The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-09-14
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Our town is exceedingly quiet since
the dry weather. Everything that can
hull IL burr is busy picking cotton,
which is opening very rapidly. Some
forty tr sf:y new bates have beer l,,,;'-
chased here already and we hear thee
whistle of tic gins in all directions to-
day, and suppose there will he guam
are hustling around. too, trying to get
ready for their fall trade. There is no
town III the upper part of the State
that can boast of Il better business. and
progressive, widcawakc business men
than l}eltOn. Between 8 and s. thou
sand bales 0f cotton were marketed
here last season, and since the highest
price Is always paid we predict the
sales will be heavy here again.
MIR. X. a. Lewis returned from New
York last week where he had been for
several iiayS buying up nn exceedingly
large stock of goods for the fall and
winter trade. Mr.. Lewis says he found
goods remarkably cheap, so much SO
that he was induced to purchase Il
much larger stock than he anticipated
When liz wei; "li, hut says his farming
friends will stand ready To help him
out since they know that they can moi
only buy goods as citlply from him :is
any one else, but that he is always in
the cotton and cotton seed market, and
not unfrcIucntly pays more Tor their
produce than he is able to sell for.
The school here in charge of W. II.
West opened the 9Th inst. with bright
prospects for Il successful years work.
All the tcachers-Prof. a. q. Holmes,
Miss Matte Brown and Miss Rcna Rice
were all on hand, and are ROW doing
S0uii work i'll the school room. The
attendance is not remarkably large ,!ow
on account of the very busy season, but
very full school is expected in the near
fnture. Quite ii number of students
Among them wo note the following:
Misses Myrtle, and Sadie Haynie, of
Meals, Miss Bertha Martin, of Annie,
MISS Bessie Kirby, of Spnrtanburg,
Miss Hattie Wilson. Mr.. Walter Scott.
of Greenville, Mr.. Walter A. Stone, of
Pclzcr, and others. All of these young
people have II hearty welcome into our
midst.
Rev: W. j. Dowel. lately of William
ston, S: g., is now occupying the house
belonging to Mr.. Jas. w. Poorc. and
near the school building. Mr.. DOwcll
had the misfortune of having his horse
badly cut in n wire fence last week.
At last accounts the horse was doing
very we'll.
Regiment, is at home OH II furlough.
He has been quito ill but is fast regain
ing his normal strength.
Lieut.. McCully and Ensign l.. e.
Richardson came through hero last
week, on their way to their respective
homes in this County. They arc fresh
from the scene of battle. and, as such,
we're, of course, the objects of much
interest.
Misses Eva Stringer and Ilclle Rice,
and Mrs. r. A. Lewis returned home
last Thursday from Rn extended stay
at Waynesville, N. c. They report n
most delightful visit there.
Mrs. II. H. Watkins Ia Mt her fathers,
Capt. j. A. Wakefield.
Capt. J.. r. Anderson, of the Blue
Ridge Railroad, visited his mother
here last week.
Miss Clara FAINT, Of Anderson, is
visiting the Misses Anderson.
Messrs. Capers Madden and o. X.
Po0re are sick with fever. The latter
is recuperating, and will soon be out
again.
Mr.. J.. A. Horton has opened up a
nice stock of goods in tho building for
merly occupied by James w. Poore,
and is prepared to dispense bargains to
his many friends. xxx.