The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-06-08

Our Brushy Creek correspondent sends
us the following item: The Wade Hampton
Literary Society gave al entertainment at
the hospitable home Of DR.. w. A. Tripp
last Saturday esenir. sc- .he @ sc:-ca: q:
the eooiety library. The exercises
throughout were most enjoyable A large,
well-behaved crowd of young people at
tended and a nice eum was realized. Tho
Messrs. Forester furnished the music for
the ccce..c..
The Hartwell (Ga.) correspondent of ,he
Atlanta journal writing under date Il
the 6th init, says: "Sncial circles of Hart
we'll were frosted to quite surprise Sun
Gay afternoon by the marrisge Of Mr..
John II. McGill and Miss Julia Dendy.
Mr. McGill 10 prominent Georgia editor,
whose work is highly appreciated ny the
public. His bride is one Of HartweI'e
most accomplished young women" We
extend our eoc sratulations and best
wishes to Mr McGiil and his bride.
The Assembly number Of The Sorthe,,.
Presbyterian "a pages. indica es UNUSUAL
ent.rp Ire for u religious newspaper. It
comes TO US with complete report of tho
Proceedings Of the General Assembly OF
the Presbyterian Church In the United
s aes. and is illustrated with fine full
page photogiavure group OF the Assembly,
AMI with view or the church in which
the assembly mel; also portraits OF the re-
tring moderator and tho new moderator.
II is well printed ON fine book paper, and
under its enterpriAing management will
achieve the success which 1t richly de-
serves. IL is published weekly at the price
Of g 90 per annum, by j. +. and w. s.
Jacobs, Ciiutcn, $. G.
a correspondent OF the Iiartwell (Gs.)
Sun In writing an account Of the closing
exercises Of the John Gibson Institute at
b Iwnan, Ga, Gays: "The baccalaurente
sermon on Sunday was preached by that
matchless orator, Rev. o L. Martin, of
Anderson. s G. His subject was "Cuba
and the Brotherhood Of Nations" The
sermon WAS an unusual one. Rarely, IL
ever, have We seen great congregation go
swayed by the eloquence of man. One
could not but feel that there were present
the perfect trinity of grand cccasion-a
great audience. great sntject. and grea.
man. The representative minds OF + .st
Georgia pronounce the eermon the most
powerful one ever heard In this section of
The following petit jurors have boen
drawn 10 serve at the heapproachiuR term Of
Court: J. II. FAINT, r. S. McCully, r. NJ.
Hand. T. A. RatIiffe, c. 3. Allen, Auder.
SOB; Luther Smith, James Ellison, Brusby
Creek; Joseph ha,Rew, l.. A. Bolt, Edgar
Hall. Joe Hembres. Center reille; g. NJ. L.
Johnson. W. 8. Ttesoott. w. A. q. jane
SOD, T. T. Patterson. 0arvip; NJ. NJ.
Hunter, j. A. Welborn. Sam'l Bolt, Pom
dleton; j. Q. Speares, p. &. Mahatfey, Jr.,
c. S. Maref. Fork; A. w. Cheshire, B. f.
Gassaway. Honea Path; Lee Barrett, s. w.
Williford, Rock Mtlls; Adolphus Jones,
Varenne.; T. NJ. King. Hopewell; J. T..
Gable, S. w. Watt, G H. Bailey, Hall; s.
NJ. Bell. j. o. Pruitt. Martip; g. c. Rs-
pey, J. j. Smith. Savannah; s. J. McFall.
Broadway; J. w. Wharton, Corner.
The Robert K. Lee chapter of the
Daughters Of the Confederacy met lest
Monday at the residence of Mrs. j. L.
Br1azesle. After roll call and reading the
minutes OF the last meeting. Mrs. o. B.
VanWyck read an interesting paper on
the present war and Cuban question. Mrs.
Minor gave in Il delightful manner an nc
count or thb raid In Anderson. There was
ono applicant for meInbership. At the
c"se OF the programme Mrs. Breaxeale
served her guests with very acceptable re-
jresbments. For the benefit OF those who
were not present We are requested to state
that is was agr. ed in future to take tho list
of members in alphabetical order, and
meet will. each in turn These who have
already entertained the society, will, OF
courle, bs exempt until the list mas heen
completed.
Rev. Baxter Hays died at his home in
Varennes Township Oh Tuesday night,
3lst ult.. In the 74th year Of his age He
had been In declining health for several
years, but was not confined to hia bad un-
I'll three weeks before HIS death. Alr.
Hays was born and reared aud always
lived IN this County. and WIS we'll
known Baptis: minister. having been o7-
dsiued ut Cross Roads Church nearly titty
yenrs ago. He served uumber of
Churches in this County, being the pastor
Of Mt. Bethel Church f.r more than ,hir-
ty years, and was highly esteema,l by n
wide circle OF friends, who will long cher
ish his memory. A widow aud seven
children survive him, and in their sore
bereavement they have the sympathy of
ell theirff,ends. On last Wednesday af-
ternoOn the remains were inferred in the
Mountain Creek Churchvard, Rev. w Il.
Hawkins and Rev. M. Mctiee conducting
the funeral services.
Under the caption. Notes from the
Field" Rev. v. I. Masters, The travelling
agent or the Bdptist Courier, in the last
issue OF that paper says: "In Anderson I
called Mt the office nf Col. j. n Brown IN
the prosecution or my several sided func-
ttons. Col. Brown vas kind and cordial;
he has a warm feeling for Baptist work or.
Col. Brown is one OF the most notable fig
ures in the city and County OF Anderson.
Reared lis the Fork" section Of tho Coun-