The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-10-19

Attorney General Townsend has de-
cided that the State had no right to
sell land that was burial ground and
that such property is not taxable. ms
decision relates to the Maverick burial
ground near Pendlcton.
Brown. Osborne g. co. do some PLAIN
talking on dress goods, trimmings,
l;n;nrS and dress findings generally,
millinery. silks and satins IN their new
advertisement in this issue. They are
fully abreast of the times along these
lines.
Friend c. W. Smith, OH the Ande;-
son side, struck it rich on last wed
nesday. Two permanent boarders
came to his house in the shape OF twin
bows. He has named them Dewey, ana
Schley. Dewey weighed SIX poilnd anu
Schley five pounds.-Pietmont Sun.
Mr.. Jonn A. Morris SUCCEEDS Mr.. w.
Z. Roberts as Superintendent OF the
Anderson Cotton Mill. Mr.. Morris has
been engaged in the mill business for
thirty-tive or forty years, and FOR the
mast eighteen months has been Overscer
of the spinning department OF this mill.
IF Won owe Dean g. Ratliffe for
cuanO, don't fail to read their lmpor-
| fant notice in their new ad. this week.
| They call your attention to the fact
| that YOUR note is past due. They've
cot the goods and you the money, all
they want is a swap. They are giving
imnurc flour some trough riding" now.
Charleston's Gala Week begins next
| Monday 24th inst. and will continue
throughout this week. The railroad
fare from Anderson, via the Southern
Railway, is S5.10 for the round trip.
Tickets will be on sale Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday, good to return
until Saturday. This is a cheap trip.
Clemson College Foot Ball Team
will play u match game on the campus
tomorrow (Thursday,) at 4 o'clock p.
M, with the Bingham College Team,
of Asheville, n. G.. The game will no
doubt be most interesting one and
will attract large crowd. The ad-
mission fec is 80 cents; children, %
! cents.
The Columbia State of the 10th inst.
silys: "The Saluda Oil Mill was conf
missi6ied by the Secretary of State
Yesterday: This enterprise will be
located at Piedmont and its capital
stock will be $4,000, in shares OF S25
each. This industry will be an Oil
mill, Il flour mill and Il saw mill. The
corporators are c. j. Crymes, w. y.
Trowbridgc, Il. D. Sloan and r. d..
SlOan.n
! The fire alarm sounded last Sunday
evening about o'clock and was re-
spOnded to promptly by the firemen1,
| who, after long run, learned that 1t
was outside of the city limits. Some
cotton had caught fire in the house OF
Mark Chancellor, cOlOred tenant on
Mr.. u. r. Scybt's land in the southern
suburbs of the city. The fire was soon
extinguishcd and very little damage
resulted.
| Mr.. Z. A. Major died at his home i'll
WILLIAMSON Township on Tuesday,
| 18th inst, after an illness OF several
! weeks with fever. His remains were
inferred in the Pisgah churchyard the
day following his death. Mr.. Major
was about 45 years of age, and was a
most excellent, industrious citizen. He
leaves Il wife and two children to
cherish his memory, and i'll their sore
bereavement they have the sympathies
of Il wide circle of friends.
Mr.. George A. Swygert died at his
home in Columbia last "Wednesday,
after an illness OF about six weeks,
aged IS years. Mr.. Swygert was for
more than forty years in the employ OF
the c. g. G. r. r., and for several
years preceding and during. the war
lived in Anderson, being conductor on
the Railroad between this city and
Bolton He was highly esteemed by q
wide circle of old friends, who will
regret to hear Of his death.
Anderson is about the livcst cotton
market in the State and the best town
in which to buy goods. Several of llcl
merchants advertising with us and
we hope our readers will give them d
portion of their trade. Tn Il bill OF
goods YOU can SAVE money and pay OK
|pcnscs of the trip. Think over this
matter, for this fall IL dollar will have
| to be stretched farther than ever before
and Anderson is the place to do the
neutrality-suspicious. Sentinel.
One of the train hands, Il Mr.. Under
wood was knocked from one OF tho
freight cars Wednesday afternoon as
the freight train WAS yOin" down tC
the mill yard. 1t seems that there wa>
Il slack phone wire across the track
which struck the gentleman across the
breast and in an attempt to save him
self from IL fall he grabbed the wire
with both hands: in this WAY he re-
ceivcd Il considerable electric shock
.Aitcr the train w:s gone from undcl
him the wire broke. allowing him tt
fall between the rails Oh his back. His
wounds are not thought to be serious
-Pcl-er IicrnM.
The Southern Railway has made Tho
first announcement oi the special trains
TO the State Fair The tickets on thu
REGULAR trains will be sold nj one f;,r.
for the round trip, with % cents ai
dj,jonal for ticket To the grounds from
Nov. 18th to 18th. with Il final limit o.
Nnv. alst. From the 10Th tickets viii
BE- sold nj less than one Fare. good tt
return not later than the 18th. On tlt
10th and 18th Il special train Will be
riIn from Anderson to Columbia amt
return, leaving Anderson each day al
$40 IL. m, and. returning. leave Colrnl-
bja at 6.:W y. m. On this train tn,
ln,nl trip fare will bc $500.
Mr.. j. w. Iiunnicnt, one of Andcr
sons most clever and expert black
smiths, can certainly be put down ils
the champion pumpkin producer ol
this section If not of the whole state
asst spring hr planted IL few lin'
pumpkin seed in his garden. and %av'