The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-04-20
DR.. J. G. Duckvortb. President, 70.

Dr.. j. G.. DuckwOrth, President, re-
quests us to announce that q meeting of
the Slx-and Twenty Drainage Association
will be hold at Harris Bridge OH SAtur-
day, 30th inst, at 3 O'Clock D. III. II ia |
earnestly desired that every landowner
from Stott's Bridge to Simpsons Mill
attend this meeting, as matters of great i'm |
portauce to them will come before it.
This Association ia doing a good work,
and 1t should have tho encourasem.n OF
every landowner who is interested.
Next week is Merry Makers Week IN
Augusta. 1t begins on Monday and Will
continue through Friday. and an inter
estinS program has been arranged for
each day. The c. & w. C. Il. X will sell
round trip tickets from all it's stations a.
greatly reduced rates. On Monday Tho
ratio from Anderson will DO 81 30, limited
to two daye, not Including the day OF sale.
Tickets will DO sold on Sunday and each
day after, including the morning train Of
Saturday. 30.h ms. for 81 TO. good until
May Dad.
The Southern Hallway has perfected al
arrangements far handlin. the Veterans
ana SoDs and visitors To Charie,tan ncxt
week. One Of th.!r .a:es. improved i.i>j-
class coaches will be placed at Anderson for
his special purpose aud i. will be operated
through to Chntiestou, leaving hero ..
m. next Tuesday and reaching Charleston
at 8 p. IN. The round trip faro IS $3.50.
Tickets viii be on sale both Tuesday and
Wednesday. good until tho following Sat-
diy. The special car for Anderson viii.
roach here nsxtSatutday, aud on Monday
a nusnbsr of tho ladies of the city viii
decorate it.
The Edison P%rcjectoscope Co. q! nnex-
ce:led artists will appear at the Opera
House on Wednesday and Thursday
nights of this week. They hava Edison's
latest invention, the Prcjectoscope, show.
ing living moving scenes us in real life, 80
natural TINT the audience is unable 10 dis
tinguish them from real life. This exhi-
bition is endorsed by press aud public
everywhere az scientific, instructive and
thoroughly up to-date. South Carolina's
curiosity, the petrifed man, found near
Columbia, will be on exhibition at the
same time and can DO seen free of. charge
by all who visit the exhibition. Don't
fail TO see the Company in their latest
songs and novelties OF the day. Admis-
sion 10. 20 and 80 cents. Eesey we'd semts
end tickets Oil sale u. II II. iiussells.
In another column We publish Il notice
from the publishers, Rand. McNally g.
Co., Chicago and New York, in reference
to u novel, Under the Ban by Mrs.
Teresa Hammond Strickland, q native of
this city and the youngest daughter
Of the late Judge Rsed. The gifted and
talented authoress was born in this city
some yea's after the great civil war had
ended, and was married verv Young.
Soon after her marriage sho moved to
Camden, > {. where her husband YVES in
business for several years. In that his.
toric town wero gathered tho tradition and
facts upon which much OF Tho story YVES
founded. Since their removal from this
State, her husbands business connections
have furnished the opportunity for ex-
ended travel and for living in some of the
principal cities Of the Union, New York
being their present place of residence.
Mrs. Strickland's ability as a writer, to-
gether with her magnificent voice and
training in music. have won many laurels
for her and elected much praise from the
press as well as in social circles wherever
she has been. The novel will be on sale at
the bookstore Of the Brown Printing Co.
y large crowd visited the Patrick Mill
ti.y Institute campus last Friday after-
neon to witnt ~ tho exhibition and prjzo
drills Of the Cadets. Company G., which
is composed Of cadets under II wears or
age, in Zouaye uniforms of red and vel
low, gave an exhibition drill. They pre-
sented u I'm appearance and drilled ike
trained soldiers. Next came the compe,i.
tive drill for the honor Of beariuy tho
co!Ors, which was participated in by Com.
panies y and Is, the former winning by a
close margin. This was followed by indi-
vidual contests for the medals, which. were
won by Cadet Basil Manly, of the Zou-
syes, Cadet Louis Smith, Of Company A,
and Cadet George Greer, OF Company B..
Me!srs.T.J Mauldin and PIX. McCully,J r
both OF whom are graduates Of the Citadel,
acted as Judges. In the evening another
large audience was present in the Insti-
tute Chapel to hear the declamntions md
the debate between the two literary socie-
ties. The Anderson Cornet Band was
present and i~nterspersed the exercises with
some fine music. Cadet l.. NJ. Rlchbourg
was the dec!aimer for the C4lophemisn
Society," and Cadet Ernest Levcrett for the
Poilianian Saciety. The subject for de.
bsto was whether 1t was Just and expsdi-
emf 10. the United States to annex HAWAI-.
Tue affirmative was represented by Cadcts
IL b. Sch!egelmilch and q. p Thinner.
man, and the negative by Cadets Samuel
Craig aud j. G. Acker. After a long con
sultslion the judges, Profs Mnncries, Sal
Ivan md Manly, decided in iAvo, Of the
negative. All Of the speakers acquitted
Themselves we'll.
A Narrow Escape.
Thankful words written by Mrs. Ada
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