The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-08-24

Mr.. Robert w. Pruitt, of Varennet
Township, met with painful accident
q few days ago. He was riding in his
buggy and leading a COW, when the
rope got caught in the wheel, causing
| the mule to run away. Mr.. Pruitt was
thrown from the buggy and his left leg
caught in the wheel, breaking the
bone lust above the ankle. The frac-
ture is quite painful but not serious.
MI. d. Childs died at his home in
Brushy Creek Township last Thurs
day, after long and painful illness OF
cancer Of the stomach. He was about
So years Of age and leaves wife and
ten children to cherish his memory.
He had long been q consistent and
active member of the Methodist
Church, and was most highly esteemed
by a wide circle of friends and rela-
tives.
Last Monday morning in the May
Or's Court the case against Mcssrs. w.
D. Mayfeld and J. j. McMahan, charg-
ed with disorderly conduct here on
campaign day, was called. Mr.. May
field had entered for him q plea of
guilty" and was fined $40. Mr.. Nc
Mahan was represented by q friend,
and, resting his case upon the testi-
mony of Chief Dillingham;, was ac-
quilted.
On the End page OF the INTELLIGEN-
GER this week we publish an interest
ing historical sketch of Big Creek
Baptist Church, written by Mr.. Geo.
s. Goodgion. This Church is located
in the upper portion of Belton Town
ship, near Williamson, and is one of
the oldest Baptist Churches in the
County. This sketch should be filed
away by the members OF the Big Creek
congregation.
At a meeting of the City Council last
Monday evening the following officers
were elected to serve the ensuing two
wears: Attorneys, Quattlebaum &
Cochran; Clerk and Treasurer, r. j.
Mauldin; Chief of Police, John w.
Dillingham; Policemen, w. B. King,
w. C.. Lee, j. G. O'Donnell and S. ?.
Kay; Street Overseer, Saml. 0. Jack
son. Alderman LigOn was elected
Mayor pro TEN.
Extensive improvements are being
made over the line of the Charleston
and Western Carolina Railway. Be
tween Yemassee and Whaley on the
Port Royal division, thereis being done
great deal of filling in over the
marshes. The work is Il tremendous
undertaking. On the old Augusta and
Knoxville division heavier steel rails
are being put down. West OF Green
wood there will be placed 40 miles Of
70-pound steel rails. From time to
time these improvements will be made
all over the route.
Mrs. Lucious Cuthbert Roach, of
Charleston, President OF the w. Il. g..
u. for South Carolina, has been spend
ing few days in the city. On Monday
afternoon, at 5 o'clock, she held a
meeting in the Baptist Church for the
purpose of organizing a Union in An
dersOn. The meeting was attended by
q number of our ladies and the Organi-
zation was perfected by the election of
the following officers: President, Mrs.
j. Fl. vonHasseln; Vice Presidents,
Mrs. b. +. Wilson, Mrs. C. F. Jones
and Mrs. T. \. Archer; Secretary and
Treasurer, Miss Louise Norris. The
Union will meet again next Tuesday
afternoon, at 5 o'clock, in the Baptist
Church, and all the ladies OF the city
are cordially invited to attend and
enroll their names rs members.
On Thursday evening, August 18th,
there was assembled at the old family
homestead of Mr.. Robert A. Maxwell, !,
Pendlcton, S. e., Il select group OF
friends to celebrate the marriage OF
his granddaughter, Miss Mary Earle
Warren. to Nh. William POstellc Pick
ems. The happy couple thus united
were the youngest sclOns OF two old
historic families, one being the great
granddaughter of Gen. Robert Ander-
son, and the other the great grandson
of Gen. Andrew Pickens, of rev0lu-
tionary memory. The floral decora-
tions were exquisite, and the elegant
menu revived the far famed hospitality
of yc Olden time, when old PcndletOn
was one of the centres of delightful
entertainment of the upper country.
We extend our congratulations to the
happy couple and wish them Il prosper
Gus journey through life.
Luther Southern, Is years old. of
Chick Springs Township, and Mitchell
Aiken, Il 17-year-old factory operative
of Piedmont, were arrested at their
homes Thursday afternoon by Rail-
road Detective G. w. Bishop for plac
ing an obstruction OH the e. &, G.. track
which derailcd a train near Piedmont
last Sunday. Southern confessed his
guilt but Aiken denied all knowledge
of the crime. The boys were given !;
preliminary hearing on Friday at Pied
mont before Magistrate j. C. Mitchell.
| II. X. Earle, of this city, was there to
represent the Southern Railroad.
When questioned as to the motive
which prompted him to place an iron
spike on the track, young Southern
said that his object was, not to wreck
the train. but ito see the cars mash the
spike fiat He said that Aiken, the
other defendent, suggested the idea to
him, assuring him that he (Aiken) had
often placed distractions on the track
and no one had ever been the wiser
Aiken, however. stoutly denied that he
had anything to do with the affair
Magistrate Mitchell sent the case up tC
Court and released the defendants OH
IL justified bond of $500 each. The pa
rents of both boys are respectable peo-
! plc.-Grecncilic Ne,rS, FIST inst.
The Confederate Veterans had Il re-
union at Saluda G.. ii. on the 11th inst,
and one of the invited speakers was
Gen. NJ. l.. BOnham, of this city. The
Saluda 1dr0cnte, III giving an account
of the occasion, says: "ly is useless tc
try to give amy synopsis OF General