IL tremendous
undertaking. On the old Augusta and
Knoxville division heavier steel rails
are being put down. West of Green
wood there will be placed 40 miles of
10-pound steel rails. From time to
time these improvements will br made
all over the route.
Mrs. Lucioms Cutllbcrt Roacl. of
Charleston. President of the w. Il. G.
=. for South Carolina, has been spend
ing few days in the city. On Monday
afternoon. at o'clock, she held Il
meeting in the Baptist Church for the
purpose OF organizing Il Union in An
derson. The meeting was attended by
Il number of our ladies and tho 0rgani-
the following officers President, Mrs.
): H.: vonliasseln; Vice Presidents,
Mrs. Is. F.: Wilson, Mrs. G. +. Jones
and Mrs. Il. \. Archer; Secretary and
treasurer, Miss Louise Norris. The
Union will meet again next Tuesday
afternoon. at 5 o'clock, in the Baptist
Church, and all the ladies OF the city
are cordially invited to attend and
enroll their names az members.
On Thursday evening, August 18th,
there was assembled at The old family
homestead of Mr.. Robert A. Maxwell.
Pendleton, ): e., II select group of
friends to celebrate the marriage of
his granddaughter, Miss Mary Earle
Warren, to Mr. William POstellc Pick
ems. The happy couple thus united
were the Youngest sciOns of two old
historic families, one being the great
granddaughter of Gen. Robert Ander-
son, and the other the great-grandson
tionary memory. The floral dccora-
tlOns were exquisite, and the elegant
menu revived the far famed hospitality
of ye olden time, when old Pcndleton
was one OF the centres of delightful
entertainment of the upper country.
we extend our congratulations to the
happy couple and wish them II prosper
Ous journey through life.
s4si.lle, Southern, Il, years cid. of
Chick Springs Township, and Mitchell
Aiken. \ 1T-year-old factory operative
OF Piedmont, were arrested Mt their
homes Thursday afternoon by Rail
road Detective 6. w. Bishop for plac-
ing. M obstruction OIL the C.. a. G.. track
which derailcd Il train near Piedmont
last Sunday. Southern confessed his
guilt but Aiken denied all knowledge
OF the crime; The boys were given II
mont before Magistrate J. C. Mitchell.
II. X. Earle, of this city, was there to
represent the Southern Knilrond.
When questioned III to the motive
which prompted him to place m iron
spike Oh the track, young Southern
said that his object was, not to wreck
the train, but "to sec the cars mash the
spike tiat." He said that Aiken, the
other defendent, suggested the idcn to
him, assuring him that nc (Aiken) had
often placed obstructions OH tho track
and no one had ever been the wiser.
Aiken, however. stoutly denied thnt he
had anything to do with the affair.
Magistrate Mitchell sent the case mp to
Court and released the defendants on
Al justified bond of $500 each. The pa
rents OF both boys are respectable peO-
plc.-Grecnci!!e MNcctt-s, eeiSi inst.
The Confederate Veterans had 4, re-
union at Saluda G. II. OH the 11th inst,
and one of the invited speakers yas,
Gen. Nj. l.. Bonhanl, Of this city. The
Salnda Adrocate, in giving an account
of the occasion, says: "It is useless to
try to give any. synopsis of General
BOnham's speech. All Snlutln knows
the BOnhams and knows that cloquence
cannot be put in cold type. General
i}Onham is a true scion of the old stock.