The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-06-14

A newly married editor gets of the
following: What is the difference be-
tween u hOneycOmb, Il honeymoon and
pretty girlf a honeycomb is u small
cell, honeymoon is q big sell and
pretty girl is damsel.'
Our we'll titled gardens are not fur
nishing us the fine. fresh vegetables
usually SO plentiful with us at this
season of the year. Gardeners have
done their part but the rain has been
withheld and vegetables grow not.
We are indebted to Mr.. J. II. Horton,
OF Williamson. for an invitation to
attend the commencement exercises of
Furman. University, which are in pro-
gress this week Mr.. Horton is mem
Der of the graduating class this year.
The South Carolina State Summer
School for Teachers begins ut Winthrop
College, Rock Hill. Tomorrow and
continues for one month. The tuition
is free, and every teacher i'll Anderson
County. who can possibly do so should
attend it.
In the recent examination for the
scholarship from the First Congress
sionai District ut West Point. Mr.. +. \.
Todd, eldest son of Mr.. \. w. Todd, of
Charleston, but formerly of Anderson,
stood second, which makes him the
alternate.
The Catecclec Chapter of the ID. ~
II. will meet next Friday afternoon. at
o'clock, ut the home of Mrs. VIM.
Laughlin. A friend has rare treat in
store for the members on that after
noon, and a full meeting is earnestly
requested.
Messrs. Jackson 4 Mckinney have
been awarded the contract for the cree
ton Of the Peoples Bank building and
have commenced work. 1t will be
located on East Benson street. Just east
of the Masonic building, and will be
three stories high.
Mr.. James Reese. accompanied by
his sister, Miss Annie, Of ElbertOn, Ca,
has been spending few days i'll An
derson visiting the family Of Rev. J. j.
Beck. Miss Reese will remain here
several weeks as the guest of the
Misses Beck and Misses Seel.
Julius H. We'll g. Co. take nearly the
8th page of THE INTELLIGESCER this
week to tell the particulars OF their
grand summer sale in every depart
ment OF their spacious store, and it you
are hunting bargains it will do you
good to read their advertisement.
Robert Lee James, the 10-months- old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. A. X. james, died
in this city last Saturday, after brief
illness with cholera infantum. On
Sunday morning the remains were in
tered in Silver Brook Cemetery, Rev.
w. w. Daniel conducting the funeral
services.
Eugene Wallace. Il young negro.
brutally assaulted his old father last
Monday night, at his home near the
eastern suburbs of the city. He was
arrested early yesterday morning by
Deputy Sheriff Dillingham; and lodged
preaching court.
Atelegram was received few days
ago by Mr.. L. G. Brown announcing
the death from pneumonia, in Colum-
bus, Ohio, OF his brother,in- law, Mr.
survives him. Mrs. Deane formerly
Miss Daisy Brown. Of this city,, has
many warm friends here and elsewhere
who will deeply sympathize with her
IN this sad bereavement.
Aleathea, the fifteen months old
daughter Of MIR. and Mrs. S. A. Tins,
ship last Thursday of meningitis and
pneumonia. The little one was buried
on Friday afternoon at Six-and. Twenty
Church, in the presence of large
crowd of friends and relatives, all of
whom sympathize with Mr.. and Mrs.
'Eims "a their bereavement.
Mr.. Ralph Mcclure, the youngest sou
of the late George Mcclure, died at his
home in Rock Mills Township last
Thursday night, after brief illness
with meningitis. He was about 1G
years of age, and worthy, industrious
youth, whose death 3 is greatly deplored
q member Of the Church. On Friday
his remains were inferred at PrOvi-
dence Church, Rev. MIR. Stone conduct
ing the funeral services.
Committees, consisting of DIR. II. +.
Diver, Messrs. P. NJ. Ruff and j. P.
Sullivan, representing the Stephen ID.
Lee Camp of u. &. ", and Messrs. j.
Z. Watkins, J. w. Quattlebaum and
Z: q. LangstOn, representing the w.
w. Humphreys Camp of u. s. G.. ",
have been appointed to receive dona-
tionss for the Hampton testimonial
fund. These gentlemen will be more
than pleased to receive your cOntri-
buttons on or before the Doth inst.
A little negro was burned to death Il
few days ago in tenant house on the
plantation or Mr. John l.. Tate, in Hall
Township. The mother of the child
nursing it. and, laying it down asleep
on pallet, went out of the house.
When she returned the child's body
was covered with big blisters and it's
clothing and pallet had been consum-
ed. It is supposed she dropped some
fire from her pipe, which set the cloth
ing afire.
The Columbia State of the 18th inst,
says: ..The friends ut home of Lieuts.
Victor Blue and N. A. McCully, the.
two South Carolinians who are officers
in the navy, will be pleased to know
thnt both have just been promoted to
full lieutenancies. This means con-
siderable increase in pay as we'll as
promotion for the officers. It is need
less to mention who Lieut.. Blue is, he
having figured SO conspicu0usly in the
war with Spain. Lieut.. McCully is an