The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-11-09


receipts, and will bc more than pleased
to fill them out for other delinquent
subscribers.
The election passed oil very quietly
i'll this County. There being no oppo-
sition to the Democratic ticket, the
vote was light. y few votes were east
| for Talbcrt. the Republican nominee
for Congress.
! The Singers Union will meet ut
Sharon Church, i'll Garvin Township,
next Sunday, 18th inst, at 10 o'clock Il.
III. All singers and lovers of music are
invited to attend and carry their song
books with them.
The partridge season began the first
day of November. The hunters will
be active for several weeks. Let them
bear in mind that they are trcspasScrs,
unless they get permission To hunt OH
the lands of other people.
Mr.. j. l.. Wardlaw, formerly IL resi-
dent of Anderson but NOW of Able
vile, WAS in the city last Saturday and
gave us Il call. He now holds the re-
spOnsible position of master mechanic
of the Abbcvllc Cotton Mill.
Invitations nave been issued To the
marriage of Francis NJ. Murphy. Esq.
and Miss Laura Watson. which happy
| event Will take place at the home of
the bride. II McDmilc street. next
Tuesday evening ut s o'clock
James Cowali. Il negro from .hc
country, stole cloth valued nj fifty
cents. from Moore & Lucas last Sutur-
day and WAS fined by the Mayor 30 or
80 days. Cowan had 500 in his pocket
when arrested. he paid the fine.
Mr.. ID. j. Owen, clerk OF the Board
of Trustees for Williamson School,
District, No. 8. requests lis to announce
that the public SCHOOLS Of that District
will opcn'on Monday, 2lst inst, and
that the Board wants Il few more com
petcnt teachers.
j. Eugene Dawson, the well known
drummer for the r. s. Lewis cracker
factory, Atlanta, Ga, WAS found dead
in his room at the Central Hotel in
Charlotte, n. G., last Friday morning.
He has many friends in Anderson who
regret to hear of his death.
Mr.. James NJ. Baker. the clever and
efficient Assistant Librarian of The
United States Senate, Washington, ID.
c., is spcndinga Il few days at his old
home, Lowntlcsvillc. M WAS in the
city last Saturday and was warmly
greeted by his many friends.
The corner stone OF the new Mctho-
bist Church at Williamson was laid
last "Wednesday afternoon. The ccre-
mony was conducted by Rev. w. G.
Power, Presiding Elder Of the Green
Vile District, assisted by the Rev. s.
Lander, ID. d., and the OCCASION was IL
very solemn and impressive one.
Rev. j. NJ. Sanders, missionary and
colpOrter OF the Beaverdam baptist
Association, will preach at Fant's Grove
on Saturday night, 10th inst, at Mt.
Tabor OH Sunday goth inst, Mt II
o'clock a. H., and at Oakdalc that
night. He will have OH hand a supply
of books, and collection for State
Missions will be taken ut each Church.
On account of the State Fair the
Southern Railway will run IL special
tram from Anderson to Columbia au.l
return on Wednesday and Thursday,
10th and 18th inst. This train leaves
Anderson at $50 Il. IN. and arrives in
Columbia ut 1915 n. III. Returning it
leaves Columbia at p. III. and arrives
i'll Anderson at 11.50 p. III. The fare
for the round trip will be $500, which
includes admission to the Fair.
One of the most dclicntely adjusted
set of balance scales ever brought to
this city can be seen at the Evans
Pharmacy. They nrc encascd iii Il
glass box twelve inches long, six inches
wide and eight inches high; highly
polished and with metal joints and
hinges. They are sensitive to he one
iundrcdth part of IL grain and capable
! OF weighing UP to one ounce, and so
arranged that the mctrick system, ne
well as apothecarics. weights, can be
used. These scales are designed to be-.
used in the sale Of poisonous drugs.
superintendent w. a. Neal, and the
Board of Directors of the South Caro-
lima Pcnitentiary, have arranged to
give free excursion to and from Co
lumbia to the State Farm OF Novcn-
Der IS. The invitations includes all
visitors to the State Fair who care to
see the farm, and the visitors arc
promised Il big barbecue or other en-
tertainmcnt. The excursion will be at
the private expense Of Superintendent
Neal and the Board of Directors.
Their object is to furnish taxpayers
the opportunity of seeing WHAT'S being
| done.
Col. E. NJ. Rucker, .Jr.. was in Elber-
ton Tuesday. Speaking of politics
(and having spent ten years of his life
i'll Washington City, it came natural)
he said it was a great pity that Elbert