The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-04-13

is doing a successful business in his adopt
ed home.
We are requested to announce that there
will be an entertainment at Double
Springs School House on next Friday
evening, 10Th inst, at o'clock, for the
benefit of Church and school house. Ad.
mission, 10 and Is cents.
w. F. Anderson, one of the most popu.
lar cotton buyers stationed at Elberton,
will leave US in few days He goes to
Anderson, S. c., to remain with his father,
whose declining health has grown alarm
ing.-Elberton &c., Tribune.
A citizen riding over the country few
days ago says that considerable improve
ments are going on every year. Farmers
are building new houses, improving old
ones, taking better care of their lands and
getting in better shape generally.
We are requested to announce that the
public schools of the Fork District No. y
will close on Friday, 22nd inst. The
Trustees will meet at Alpine on Saturday
following, at . o'clock p. No., to approve
claims, aud the teachers can govern them
selves accordingly.
The citizens of Anderson are indebted to
Messra. Kohn, Gonzales, Horton and Con-
gresham Latimer for telegraph bulletins
in reference to the war situation. These
bulletins are received nearly every day and
are posted at the Evans Pharmacy, at the
Hotel Chiquola corner.
The Cadets of the P. AZ. /. will have a
competitive drill on the Institute grounds
next Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Fol
lowing this there will be a Zouave drill.
At & 80 p. m. there will be joint debate
OF the Institute Societies in the Chapel.
The public is invited to attend both the
drill and debate.
Mr.. r. O. Branyon, of Honea Path. 6.
c., with his son, DR.. r. L. Branyon and
his charming daughter. Miss Leslie, spent
Thursday night of last week in our town
visiting his Son, Rev. T.. Carlile Branyon,
and daughters, Misses Rosa and Maude,
of the John Gibson Institute.-Bo'A,am
(Ga.) Headlight
The Young Ladies' Junior Society of the
Presbyterian Church will have an ice
cream and strawberry festival next Tues
day afternoon at 5 o'clock in the vacant
storeroomj next door to j. A. Austin &
Co. The proceeds will be devoted to q
worthy object, and we bespeak for the
young ladies liberal patronage.
The United States District Court in
Greenville adjourned sine die last Mon
day. The following Jurors from this
County have been drawn to serve at the
August term of Court: Grand Jurors-P.
X. McGuly, Frank Elrod, +. ]. Wash
ington and J. A. Thomas Petit Jurors
J. r. Vandiver, James Cely. G. E. Horton
and E B Henderson.
The Greenville Mouataineer says: SAN
derson is belligerent and the young men
are organizing military company so as
to volunteer promptly against Spain. The
Greenville boys seem content to let Ander-
son do the fighting for this part of the
country. Greenville militiamen have
seen service enough to do them in guard
ing the Jail on various OCCASIONS"
The New York ,Sufa is having lot OF
editorial fun at the expense of Citizen
Josh Ashley. of Anderson, South Carolina.
As near as we can decipher, the SIN is
pestered with the problem whether Citizen
Ashley would make creditsble run for
Governor on the mo cuff platform.
Josh Ashley is nobody's fool, whether he
wears laundried cuffs or hickory collar.
-Spartanbm'y Herald.
John Temple Graves will deliver his
famous lecture, THE Reign of the Dema-
gogue," in the Chapel of the Female Col
lego at Williamson next Tuesday night.
| Admission so cents. Reserved seats may
be secured in advance at go cents. Tickets
on sale at G. w. Sullivan's store, William
ston, and R. W. Griflin's. Pezer. The
people of that section should not miss this
opportunity Of hearing this distinguished
and eloquent orator.
Mr.. John NJ. Lsboon, Of Brushy Creek
Township, while working in his saw mill
last Friday afternoon, was struck in the
head by piece of scantling and hurled to
the floor with crushed skull. He died
an hour after the accident. The deceased
was known as "Georeia john" there be
ing two John Laboons in that section, and
was about 30 years of age. He was wild
over aud owned considerable property.
Several children survive him.
Mrs. Susan Bellotte, relict of John T..
Bellotte, died at the residence Of her son,
Samuel a. Bellotte, near Walhalls, on the
! ID day o! April. 1888. in the nth year OF
her age Mrs Bsllot.e was daughter of
Benjamin DuPra aad WAS citizen of
Pendleton for many years. She leaves
three sons and many friends to mourn her
death. Her remains were buried at Mt.
Zion Methodist Church, near Central,
Pickens County, on the ltli instant Wal
hniio Courier.
Last Thursday Hugh, the 4-year old son
Of Mr.. c. c. Reddic. accidentally shot him
self with pistol at his home on Creenville
street. The little fellow had secured the