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


On the evening Of January 26tl, 1896
we wended our way to the home of Mr.
T. r. Simpson, where we were invited 10
witness the marriage Of his daughter,
Miss Mary, to MIR Walter l.. Pruitt, of
Annie, S. C. We found many already
assembled, but the cry was, "still they
GOMEZ until it seemed that not one of
those invited was absent.
at the appointed hour our beautiful
and accomplished musician, Miss Matte
Eskew, attired in lovely dress of white,
henrietta, trimmed with pearl passemen-
teries. presided at the organ, and in her
usual graceful style rendered Mendes-
sohn's wedding march, to the strains Of
which the bridal party entered the parlor
in the following order: Miss Myrtie Nc
Whorter, in pinl. henrietta, trimmlnga Of
point lace and pearls, with Mr.. Parker
Robinson Miss Nina Pruitt, in white
brocade and pearl trimming, with Mr..
7. R. Simpson, jr. then came the bride,
in white satin, trimmed with garlands Of
white flowers. leaning OH the arm of the
groom, and took their places under an
arch of evergreen with white dove sus-
pended beneath the letters ''S.'' and "P"
They plighted lifelong devotion, and
were pronounced man and wife by Rev.
NJ. MCGEE.
After congra .ulations an elegant supper
was served from table loaded with the
choicest viands and beautifully decorated
with flowers end evergreens. Many
beautiful and valuable presents were
left as tokens Of the high esteem enter
tanned for the happy pair. On the day
following they we're rendered reception
at the home Of the groom's father. Mr.
Pruity has captured one OF Denver's fair
est flowers, and we welcome him to our
community, where, with his bonnie
bride, we wish chem long, happy voy-
age over the sea of life.
Aside from tho above. quiet reigns
serene IN our little "burg" Quite a
quantity Of fertilizers are being shipped
to this point Already seven carloads
have been received up to this time, ard
still but a small per cent of all that will
berequired has been received. Those
, having received car lots so far as we have
learned, are MIR. j. Reed Garrison, Mr..
Thomas Welborn, Mr.. Joe Douthitt, j.
W. Major and two or three others whose
names we cannot now recall. We are
informed that moro commercial fertiliz-
ers are each season shipped to this place
than, excepting Anderson, any other
point in Anderson County.
This community has quite number of
the most progressive, wide-awalle farm-
ers in upper Carolina, amongst whom we
mention Mr.. ". D. Garrison, and his
three sons, J. r II. N. and L. c., beside
quite number OF others who we will
mention later the first named having
purchased the excellent farm OF Mr. S. l..
Icskew, who for number OF years
made quite success of farming and sell
ing goods at this place, and who has now
purchased and resides on valuable prop
OIIy III Jul uclSu uOOI LOWIl 6uulotOuJ.
Mr.. Eskew has Left many friends
around Denver who were 10th to give
him up.
This country, around about Denver
and old Sandy Springs, has quite his
tory, which, if properly written up. would
make interesting reading to large num-
Der Of people, and perhaps some time in
the future we will, with the assistance of
others, collect and condense such matter
as may be pertinent to the past and pres
ent and offer to your readers.
But we desist now, fearing that we have
already tired your readers, should any
one take time and patience to follow US.
Thanking you for giving US entrce to
our first and congratulating you on the
splendid attanments that the INTELLI-
GENcEr has reached in your efforts to
make it iirst-rate family newspaper, we
step aside and say-good night.
INcOG.
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