The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-03-02
Chapel Siftings.

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There is a good deal of sickness in thi.
community, and our hustling physician,
nr. w. > HutchinsOn, of lola, is kept
busy.
Tho men who guide the pillow have
been pushing their work along at q rapid
rate for the past threa weeks. some are
done putting In guano. While others are
not dono hauling. More work has been
done uF co tho present time than was
done by the 10th of March last year.
rho cotton acreage will be about as
large his year AZ IL was last year. some
say they Will plant loss, while others Will
plant more TO make mp for tho deficit.
II seems very hard that tho farmer. tho
very back bono of tho world, should DO
crallpcd and held down by the mADufac-
tireT and merchant, but encii will io tho
case ~ long :s they rai-" 50 much cotton.
Why d"t't they rAi,e thor IS hog and
hpiIny, and lak.c cotton a surplus? me
hct.rili~" at m rollcy would not only hc
-,"n :.iii 1t Nv thr individual farmer,
hiit w',ili max" tir, entire S,utillaIui
tho most iniI, ana prrnus -.n,tinn
i1i %r.punni nt"-o ~i'u!iri SiAt.A, huLr,
an, ilIi" nArtl.
N"atr "ith'- "i,iui ~ ihai - liiilr wulh
f'ut' n"l' w ''ntlirur 90 IN ,t,,i- 80
a.! '~pH,r.niifv crii-ii"rthi,. J.. .iu,.
i.'", thrN raiAt~lirp,s~;nI.
W itNo i'lrinl i,~ , "i~!to,Inrnt-
mn *tiB.l' ,risf.ili n%itl-."-. irlf urvrf.
"'i. recently, E',r,l"i ,ur rwsi., wirsA
~'',tiir. 4 ip"t'r Was I|.rtiil, rd!iri 10
Sf"h-lrN 'hi'i, ap,l tio Mriirr ,iiir
cnIii wh- Ituittring y small hrf.i" :prthr
ipttui e. i'N' ~ouu iutiicinn IN wi!rn she
ac;.d"niriiy %drrpin,iI u III the yard anHli
Was ,wniipwc cd by q duri. beivru she had
tinieto p!ch 1t up.
Tho Row Nj. D"wrii preached an OK
rriitnt Sermon I" ~ largo ana approril-
tive audience last nr-t nniny Mr..
D. wrti ia "a ftpa Efuui s,. ..:.l r,...I,.. :,
SIM 10 gospel truth. Iio Will prcarll ~
Mclton'. Aca,t"rny next frat sunday
evening ~ I O'c!nck.
Mrs = Newton, whp has been visiting
III Iciitrasor and Georgia the past three
or four months, hns to,urnrd home.
Tho way cupid ~ throwing hi. arrows
wc think some Of our sweet sixtatIla ara
thinking about Keeping house. Jewelry
Is nlsp shining on tho fingers Of some OF
uur fair mAidA.
a littlo cbild Of Il Mr.. Eotiiran, who
iivoS near COrinth Church, happened to n
very serious accident IL fuw lays ago from
the elects al which IL di0l on Saturday,
l2th uit. Tho niotlinr hal stepped put or
tho house for some purpose, mnd by some
means tho cbild'H clothing caught tire
and when tho mother returned she found
tue child burned almost beyond rec ,Eni-
ti"n The bereavcd parents ia.e tho
HvihFatiiy az the Un:iIe community.
Tho r"nnnina wrro Inferred 1T Willis
tliapnl on tho day iui!a:;ing its doalh.
Wheat and oats ARC looking very well.
II u" bad luck Neia.is I'll" grain crnp tho
Farmers VIII mt have tr bay niuch -four
Tins year.
Spring, ih,, tno~t delightful auason Ct
III" year, viii spru take the place Of vim
ter. How pleasant IL Is to sit .ni look
ont upon the budding trees and listen to
tho warb!" of tho t~ra.l..ry song
stcrH rs they fit about from tree
To- ire" III search "i II suitable
place to make "a nest in wiirI, thu y can
rays" tl"nr young l!um u .iiil!4 one
with Joy aud conicntmont to breathe tho
pure AR, made sweet by the FORTUNE OF
many kinds OF beautiful flowers, and
how IL delights orc TO stroll over tho
fields ami iiiti" valley. nni gather The
flowers ".Ah! =" off, How many OF
us farmer lads and la,sir~ evur enjoy
such things? Very few. indeed
As yet very little garden work lIae been
done.
Mcssrs. Will and l.ee owen arc worry
busy at present. saving lumber prcI,aia-
tory to doing some building on the farms.
Poor odd loot" The last fall he re-
ceivod has surely "auuashed all do life
out o him." Toll him TO wake up aad
give us tho ne VS. ono0 more.
A mad dog passed through this com
munity a few days ago and bit several
dogs end sce:e.t sc@e 9: :.- ;ccf!!c-i-
" oAb vi IhCtl WILD IdVOl Os
one who was chasing the dog and the dog
turned and started towards him, where
upon he set his gun down against a tree.
and immediately afterward he was seen
scrambiiDg TO a place of snfety among
the branches of the same tree. All Of tue
dogs that were bitten nave been killed.
Or Friday night, 18th ult., we had tho
pleasure Of listening to some excellent
music made by Mr.. I;d. Alexander with
his violin ARD his wife .. The organ.
Each OF these are good musicians and we
hopo To have them with us ofton.
Mr. VIM Watkins, ille oldest resident
Of Ibis community, has a record which
can be equaled by few, ii any, in the
County. lie is in his S7th year. was
never married, aud has resided at his
present nome all his life with the excep-
ton Of two years. lie spent ono year in
Mississippi and ON" year 1T the place
now owned Ivy Mr.. Tom Patterson.
T.. Lotus A.