The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-11-16
Willis ChnpcI Items.

The war is over. the din Of battle
has cleared away, the elections are all
over, politics have tluictrd down. The
show has come and gone IN fact
everything has assumed IL quiet and
peaceful attitude.
The farmers. with sad hearts, heavy
minds and bent backs. are trying their
1cvc. best to get their fOi,r-cr,it Scuttol
picked ont before the cXtrclnr cold
weather sets in.
Corn Shncking time is again upon us
and he darky is happy. Corn shuck-
ings have lost nearly ill the interest of
ante bcllum days. Ynu can no longer
sec nor hear the old time ..niggrr'
mount the corn pile and start the
"hollcr.' II is, indeed. strange what
ohanEcH T, ,,l FORTY ,H, years e.. will bring.
been very low with typhoid fever, but
NJ present writing is commissioning
a few days ago Mr.. Frank Mullikin.
who lives noar Scptus. had the good
luck to lind what is probably the Oldest
coin i'll tho County. On one side Of the
coin il found '.Georgivs Ill Rex and
an tho other side is "Bcrnin. 1866" also
acrown and hart is seen ON the latter
side. Can some one tell us the value
of such u cOin7
Mr.. Isaylis Watkins will soon bc
ready to start up his rollsi mill
The many gins throughout this see
tion are being kept busy turning ont
tho ilcccy staple. The Messrs. -
Go. have been doing Il rattling business.
Misc Louisa Ellis the second daugl-
Ter of Mr.. ID. G. Ellis, died at The home
OF her lathcr on Saturday. 23ntl ult.. of
consumption, and WAS buried ON the
day following at Corinth. lie fumcral
services being conducted by Rev. Ii.
II. Allen
A little child of AIi. Julius Swancy
was buried III Curnll, on ST, inst.
christmas is coming ON and the little
folks are beginning To talk of the good
time they are going To have. Father,
hmy. something for the little folks ut
christmas; they will I'LL expect some
thing AMI yOu should make their ln4irts y
glad once i'll II year amy WAY.
Cupid has been shooting. his arrows
around quite lively, and wr think he
has wounded several oi orr ,n;n.. prn
r,le
AIr. 4. i. prcsslry will soon l,r ready
t" begin work on his new store room.
Mr.. Columbus Martin \ Co. and Mr..
A. +. PRESLEY, our popular merchants.
are bot doing Il good business, at ,l,rii
respective places Of business. The
old lInss." though, has thc lead. and
says Tor his patrons to bring him their
lit'c bunrrS OF seed cotton ls soon nS
Mr.. II. II. Edwards obnoxious cotton
law goes out of effect and he will give
INC top of the market for same. Mr..
Editor. we think that this cotton law is
one Of the most unjust things that has
ever hrcn forced upon the people of
Anderson County.
We notice in the Adr0c0tc of last
week that Joshua gives .'Donlino" :,
death dealing blow. but we have conf
dcncc enough III bon" to believe that
he will recover and come forth once
more and give this newly converted
prohibition drake" such !: plnrl, on
his No. : craninn that ne will never
arr"ar ~ public print agai:. am;. say
that he has been ;,,llnraiin- prohibi
ton ever since he was elected If Mr..
Josh. advocated proliibitinn in lLr
Legislature. why did he mn, ahoul over
tho County during HE campaign meet
ings and advocate he ,lspcnsary II
he has bcon dcccivinE lir p,npir ,hni
way they should lrmrmbrr lin Two
years hence and rcwar, him By !, de-
feat should he offer himself fer oilirr
We are sure that the people OF old An
dcrAOn County want no wOlvcsin Shccp'S
clothing to represent them.
The health of our people is very goo
with the exception of few chills
l.. ESSIE.